First…
OK, I’m just going to come out and say it. If you want to join us for Chautauqua 2019 stop reading and go directly here to sign up:
Chautauqua UK & Portugal, 2019
Do it now. The advance interest we’ve had this year has been like no other. Chautauquas always sell out quickly, and this looks to be a whole other frame of reference. If you miss out, be sure to put yourself on the wait list and the mailing list to get future Chautauqua info first.
Note:
As of Feb 4th, Portugal is sold out. There are still a few spots left for the UK, but they too are going fast.
Second…
That is the brand new Chautauqua logo at the top of this post. Obviously, we love it. We hope you do as well. But what I am really interested in is: What message do you take from it?
If you are inclined to share, please do so in the comments. After a few days, I’ll pick out the one that comes closest to our intent and send you a free copy of my book. If you want me to deface it, I’ll also autograph it for you.
Coming close to the mark matters, but so will wit and humor.
Back to Chautauqua…
This year we are doing four Chautauquas in two countries and, once again, Alan and Katie are handling all the logistics as they did for Chautauqua Greece 2018 & UK 2017. The result was brilliant:
So brilliant we are returning to Ettington Park, this time for two back-to-back weeks:
Week 1 — June 8-15, 2019:
- JL Collins
- Kristy – Millennial Revolution
- Alan – PopUp Business School
- Carl – Mr 1500 Days
Week 2 — June 15-22, 2019:
- JL Collins
- Kristy – Millennial Revolution
- Alan – PopUp Business School
- Jillian – Montana Money Adventures
Then, come Fall, we head to a brand new country and venue in Portugal for another two back-to-back Chautauquas. We searched extensively on-line and choose three likely candidates. Then we sent our ace Millennial Revolution team to stay in each and scout them out. They provided detailed video reports. Two were fabulous. One, not so much. The most fabulous, and where we will be, is…
Week 1 — September 21-28, 2019:
- JL Collins
- Kristy – Millennial Revolution
- Alan – PopUp Business School
- Taylor & Scott – Playing with FIRE
Week 2 — September 28 – October 5, 2019:
- JL Collins
- Kristy – Millennial Revolution
- Alan – PopUp Business School
- JD Roth – Get Rich Slowly
As you can see, we are not only going to a new country, we are returning to an old favorite. That is the Chautauqua plan going forward: Revisiting the ones we love best and exploring different countries and accommodations; always unique.
What remains the same is my original vision from the very first one: To hang out in a cool place, with cool people and to discuss cool things like financial independence, entrepreneurship, life and whatever else comes up. I’ve attended eleven Chautauquas so far and they just keep getting better. Attendees call this one of the best, if not the best, week of their lives. Summed up best perhaps in this quote:
“No one in my day-to-day life understands this FI path. At Chautauqua, everybody gets it. I have found my tribe.”
Here’s a look at your speakers and hosts:
Alan Donegan not only organizes Chautauqua (under the careful supervision of his wife Katie) he one of the founders and key presenters of…
…which has helped hundreds of people launch their own business without going into debt or raising money. In short, they help make dreams reality.
I first came across Kristy & Bryce thru her anti-boomer video rant. Being a boomer myself, of course we’ve become friends. They have become a corner stone of Chautauqua ever since I took it to Europe. Their book, Quit Like a Millionaire, comes out later this Spring.
How Chautauqua Rewired My Brain
Carl returns this year for his third Chautauqua. The first was as an attendee. He was so engaging, we invited him to be a speaker in Greece. He was brilliant. Inviting him back to the UK is what the kids call a no-brainer. Even though he wears other blogger’s shirts. (He’s really Mr. 1500 Days)
Plus, he brings his pet dinosaurs.
Chautauqua UK 2019: Castles, Camerasaurs and Community
Jillian joins us for Week 2 in the UK for her debut Chautauqua. She writes and coaches at Montana Money Adventures. If you want to know why I asked her to join us, check out my introduction to her guest post on my site: “I wanted the unreasonable”
If you want to hang out with movie stars, Week 1 in Portugal is for you. Scott & Taylor are the creators, producers and stars of the upcoming documentary that has the FI world buzzing: Playing with FIRE (official trailer)
Their book is already available on Amazon:
Why we love Chautauqua and you will too
JD Roth is nothing short of a lion in the financial blogging universe. He is the founder of Get Rich Slowly, one of the earliest, most successful and most respected of all FI blogs. He was one of the speakers I recruited for the very first Chautauqua way back in 2013. I’m thrilled to have him back.
JD joins us for Portugal Week 2.
Join me in Portugal for Chautauqua
Want to know more about these rascals? Check ’em out here:
We hope to have you join us!
If this is not your year, but Chautauqua speaks to you, be sure to sign up on the mailing list. You’ll get first noticies as our plans for future years evolve.
*Our thanks for the new logo to designer extraordinaire and Chautauqua alum, Jason Stadnik. He is now hard at work on the new logo for PopUp Business School. If you’d like his help on your own project, you can reach him here: jason@pulptype.com