The Working Traveller 

The Working Traveller (previously Your Lifestyle Business), is a blog and brand dedicated to helping (50+) nomadic solopreneurs build a business, travel the world and live their best life!

Founder

Jo Barnes Online

Jo Barnes Online, was my personal blog before transitioning to The Working Traveller (previously Your Lifestyle Business) in 2019. All the content can now be found on The Working Traveller site, on my youtube channel, in my podcast or in the weekly newsletter.

The Social Networking Academy

Voted The No 1 Social Media Product Online - IM Report Card

The Social Networking Academy was a results focused, online Social Media training academy for Entrepreneurs, Digital Product Creators, Authors, Coaches, Social Media Coaches, Managers & Consultants, Social Media Trainers, Experts, Public Figures & Businesses wanting to seriously increase their customers and revenue through Social Media and Online Marketing.

People who used the information explained in The Social Networking Academy training videos state that the information was extremely concise and easy to put into action. Others state that this was one of the best investments they have made in their online businesses. 

What was included in The SNA;

90 Day Coaching Program
The Social Media Library incl training on;
Facebook
Pinterest
Google+
Twitter
YouTube
LinkedIn
Social Media Superbrand Course
Drag & Drop Facebook Landing Page Templates
Contest App
Timeline Graphic Creator
Bi-Weekly Live Coaching Calls
Members Only Facebook Group
and much much more....

Creator

Free Fan Page Templates

My Free Fan Page Templates were the very start of my online adventure! 

State of the Art Drag & Drop Software to create Facebook Landing Pages, Contests and Timeline Graphics in minutes!

With over 40 Background Templates for the Landing Pages and Contest Apps, over 50 Timeline Cover backgrounds, 500 Social Media Icons, download buttons etc, you could either utilise our done for you templates or create your own from scratch.

We also had easy drag & drop widgets to add images, text, social media buttons, slideshare presentations, optin forms, contact forms, videos.

Unfortunately after pumping thousands of dollars and hours into this product, I got rapidly out-gunned and out-marketed by entrepreneurs and developers with much deeper pockets! 

I was happy to have helped as many as I did build email lists and an audience using the templates on facebook at the time.

Founder & Creator

For the last 13+ years I’ve been building online lifestyle businesses while traveling the globe.

Currently based in Phuket, Thailand, I left the UK with my family in 2010 with minimal savings and a couple of credit cards.

Since then we’ve visited and lived in 40+ countries and have launched, grown and sold multiple location independent businesses.

Here’s a quick timeline;

2010 – Started online biz, built email list to around 10k, generated $30-$40k selling a Facebook course
2011 – Launched The Social Networking Academy, generated $117k in 7 days during launch
2012 – 2014 – Grew email list & income to 5 fig months via membership site, affiliate marketing, social media courses & coaching.
2015 – Started on Amazon, sold over $1million in products in the first 12 months.
2016-2020 – Built Amazon biz to over $3 million a year in sales (around 20% net profit). Sold early 2020.
2019 – Started Your Lifestyle Business Blog as a bit of a side hobby to share past 10 years experiences. Currently generating $10k/month in affiliate sales & sponsorships. 
2023 - Launched our new YLB 90 Day Goal Setting Planner on Amazon & The Solopreneur Success Formula - a 3.5 hour video course sharing my 13+ years experience with new strategies to start & grow a location independent business in your 50’s & beyond.

If you want to learn how to start & grow your own lifestyle business, travel the world and live your best life, here’s some resources to help you; (Links in the Featured section)

1. Join ‘Unretirement’ for weekly tips.

The only newsletter you’ll need to help you create physical and financial freedom and get the very best out of life!

2. Take The Solopreneur Success Formula Course. 

In just 3.5 hours you’ll learn which business model suits your personality, how to pick a niche you can’t wait to immerse yourself in, how to create a brand story that resonates with your target market, how to build an engaged audience and email list, how to create products that sell and how to obliterate self doubt and imposter syndrome (that plagues us all!)

3. Check out the Your Lifestyle Business Blog

Over 450 articles and guides on how to start your lifestyle business, online money making ideas, how to get started in every imaginable online business model, how to become a digital nomad and travel the world, how to move overseas and more!

