An interview with Jesse Lawler of SmartDrugSmarts.com We’ve long being looking forward to getting Jesse “The Dominator” Lawler back on the Hobo CEO podcast. Mr Lawler, well known in Hobo circles for his unbending focus and ability execute super

Starving is the new black – 7 Day Fast

Feb 1st, 2015 38m 58s

In this episode Chris and Nico share their experiences with (randomized) days of fasting. Kicked off by Nassim Taleb’s paper Fasting and his resolutions for 2015, Nico did some research, started fasting, and published Random Days of Fasting on

Your Man in Tokyo

Dec 20th, 2014 40m 38s

You may want to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes. In this episode we talk about how Chris seems to be in this advantageous situation in Tokyo. There are people coming through and visiting Japan’s capital on a regular basis – and Chris gets t

Moving The Goal Posts

Sep 24th, 2014 33m 22s

You may want to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes. The default measure of a business’ success is its balance sheet. However, in this episode we invite you to “move the goal posts” slightly away from profit, and more towards usefulness. The id

Tight Operations – Running Your Business From The Airport

May 4th, 2014 35m 32s

You may want to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes. A company that is capable of running location-independent, has the option or choice. And choice is always better than no choice. #antifragile Your favourite hobos seized the opportunity to r

The (hobo) Entrepreneurial Mindset

Mar 28th, 2014 52m 9s

This week Chris sits down with Pat Larsen to discuss mindset and share some epiphanies that have forged their entrepreneurial paths. Pat talks about his technique for finding a deep sense of contentment and separating himself from “ephemeral” h

Science, Business and Hippies

Mar 22nd, 2014 37m 2s

In this episode, Chris and Nico are looking at “Why spiritual people hate the word success, and business people hate spirituality”. Chris had an epiphany that we humans are mostly following scripts that other people have written. There is a red

Flaneuring Around

Mar 7th, 2014 56m 10s

Nico and Chris get down and dirty on the hobo’s greatest power – being a flaneur! Hear about the guys’ anecdotes and opinions on flaneuring around without a fixed plan (as opposed to being a well organised “tourist” with everything planned in a

Under Optimizing

Feb 28th, 2014 56m 36s

This week Chris unveils to the world his new concept “Under Optimizing”. For all the high performance tweakers, tinkerers, 110%ers, listen carefully – this could save you from pushing too far in the wrong direction, doom, destruction and neglec

Podcasting & Audience

Feb 20th, 2014 57m 41s

After a little holiday break, Chris and Nico reconnected in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Podcasting and Audience In this episode your hosts talk about their reasons to do the hoboCEO podcast, the style and format they chose, what they know and don’t k

Permanent Traveling and Relationships

Dec 20th, 2013 39m 37s

subscribe to this podcast on iTunes This week your favourite hobos are joined again by John Bardos of JetSetCitizen.com fame, to ruminate on hobo relationships. John and his wife have travelled together continuously for the last 4 years, so Chr

Happy Hobo Christmas

Dec 13th, 2013 48m 36s

subscribe to this podcast on iTunes Chris shares with Nico his experiences in opting out of Christmas, as well as some ideas for alternatives to running around like a headless chicken buying last minute presents then roasting one and getting dr

Do nice hobos finish last? ethics and morals

Dec 6th, 2013 53m 2s

subscribe to this podcast on iTunes This week we examine the moral compass (or morality biscuits), how can one draw the line between good and bad? Is there even an objective right or wrong? No porn, no gambling? We look at how this affects the

Hobo Inner Game with Almog – Meditation, Presence, Spirituality and Business

Dec 1st, 2013 1h 4m

You may want to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes. Chris and Nico are joined this week by fellow hobo entrepreneur Almog (pictured above surrounded by his disciples), and together they take a deep dive on meditation, presence, emotion, spirit

Align for Motivation

Nov 22nd, 2013 37m 7s

You may want to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes. Chris and Nico dig into a more simple and straight forward interpretation of “follow your passion”. They look at an easy ways of being motivated by pursuing what comes easy, what you are “ali

Introducing “The power of nonsense”

Nov 14th, 2013 45m 16s

You may want to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes. The hoboCEOs are broadcasting from Berlin this time. From minute 03:11 to 10:20… The episode features a hobo suitcase special with Mark and Philip from The Bakery. Then, on to the main topics

Tools the hoboCEOs use & (totally unrelated) understanding things you can’t explain

Oct 17th, 2013 42m 13s

You may want to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes. In this episode we give you an overview of our current and essential tools, from hardware to software, that we use to “organize our shiat” as Andreas specified in his question. Here’s the tl;

how to hobo – start being a hoboCEO today

Sep 20th, 2013 46m 45s

You may want to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes. Following on a question from Ian Robinson of freedompodcasting.com, we delve into how to start being a hobo CEO right now. Preparation Mindset etc. – listen to episode #1 Remove things holdin

Seeing the rest of the iceberg – 5 tips to uncover the truth

Aug 27th, 2013 40m 41s

You may want to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes. Like the tip of the iceberg, much of what we see in life is only a fraction of what is really there and so we don’t easily see most of what is going on. Chris and Nico dig into why success st

Becoming a hobo houdini

Jul 15th, 2013 49m 30s

You may want to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes. Following on from the post last week about the digital nomad trap, we talk about escaping the conventional lifestyle and then keeping out of traps from the subsequent hobo existence. Escaping

The ups and downs of 5 months working in South East Asia

Jun 5th, 2013 51m 36s

You may want to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes. With Nico having just arrived back from Thailand, rejoining Chris in Europe, your favorite hobos cover the good points and bad points of working in SEA for the last 5 months. We all know one

Tackling the Tough Times

May 20th, 2013 34m 15s

You may want to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes. Everybody talks about their achievements most of the time. The truth is, much more of the time we are struggling. The celebrated successes are rare and short while the road towards them can b

DC Berlin Breakdown and International Hobo Survey

May 4th, 2013 38m 24s

You may want to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes. Chris and Nico digest last weeks DC conference in Berlin and ruminate on what it means to follow your passion and build a values based business, systemising and the ultimate (anti) motivation

Walking the unconventional path – a conversation with Tynan

Apr 19th, 2013 34m 49s

You may want to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes. In which… Nico arrives back in Chiang Mai, right on schedule for the Songkran holiday new year’s celebration and gets attacked with buckets of water. As a side note, my third New Year’s in th

4 wheels to get moving – how to travel for maximum productivity

Apr 10th, 2013 18m 48s

You may want to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes. For most people travel means holiday, but for the working hobo who wants to “get shit done” it’s a different story. The hobo CEO’s priority is reducing disruption from travel and quickly find