ReloTalk

Expat Entrepreneur Amel Derragui empowers expat and relocation partners by helping Tandem Nomads establish careers that move! Too often Companies offer relocated spouses career assistance but miss the opportunity to help these supporting partners establish sustainable careers that will transfer with each new assignment.

Carl Slade is the first real estate agent I heard say out loud what I was thinking but afraid to say! He is the founder of Restate Ltd. in New Zealand and is on a mission is to elevate the real estate industry into a true profession --that home buyers and sellers can trust, and agents can truly be proud to be a part of as professionals, not salespeople.

Carl has been called "visionary, provocative and straight talking." And probably a few other choice words by his competitors! He is the author of "The Common Sense Approach to Sell Real Estate" that exposes the truths about how the real estate industry really operates in order to help clients protect their hard-earned equity when selling a home.

https://www.restate.nz/about/

While working for Bloomberg in London, Lynn Greenberg discovered the challenges of building a social network in an unfamiliar city. But like any great entrepreneur, she seized the opportunity to turn the challenges into an opportunity and created Pivt, a social app designed to go beyond the logistics of corporate relocation in order to address the often unmet emotional and social needs for relocated employees and their families.

Join our conversation as we discuss the challenges of finding more than a house but home in a new city especially with the additional challenges created by COVID.

If you have ever moved, are considering a move or if you are a real estate or relocation professional who serves those who do, join my conversation with Doreen Cumberford. A native of Scotland, her first job took her to London Cameroon, and Dubai and she has been a global nomad ever since--moving 27 times to 7 countries spanning 4 continents!Doreen eventually transformed her corporate role into an entrepreneurial career as a coach, speaker, and author including her most recent book “Life in the Camel Lane” chronicling her experience living in Saudi Arabia for 18 years with her husband and daughter.  She uses her Expat experience--including life in Saudi Arabia during 9/11--to help others navigate the challenges, harness the opportunities, and navigate the return "home" following an international assignment with ease and grace.Connect with her at www.DoreenCumberford.com to learn more!

Deepak Seth is a futurist and global technology leader based in Fort Worth, Texas. His extensive knowledge of emerging technologies combined with his gift for innovative and strategic thinking makes for an interesting conversation about the disruption technology will inevitably bring to the real estate industry.

We discuss the challenges and opportunities created by technology including The "Uber-ification" and "Amazon-ification" of industries in order to simplify processes and create consumer-centric services. The importance of meeting the changing needs and behaviors of today's consumers. The challenge of traditional commissions. Startling article in The Economist comparing real estate and stock market transaction costs. How virtual reality and gamification could improve the process of buying and selling a home.Following a C.O.V.I.D plan for crisis management.The importance of meaningful disruption and consumer-centric solutions.ReloTalk interviews are conducted live on Linkedin--connect with me to join the conversation!

Knowing how to express your value is critical. And few are better at teaching how to "Verb Your Values"  than Lila Smith!

Join us our Linkedin Live conversation as Lila shares:

Why she left NYC for Dallas

Why Entrepreneurs and Relocated Employees love Texas!

The Importance of knowing your Values and communicating them effectively

Finding and building community in a pandemic

Harnessing the power of "pain points" to build a business

The Power of "YouMap" for career fit and fulfillment by Kristin Sherry

Essential Values Real Estate & Relocation Professionals should convey to consumers

Tips for finding the "right" agent--shout out to Angela Buchen and Aaron Florez.

How REALTORS can benefit from YouMap and Lila's program #SayThingsBetter

Honorable mentions to Rachel Chang, Bri Crow, Katie Wallace, Fanny Dunagan, Jake Jordan, Kyle Burt, Joanna Wiesinger.

Follow Lila on Linkedin and at www.saythingsbetter.com

I thankfully stumbled upon Bob Burg and John David Mann's powerful book "The Go-Giver" after doing the right thing for a home seller but told by a manager I'd never be successful in real estate if I didn't put the broker's policies ahead of the consumer. I was crushed.

Thankfully, the "The Go-Giver" confirms that providing value and authenticity in service to others is the foundation of a powerful business philosophy. And it provided the encouragement I needed to leave the the brokerage, and within 18-months exceeded my 6-figure goal. 

Join me as my gracious guest Bob Burg explains the book's 5 Laws for Stratospheric Success as we discuss:

Making service--not money--the foundation of any business

How Realtors can harness the power of The Go-Giver philosophy

The danger of a Scarcity mindset

The difference between operating on a "competitive plane" vs a "creative plane."

How the number of lives you impact by providing significant value will lead to higher compensation

Making your win about those you serve

"Go-Giver" examples mentioned in this episode: Bruce Waller, Joanna Wiesinger, Jake Jordan, Steve Lester, Laura Agasian, Jake Melton

Hope you enjoy this episode--certainly one of my favorite interviews of 2020. And check out his free Go-Giver selling course at www.Burg.com.

Cath is an author, illustrator, and champion of others by helping Expats navigate  ‘otherness’ through IDENTITY and BELONGING. Her book, "Living Elsewhere" helps the globally mobile smile -- and those who serve them understand the challenges through her cleverly illustrated drawings of the good, bad and sometimes just pure craziness of ExpatLife.

Cath's mission is simple but profound: "to inspire reflection of self, engage with wisdom and intuition, create support for personal growth and encourage openness of heart towards people who are different to oneself."

Join our conversation as Cath shares how she helps Expats explore identity and belonging no matter where life leads!

https://drawntoastory.com/

Relocation is complicated, especially when it involves an international move. But add beloved pets to the mix during the midst of the COVID pandemic--well that takes things to a whole new level!

Sarah Black, Family in Global Transitions Co-director of Communications, and her husband Russell moved back to the UK just prior to the world-shutting down--creating quite the challenge for reuniting them with their beloved pups Freya and Ceili.

Join Sarah and international relocation coordinator Kelcey Shafer of PetRelocation.com as we discuss the importance and hurdles involved of successfully reuniting families with their pets. (Note: Freya and Ceili safely arrived in the UK shortly after our interview thanks the the incredible efforts of Kelcey and the Pet Relocation team!)

Successfully recreating one's social and professional circles following a move, especially when in support of a partner's career, requires quickly 'finding your tribe.'  And Navine Eldesouki's 2000+ member Facebook group, Coffee with Expat Women, is an amazing resource for connecting women literally around the world.

Navine shares what she's learned during her 20-years as an Expat which has taken her to 5 continents and 7 different countries. She currently lives in Dubai with her husband and their 4 children and understands what it takes to re-create life over and over again in an unfamiliar city!

Join our conversation as we discuss:

The high financial cost of relocation for a company--and how to prevent the high emotional cost to the relocated spouse/partner and family

The opportunities and challenges of Expat life in Dubai

Salma Altantawy's recent Linkedin Newsletter article

Getting outside of the "Expat Bubble"

The outdated term "Trailing Spouse," and what would be helpful for relocation professionals, employers, friends and collegues to understand about those of us who leave everything in support of a partner's career

Mobility advice for moms

Navine's "Shout Outs:"  Marina Malmberg of Sustainable Expatriation, and Amel Derragui of Tandem Nomads

Connect with Navine at www.CoffeeWithAnExpat.com

And join the Coffee with Expat Women Community--look forward to "seeing" you there!