I can’t wait to help you start & grow your location independent business and maybe meet under a waterfall one day!

Contact me here - jo@yourlifestylebusiness.com
Or find me here for travel inspiration - https://www.instagram.com/jobarnesonline/

Jo Barnes

Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC)

Reports directly to the Director for Movement Support while supporting the SDDC Commanding General in the accomplishment of the Command's mission.  As division chief, exercises executive responsibilities including managing strategic requirements of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) contracts to support Department of Defense (DOD) customers with optimized, best valued, transportation and logistics services.  Responsible for strategic engagements with the military Services' and defense agency's representatives.  Leads and participate in multi-functional teams involving strategic planning, supply chain distribution management, and transportation/logistics management.  Requires a comprehensive knowledge of DOD supply chain networks, processes, practices, automated shipper systems, and SDDC's core business lines, to include International Transportation, Stevedore and Related Terminal Services (S&RTS) and transportation related logistics contracts.

Chief, International Movement Support Division

Deputy, G33 International Movement Operations within the G3 Directorate.  The Branch is comprised of an East Section (covering EUCOM, AFRICOM and CENTCOM AORs), West Section (covering NORTHCOM, PACOM and SOUTHCOM AORs) and a team of Senior Traffic Management Specialists, Operations Research Systems Analysts and a Marine Cargo Specialist.  As the Deputy, assist in the planning, direction and accomplishment of the Command Operation’s mission.  Provide supervision and responsible for developing program goals and objectives, work planning, scheduling and execution.  Evaluate work performance and effectiveness and revise or recommend revisions in the goals, objectives and plans as necessary.  Develop the operational budget for the Branch.  Manage the administrative and technical aspects of programs and supervise approximately 30 civilian, military and contract personnel in the accomplishment of the mission.  Additional duty as the SDDC Activity Career Program Manager (ACPM) for Career Program 24 (Transportation and Distribution Management), serving the Command’s largest group of careerist with over 440 employees across the globe.  Served as a functional expert providing the workforce with professional advice and guidance concerning their career program, education, training and competitive opportunities.
Accomplishments: Directed the transportation planning of more than 40 million square feet of cargo with a value of over $1B ensuring DOD's combat readiness.  Managed the surface requirements for multiple Joint Chiefs of Staff and Service level operations and exercises such as Operation Atlantic Resolve, African Lion, Key Resolve, Balikatan, Cobra Gold and Sabre Guardian that included movement to and from over 80 countries.  In support of the 10th Aviation Brigade, Pacific Pathways and Afghanistan Foreign Military Sales (vehicle) movements, supervised innovative transportation solutions that resulted in over $23 million of customer cost avoidance and savings.

Deputy, G33 International Movement Operations

595th Transportation Brigade (SDDC)

Advised and assisted the Director of Operations in all phases of the Brigade's mission, which are to coordinate and control the movement of surface and multi-modal cargo shipments in Southwest Asia, an area which covers 27 countries and 84 seaports and handles 63 percent of the global surface Defense Transportation System cargo to include all sustainment and unit shipments for Operations Iraqi, Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.  Effectively managed 44 Soldiers, DoD Civilians and local national employees in 5 divisions to provide unparalleled surface transportation support to the Warfighters.  Provided daily operations, training, security and force protection support to five subordinate transportation, deployment and distribution support battalions dispersed at 16 locations throughout this austere region.  Senior technical advisor to the Brigade Commander.  Transportation and Distribution Management Career Program Manager for the Brigade, counseling all civilian employees on their career goals and educational opportunities.  Knowledge Management Officer for the Brigade.  President of the Southwest Asia Chapter of the Transportation Corps Regimental Association.  Recognized as a prominent transportation and distribution expert in the USCENTCOM Theater; sought out for advice by senior leadership from USTRANSCOM, USCENTCOM, USARCENT and others.
Accomplishments: Provided desperately needed continuity of operations for the Brigade through two wars as Soldiers came through on seven-month to one-year tours of duty.  Established SDDC’s Multi-Modal capability in CENTCOM, the Northern Distribution Network, the Trans-Arabian Network and the Pakistan Ground Lines of Communication all in support of the Warfighters.

