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Karen King

Karen King

Founder and CEO Empowering Coaches and Solopreneurs

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Goals DO Come True with Doug Bennett

Goals DO Come True with Doug Bennett

Interview with Karen King

August 21, 2025

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About this episode

Join Doug Bennett as he sits down with Karen King, creator of Gold Star Pro and founder of The Escapepreneur™ for a conversation about her journey to location independence, world schooling her children, and running her businesses remotely. Karen shares her transition from living a traditional Australian life to traveling for a decade, visiting 57 countries. This episode explores the hidden benefits of traveling full time, including saving $250,000 on accommodation. She shares how setting clear goals, using vision boards and not being afraid to live life beyond societal expectations have helped on her journey.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Like most people, Karen and her family did everything society told them they needed to do to be happy. But they were working too hard and had very little extra money or time for their kids.

Pet or house sitting is a great way to travel without paying for accommodation. Karen explains how to get started and get the most from this approach.

Karen started her business while travelling but advises people to start one before they begin their travels.

Automate as much of your business as possible. Karen explains how to automate your lead magnet, email list growth, bookings, making sales and more.

Gold Star Pro supports small businesses and helps them use tech to automate processes. Her new initiative The Escapepreneur™ guides people to create online income and live extraordinary lives.

Get really clear on what is important to you and what you want out of life. Don't let societal norms restrict your thinking when you sit down to do this.

BEST MOMENTS

"Life´s too short for ordinary, when extraordinary is an option."

"It was cheaper for us to travel full time than to live our very ordinary life in Australia."

"We spend three months over winter skiing in Bulgaria, and then we head off and travel."

"Automated reminders in in the back end, 24 hours before, an hour before, dramatically increases your conversion rates."

"You don't have to go and get a university degree and, you know, do crazy things to be able to fund this lifestyle."

ABOUT THE GUEST

Karen King

https://www.usegoldstar.com

Facebook Group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/worldschoolingcentral

LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-e-king

https://www.amazon.co.uk/4-Hour-Work-Week-Escape-Anywhere-ebook/dp/B006X0M2TS

https://www.trustedhousesitters.com

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Website: http://dougbennett.co.uk

Email: doug@dougbennett.co.uk

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/financialdoug

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FinancialDoug

Facebook Wealth Tribe: https://join.dougbennett.co.uk

Download Your "Ten-Step Guide To Financial Freedom" Here:

https://bit.ly/Struggle-Success

BOOKS:

Goals Do Come True is now live and available to buy on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3phcy6Z

Think Simple, Win Big is now live and available to buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Think-Simple-Win-Big-Business

Enjoy, and come back for the latest podcast each Wednesday. Thank you for listening.

This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media https://disruptivemedia.co.uk

Karen King Podcast Episodes

Forward Thinking Experts

Interview with Karen King

Forward Thinking Experts

Oct 2025

Time to Reset

Interview with Karen King

Time to Reset

Sep 2025

The Travel Brats

Interview with Karen King

The Travel Brats

Aug 2025

Digital Marketing Therapy

Interview with Karen King

Digital Marketing Therapy

Jul 2025

Business Creators Radio Show With Adam Hommey

Interview with Karen King

Business Creators Radio Show With Adam Hommey

May 2025

The Aspiring Solopreneur

Interview with Karen King

The Aspiring Solopreneur

May 2025

Join Up Dots -  Business Coaching Made Easy (With A Bit Of Life Coaching Too)

INTERVIEW: Building A Lifestyle Biz You LOVE !

Join Up Dots - Business Coaching Made Easy (With A Bit Of Life Coaching Too)

May 2025

Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

569: Automation is king with Karen King

Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Apr 2025

Business Your Way

Digital Nomad Family - Balancing Work & Travel | Ep 142

Business Your Way

Mar 2025

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Key topics

Worldschooling + Entrepreneurship: Raising Kids While Running a Business on the Road

When Karen’s kids were 5 and 11, she and her husband sold everything to travel, educating their children through real-world experiences while running businesses from Airbnb Wi-Fi. She’ll share the messy, magical reality: how they budgeted, worked productively in time zones everywhere from Australia to Bulgaria, and navigated the "But what about socialization?!" questions. For parents itching to break free from the traditional routine (whether for travel or just more flexibility), Karen offers a roadmap, including how to fund it all without sacrificing stability.

The Escapreneur Mindset: Why People Fail at Building a Freedom-First Business (And How to Avoid the Traps)

Most "work from anywhere" advice focuses on tactics, but Karen reveals the hidden mental blocks that sabotage would-be digital nomads and solopreneurs. Drawing from coaching hundreds of clients, she shares stories like the mom who nearly quit because she "couldn’t figure out tech" (until automation turned her side hustle into a six-freedom business), or the corporate refugee who traded 60-hour weeks for a laptop lifestyle—but only after shifting his definition of "success." This isn’t theory; it’s tested wisdom from someone who’s helped real people cross the bridge from "stuck" to free.

How I Built a Business That Lets Me Work from Anywhere (And How You Can Too)

Karen pulls back the curtain on her journey from corporate burnout to running Gold Star Pro from wherever she chooses to be in the world. She doesn’t just talk about "location freedom"; she lives it, and she’ll break down the exact systems that allow her to manage a thriving tech business between ski runs. Listeners will walk away understanding how to design income streams that aren’t tied to a desk—whether they dream of travel, more family time, or simply ditching the commute.

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