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#25 WhereTu's Anna Luzader on instilling a love of travel in people

April 16, 2026·53 min
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Where Tu’s Anna Luzader on starting One Heart Africa in 2011 (1:15), learning to be adaptable (2:34), receiving 200K USD in annual donations through her non-profit (4:09), working with villages in Mozambique and navigating ethical challenges of employing and supporting community members (6:06), resorting to hiring out (8:04), focusing on being a good reporter and providing accountability for their donors (8:18), seeking out and leaning on mentors in the community (9:44), falling in love with Southern Africa (10:21), learning how to tell stories in an ethical way (11:46), leaving One Heart Africa (12:56), navigating a conflict of values within the leadership team at One Heart Africa (14:44), carrying lessons on integrity and ownership from her 8 years at One Heart Africa (16:36), moving to Korea and taking a job as an English teacher at both a South Korean franchise academy and international school (20:16), pursuing creative freelancing with Anna Luzader Culture and Creative after One Heart Africa (24:38), getting into intercultural consulting and social media management (25:56), getting hired and working for Edelman Korea (27:00), getting encouragement from her sister on accepting her job offer at Edelman Korea (28:44), growing up fast at Edelman Korea and eventually leaving Edelman Korea (32:16), meeting her fiance Alex in Korea and relocating to the U.S. shortly after (34:36), achieving her dream of finally starting WhereTu (35:06), joining a startup incubator and winning the pitch competition (35:40),  growing WhereTu as a business that advises Americans move abroad in a sustainable way (36:41), working with individuals who are reevaluating the “American dream” and want to experience life in different countries (37:51), helping families move abroad (40:45), partnering with medical and travel insurance companies to help cover her clients (43:24), aiming to live overseas again in the future (44:55), working remotely from Las Vegas and traveling for fun (46:56) and learning a love of travel early on in her Southern Baptist Church Sunday school classes (48:57).   Links:www.wheretu.comhttps://www.instagram.com/wheretu.abroadhttps://www.tiktok.com/@wheretu.abroadhttps://www.youtube.com/@wheretu.abroad/shortshttps://annaluzader.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/annacarmichael/   Find us on:www.thesocialgoodpod.com www.youtube.com/@socialgoodpodcasthttps://open.spotify.com/show/6OBpddWHUqO1jGWsMHidmGhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/social-good-podcast/id1562812869 www.instagram.com/socialgoodpod   Also by Soo Jung: Support me on my journey in building my charity dining app. Sign up for my waitlist at www.getyourbrighton.com

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