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#181 | Oliver Widger | Quitting his corporate job, sailing with Phoenix to Hawaiʻi, and going viral

#181 | Oliver Widger | Quitting his corporate job, sailing with Phoenix to Hawaiʻi, and going viral

Published 1 year, 3 months ago
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Oliver Widger is a former tire company manager turned sailor from Oregon. Last year he quit his corporate job of 11 years, liquidated his 401(k) and bought a sailboat with the intention to sail 2,400 miles all the way to Hawai’i. After 25 days at sea he arrived in Hawai’i on May 25th all while going viral and documenting his whole journey on social media.


In this episode we talk about his upbringing, barely graduating high school, working his corporate job for 11 years, the moments leading up to him quitting and deciding to sail around the world, his journey to Hawai’i, what’s next, and so much more. Enjoy!


Find Oliver here: https://www.instagram.com/sailing_with_phoenix/


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