The Time Is Now

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  • TN29: Marcelle Yeager, expat partner in Santiago, Chile.

    Marcelle Yeager is American and lives in Chile. Prior to Chile, Marcelle and her husband also lived in Uzbekistan and Russia.

    Marcelle’s background is in strategic communication. When she and her husband agreed to take the first assignment abroad that he was offered, she quit her promising career back home and started taking some jobs and doing some freelance work in Uzbekistan but very soon she launched her first business. Today, Marcelle manages two companies,  ServingTalent and Career Valet.  Servingtalent is specifically designed to help military spouses find a job and build their professional success while moving from a country to another. Career Valet helps people looking for a job perfect their resume and adapt it to their career goals. Marcelle also writes blog articles for US News about the topics related to building a successful career. 

    Marcelle’s insights in this episode:

    • What has helped her make the decision to quite her job and go with her husband into this adventure.
    • How did she manage to fulfill her need to work and be active while relocating.
    • How she dealt with the pressure that exists in certain expat communities regarding working moms.

      • Marcelles’ book recommendation:

      Overwhelmed: Hot wot Work, Love, and Play when no one has the time by Brigid Schultz. 

      Find Marcelle Yeager:

      Web Serving Talent: www.servingtalent.com

      Web Career Valet: www.careervalet.com

      Blog articles: US News. 

      LinkedIn: Marcelle Yeager

      34 min
    • TN28: Dealing with high security risks and uncertainty. Sundae Schneider-Bean – Ouagadougou

      Sundae Scheider-Bean shares with her story but also her experience few days after the terrorist attack that occurred in Ouagadougou on January 15th, 2016. This wasn’t Sundae’s first crisis situation in expatriation, as she had also experienced from very close the Ebola crisis and the appraisals that led to Burkina Faso's political revolution. Although terrible events such as terrorist attacks are very extreme events that no one can really prepare for and that unfortunately could happen anywhere, especially nowadays, she could give us some great tips to handle critical situations related to security and uncertainties in countries called of "high risks".

      Sundae comes from the United States. While she was backpacking in her early 20s across Asia she met a guy who comes from Switzerland. She married him, joined him in his home country, took his nationality and raised 2 kids with him. During this interview, Sundae was living in Ouagadougou since 2013. After this interview, she went back to Switzerland with her children while her husband stayed in Burkina Fasso.

      Sundae is an intercultural specialist and a coach. She has helped individuals from over 40 countries go through transitions and change. She also works with multinational companies and NGOs to support their employees. Before starting her own business, Sundae was the head of Intercultural Management of a major company in Switzerland.

      Find Sundae Bean:

      Web: www.sundaebean.com

      40 min
    • TN27: Asetila Köstinger, expat partner in Ankara, Turkey.

      Asetila Köstinger comes originally from Albania and lives today in Ankara (Turkey). She was previously also living in Austria and Moldova with her husband and son.

      She holds a master in International Business and is completing a Doctorate of Philosophy in Management. Asetila is an EU project manager, trainer and an expert in international development. Astelia also manages her Austrian consulting and training company, Köstinger Consulting, that focuses in export management competitiveness, international marketing and intercultural management. While relocating with her family she took on various trainings and even worked for free to learn more about international development. Thanks to this experience she could add an extra added value to her portfolio and to her clients in international development..

      Glimpse on Asetila's insights in this episode:

      • How to tailor make a career in relocation.
      • How to get new skills in a new country and a new industry.
      • What are the advantages of being an expat partner.

        • Asetila's book recommendation:

        • Cultures and organizations: software of the mind by Geert Hofstede, Gert Jan Hofstede and Michael Minkov.

          • Find Asetila Köstinger:

          • Web: www.koestinger-consulting.com

            • 35 min
          • TN26: What is the expat lifestyle about? Alison Cavatore – Arizona










            For some reason, I never considered the fact that I was an expat all my life until I started Tandem Nomads. The term "expat" and "expatriation" was never so much in my vocabulary.
            I have been wondering what does it really mean to be an expat, what is this lifestyle about, can we call it a culture? Is it an identity? Why do expats have sometimes a tendency to stick more often together than with the locals, although their expat friends may often themselves come from other countries than their own?
            In order to discuss this topic, I invited Alison Cavatore.
            Alison couldn’t be a better guest to discuss the topic of expatriation and global living as she was raised in various countries such as the Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Canada and is the founder and CEO of the Global Living Magazine.














