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10 years ago Robert Ross sold everything he owned packed up a suitcase, 6 surfboards and his dog and moved to a small surf town called Montañita, Ecuador where he built and operates a large Hotel and Real Estate business @montanitaestates, ME Hotel & Villas - Montañita Estates. Do you want to follow your passion and walk away from your 9-5 corporate job but curious how other people afford to their lives traveling and living in exotic locations? Before, leaving the United States, Robert lived in Los Angeles, worked in financial services and used every vacation for 12 years traveling to exotic surf destinations in Central, South America and Asia scouting the world for the ideal place to live on a beauitful beach and leave his corporate life behind. Today, he focuses his energy on spending every minute of the day on exactly what he wants to do, time with his family, Surfing, Kiting and growing the ME Hotel. A long the way Robert has spent countless hours meeting and talking to others who have traded in their corporate lifestyle to take control of their future enjoying the life of the nomadic traveler and business abroad. Robert seeks to share his experiences and that of others that are doing business while traveling and living abroad on this podcast.

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A Surf Vacation turns into Hotel in Paradise and Ecuador's #1 Surf Brand: Full Interview Keith Keller

June 02, 2020 • Robert Ross

Have you ever taken a vacation in a beautiful paradise and wondered if you could just stay forever rather than go back to work on Monday? Keith Keller of Mineral Surfboards and La Buena Vida Hotel did just that. In 2004 Keith Keller turned a 30 day surf vacation in the Galapagos into an investment in his dreams when after a short stop in Mainland Ecuador he invested in a piece of land in paradise called Ayampe. Today, Keith and his beautiful family have a thriving hotel business, and is Ecuador's #1 Surf Board Shaper and Manufacturer. In this interview we talk about:

How Keith made the leap to buy land in EC from NYC where he was living?
Ecuador 15 years ago and how it differed from Costa Rica, culture, price, lifestyle?
What it was like starting a hotel in Ecuador, and a later a surfboard factory?
What raising children is like in Ecuador?
Surfing in Ecuador and assimilating with the locals
Dreams and aspirations for his new ventures El Nido Hotel & Mineral Surfboards.

Robert Ross https://www.montanitaestates.com/, robert@montanitaestates.com, Instagram: @montanitaestates @robertxross1 @nomadbusinesspodcast Youtube: Nomad Business & Lifestyle Podcast, ME Hotel & Villas - Montanita Estates

Keith Keller http://mineralsurfboards.com/, mineralsurfecuador@gmail.com, Instagram @mineralsurfboards.