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Emilia Puentes is a stop motion and paper artist originally from Wisconsin.  Emilia co-owns  Pairem with her business partner, Natalie, the brand director who takes care of all things marketing for Pairem.

Pairem creates eye-catching visuals with the magic of stop motion and paper animation. It's a creative production partner for agencies and for brands who want more motion and magic in their marketing strategy.

When she's not working on her creative business she's usually doing something with her hands like coloring, crocheting, and photography - creativity is in her soul. 

Emilia and I talked about:

• How a job opportunity for her husband was a chance for her to freelance full time
• Her approach to sharing her work on IG and getting noticed by large brands
• How LinkedIn is in some ways better than IG for her visual business
• Working permission with a Blue Card visa
• How often she had to pitch to get her first two German projects
• How feeling isolated as an expat lead her to her business partner
• The process and services they used to start their GbR (and what that is) and how much it costs
• The clever productized offering for brands they created (launch)
• Why it’s never to late to get started with something your passionate about
• MCBW in Munich
• The power of networking

You can find this episode and all episodes as well as show notes for each at https://thegermanylist.de/the-germany-expat-business-show-podcast/

Starting or running a business in Germany as a foreigner? Already running an online business in Germany as an expat? Wanting to grow your German-based business? Working as a freelancer in Germany? You'll love my guide with over 30 resources for expat business owners in Germany.

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In this episode, I had a fun and insightful conversation with Genevieve Retzlaff about her journey from being a successful HR professional in Montreal to moving to Germany and starting her own business, Grow Better Together.

We discussed:

• How 3 years of ‘reflection’ helped her refocus building her career
• How she built her coaching business using a combination of networking and targeted advertising
• Building momentum by working with clients in her home country while building up a local client base in Germany
• The importance of authenticity, leadership and female empowerment, and the benefits of self-leadership.
• We also touched on harnessing the power of websites and how she expanded her network through industry groups and platforms.

Genevieve shared her experience transitioning from the corporate world to freelancing and how her passion for coaching led her to create Grow Better Together.

We also discussed the growth of Grow Better Together, and how Gen leads a remote team that works collaboratively to create offers and share opportunities.

We shared insights on embracing the possibility of failure and surrounding oneself with quality people for support and guidance.

If you're interested in learning more about Genevieve's journey and the insights she's gained along the way, be sure to tune into this episode of the Germany Expat Business Show.

You can find this episode and all episodes as well as show notes for each at https://thegermanylist.de/the-germany-expat-business-show-podcast/

Starting or running a business in Germany as a foreigner? Already running an online business in Germany as an expat? Wanting to grow your German-based business? Working as a freelancer in Germany? You'll love my guide with over 30 resources for expat business owners in Germany.