About
Looking for more freedom in your life? Here is how I did it.
Natalie Sisson is a New Zealand entrepreneur and adventurer. She lives on her dream lifestyle property back home with her family.
After eight years in the corporate world, she left a high-paying job that was draining her creativity, flew to another country to play World Championship Ultimate Frisbee, and started her first business. She cofounded a technology start-up, then turned her blog, The Suitcase Entrepreneur, into a multiple six-figure business she could run from a laptop and a smartphone.
She is the bestselling author of The Suitcase Entrepreneur, has spoken at TEDx Royal Tunbridge Wells, Problogger, FinCon and Social Media Marketing World, and has written for Forbes and the Huffington Post. Her work has been featured on 60 Minutes, The Guardian, Business Insider and Inc.
These days she writes at NatalieSisson.com, where she keeps making the same argument she has made since 2009: build the business around the life, not the other way around.
71
countries traveled
5
continents lived on
1
world record smashed
Some adventures I am proud of
Here are a few highlights of my journey of weaving business and life together.
2016
Nominated and spoke at TEDx Royal Tunbridge Wells, represented New Zealand Women at the World Ultimate Frisbee Championships in London, coming 5th in the world and winning spirit, and was named one of 50 Must-Follow Women Entrepreneurs in 2017 by Huffington Post.
2014
Launched my most definitive online program, The Freedom Plan, to hundreds of global entrepreneurs and freedom seekers.
2013
Came fourth with GB Women at the European Championships of Beach Ultimate in Spain, published The Suitcase Entrepreneur to the world, and had my Suitcase Entrepreneur Podcast nominated Top 10 in Business at the Podcast Awards.
2012
From March to May I cycled from Nairobi to Cape Town, over 6,000 km, raising more than $12,600 for Women Win along the way. Read about that ride.
2011
Named one of the 25 Most Influential Women Tweeting about Entrepreneurship, listed in 30 Women Advocates to Follow on Twitter, and named in the Top 10 Entrepreneurship & Innovation Influencers.
2010
Named a Successful and Outstanding Blogger by Liz Strauss and SOBCon, selected by Nike as an outstanding female blogger, and nominated for Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 Award.
2009
Launched my business.
2008
Co-founded ConnectionPoint and built the Facebook app FundRazr, which became the number one fundraising payments application on Facebook. Placed 6th in Women’s at the Ultimate Frisbee World Championships representing New Zealand.
2007
Smashed a World Record for Dragon Boating across the English Channel with the Sisterhood, and won the gold medal at the World Beach Ultimate Championships in Brazil.
What Natalie is up to now
These days Natalie helps people design a life and business worth having, over at NatalieSisson.com and LifePilot.