ReloTalk

Robert Maisel's experience living, working and traveling around the world not only allowed him to learn 4 languages (Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, conversational Chinese) but inspired his career helping others embrace the opportunity created when moving to a new country. He offers cross-cultural training and consulting to organizations, global teams, and individuals in order to help prepare assignees and bridge the gap between successful and failed assignments.

Alexandra Galvez--better know as #AuthenticAlex to the Linkedin community --recently relocated to Berlin in the middle of a pandemic. But she knows a thing or two about starting over!

A company can invest 6-figures into the logistics of a move. However, if the emotional and social impact on the relocated employee are ignored, that investment is at risk.

If you work in HR or in Relocation, join my conversation today with Aaron Florez, President of Victory Relocation, and Annie Corolla, Director of Talent Acquisition at the international design firm HKS in Dallas, TX.  They both understand the unique challenges of moving to a metropolitan area that’s the size of Connecticut!

Dr. Anisha Abraham grew up in the U S as the daughter of South Asian immigrants. She studied at Boston university and completed her pediatric residency at Walter Reed hospital followed, a fellowship in Adolescent Medicine at Children's National Medical center in DC and a master's in Public Health at George Washington University.  She also earned the rank of US Army Lieutenant Colonel and has worked in universities around the world.

Annette Walters is former Expat and founder of the ReloWomen community for women moving for their own career or in support of a partner's.  I love her passion for those who relocate! She's also recently joined our team as a DOSS Social Agent and offers essential resources including trusted connections to real estate professionals for anyone considering a move!

Gabriela Encina is a licensed psychologist and certified coach with more than 18 years of experience providing counseling and coaching services to more than 300 expats worldwide. She combines both her professional training as well as the empathy and understanding gained as a global nomad to help others THRIVE in the challenges of expat life by offering the guidance needed to build meaningful relationships, reduce stress and manage anxiety.

I learned about Wendy Gilch and her startup www.SellingLater.com last year after attending Inman Connect in New York City.

In one word: Brilliant.

The best businesses ideas evolve when entrepreneurs seek to solve problems they've experienced. And the result is often a a smarter, more efficient and consumer-centric business model. Like Uber. Or Airbnb. 

However, the challenge for real estate innovators seeking to bring new ideas to the marketplace--It is difficult to innovate in a monopoly.  Unfortunately, the real estate industry often runs more like a cartel than a consumer-friendly business designed to maximize the home owner's investment. However, class-action lawsuits, actions by the DOJ, and innovative new companies like DOSS and Selling Later are poised to change the future of Real Estate and Relocation!

Join our conversation--and please share with us your thoughts!

Ami is the host of "Ami Tuckered Out" -- a podcast about the professional and personal lives of South Asians scattered around the world who through have carved their own unique path despite and share their successes and failures as well as their personal stories of growing up in South Asia.

Kathy Borys Sid​d​iqui​, founder of Active Action,​ ​has​ been an immigrant, a cross-cultural kid, a ​"​Re-pat​"​ and ​is ​currently​ ​an international ​"​Love-Pat​" living in Denmark​. ​ ​​Kathy ​understand​s​ the ​unique ​challenges that ​come with ​relocation, especially the importance of recognizing ​​the accompanying spouse/partner's individual skills and contributions to an assignee's success. And the importance of ensuring they thrive as they build new networks​,​ ​​find opportunities​ and forge a new identity​ in ​an unfamiliar​ ​city or country​.