Our team features people from across the globe who are driven to share their experiences of living overseas. They are the lifeblood that makes Escape Artist possible, bringing you the stories, advice, and beautiful images that our readers love!
Publisher/Editor
Escape Artist Publisher/Editor David Lepeska has lived on five continents and visited too many countries to count. Midwest-born and raised, he moved to New York in his early 20s and was driven into journalism after witnessing the horror of the 9/11 attacks. He interned at New York City tabloids and the UN before moving halfway around the world to begin his first full-time reporting job, for an English-language daily in Kashmir, India. Read More >>
Publisher/Editor
Publisher/Editor Aaron Kenedi is an editorial professional with more than two decades of experience creating bestselling and award-winning magazines, books, and websites for the world’s biggest names and brands. He was the former Editor-in-Chief of Print magazine, one of the oldest and most respected design publications in America, and the lead editor of bestselling books by notable figures including Oprah Winfrey, Al Gore, and Kobe Bryant. Read More >>
Michael K. Cobb
Michael K. Cobb is the CEO and co-founder of ECI Development which has properties throughout Latin America. He speaks all over the world on international real estate. Read More >>
Joel M. Nagel
Joel M. Nagel is an international lawyer and entrepreneur focusing his practice in the area of asset protection, cross-border transactions, second citizenship programs and global investment. Read More >>
Rich Checkan
Rich Checkan is the President of Asset Strategies International. He oversees the operations, administrative, sales, and marketing departments, as well as serving as ASI’s Compliance Officer. Read More >>
John Constantine
John Constantine is a contemporary artist from Tampa, Florida that merges the mesmerizing and proprietary material of carbon fiber, with the technological advancements of blockchain and NFTs. Read More >>
Eryka Gemma
Eryka Gemma is a Founder at Timelock Ventures. She is well known in the Miami tech scene for opening Miami’s first Bitcoin Center in 2018 with a goal of making Miami the crypto capital of the Americas. Read More >>
Jack Lannom
Jack Lannom is the founder and CEO of People First International. His company helps business leaders overcome the two greatest obstacles to achieving their goals: low engagement and poor execution. Read More >>
Michal Ptáčník
Michal finished his Law and Jurisprudence degree at the Faculty of Law at Charles University. On July 13, 2022, Michal was appointed as the new Minister of Justice of Liberland. Read More >>
Paul Rosenberg
Paul Rosenberg has been deeply engaged with cryptography and cryptography-based projects since the first cypherpunk era and co-founded the Cryptohippie Anonymous VPN. Read More >>
Alex Voss
Alex is a Senior Advisor of the Free Private Cities Foundation. He has a background in investment banking and became the CFO of TIPOLIS Corporation from its beginning. Read More >>
Luigi Wewege
Luigi Wewege is the President of award winning Caye International Bank headquartered in Belize and published author of The Digital Banking Revolution book which is now in its third edition. Read More >>
Dr. Jack Wheeler
Dr. Jack Wheeler, the “Real Life Indiana Jones” according to the Wall Street Journal, is both a professional philosopher and a professional adventurer leading expeditions all over the planet for decades, via his company Wheeler-Windsor Expeditions. Read More >>
Jamie Alleyne
Jamie Alleyne is Managing Partner of Blue Marble Citizens and CEO of Jamie Alleyne & Associates. She is a business and lifestyle migration specialist.
Christopher Braun
Christopher K. Braun maintains a solo, small, and exclusive internationally oriented tax practice serving high wealth persons and their international tax strategy.
Kirk Chisholm
Kirk Chisholm is a Wealth Manager and Principal at Innovative Advisory Group (IAG), an independent Registered Investment Advisor.
Maurice Glazer
Maurice M. Glazer has been a financial advisor for over 40 years. He has written many articles and publications and has appeared on Syndicated TV and many local broadcasts.
David Spencer
David K. Spencer CPA provides global clientele with tax compliance and business structuring services, and also has a specialty in the digital asset industry.
Mili Tepavac
Milica has a master’s degree from the University of Technical Science (Department for Industrial Engineering) in Novi Sad, Serbia. She is a hypnotherapist allowing her to combine all her passions and talents.
Richard C. Wilson
Richard has 6 million followers and has spent $25M over the past 16 years hosting 250+ live events for his private investor club called Family Office Club.