Leaving the Corporate World to Build My Dream Life with Barbara Kaiser

<p>Ever feel like your "serious" job is slowly draining the fun out of your life? In this episode Barbara, the founder of surf-hat brand <a href="https://www.kaiola.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Kaiola</a>, shares how a solo surf trip to Brazil inspired her to trade corporate London for full-time ocean living in Costa Rica. After a battle with skin cancer and struggling to find a surf hat that actually stayed on, she spent years prototyping a functional, stylish surf hat. Her story is a reminder that it's never too late to start something new and build a life around what you love.</p><p>We'll chat about:</p><ul><li>How a solo trip to Brazil inspired Barbara to leave her corporate job and pursue surfing.</li><li>The prototyping journey behind creating a high-performance surf hat.</li><li>Why learning to surf later in life didn't hold Barbara back from building a brand around the sport.</li></ul><p>Check out Kaiola hats on Instagram @kaiola.co, or at <a href="https://www.kaiola.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.kaiola.co/</a>.</p><p>Learn more about Surf With Amigas surf coaching and yoga retreats for women in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, Morocco, and Indonesia: <a href="http://surfwithamigas.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">http://surfwithamigas.com</a></p>