Quitting your day job, living a beautiful romance, and traveling around the world while creating a digital company who generates 4.5 million a year sounds too good to be true, but a Brazilian couple managed to do just that.
Jader Domingues and Juliana Foletto, both in their 30s, sold everything they had in 2016 to depart on an adventure to explore breathtaking destinations around the world and spend more time together.
Jader worked for major companies like IBM and Juliana was an Enterprise’s Lawyer, but both of them felt trapped and discontent with their long labor hours. So, they decided to make a radical change and fire their bosses.
The couple’s passion for traveling and motivation to enjoy each other’s company have taken them to destinations such as Thailand, the Philippines, Bali, Singapore, Argentina, Chile, Turkey, Georgia as well as around much of Brazil.
They told us, in the beginning, they had no clue what to do to generate a source of income until Juliana presented to Jader an idea to create a digital sales company which eventually turned into Grupo Big Boss – responsible for one of the fastest growing marketing and sales platforms in Brazil.
Since the start of their journey, they realized very quickly that this nomad lifestyle is what they are meant to do, as they felt a huge sense of fulfillment and pleasure. However they did not want to be backpackers or have to lower their standards to keep traveling,
While they were initially clueless about how to generate money, they decided to make it a top priority not to post everything about their lives on Instagram and instead focus on acquiring skillsets for creating a reliable stream of income, which after five years their company has been evaluated at 21M.
Now the couple is embarking upon a new adventure, launching a never seen digital travel magazine providing their perfect recommendations for each destination.
As they go to a new place, they share flight details, airport VIP lounges, best accommodation, tourist attractions, hidden gems, point of attention for tourist traps, health insurance, coworking, restaurants, gyms, pharmacies and so much more.
“This unique information will be shared in a very detailed and simple to read interactive infographic. Our main goal is to provide an outstanding experience to the user, who wants accurate and reliable information before flying to the destination,” says Jader.
For this project, the couple will be partnering with the best hotels in town also with the best private hostels for couples. This way they will have two great options for different travelers’ budgets.
“The main difference between the information out there and ours, is the ability to know quickly what to do, how many days to stay, where to go, where to sleep, what to pack, where to work, without losing hours reading blogs and watching videos, getting the risk of being overwhelmed and not having the right recommendations,” explains Juliana.
The couple says this idea came out of necessity. It was a real pain for them to find the right information before going to a new destination, often they stayed in horrible places, went to bad restaurants because the majority of digital nomads and travelers are under budget and are more worried about prices than quality.
Their recommendations will be for travelers who want to have nice, comfy and luxury experiences around the world either for going on a vacation or to live the digital nomad lifestyle in style.
Juliana is constantly sharing her travel experience on Instagram as a modern woman, who runs a digital company and follows her dreams and passions. “It can be challenging to plan everything alone, but when you have a friend who paved the path, it can make your life easier, and that’s what I’m trying to do,” says Juliana.
