
The Exit Plan Podcast
Exit Plan is a podcast for business owners and those who want to be business owners. I’m always in search of the lesser known stories of entrepreneurship. In the Exit Plan podcast, you’ll hear stories from start up to sale, and hear from the professionals who helped business owners achieve their exit. Hosted by me, author and private equity manager Dana Robinson, along with my co-hosts and guests, you’ll hear real stories, tips, and tools that will help you plan for the exit you want, whether you are still working a day job or already running a business.
From their studio in sunny San Diego, the Opt Out Life welcomes guests who are solopreneurs, entrepreneurs, travelers, and creatives, who are proof that you can choose lifestyle over money . . . But still make money, too.
Each episode of the Opt Out Life podcast combines the incredible entrepreneurial stories of our friends, with an instructional approach to applying the tactics people are using right now to earn passive income and travel the world. Our guests live non-traditional lives, without job titles, and often without jobs at all. They wear t-shirts and have no boss. They spend time doing what they want, traveling and earning substantial income in creative ways.
We invite you to join the ranks of people who live the Opt Out Life.
Latest episodes

Mar 26, 2020 • 25min
Mindsets and Jets (EP.101)
In this special episode, Dana & Nate go ‘guestless’ to talk about business, life, and opt out mindset - as it relates to private jets. More at optoutlife.com/podcast/mindsets-and-jets/

Mar 19, 2020 • 52min
Dan Lu - Making the Leap from Engineer to Entrepreneur
Today's guest is Dan Lu - a listener of the Out Out Life who quit his job as a mechanical engineer and moved to San Diego to start his own marketing business and reinvent his life. In this episode, we talk about the psychological struggles of being stuck in a life that you don't enjoy and working towards making a leap to take back control of your time. Dan's story shows that you don't have to have one of those giant success stories in order to get the life you want. Listen along to learn the details of how he figured it all out. Also, Dan will give our listeners FREE instant access to 1) "The Marketing Foundation Playbook" a guide designed to help you build a strong marketing foundation for your Opt Out business, and 2) "The Ultimate Guide to Online Business" where he shares 40+ different business ideas/models that you can build online. Go to www.maverickmarketingstudio.com/optout to download for FREE! More at optoutlife.com/podcast/dan-lu/

Mar 12, 2020 • 57min
The Nomad Next Door
In today’s episode, our guest is Kristy – also known as The Nomad Nextdoor. A free spirit from Encinitas, California, who left her career in sales to travel the world and live the opt out life. Dana met her in Bali, traveling between islands, where she shared her story of how she left everything behind to fulfill her dreams. Like many people, she felt stuck in her 9-5 job, so she found a way to leverage her passion for travel, and make a living out of it. Kristy is a great inspiration for everyone and teaches us that pushing through the fear and taking the leap can pay off, big time. More at optoutlife.com/podcast/nomad-nextdoor/

Feb 27, 2020 • 30min
Listener Q+A (EP. 98)
Today’s episode is all about the listeners! Listen along as we answer YOUR questions about entrepreneurship, how to get the life you want, side gigs and anything Opt Out. Do you have a question? We want to hear from you! Email us your best question at Dana@optoutlife.com or Nate@optoutlife.com and we’ll add it to the list for our next special Listener Q+A episode. More at optoutlife.com/podcast/listener-qanda2/

Feb 20, 2020 • 41min
Malcolm Nicholl - Making Words Count
In this week's episode we have a special guest host, Cory Verner, who has brought to the studio a fascinating entrepreneur with quite an opt out journey, Malcolm Nicholl. Malcolm went from high-school dropout to millionaire entrepreneur and has lived and worked remotely, experiencing a variety of careers. Listen along as he takes us back to the initial endeavors that led him off the grid. More at optoutlife.com/podcast/malcolm-nicholl/

Feb 13, 2020 • 40min
Opt Out Spirituality (EP.96)
Throughout his spiritual journey, Dana has learned that certain spiritual narratives can become hindrances to our improvement. In today's special episode, he talks about spirituality and the implications it has on your ability to become a successful business person. Listen along as he discusses the importance of finding your own opt-out path to achieve the life you want. More at optoutlife.com/podcast/opt-out-spirituality/

Feb 6, 2020 • 31min
Real-Time Buying a New Business
Buying an existing business can be a great path to entrepreneurship, but before rushing out to buy a business, there are some important things you should understand and consider. In this episode, Nate and Dana talk about "the truths" of buying a business, and Dana shares many of the nitty-gritty details of his latest property management business acquisition. If you’re curious about buying your way into entrepreneurship, this is your episode. More about https://optoutlife.com/podcast/real-time-buying-a-new-business/

Jan 30, 2020 • 1h 7min
Rich Schefren - The Guru to the Gurus
Our guest in this episode is the “guru to the gurus”, Rich Schefren. Rich was the first guy to do online coaching, and ended up leveraging that to become the godfather to many of the major online marketing players of today. His passion was deepened to share what he had learned with all the aspiring internet marketers who wanted to build real businesses and have more freedom. That's when his consulting business, Strategic Profits, came into existence, adding over 15 Billion dollars of additional revenue to his clients over the course of many years. Listen along as he fires off expert advice, and explains how he has built the very successful “Opt Out Life” he has today. Want to learn more? Our listeners will get an exclusive code to join his 24-Hour Broadcast - THE 'COALITION TO SAVE INTERNET BUSINESS'. Just go to Optoutlife.com/Rich and use the code "optout" to save your seat! More at optoutlife.com/podcast/rich-schefren/

Jan 2, 2020 • 35min
It's The Year of Opt Out
It's officially 2020, and we head into the third calendar year of existence of Opt Out Life! We're recapping our favorite lessons and episodes of 2019, and we talk about where we're headed - personally and professionally. 2019 was a busy and exciting year. Thanks for joining us! More at Optoutlife.com/podcast/its-the-year-of-opt-out/

Dec 26, 2019 • 47min
Jono Bacon - An Empowered Community (EP. 92)
Today we sit down with Jono Bacon. Author of five books, community strategist, and Keynote speaker. Jono spent his career developing his community management skills and decided to do consulting/advising on the side, which led him into founding Jono Bacon Consulting and extending the power of collaboration to a wider range of industries across the world. He wrote the critically acclaimed book The Art of Community, and also founded the Community Leadership Summit. His story gives us some insightful perspective about what it's like to transition successfully from employee to entrepreneur. More at optoutlife.com/podcast/jono-bacon/