Tandem Nomads - From Expat Partners To Global Entrepreneurs! Build A Successful Business And Thrive In Your Global Nomadic

So many expat partners bring a wealth of expertise and experience in terms of their professional skills, education, expertise, and experience to their globally mobile lives. However, when it comes to starting a successful portable business, this can lead to some big challenges. When you have a wide range of expertise and experience, it can be hard to focus on developing just one successful business. Knowing how to make the right choice for you is so important, not just to your business but to your own wellbeing. "Trust yourself, be authentic and things will happen for you." Nyna Caputi went from biotechnologist to filmmaker and activist before finding the business idea that she truly feels passionate about. Discover how she started The Expat Woman, a platform that has more than 13,000 subscribers and has hosted over 300 events worldwide. Nyna shares her professional and personal journey and what her tips are for finding the right idea, starting a business and keeping it going, even in the face of apparent s

Research has shown that having a strong sense of purpose has real benefits for our physical and mental health, our relationships and even our life expectancy! Yet so often expat partners feel that it is somehow not okay for them to want ‘more’ from their globally mobile lives. This week, my friend and colleague Sundae Schneider-Bean and I are breaking down some of the big myths about finding your purpose. We’re explaining why not embracing your purpose is dangerous, how starting a business can help you find your purpose and why right now is the time to really start taking action, despite all the uncertainty in our world. If you are struggling with how you can make an impact on the world around you when you have to keep moving or want to feel more fulfilled despite not having a ‘typical’ career, this episode is for you! "Research shows that lack of purpose is life-threatening." Sundae is an intercultural specialist and solution-oriented coach. She is a member of the Forbes Coaches Council and host of the pod

Building a strong network can be a valuable asset to your business. However, networking is often looked at a way to “get” the right contacts that will “bring” you business. Today, I invite you to shift your perception of networking to “giving” and to building meaningful relationships that can grow your business for the long term.This is the subject of “The Go-Giver” - one of the best books I have read. It has been a huge influence on my own business journey.I am very honored to have Bob Burg, the author of this book as my guest on this week’s episode. Bob shares his insights on how “giving” the right way will make you a successful entrepreneur."Your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment"Bob is the author of a number of books on sales, marketing and influence, with total book sales of well over a million copies. He is also a much sought-after speaker at sales and leadership conferences. His book, The Go-Giver, coauthored with John David Mann, itself has

The expat life is amazing and can be full of incredible opportunities. However, it can create some very real and significant challenges for your career if you are constantly moving to follow your partner’s job.There are practical challenges like whether you can get a work permit with your visa status, whether your qualifications are accepted and then you can run into issues where employers don’t see the value of your international experience or simply don’t want to hire someone who is always on the move."Stop thinking about how far you could have come, start figuring out what you can do now."All of this can lead to some serious issues with your sense of identity, your relationship with your partner and your wellbeing.It does not have to be that way! Yes, the expat career curse is a real thing but there are things you can do to overcome it, to find personal fulfillment and purpose and financial independence.This week, I’m going to tell you three big things you can do to break the career curse and change your t

Building confidence with your identity and feeling that you belong when you are living on the move can be incredibly challenging. It can be even harder to cope with if you feel discriminated against.In this episode, bilingual expat and diversity coach, Ellen Wagner shares her steps to gaining confidence in your identity, especially when you feel marginalized or are in a minority. She also explains how feeling empowered and owning who you are can help you succeed personally and professionally, as well as how doing this work can help you be ready to speak up when you experience discrimination."It all starts with embracing your identity and getting comfortable with being different."Ellen Wagner runs Cross-Cultural Bridges. She helps expats grow on their (life) journey, keeping their orientation and overcoming their inner barriers. Ellen also helps individuals from minority backgrounds gain confidence and feel empowered to share their voice and be visible.With African-American roots and growing up in Germany, she

Have you been contemplating for some time finding a busines idea to create your own source of revenue and fulfillment? And are you now having cold feet because of the economic challenges caused by the pandemic? "Don’t lose this huge opportunity to find a great business idea by looking at this crisis the wrong way!" Guess what? Instead of abandoning the idea, this is the perfect time for you to search and test the right business idea for you! In this episode, I will tell you why and give you some inspiration from other businesses that started right in the middle of a crisis. What You Will Learn What makes a crisis the perfect time to find the right business idea for you How you can find these opportunities in turbulent times Why you need to look for your business idea now even if the market is not ready for it This episode is also available in a blog format: Click here to find the article Resources And Inspiration: How I Built Resilience: Brian Chesky of Airbnb Zocdoc: Oliver Kharraz Shar

Instagram can be a great tool to get exposure for your business, build your audience and engage with your tribe.However, navigating the tool can be a little tricky and knowing how to attract followers can be a challenge."Your social media becomes powerful when you start making genuine connections"Carolyn Malasig is half Danish and half Filipino. She grew up in The Philippines where she was an international relations TV reporter before she met her husband and became a diplomat’s wife.Due to the conflict of interest and the nature of her husband’s job, Carol shifted her area of focus to multimedia and turned to freelance journalism. She also launched a blog called Almost Diplomatic where she writes about how one can live a good life without breaking the bank. This is also where she shares her travels and her daily adventures as a lifestyle journalist and a diplomat's wife.Carol is a savvy user of video content and is very active on Instagram where she had over 11,000 followers at the time of

