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Welcome back to another inspiring episode of Invest in Yourself, the digital Entrepreneur podcast, where I am, of course, your host, Phil Bennett, the podcast mogul. I'm going to showcase some extraordinary stories of courage, creativity and entrepreneurial spirit. Today we an amazing guest whose journey is a testament to faith, determination and a power of storytelling. Today's guest is a talented screenwriter thriving in the faith based film industry. With her husband Jeffrey, they're on her unwavering partner in not just business, but in life. This dynamic duo made the bold decision to sell everything and leave Canada behind to pursue their shared dream, creating the Faith and Family Filmmaker Association. Living as digital nomads, they've built a thriving enterprise that equips and empowers filmmakers passionate about telling stories with a Christian worldview. Their journey began with the launch of a screenwriting academy, followed by a podcast that amplifies their mission.

Now their business has expanded to offer valuable networking opportunities, uniting creatives to produce impactful faith driven films. Get ready for an episode that's filled with inspiration, faith and entrepreneurial wisdom as we dive into their remarkable story. So please welcome to the show the Visionary, one of the visionary members of the team behind the Faith and Family Filmmakers Association, Jacqueline Witt. Jacqueline, thank you so much for being here.

Thank you for having me.

I am excited to chat with you because one, I'm a. I'm a film buff, so like already, boom. I'm your best friend in that regard because I love anybody who's helping produce films. So good films, let's just say that. But I'm curious, I want to know what made you decide, like, first of all, selling everything, jumping into the digital nomad land, that's kind of crazy. Not going to beat around that bush because it's true. Most people would be like, what are you doing?

Yeah, we got a lot of that.

Yeah, I can only imagine what made you decide, hey, we're gonna go as digital nomads. Throw off the regular 9 to 5 structure that society has built into us here in Canada and just pack it up in an RV and just take off. What made you guys decide that?

Well, a lot of it came down to timing. You know, like, my husband and I had plans that once the kids were finished school and, you know, heading out into their adult life, that we wanted to do something that was for us. And we actually wanted to out of the Vancouver area, which is where we were living, because it's extremely expensive there. But, you know, we stayed there so that the kids could have their, you know, stability in their childhood, that they could have the same friends, go to the same schools and. And all of that. So. So, you know, it was a choice that we made to wait. However, we weren't necessarily waiting so that we could move out of the country.

We were thinking maybe Alberta or something. But then after everything happened in, you know, 2020, without getting into all of the detail that happen in Canada, we just kind of felt like May, maybe another country might be a good option, you know, so it kind of became a bit of a joke with some friends and I, or, or like my husband and I. So for a few months we kind of tossed around the idea as if it was like, oh, just some dream we'd never pursue. And then we started to actually look at the reality of May, maybe we actually could do this. And so then we kind of got to the point where we thought, you know what? Yeah, let's. Let's do it. So we research trees and we decided on Mexico because my children from my first marriage have family there. And so it just seemed like it would make sense, it'd be a good fit.