Invest in Intentional Presence
The Missional Living Academy Partnership Program
The digital nomad movement has hit a wall. For years, the focus has been on “escaping” and “consuming.” The Missional Living Academy is building the infrastructure for the next era: The Era of the Rooted Nomad.
We are looking for partners who believe that remote work shouldn’t just benefit the worker, but should lead to the flourishing of the local community.
Our next cohort starts in Q3.
🤝 Why Partner with the Academy?
By partnering with us, you aren’t just sponsoring a course; you are fueling a global shift in how professionals interact with local cultures.
- Proprietary AI Innovation: We are developing an AI Localization Toolkit that helps participants bypass “Savior Complexes” and “Information Gaps” to find real, documented local needs.
- The Anti-Nomad Audience: Gain access to a high-influence community of professionals (ages 30-45) who are tired of shallow travel and hungry for legacy.
- Asset-Based Development: Support a model that rejects “voluntourism” in favor of long-term skill-stewardship.
Choosing a life of impact?
Some of what will be featured
- Centered on Community-First
- Modeling a humanitarian life
- Working with marginalized communities
- Cultually sensitive digital marketing and fundraising
- True work-life integration
💎 Founding Memberships
For individuals who want to be the bedrock of this movement.
Contribution: $800/yr (Become a Founding Member on Substack)
- Legacy Access: Lifetime access to the Academy’s global “Knowledge Commons.”
- Voice in the Build: Participate in quarterly roundtable discussions with the founder to shape the AI Toolkit.
- Public Recognition: Featured on our Substack and website.
🎓 Scholarship Sponsorship
For organizations and donors committed to equity.
Contribution: Any amount helps We believe the “Anti-Nomad” philosophy should be accessible to everyone, not just those with high-USD salaries. Your sponsorship covers:
- Full tuition for one leader from the Global South or an underrepresented background.
- A “Seed Grant” for the recipient to implement their localized AI-researched project.
- Impact Reporting: Receive a detailed case study on the specific local impact your sponsored student achieved.
🤖 Corporate & Tech Partnerships
For remote-first companies and tool providers.
Is your company “Remote-First”? Help your employees find meaning in their mobility.
- Team Cohorts: Discounted seats for your employees to undergo missional training.
- Toolkit Integration: Opportunity to pilot and integrate your tools into our AI Localization workflow.
- CSR Alignment: A tangible way to demonstrate Corporate Social Responsibility in the cities where your “work-from-anywhere” employees reside.
📩 Let’s Build a Better Way to Travel
If you believe that stewardship is better than consumption, we want to hear from you.
“We don’t need more tourists. We need more neighbors.”
Chet’s Missional Experience
I had an early start to a high-tech career during high school and college. I chose to put caring for my wife who had a severe chronic illness ahead of my career. I started using automation and remote work because I couldn’t run into the office to restart a server while I was at the doctor with my wife. I honed my skills in automation while working for large telecommunications companies. My automation systems have been integrated into the internet backbone and services you have come to rely on.
I helped my wife start a location independent business. Location independence allowed her to run it during trips to the doctor or, when the illness got bad, from her bed. We became even more location independent in a motorhome so we could take her bed wherever we went.
Today, I use my location independent lifestyle to bring remote work and digital literacy to remote villages.
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Our Motto: Never Give Up! Always Hope! Live Life!
My late wife learned this early in life as a childhood cancer (ALL) survivor.
Later in life, she was struck with a rare form of Mitochondrial Myopathy (MELAS).
She lived life to the fullest even when her body was failing.