Episode 215: He Quit His Job to Live Off-Grid… Now He Has 16 Million Views

About this episode

Shawn Trudel shares his journey of leaving his old life behind to live off-grid and the success of his YouTube channel.

What would it take for you to walk away from everything… and start over in the middle of nowhere? That’s exactly what Shawn Trudel from Cabin River Outdoors did. He had no experience and no real plan. Just a piece of land deep in the wilderness and a camera. Now he’s sitting on over 16 million views. In this episode, we break down: Why he left his old life behind What off-grid living in Canada is actually like How his YouTube channel blew up The reality ...

People in this episode

Guest: Shawn Trudel

Topics covered

• off-grid living
• YouTube success
• wilderness lifestyle
• personal transformation
• Canada

Keywords

• off-grid
• YouTube
• wilderness
• lifestyle change
• Canada
• Cabin River Outdoors
• views
• personal story

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cabin River Outdoors

Places: Canada

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