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Have you been dwelling on one or many business ideas but did nothing about it? You need to stop this! "Get answers by DOING instead of thinking" In order to do so, it might help you to understand the three most common reasons people do not bring their business idea(s) to reality. I will also share with you what to do instead if you want to turn your business idea into reality! This episode is also available in a blog format: Click here to find the article What you will learn What are the three things to avoid if you really want to turn your business idea to reality What to do instead to define and start your portable business Why it is best to act rather than think Resources and inspiration Check out related podcast episodes and important info on the topic: How to find your niche & become the go-to-expert – Marielle Evertsz How to describe your business in an effective way and attract clients Questions you need to ask when conducting your client survey 10 ways to get

If you wonder what it takes to start your own portable business, or if you doubt if you can do it, this episode is for you! Emily Rogers will share with you how she found her business idea, tested it, launched it, and learned from her clients to keep growing it, all of this in just one year! “I asked myself what kind of role model do I want to be for my daughters.” But there is another bonus she did not expect from starting her business, which is how it allowed her to grow personally, as a woman and as a mom. In this episode, Emily will share how starting her business changed her. You will also hear some of the surprising conversations that her business has led her to have with her daughters, and how she changed the way she communicates with them thanks to that. Emily Rogers comes from Australia and has been living overseas for 20 years. She met her husband in New Zealand while working in hotel management. She had then shifted her career becoming an HR manager for Greater China in a professional servic

Loss of identity, loss of confidence, feeling guilty of wanting more, wondering what to do in order to find a source of fulfillment and revenue while living on the move… These are some of the common challenges that expat spouses experience as they try to continue to build their career while supporting their partners’ career and taking care of the family through multiple transitions.The most common advice to expat spouses often involves the term “reinvention”! A lot of expat spouses are in fact encouraged to reinvent themselves: get new degrees, learn more languages, volunteer and venture into new fields or even take jobs that are underqualified for them.“Finding sense of stability and purpose on the move cannot happen if expat spouses have to reinvent themselves after each move!”Let’s put the spotlight on this big mistake of thinking that we should reinvent each time “who we are” professionally (or even personally) in order to build a career abroad. In fact, that will only lead to more frustrations, disappoin

It is already quite difficult to keep up with our goals and grow our businesses when life is so busy, but it can get even more complicated when living abroad and moving from one country to another. Mariam Ottimofiore shares how she managed to commit to her goal, finish, publish and promote her book while going through a messy transition and moving with her family from Dubai (UAE) to Accra (Ghana). “I had to finish this, I owed it to myself!” Mariam Ottimofiore is a Pakistani expat who has spent the past 17 years living abroad in the US, UK, Germany, Denmark, Singapore, UAE and Ghana. She is an economist, writer, researcher, author and blogger at ‘And Then We Moved To’ in which she explores expat life, raising multicultural and multilingual children, and world travel. Her newly published book ‘This Messy Mobile Life; How a MOLA can help globally mobile families create a life by design’ (Summertime Publishing 2019) is the first book in the expat genre that ties in multicult

Nomad Nation! Tandem Nomads started in November 2015 with the mission to support expat partners turn their dual career  challenges into a successful portable business. Since then, we have been on such an amazing journey together and made so much progress! This was only possible thanks to  those of you tuning in, taking action and to your precious feedback. I am so grateful to you for that. Every year I publish a survey to understand where you are on your journey and how I can support you. But this time, I have made it super short and simple to answer, your time is truly valuable and appreciated! Please click the link below to answer these quick questions. There is nowadays so much content out there and I can imagine that it can get overwhelming. That is why I am committed to focus on quality versus quantity! In fact, it is so important for me to make sure to provide you the quality support you need. And I can only do that if I can know what are your next goals and challenges to grow a successful portable bus

What are the differences between being a digital nomad and running a portable business, especially as an expat spouse? What can expat spouses learn from how digital nomads run their career and businesses on the move? You will discover in this episode some surprising differences but also important learning lessons from digital nomads to expat spouses who want to build a portable career. To discuss this topic, I invited Katharina Von Knobloch who ran an interesting survey to understand the difference between digital nomads and expat partners.  You will discover some very surprising facts! “Why is the media so positive when covering digital nomads and so negative when it comes to expat partners’ career?” Katharina von Knobloch is an Expat Partner Coach helping women in transition around the world. She is on a mission to empower relocating spouses to find their own professional identity. As an expat partner herself, she has lived and worked in five different countries and has used her own experiences

Are you focusing on the wrong things in your  business? Every other episode on Tandem Nomads is solely focused on providing you very practical business and marketing tips designed to helped grow a successful portable business. Here are the top 3 most popular marketing and business episodes from the first half of 2019 that will help you focus your energy and attention on the right things in order to grow your portable business effectively. 1. How to keep attention and attract clients when you explain what you do Do you sometimes hesitate or struggle when you have to describe effectively your business in a networking event or on your marketing materials (ex: website, sales page, brochure?) You do not have to worry about this anymore! “Knowing the exact vocabulary that your clients use to express their needs is key!” In this episode, I will share with you very practical templates you can use to describe your business, product or service and attract more clients or referrals! → Click here to list to the full epi

