DiscoverKeep it Aloha#181 | Oliver Widger | Quitting his corporate job, sailing with Phoenix to Hawaiʻi, and going viral
#181 | Oliver Widger | Quitting his corporate job, sailing with Phoenix to Hawaiʻi, and going viral

#181 | Oliver Widger | Quitting his corporate job, sailing with Phoenix to Hawaiʻi, and going viral

Update: 2025-06-19
Share

Description

Oliver Widger is a former tire company manager turned sailor from Oregon. Last year he quit his corporate job of 11 years, liquidated his 401(k) and bought a sailboat with the intention to sail 2,400 miles all the way to Hawai’i. After 25 days at sea he arrived in Hawai’i on May 25th all while going viral and documenting his whole journey on social media.


In this episode we talk about his upbringing, barely graduating high school, working his corporate job for 11 years, the moments leading up to him quitting and deciding to sail around the world, his journey to Hawai’i, what’s next, and so much more. Enjoy!


Find Oliver here: https://www.instagram.com/sailing_with_phoenix/


Buy our merch on:

Official website: https://keepitaloha.com/


Support us on:

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kamakadias


Follow us on:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepitalohapod/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keepitalohapod

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@keepitalohapod

Comments 
In Channel
loading
00:00
00:00
1.0x

0.5x

0.8x

1.0x

1.25x

1.5x

2.0x

3.0x

Sleep Timer

Off

End of Episode

5 Minutes

10 Minutes

15 Minutes

30 Minutes

45 Minutes

60 Minutes

120 Minutes

#181 | Oliver Widger | Quitting his corporate job, sailing with Phoenix to Hawaiʻi, and going viral

#181 | Oliver Widger | Quitting his corporate job, sailing with Phoenix to Hawaiʻi, and going viral

Kamaka Dias