Can a crisis really become an opportunity for your business? As the COVID-19 pandemic started, I shared some strategies to build a recession-proof business.One of the clients I was working with at the time implemented these strategies with remarkable results, despite incredibly challenging personal circumstances."As hard it was to find the energy and time to run a family and a business during lockdown, I could not give up working on my business, I had to double down on my efforts to adapt to the crisis."Marcelle Yeager runs Career Valet, which empowers mid- to senior-level professionals and executives to reach the next level of their career by strengthening their career narratives for their job search. She was just about to launch a new service targeting those who had a job but wanted to move when employers stared to cut jobs or put employees on furlough due to the pandemic.In this week’s episode, she shares how she quickly assessed the new challenges created by the pandemic and re-focused on serving her comm

Do you feel like being an entrepreneur is an endless learning curve? Do you often feel like you are just not making any progress towards achieving your goals?Understanding what type of entrepreneur and learner you are can help you feel less overwhelmed, find more balance, and take big steps forward in your business."Find the balance between being strategic and leaving space for spontaneity"In this week’s episode, I explain some different approaches to entrepreneurship and learning, and the advantages and challenges of each type. I am also sharing how being aware of these can make a huge difference to your business, helping you to adapt and to overcome perfectionism and procrastination, two huge barriers to success!What You Will LearnWhat type of entrepreneur and learner you areThe advantages and challenges of your typeHow to use this awareness to adapt, change your mindset and take actionResources And Inspiration:How to be smart and effective with the way you consume free contentThe Artist's Journey: The Wake

When running a business and as an entrepreneur, I strongly believe that is our responsibility to show up:as an individualfor your communityin times of crisiswhen we see social injustice such as racismBut it is often not easy to know what to do and how to show up effectively without getting overwhelmed.To discuss this topic, I am bringing you an expert in community leadership, Naomi Hattaway."Instead of using the word ‘ally’ use the word ‘antagonist’ but the work starts at your kitchen table"Naomi Hattaway is the founder of I Am A Triangle, an online community with thousands of globally located members with one thing in common – they have lived around the world, away from their passport countries. She also owns 8th & Home Real Estate and Relocation, a nationwide referral network, matching families on the move with real estate professionals who chase communities and not commissions.After living in several locations in the United States, her family (three kids, now in college and high school) moved overseas

Is your fear of rejection stopping you from getting out there and selling? Does the idea of sales make you feel anxious and uncomfortable?It can be very intimidating to put yourself out there to promote your product or service, but it is critical to your business success. You have got to be able to convert your business ideas and marketing efforts into revenue!" The more rejections you get the more sales you will make."In this episode, I am breaking down the practical steps you need to take to sell effectively, starting with developing a more positive mindset.My three essential rules for sales will help you challenge your own limiting beliefs and build effective strategies to turn your marketing into revenue.What You Will LearnPractical steps to turn marketing efforts into salesMindset shifts that will allow you to be more comfortable with sellingMy three secrets to selling in an authentic wayThis episode is also available in a blog format:Click here to find the articleResources And Inspiration:How to ge

Developing a sustainable, successful portable business as an artist brings some unique challenges. While many solopreneurs start with identifying a need and providing a solution, an artist’s business begins with a focus on themselves and their own self-expression. And for many people, art is a luxury, rather than an essential need.Despite these challenges, it is possible to build a successful online and portable business as an artist, and by using the same approaches to marketing as more traditional businesses!"As hard as it is to put myself out there consistently, I keep doing it because it simply brings results. "In this episode, artist Cath Brew explains how she found clarity of purpose and started her business, Drawn to a Story. As an illustrator and author, Cath brings to life what people feel but can't find the words to express. With a focus on Identity, Belonging and Expat Life, her work navigates around redressing the imbalance that 'otherness' creates.Cath is the author of the book,’ Living Elsewhere

Being consistent in your marketing is critical to winning clients and building a successful portable business. Despite this, so many entrepreneurs struggle to develop and deliver consistent marketing strategies. It is easy to talk about but so much harder to do, particularly alongside family and relocation challenges!If you have been trying multiple marketing strategies and nothing is working, or if you just can’t seem to get your marketing activity onto a regular schedule, then this is for you!"The difference between businesses that succeed and those thatdo not is consistency."In this week’s episode, I am breaking down the steps you need to take to show up consistently for your customers and to grow your business. From where to start to how to keep going when you’re short on time and energy, these tips are designed to make achieving consistency as simple and easy as possible.What You Will LearnWhat it means to be consistentWhat the four steps to achieving consistency areWhat mindset challenge you need to ove

