EP.12: Azure O’Neil Talks Adventures As Catalyst for Community

Written By Mat Hager

Jen interviews Azure O’Neil, Director of Programming for Overland Expo. Azure discusses not only the catalysts for adventure in her own life but how her adventures have fueled friendship and community. Full show notes and links at blueyonder-adventures.com

  • Links below but here are a few markers of topics we covered today:

    • 00:47 Intro to Azure O’Neil

    • 04:45 Azure’s introduction to overlanding and moto-camping

    • 07:37 What would you say to folks who are intrigued but scared of motorcycling?

    • 12:10 What catalyst helped you turn these adventure dreams into action?

    • 16:36 How have you found community along the way in seeking adventures?

    • 21:06 Vision for Overland Expo programming

    • 26:40 Learning from worst case scenarios

    • 28:48 How have you continued to keep adventure central to your life while not traveling full time? 

    • 31:42 What’s coming up for Overland Expo?

  • Here are the places or other links referenced in today’s podcast:

Mat Hager

Mat is our COO. He began his career in manufacturing engineering, focusing on jet engines, before joining the Navy as a nuclear engineer on submarines. During his eight years in the Navy, Mat held various roles in engineering and operations. He has spent a total of one year and 93 days underwater and aspires to spend an equivalent amount of time camping under the stars. Currently, he camps for about 30-35 nights each year, meaning he will achieve his goal in another 11 years. Mat's association with Campworks began as a customer. Now, as COO, he has played a crucial role in transitioning our manufacturing to CF Maier and restarting production. Feel free to reach out to him for any inquiries.

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