            Find Alison Cavatore:
            Website: Global Living Magazine









            33 min
          • TN25: “Be forgiving and be kind to yourself.” Leah Evans – Asunción
            Leah has been living abroad for the last eleven years. She lived in Tbilisi, Quito, Kyiv, and now she lives in Asuncion, Paraguay with her husband and 4 kids. Leah has a Masters degree in Liberal Studies and a Masters in Elementary Education. While relocating from a country to another, she created the company After School Plans that provides resources, classes, and tutoring to expat children. Those resources include for example a Relocation Workbook (a fun workbook to help children process a transition) and many other educational packages. The plans are grade-level ideas for supporting education at home. Leah is also the editor of “Raising kids in the Foreign Service“.
            Glimpse on Leah’s insights in this episode:

            * How to involve the kids in the move and the transition.
            * How to deal with difficult culture shock.
            * What was her perspective of the political crisis in Ukraine in 2014 and how she experienced her evacuation with her family.

            Leah’s book recommendations:

            * Raising kids in the Foreign Service by Leah Evans.
            * The Expat Activity Book by Jodi Harris.

            Find Leah Evans:

            * www.afterschoolplans.com

             
            32 min
          • TN24: How to write the resume that will get you to your dream job. Anna Sparks – Quito










            It is not easy for expat partners to find jobs and build a career while regularly moving from a country to another. It doesn't make it any easier when expat partners' resumes are not presented in an appealing and relevant way to employers!
            Get ready from now on to craft a super powerful resume that will sell your skills and experiences in the most compelling way to get the job you want!
            In this episode with Anna Sparks, you will find an impressive number of tips that you can implement right away to improve your resume and make sure that employers see that you are THE employee they need. You will also find many great insights on how to deal with specific issues related to being an expat partner:

            * How to explain that you haven't worked for so long and how to fill the gaps in your resume timeline?
            * How to make your experience as a stay at home mom and trailing spouse an asset and not an excuse?!
            * How transparent and upfront can you be about the fact that you are a trailing spouse?
            * How to complete the skills that are missing in your resume?
            * If you are looking for a job before you move to a new country, how to make sure that employers don't get discouraged when they see that your current contacts are not in that country?














            Anna Sparks, who delivers to you in this episode all these extremely valuable tips, has been an expat partner herself, she comes from the US. She previously lived in Bulgaria, Malawi, Costa Rica and Nicaragua before coming back to the US. Every time she moved, she had to fight hard to get a job, but she managed to work in every country. This says a lot on how talented she was at selling herself on a resume. When her office in Quito closed, they asked her to help all the staff with their resume, cover letters, interview skills, and getting over the shock of being let go.













            Here are some of the online resources mentioned by Anna in this episode:

            * Get easily the skills you are missing for your dream job: www.coursera.org
            * Get a local number: Vonage, Skype, Ooma, Magic Jack














            Found this page and episode useful? Share it with your friends! 









            47 min
          • TN23: “Don’t bury your needs, speak up for yourself.” Evelyn Simpson – Edinburgh










            Evelyn is Scottish and was an expat for 26 years, living in the US (twice), Hong Kong, Zurich, Shanghai and Brussels.
            Her early expat years were driven by her love for adventure and her career as an investment banker.  By the time she had her first daughter, she was ready to put banking aside and try something new. With all these multiple moves and a young family to take care of she struggled to find the right thing for her. So she volunteered, studied and even became a yoga teacher. But, as much as she enjoyed those things, none of them was really what she wanted to do. Eventually, Evelyn realized that she consistently enjoyed helping other expats in their transition to expat life. So she trained as a coach in 2010 and started her own coaching practice. In 2013 she joined forces with another coach, Louise Wiles, and set up the company Thriving Abroad.
            Glimpse on Evelyn's insights in this episode:

            How she managed to build a healthy financial management within her couple.
            What were the secrets of their mutual understanding and support.
            Why it is so important to expresse our needs even if our family comes first.
            How it is for her to be back "home" after 26 years of expatriation.

