171 | Why Not You? Designing a Nomadic Entrepreneur Life with Dennis Meador

Episode Summary

What if you stopped living in fear, stopped buying the story you’ve been fed, and actually designed the life you want — on purpose?

In this episode, Rodric sits down with Dennis Meador (DM), a lifelong entrepreneur who now lives on an island in San Pedro, Belize, running a seven-figure business largely from his laptop.

Dennis has been in marketing for 30+ years, with over 22 years focused on the legal industry, and has built multiple businesses that don’t require him to be in the office, the country, or even the same continent.

They dig into:

1. How DM went from mowing lawns at 14 to building multi-million-dollar marketing machines
2. Why he stopped consuming mainstream media during the pandemic and never went back
3. The truth about nomadic living (hint: it’s often cheaper than your current life)
4. The mindset shift from “it must be nice for you” to “why not me?”
5. Burnout, breakdown, and how he rebuilt his life around pace, purpose, and presence

If you’ve ever thought “I’d love to live abroad / travel more / work from anywhere, but it’s impossible for me,” this episode is for you.

🔑 In This Episode, You’ll Learn

1. Why mindset is everything
2. How outliers choose not to live in fear, refuse to be “good employees” on autopilot, and instead design lives that fit them.
3. Born vs built entrepreneurship
4. DM’s take on being “natural born and trauma built,” and how early life experiences accelerated his entrepreneurial skill set.
5. How he designed an island lifestyle
6. The practical choices and business structures that let him live in Belize, travel Europe for months, and still grow his company.
7. The myth that nomadic living is expensive
8. Real numbers and examples: Airbnbs, trains, and why two SUVs at 8% interest often cost more than two months in Thailand.
9. Why most people are anchored by stuff
10. Going from big houses, storage units, and “the Joneses” to an 800 sq ft house on the beach and a goal of just a carry-on + backpack.
11. Media, fear, and your perception of reality
12. Why DM stopped consuming mainstream media, how constant negativity distorts your view of the world, and how to opt out.
13. How travel changes everything
14. From Romania to Belize – seeing communism through local eyes, understanding...