Meet Mike Ragsdale. Entrepreneur. Explorer. Father. Husband. Trailblazer. Throughout his life and career, he’s picked up a thing or two along the way; though how he defines success goes well beyond the traditional sense. By day, he’s the Founder of the 30A Company and publisher of Beach Happy Magazine, two businesses that sprung from a small beach town and flourished into household names. His true résumé, however, extends well beyond this, with life experiences that have taken him across the globe to over 50 countries and counting. And, trust us when we say, he has the stories to prove it.

He’s ridden a horse-drawn carriage through Prague on a snowy Christmas night, visited ancient brothels in Pompeii, eaten scorpions in Cambodia (which he doesn’t recommend), and he once spent a week on Necker Island with Sir Richard Branson. Even at the time of our interview, Mike phoned in from Bangkok where he and his wife (as well as their dog Ernie) have taken temporary residence on an open-ended adventure around the world. 

If there’s one thing to take away from this interview, it’s a strong hit of inspiration to live the life you’ve always imagined, revolving your dreams not on the pursuit of money, but around the precious gift that is time.

Join Mike Ragsdale and hosts Ali and Kristy, as he takes us through his enlivening journey, starting as a young man telling stories in his school cafeteria and onward to his entrepreneurial achievements, world travels, and a special glimpse at publishing his graphic novel (and passion project), Holier Than Thou. We promise you’ll walk away feeling a sense of motivation and adventure unlike any other, whether that’s booking a one-way ticket of your own or venturing out into your own city and seeing it in a way you never have before.

Other topics of conversation include: 

• Quite literally taking the road less traveled and being the hero of your own journey
• Prioritizing your time and revolving work around your life (and not the other way around)
• The many ways we define adventure and what it means person to person

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The Emerald Coast Storytellers podcast is produced in partnership with SOWAL House.