Leaders of the New School

How to Get Paid to Travel with Rick Southers

Episode Summary

Jordon Rooney (@jordonr) sits down with Rick Southers (@rick_ontherun) to discuss how Rick has achieved the goal that so many others aspire to do, getting paid to travel. Other topics discussed include working with big clients and the best way to land a brand deal.

Episode Notes

Jordon and Rick talk about Rick’s business, keeping your integrity while getting paid to create content, Rick being featured on creator lists, how to get paid to create content, consumption vs creation, replicating content, finding your style, Rick’s first camera, a tip to work with big clients, working for free, knowing your worth, knowing what you’re talking about, building community, the blueprint to getting a brand deal, having resilience, the best way to use a burner account, reaching out to businesses for free work, and being yourself when building a brand.