Author Danny Flood

Danny Flood

Danny Flood is co-founder of OpenWorld, the world's #1 resource for active lifestyle creators. An entrepreneur since age 9, he went from broke ramen-eating college graduate to growing a profitable online business and pursuing lifestyle design with reckless abandon. Through his many adventures around the world, he has been robbed, fallen from bridges and motorbikes, hugged exotic animals, and nearly died several times in pursuit of his dreams. While he could be anywhere, he feels most at home in San Diego, Tokyo, Florianopolis, Buenos Aires, and Penang. Like us on Facebook.

#13 How to Create Automated Passive Income through AirBnB Hosting, with Jasper Ribbers

Danny Flood

October 29, 2014

Podcasts

Want to live on permanent holiday, or retire in the near future so you can travel the world? Today's guest found a way to do exactly that. In 2010 Jasper had a highly lucrative career in finance. He worked ...

The World’s “Greatest Goal Achiever” – The Legend of John Goddard

Danny Flood

October 28, 2014

Adventure, Inspiration

“There’s something about the human spirit that when you accept challenge and work on it and have deadlines and capture your potential, it’s astounding what you can do,” John Goddard said in a Dateline NBC int...

#12 How to Start a Business in China with Nick Ramil, The Elevator Life

Danny Flood

October 23, 2014

Entrepreneurship, How-To, Podcasts

How to Do Business in China Nick Ramil is a location-independent entrepreneur based out of Guangzhou, China. Nick and his parter Tim are entrepreneur trainers and co-founders of The Elevator Life, which helps...

44 Days in Vietnam – My Motorcycle Ride Across the Country (Part 1 – Departure from Saigon)

Danny Flood

October 20, 2014

Adventure

Why it's taken me so long to write about this trip "The trip was characterized by an unbridled high of freedom the likes of which I had seldom ever experienced before. The perilous journey was also accompani...

What I’ve Learned About Life and Failure from Entrepreneurship

Danny Flood

October 19, 2014

Entrepreneurship

“Tenacity is probably the most important attribute in an entrepreneur. It’s the person who never gives up – who never accepts “no” for an answer. The world is filled with doubters who say that things can’t be...

#11 (Mis)Adventures Around the World with Tom Edwards, Tune Up and Travel

Danny Flood

October 12, 2014

Adventure, Podcasts

Tom Edwards, friend of the animal kingdom. In this episode, I have a blast talking travel with Tom Edwards, the globetrotting blogging musician behind Tune Up and Travel. Tom left behind the sedentary li...

Why I Continue to Travel and How it’s Changed My Life – 12 Travel Writers Tell All

Danny Flood

October 6, 2014

Adventure, Inspiration

Extended long-term travel opens up new and exciting worlds for individuals in ways that no other pursuit can. It can enhance one’s confidence and self esteem, unlock a better lifestyle, boost one’s career, and ...

The Minimalist Life – Living 14+ Years Without Money

Danny Flood

September 26, 2014

How-To, Inspiration

"Minimalism is a tool that can assist you in finding freedom. Freedom from fear. Freedom from worry. Freedom from overwhelm. Freedom from guilt. Freedom from depression. Freedom from the trappings of the cons...

What I’ve Learned in Taiwan: My Unconventional Guide to Conversational Proficiency in Mandarin (or any language)

Danny Flood

September 23, 2014

Adventure, How-To

“Take risks and you'll get the payoffs. Learn from your mistakes until you succeed. It's that simple.” —Bobby Flay Ever been frustrated trying to learn a new language? Time to visit Taiwan! My Mandarin c...

I love cycling: 7 epic rides to take on before you die.

Danny Flood

September 20, 2014

Adventure, Inspiration

“Men go out into the void spaces of the world for various reasons. Some have the keen thirst for knowledge, and others are drawn away from the trodden path by the ‘lure of little voices,’ the mysterious fasci...

#10 From Homeless to Retired at 32 – World Nomad Justin Alexander

Danny Flood

September 16, 2014

Adventure, Inspiration, Podcasts

You might also like: My Life as a World Nomad with Justin Alexander The Land That Time Forgot - What I've Witnessed in the Tibetan Kingdom of Lo #1 Mike Spencer Bown, the Patron Saint o...

How I Hack Travel: How to Quickly Build a Network Anywhere in the World (Before you go)

Danny Flood

September 15, 2014

Adventure, Hacks, How-To

What’s great is by using online and social media sites, you can be a master international networker in just a few minutes time. One of the best ways to get the most out of travel experiences is to make friend...

