Hosted by Not PC VC · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 16 episodes
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Welcome to Risky Routes, a short interview series telling the stories of moments when travel forces you to grow up and adapt fast. Because risk creates perspective. And perspective creates success. We talk about the chaotic, uncomfortable, borderline-bad-idea journeys that pushed people to level up, trust themselves, and take control of their lives.
Not PC VC hosts Risky Routes, a business show with 16 episodes published.
On this episode of Risky Routes, Olivia sits down with Keyonna Taylor to discuss the parallels between travel, entrepreneurship, and adaptability. Keyonna reflects on climbing Mount Fuji in Japan and how the experience m
Show notesOn this episode of Risky Routes, Olivia sits down with Dorte Krogh for a conversation about fear, reinvention, nature, and the power of stepping into discomfort. Dorte shares how a lifelong fear of darkness unexpectedly
Show notesOn this episode of Risky Routes, Olivia sits down with Jennifer Sertl for an honest conversation about ambition, identity, entrepreneurship, and family. Jennifer reflects on the emotional whiplash of flying from speaking
Show notesA riot, a locked gate, and a split-second decision that could have meant life or death. In this episode of Risky Routes, Brett Miller shares the story of being 23 years old and running the largest security operation in E
Show notesA $2,500 honeymoon, a one-way leap into the unknown, and a front-row seat to political upheaval. In this episode of Risky Routes, Adrian Erlinger shares the story of moving to Ukraine with his wife right after getting ma
Show notesShe spent years dreaming about climbing Kilimanjaro through setbacks, surgery, and doubt until she finally stood above the clouds. In this episode of Risky Routes, Leslie Woodward shares a deeply personal journey of resi
Show notesA 22-year-old with no plan moves to post-Soviet Moscow. What starts as a reckless, “nothing to lose” decision turns into a front-row seat to one of the most chaotic moments in modern history and nearly costs him his life
Show notesHe quit his job, spent his savings, and flew to 30 cities in 30 days during a recession with no real plan beyond documenting the moment. In this episode of Risky Routes, Clark Dever shares how a spontaneous, borderline r
Show notesHe didn’t know where he was going, what he was doing, or why he needed a medical clearance until he found himself snorkeling between tectonic plates in freezing water. In this episode of Risky Routes, Tony Coretto shares
Show notesWhat happens when a Goldman Sachs managing director trades structure for uncertainty and realizes the most important lessons didn’t come from Wall Street, but from a jungle in Thailand? In this episode of Risky Routes, I
Show notesIn this episode of Risky Routes, Olivia Goldstein sits down with Ellie Rusling, CEO and co-founder of MicroEra Power, to unpack the travel story that helped inspire the series itself. While studying abroad in Bogotá, Col
Show notesWhat starts as a peaceful family getaway to the Ssese Islands on Lake Victoria quickly spirals into one of those travel stories that feels almost too chaotic to be real. In this episode of Risky Routes, Olivia Goldstein
Show notesWhat do you do when you step outside a factory in rural Mexico, lose cell service, and realize you’re stranded on a highway alone, in a suit, with no clear way back? In this episode of Risky Routes, I’m joined by Rafael
Show notesIn this episode of Risky Routes, host Olivia Goldstein talks with her close friend Sophia Marshall about a moment that forever changed how she approaches risk, travel, and decision-making. While living and working in Ita
Show notesWhat happens when burnout pushes you far beyond a reset and straight into the Amazon rainforest? In this episode of Risky Routes, Ron Skylstad shares a raw, unforgettable story about walking away from the grind, venturin
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Before the company workedBefore the confidence clickedThere was a trip that changed everythingWelcome to Risky Routes - the stories of risk, travel, and becoming.Risky Routes is a short interview series about the trips t
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Risky Routes is hosted by Not PC VC. The show is categorised under business (careers) and has published 16 episodes.
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