Tandem Nomads is all about building a business that is truly portable so that you can have consistent revenue while living on the move.But there are some businesses that we might think of as being hard to deliver virtually. Interior design is typically one of those businesses that depend on a geographical location and physical transaction.In this episode, we have an interior designer who managed to crack the code of portability and deliver her interior design services virtually, allowing her to serve clients no matter where they are, or where she is."As hard as it is to put myself out there consistently, I keep doing it because it simply brings results. "Renata Carvalho will share how through thinking creatively and working consistently and with focus on her niche, she has been able to build a uniquely portable business, serving local and international clients from her current base in New York.Renata is a Brazilian interior designer and owner of RGC Projects. She lived in 4 different countries and 6 different

Maybe you have an idea for a portable business, but you do not know how or where to start to make it happen? Or perhaps you have lots of ideas, but you do not know which one to really pursue?You need to first start with getting clarity about what you are trying to achieve, and whether it is aligned to your life! It is so easy to rush into marketing plans for what seems to be a great idea without taking the time to work through the essential first steps to success."A problem well defined is a problem half solved"In this week’s episode, I am sharing the big questions you need to ask yourself to find clarity on your business idea and to work out whether or not it is truly viable and profitable for you. Find out whether your business idea falls within your ‘zone of genius’ and why skipping these important initial steps can be so tempting, but such a mistake!What You Will LearnWhere confusion usually comes fromWhat the three steps to getting clarity areWhat the key mindset to getting unstuck isThis episode is also

I am excited to bring to you the inspiring story of an expat partner who only managed to continue his career in journalism while moving aboard for his wife’s job opportunity, but also started an impressive entrepreneurial journey.After trying various different business ideas, Emmanuel Saint-Martin found a problem and a niche that he truly wanted to serve and grow."It is important to have clear goals but stay open to new opportunities"Emmanuel Saint-Martin is an author, French journalist, New York correspondent for the news channel France 24 and founder of the first medium for French expats in the US. In 2007, shortly after he moved to New York for his wife’s career opportunity at the United Nations headquarters, Emmanuel founded French Morning, a web-magazine for the French American community. Since then French Morning magazine has become French Morning Media Group with several brands under its belt and 6 magazine editions in the US (New York, Washington DC, Miami, Texas, Los Angeles), one edition in London (

This episode is recorded shortly after the murder of George Floyd, by Derek Chauvin, a white police officer. I felt deeply troubled to my core and had to ask myself how I wanted to show up. I realize that while I do not have all the answers, I can still use my voice to speak up."Empathy is not enough"In this episode, I also wanted to discuss with you the inevitable question: where is the fine line between business and politics?But, this has nothing to do with politics. This is about human lives that are at stake.As a business owner, you are an important part of the society and you make the society what it is.So instead, I just decided to show up and simply share how I feel, even if I do not have all the answers yet.Resources And Inspiration:Unlocking us - Brené Brown and Dr. Ibrahim KendiHow to be an Anti-racistGeorge Floyd: Why are there huge protests in the US and around the world?Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesDo the work: an anti-racist reading listShare Your Love!Do you enjoy listening to th

If you are starting your business, or trying to grow it, there are some things that can really hold you back. And if you don’t address them, they can stop your business from ever succeeding.This week I am taking you behind the scenes at Tandem Nomads and sharing how some of these things nearly stopped it from ever becoming a business. It is never easy to admit our mistakes, but I am going to tell you three things that I wish I had done very differently!"To succeed in business, you need to be hungry"I’m sharing these because I want you to avoid making the same errors - I talk to so many people who are still experiencing the challenges that I faced when I was starting out almost five years ago.I will explain what I did to overcome the challenges I faced and address the limiting beliefs that were holding me and Tandem Nomads back from success.What You Will LearnWhat the 3 classic mistakes that you can avoid areWhat the limiting beliefs behind them areWhat can be done to overcome those beliefsThis episode is

We often hear that being in a relationship requires tradeoffs and compromises.One of the most challenging compromises nowadays for most working couples around the world, and especially expat couples, is one partner giving up a successful career so that the other partner’s career can thrive.But does it really have to be this way?We know that in the long run this often leads to tensions in the relationship, causing resentment and loss of identity as well as financial vulnerability.Starting a portable business to allow the accompanying partner to also build a source of fulfillment and revenue on the move has been the foundation behind Tandem Nomads’ existence.However, for a business to succeed it needs real commitment. It often happens that expat partners cannot give their full attention to their business, especially when they have children, for the simple reason that they don’t have the right support system, but also because they do not feel supported by their own partner in this venture.In order to discus

In challenging times, showing up for your clients is even more critical than usual. It is not the time to go ‘missing in action’. Even if you cannot do business with them, your relationship with them is still crucial to your business. In fact, when times are tough, you need to really step up how you support and care for your community - you need to super serve to maintain and build your business!In this final episode of this three-part series on recession-proofing your business, we are focusing on the questions you need to ask to figure out the best way to show up for your clients, and how you can super-serve in effective ways to generate leads to grow your business too."Know the difference between super-serving your clients vs selling yourself short!"In this episode, you will learn how to determine how you can show up not just for your clients but also your community, and how to offer them value and support, without giving away your products/services. You will also learn how to secure leads for new business