Health Insurance for Digital Nomads, Building a Global Social Safety Net, and Scaling Safety Wing to 100,000 Customers with Sondre Rasch (Ep 175)

Learn what scaling a global insurance startup taught him about leadership, distributed teams, stress, and bold vision. ============================ Get the Monday Minute my weekly email with 3 personal recs for travel, culture, and living beyond borders you can read in 60 seconds. ============================ ON THIS EPISODE Sondre Rasch takes us on his journey growing up in Norway, starting to travel the world, and eventually leaving his job to become a location-independent entrepreneur and digital nomad.  He shares his experience founding two companies, going through the “Y-Combinator” accelerator twice, and gives his tips on how to get accepted to the program.  Sondre then talks about founding Safety Wing with a mission to build a global social safety net and to solve the fundamental problems that exist with traditional health insurance companies.  He gives an overview of Safety Wing’s “Nomad Insurance” (global travel medical insurance for nomads) as well as Safety Wing’s “Remote Health” insurance product for remote workers and nomads.  He then takes us behind the scenes and talks about how he selected his business partners, how they raised $13 million, and how they scaled Safety Wing to 100,000 customers in under 4 years.  Sondre shares Safety Wing’s strategy on marketing and branding, and also shares his leadership style, productivity tactics, and stress management techniques.  He reflects on what makes a great CEO and shares executive leadership tips for managing a fully distributed team.  Sondre then talks about his future vision for creating a borderless country on the internet, and the steps he is taking towards making it a reality.  And, finally, he reflects on what travel means to him. → Full show notes with direct links to everything discussed are available here. ============================ FIND YOUR NEXT EPISODE Explore The Maverick Show Starter Packs — some of my favorite conversations curated by theme so you can easily find the episodes that match your interests. ============================ FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU See my Top 10 Travel Apps See my Top 10 Books that Shaped the Way I Travel See my 7 Keys For Building A Remote Business (Even in a space that’s not traditionally virtual) Watch my Video Training on Stylish Minimalist Packing so you can join #TeamCarryOn See the Travel Gear I Use and Recommend See How I Produce The Maverick Show Podcast (The equipment, services & vendors I use) ============================ ENJOYING THE SHOW? Follow The Maverick Show on Instagram and DM Matt to continue the conversation Please leave a rating and review — it really helps the show and I read each one personally Support the show by buying me a coffee — espressos help me produce significantly better podcast episodes!