Deputy Director of Operations

Served as the Deputy to the Commander, Senior Transporter, and Civilian Senior Mentor for the 595th Transportation Brigade.  Provided a single face to the field for Army Materiel Command (AMC), US Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) and SDDC elements.  Integrated strategic, operational and tactical level deployment and distribution support, filling transportation deployment/distribution gaps with SDDC technical capabilities.  Advised supported unit commanders on SDDC technical and transportation management capabilities, and tailored support based on the tactical commanders' mission and equipment requirements as it links into the global enterprise.  Shared overall leadership, supervisory and management responsibility with the Commander.  Represented the Commander in high-level meetings throughout Government, industry and the academic community.  Negotiated diplomatically, tactfully and persuasively in an international environment.
Accomplishments: Successfully managed the day-to-day operations of a 320-person transportation brigade operating in over seven countries throughout the Middle East.  Reestablished the Brigade’s civilian personnel office that had been without a civilian personnel officer for over three years.  Effectively oversaw the administration of 27 contracts valued over $1B.  All while still fulfilling the position of Deputy Director of Operations due to personnel shortages.

Deputy to the Commander

25th Infantry Division (Light), U.S. Army

Planned, coordinated and supervised transportation matters for the 25th Infantry Division (Light) and U.S. Army, Hawaii.  Technical advisor to the Division staff.  Conducted movement of personnel and cargo by air, rail, motor transport and sea.  Conducted long-range planning, review and evaluation of operations.  Conducted cost and mode analysis for movement of cargo and personnel.  Evaluated the effectiveness of contract performance and quality through inspections.  Lead and participated in transportation conferences and meetings with a diverse group of specialists.  Developed and implemented transportation plans and timetables.  Prepared written reports and presented briefings.  Developed work shifts and team composition.  Performed personnel management tasks.  Directed workforce through subordinate branch and section supervisors.  Made recommendations of key positions; reviewed and certified job descriptions for lower level supervisors.  Developed performance standards and appraised performance of lower level supervisors, approved performance appraisals of second line supervisors.  Established organizational and position structures.  Maintained and controlled $2M in the Division’s container/chassis fleet.  Instructed in all facets of transportation.  Maintained 50+ automation systems for the logistics office.  Familiar with all transportation automation systems (TC-AIMS, TC-ACCIS, WPS, ICODES, etc).  Familiar with all federal transportation regulations.  Hazardous cargo certifier.  Air load planner.  Contracting Officer Representative.  Liaison with transportation industry/carriers.  Organization purchasing official.

Division Transportation Sergeant Major

Managed the screening, validating, processing and coordinating of internal and external support requirements for the 25th Infantry Division (Light) and U.S. Army, Hawaii.  Maintained historical tasking data utilizing automated data systems.  Allocated resources to support external requirements.  Acted as liaison between U.S. Army, civilian agencies, sister services and other organizations.  Responsible for mentorship, counseling and the professional development of five senior supervisors.  Supervisor of the Division Emergency Operations Center.  Served as the section automation officer maintaining over 50 computer systems.

Operations Sergeant

Chief, International Movement Support Division at SDDC

As a highly experienced logistician with a distinguished career spanning four decades, I have acquired a comprehensive understanding of international military strategic multi-modal transportation and distribution planning, policy, operations, and execution. My exceptional track record in forging partnerships with various governmental agencies, both foreign and domestic, as well as the commercial logistics industry, has enabled me to successfully meet demanding customer requirements across five continents.

Throughout my career, I have consistently demonstrated strong leadership capabilities in managing diverse, goal-oriented teams. These teams have been entrusted with time-sensitive and budget-constrained missions, often in austere and stressful environments, including three war zones. My ability to develop innovative solutions and adapt to challenging circumstances has contributed to my outstanding reputation in the field of logistics.

Core competencies:
    •	Military Strategic Multi-modal Transportation & Distribution
    •	International Operations & Policy Planning
    •	Government & Commercial Logistics Industry Partnerships
    •	Cross-functional Team Leadership & Management
    •	Innovative Problem Solving & Adaptability
    •	Crisis Management & Contingency Planning
    •	Budget & Resource Allocation

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