Andrew Ferebee, owner of Knowledge for Men.

#9 How to Build a Online Publishing Empire with Andrew Ferebee, Knowledge for Men

Danny Flood

September 3, 2014

Entrepreneurship, Podcasts

Meet Andrew Ferebee. At the start of 2013, Andrew was a disgruntled employee at Target. He dreaded facing each day. He woke up far too early to commute to a job he hated. He even came close to driving himsel...

Escape the Rat Race: 15 Location-Independent Experts Share How they Work and Travel

Danny Flood

August 29, 2014

Adventure, Entrepreneurship, How-To, Inspiration

To create the ultimate guide to location-independent freedom, we picked the minds of fifteen bona fide location-independent workers, full-time adventurers, and entrepreneurs, to ask them how they earn money, an...

#8 Rapid Language Learning with Sean Perez

Danny Flood

August 19, 2014

Adventure, How-To, Podcasts

Sean Perez of Guam is an experienced world-traveler and polyglot. While living in Taiwan, he became conversationally fluent in Mandarin in only 4 months. A self-professed language fanatic, he's now fluent...

#7 Danny Flood, “Zen-Preneur Lifestyle Design”

Danny Flood

August 13, 2014

Adventure, Entrepreneurship, Inspiration, Podcasts

In this episode I was interviewed by business executive coach Robert Atkinson about my entrepreneurial journey over the last several years, designing a lifestyle business which allowed me to travel around t...

Volunteer Forever, a crowdfunding website for volunteers.

#6 How to Crowd-Fund a Volunteering Trip with Kelly Ling

Danny Flood

July 31, 2014

Adventure, How-To, Podcasts

Ever wanted to volunteer and make a difference abroad? It’s difficult to find a better way to change your life for the better and improve the world at the same time. Volunteering is a great way to gain a bra...

8 Techniques to Improve Your Writing Skill

Danny Flood

July 27, 2014

Entrepreneurship, How-To

"As things stand now, I am going to be a writer. I’m not sure that I’m going to be a good one or even a self-supporting one, but until the dark thumb of fate presses me to the dust and says, ‘you are nothin...

Zeke Camusio, founder of Digital Aptitude and co-founder at Windcatcher.

#5 The 4 Tools that Enable Big Accomplishments with Zeke Camusio

Danny Flood

July 25, 2014

Adventure, Entrepreneurship, Inspiration, Podcasts

Zeke Camusio is a serial entrepreneur from Argentina whose list of accomplishments is impressive. Among other things, his resume includes: Founding seven businesses, four of which have been successful. ...

The Complete Gentleman’s Guide to Hacking Dating Around the World

Danny Flood

July 12, 2014

Hacks, How-To

This post was written by the author of the new best-selling book, "Buy Your Own Island." The most thorough and comprehensive handbook for lifestyle design on the planet, the book shares a bunch of "hacks" t...

#4 How to Manifest Your Travel Dreams with Johnny Ward

Danny Flood

July 8, 2014

Adventure, Entrepreneurship, Inspiration, Podcasts

Johnny Ward, the larger-than-life persona behind OneStep4Ward, is a successful location-independent entrepreneur, travel blogger, and digital nomad who has traveled to over 100 countries. Johnny started...

Parasailing in Penang, and Why I Love Malaysia

Danny Flood

July 2, 2014

Adventure

Penang, Malaysia – “The Pearl of the Orient” Malaysia’s tourism slogan of the moment is “Malaysia, Truly Asia.” Whether the veracity of that statement is true or not I cannot say. All of Asia is Asia, after al...

9 Fatal Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make with Adwords

Danny Flood

July 2, 2014

Entrepreneurship, How-To

Introduction to Google Adwords Google Adwords is a remarkable tool for entrepreneurs with savvy marketing sense which provides an array of benefits. Adwords allows you to test demand before ente...

#3 Cyril Mazur, Digital Nomad founder of MyLadyboy Date

Danny Flood

June 21, 2014

Entrepreneurship, Podcasts

Cyril Mazur, founder of MyLadyboy Date. Cyril Mazur is a location-independent entrepreneur and digital nomad who divides his time between Europe and Southeast Asia. He began his first online business at ...

#2 How Serena Roffo Crowd-funded over $5,000 for her Zimbabwe Volunteer Trip

Danny Flood

June 17, 2014

How-To, Podcasts

Serena Roffo, who crowdfunded over $5,000 for African Impact Did you know that you can launch your own crowd funding campaign to volunteer internationally? Volunteer Forever is a simple, easy-to-use crowd fun...