You will not be able to grow a truly sustainable portable business if you do not put self-care and your health at the center of your priorities and the way you run your daily routines. In this episode you will hear a selection of previous episodes where these guests share with you some great insights and inspiration on this topic: Keeping up with your business in situations of personal crisis – with Allison Hamilton-Rohe Allison Hamilton-Rohe is a Personal Style Coach, Founder and CEO of DailyOutfit. She created a unique, trademarked formula to help customers create a personal style they inhabit with ease. She comes from the United States. Before moving abroad and launching her portable business, she used to work in medical advertising developing campaigns for major corporate brands. Allison is a global nomad, TCK and expat spouse who lived in Belgium, the UK and The Netherlands where she turned her business into a portable model. At time of this interview, she is back to the US, living in Silver Spring, MD w

Nomad Nation, it is time to live in our century and be innovative! There are some skills that are nowadays in high demand and that can be so easily turned into a profitable and portable business. I would love to see more expat partners take the opportunity to venture into these fields. If you are not afraid of stretching your comfort zone or learning some tech and hard skills, this is your opportunity to find some great success! If you already have a business, this will help you know what tasks and expertise you should delegate wisely to grow. What you will learn: What skills that would be a great business opportunities for expat spouses Why it is important to consider these skills What you need know when you go into one of these business ideas This episode is also available in a blog format: Click here to find the article Resources and inspiration: 3 Reasons Why Starting a Business is THE Solution for Expat Partners The 25 most in-demand technical skills of 2019, according to LinkedIn These are the 10 m

Here are the top 3 guest episodes of the first part of 2019! Interestingly, they are all closely related to the journey of reinvention and building a strong identity while living on the move and creating your own source of growth and happiness! From identity loss to a thriving portable business in sustainable energy – With Michael Ginsberg Michael Ginsberg is a sustainability professional with expertise in green buildings, solar PV, energy policy, and government relations. He also serves as an energy management trainer and policy advisor for the U.S. Department of State on issues of energy diplomacy. Through his firm, Mastering Green, he has advised the New York City Mayor’s Office of Sustainability and Long Term Planning and the UN Development Program on climate change adaptation measures in NYC and West Africa. Michael is also the author of Harness It: Renewable Energy Technologies and Project Development Models Transforming the Grid. → Click here to list to the full episode. “To reinvent yourself, you nee

Do you find yourself often worrying or being really upset about a client’s rejection or people unsubscribing from your mailing list? This needs to stop!“Focus on conversions instead of rejections!”In this episode, you will understand why it is a dangerous mindset to have and how you can turn this around in order to grow your business.What you will learn:Why focusing on rejection will kill your business3 tips to deal with rejection and attract clientsHow you can take advantage of rejectionsThis episode is also available in a blog format:Click here to find the articleResources and inspiration:How to create free content that will grow your portable businessWhat door-to-door sales taught me about entrepreneurshipTake action now:Subscribe to the podcast show on your podcast appDownload your free guidebook to grow a successful portable business. Click here

Expat spouses and their dual career challenges are not taken seriously by companies and regulators. This has to change! One of the major reasons comes from the fact that there are not enough market studies and data on the expat population in general and expat partners in particular. In fact, in order to advocate for better support and better regulations that will allow expat spouses to build their own safety net on the move and create their own sustainable careers and businesses, we need more data to show the decisions makers why it matters. “The only way to avoid bias and be taken seriously was to get real data and professional analysis” With Alix Carnot, we discuss how she and her team are tackling this issue and how you can contribute to help change this situation! Alix Carnot comes from France where she graduated from the prestigious schools of Sciences Po and HEC.  She built a successful career in one the biggest French electrical companies before moving abroad with her husband. After eight

What do door-to-door sales have to do with succeeding as an entrepreneur? About 15 years ago, I held a position selling encyclopedias door-to-door with a publishing company called Southwestern. That job is now long in the past, but the lessons I learned during that period have shaped my understanding business and sales, and they continue to influence my career as an entrepreneur. “If you don’t like something change it; if you can’t change it, change the way you think about it” – Mary Engelbreit I truly believe that I owe much of the success I’ve experienced with my own portable business to the insights I gained all those years ago! In this episode, I want to look back in time and share my real-world education with you! I’ll explain the 5 lessons from my experience selling encyclopedias door-to-door that I hope will also help you in your entrepreneurial journey! What you will learn: 5 important lessons to succeed as an entrepreneur How you can implement the right practices for success and growth One thing t

