Tom Schwartz

I would say it's half and half. Yes. It happened completely on a whim. I'm very thankful. I'm very blessed. And it kind of just happened naturally. But it made sense. And it's a place I don't think people fully understand Dubai. But I wouldn't change it for the world.

I would say it's half and half. Yes. It happened completely on a whim. I'm very thankful. I'm very blessed. And it kind of just happened naturally. But it made sense. And it's a place I don't think people fully understand Dubai. But I wouldn't change it for the world.

That made me go there? Yeah.

That made me go there? Yeah.

So I was still actually working on the boats and I was on one of my rotations and it actually came down to like a financial thing. So obviously working on the boats, I earn tax free money. And it's all legitimate, it's all legal, and I was getting paid into my offshore bank accounts because I was a seafarer, I worked offshore.

So I was still actually working on the boats and I was on one of my rotations and it actually came down to like a financial thing. So obviously working on the boats, I earn tax free money. And it's all legitimate, it's all legal, and I was getting paid into my offshore bank accounts because I was a seafarer, I worked offshore.

But then obviously because I do TV and social media deals, I can't just put that into my normal bank account. There has to be some sort of legitimacy. So a lot of YouTubers, crypto people, traders, they all own companies in Dubai. So I went there, opened up a company basically just for the money that I earned from Bravo or Instagram and with that you automatically get residency.

But then obviously because I do TV and social media deals, I can't just put that into my normal bank account. There has to be some sort of legitimacy. So a lot of YouTubers, crypto people, traders, they all own companies in Dubai. So I went there, opened up a company basically just for the money that I earned from Bravo or Instagram and with that you automatically get residency.

So I was like okay, if I'm gonna get residency to a country, let me see if I liked it. So I went there for six and a half weeks. I opened up my company, and I ended up loving it. And then I think I went back to my boat for two months, went on my next rotation, and then the rest was history.

So I was like okay, if I'm gonna get residency to a country, let me see if I liked it. So I went there for six and a half weeks. I opened up my company, and I ended up loving it. And then I think I went back to my boat for two months, went on my next rotation, and then the rest was history.

Hi.

Hi.

A day in Dubai, I mean now, finally. I mean, anyone that obviously knows me from below deck or knows that I worked in yachting for 10 years.

A day in Dubai, I mean now, finally. I mean, anyone that obviously knows me from below deck or knows that I worked in yachting for 10 years.

You know what's actually crazy? Now I feel like I'm having a little bit of an identity crisis because everyone knew me as a yachtie or from below deck and that was my life and is still very much part of my life and I love the industry. So now I think once you step away, it's like you're trying to...

You know what's actually crazy? Now I feel like I'm having a little bit of an identity crisis because everyone knew me as a yachtie or from below deck and that was my life and is still very much part of my life and I love the industry. So now I think once you step away, it's like you're trying to...

give yourself and I'm sure maybe you're actually kind of going through this a little bit now I'm rebranding yeah we're all rebranding and it's kind of like okay well what's my purpose now like everyone knows you for one thing and you're trying to you know alter the course of your life but it's

give yourself and I'm sure maybe you're actually kind of going through this a little bit now I'm rebranding yeah we're all rebranding and it's kind of like okay well what's my purpose now like everyone knows you for one thing and you're trying to you know alter the course of your life but it's

crazy now because I feel like I went from one extreme to another I went from working 18 hour days to now working for myself waking up in the morning almost having too much free time on my hand which is obviously a blessing and I know that but like it's a really weird position to be in when you're so used to grinding and working so hard for so long that having too much time you're almost like

crazy now because I feel like I went from one extreme to another I went from working 18 hour days to now working for myself waking up in the morning almost having too much free time on my hand which is obviously a blessing and I know that but like it's a really weird position to be in when you're so used to grinding and working so hard for so long that having too much time you're almost like