If you have a great business idea that requires some coding and you are not a tech savvy, you might get discouraged and never launch it. In this episode, you will get some great inspiration from Nicole Blyth who shares how she went from being a massage therapist with no knowledge in tech or coding to developing her own app designed to help expats settle in their new home. You will also learn about the steps and tools that will help you build the foundations of a successful startup. “If I could do it, you can do it too!” Nicole Blyth is the founder of RelocateGuru a social network to share local tips and connect with your community before you arrive. After moving 16 times in her life she found it even more difficult when moving with a toddler for her husband’s job and wondered why it takes so long to organize a move and feel at home with all the technology we have available. So she dropped her career as a massage therapist, went back to university and got a Masters in International Marketin

Do you feel resistant to putting yourself out there through social media, video, networking or even sending your newsletter consistently? Know that it will be very difficult to grow a successful portable business if you do not accept to face these fears or resistance and get out of your comfort zone. “Putting yourself out there is not about yourself” But how can you do that when it is so ingrained in you? It is all about baby steps! And this is what we will cover in this episode. What you will learn: Why it is important to put yourself out there What need to happen in order to make that mental shift 6 tips to help you get out of your comfort zone This episode is also available in a blog format: Click here to find the article Take action now: Share in the comment: what has been holding you back from putting yourself out there and what will you do about it? Download your free guidebook to grow a successful portable business: Click here

Never underestimate the power of community for your personal development and your business growth! In this episode, you will discover the inspiring story and insights of Jannie Aasted Skov-Hansen, the founder of an amazing tribe of global nomads called Here We Are Global. This episode will be particularly useful to you if you are looking to build a social business around a mission you truly believe in, it will also help trigger some ideas on how you can create a powerful tribe around your vision! “If you have an idea, start somewhere. Don’t wait to have all the answers!” However, this episode will also be interesting to you if: You feel lonely in your search for career or purpose and are looking to connect locally with like-minded global nomads and expat spouses who are familiar with these challenges You are a life or career coach and want to know how you can help this community with yourskills and grow your coaching business through this platform Metaphor used by Jannie during the interview o

Marketing is not about selling, it is about caring: Marketing is about knowing your customer well, listening to their feedback and delivering your promise. You need to make sure you get the results you promised your clients and can prove them to those who are interested in your services or products! “Marketing does not stop when you sell” Are you collecting testimonials and are you doing it effectively to grow your business? What you will learn: How do testimonials and case studies help you grow your business How to make it easy for clients to give you relevant and powerful testimonials What are the different formats you can use to collect interesting testimonials What are the various ways you can use testimonials and case studies to support the growth of your business This episode is also available in a blog format: Click here to find the article Resources and inspiration: Check out Tandem Nomads testimonials Check out Tandem Nomads client case study Waiting list for the Business Idea Accelerator 3 Cr

If you are a published author and you’re struggling to increase your book sales, or if you are considering writing a book, this episode is for you! If you never thought of publishing your book, know that this episode is also for you; publishing and selling books can be a very rewarding experience but also a fantastic way to gain credibility in your field. However, as much as technology has made it easier to publish and promote a book, making revenue out of books sales can be quite challenging. “Don’t try to crowdfund before you have a crowd” In this episode, Lisa Ferland and I will help you figure out what you need to do before, during and after you launch your book in order to grow your sales. Lisa Ferland helps indie authors crowdfund their books on Kickstarter and IndieGoGo and self-publish their books with style. Lisa is American living in Sweden where she moved with her husband and started her family. Her background is in public health consulting but during her journey in Sweden she develop

It is not easy to find the right like-minded peers when growing a portable business, working remotely and living on the move. However, it is very important to surround yourself with people who can bring you the feedback, energy, motivation, accountability and knowledge you need to grow your business. “You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with” – Jim Rohn In this episode, I will share with you how to surround yourself with the right people, find your accountability peers or run a mastermind to thrive in your entrepreneurial journey. What you will learn: What not to expect from your immediate social circles What is the first thing to do to find the right people to support you in your business How to make sure to choose the right peers to exchange with on a regular basis How to organize an accountability partnership or a mastermind that truly helps you take your business to the next level Resources and inspiration: Families in Global Transitions Tandem Nomads Facebook Group Ta

Going through transition and developing who we are in the mix of it! Here is another great challenge that expats and global nomads need to learn how to deal with while living on the move, especially when taking care of a family and trying to grow a sustainable portable business. In fact, there are so many questions, identity crisis and practical challenges that need to be addressed in order for us to make the best of this experience and adapt to all the different environments and cultures we get exposed to. How do we build stability when everything around us is constantly changing? “During a challenging transition you do not always see the best version of you but you get to learn so much about yourself!” – Jerry Jones It was such a great pleasure to invite Jerry Jones to discuss this fascinating and important topic for expats. Jerry Jones is an American Transition Specialist with Leadership Development International who lives with his wife and two children in Qingdao, China. He provides trai