            Evelyn online ressource:
            Google!
            Evelyn book recommendation:
            A portable identity by  Debra R. Bryson
            Third Culture Kids by Ruth E. Van Reken and David C. Pollock
            Find Evelyn Simpson:
            Web: www.thrivingabroad.com
            Facebook: Thriving Abroad
            Twitter: Thriving Abroad
            Facebook group: Expat Partner Online Coffee









            41 min
          • TN22: Let us be grumpy for a bit! Grumpy Expat with Alison Trainer – Zurich










            In Tandem Nomads episodes I often insist on the importance of being positive, flexible and tolerant in order enjoy our expat life. However, I also know that we might sometimes feel under pressure to always sound positive and not express how we really feel in our host countries when things get too difficult or frustrating.
            To discuss this topic, I brought to you Alison Trainer, who created a private group on Facebook called Grumpy Expat that counts over 2000 members!













            Grumpy Expat is a space where expats can feel free to let their frustrations, negative thoughts, sadness, and grumpiness out without fearing to be judged (there are some common rules of conduct though of course). But it is also a space where expats can find attentive ears and support to go through the challenges of expatriation.
            In this Episode, Alison tells you more about this group, why and how she came up with this idea, how it works and how it can be helpful when expats feel down. She also shares with you her personal story and her experience as an expat.
            Besides being the founder of the Grumpy Expat Facebook group, Alison is a talented soprano, a singing actress, she has been performing in various operas in the US and Switzerland. She is also a trained dancer and a certified yoga instructor. Alison comes from the US and lives in Switzerland with her family.


























            Find out more about Alison Trainer and her group:
            Facebook group: Grumpy Expat
            Website: Alison Trainer's Personal Website









            36 min
          • TN21: Slow down and savour, you might then see windows that you haven’t noticed before.” Jodi Harris – Yokohama
            Jodi Harris is American, grew up in Texas Austin, since then she has been living in Madagascar, Washington DC and today she lives in Japan with her husband and three kids.
            Jodi graduated from her Masters in Social Work and started her career as a clinical social worker, she provided counseling and psychotherapy to immigrants in the US. When her husband got his first job abroad, she was pretty sure that she would easily be able to convert her skills to the countries were they would be moving to. It turned out to not be that easy, but Jodi took the time to define her strengths and reflect on herself. By the end of her first year in Madagascar, she started her coaching business, called World Tree coaching, that she has been since taking with everywhere she went. Jodi is also the author of “The Expat Activity Book“.
            Glimpse on Jodi’s insights in this episode:

            How to build the right mindset to be resistant to challenges.
            How she managed a tough evacuation as her son got very sick.
            How she built a new identity and stability for herself.

            Jodi’s habits in relocation:

            Exercising
            Meditating

            Jodi’s online ressources:
            Facetime, Facebook, Instagram.
            Jodi’s book recommendations:

            Where ever you go, there you are, by Jon Kabat-Zinn
            The Expat Activity Book. 20 personal development exercises for gaining insight and maximizing your potential where ever you are. by Jodi Harris.

            Find Jodi Harris:
            Twitter: @WorldTreeCoach
            Facebook: World Tree Coaching
            37 min
          • TN20: Introduction to Personal Leadership (PL) with Pari Namazie, Vienna.
            I often say that one of the main purposes of Tandem Nomads is to help expat partners take the leadership of their lives.
            Today, I want to introduce to you one of the very specific and practical ways to do it. It is called Personal Leadership or PL. When my friend Pari introduced me for the first time to Personal Leadership through a workshop, I totally fell in love with its principals as I believe that they could help anybody in this world be happier and reach his or her goal.
             If I tried to use my own words to define what is PL, I would say that it is a personal development technique, a management tool, a life style practice, a mindset and even a whole philosophy with very concrete exercises and methods to help individuals and even managers solve very practical but also emotional difficulties.
            I brought to you today my very dear friend Pari Namazi to tell you more precisely about how you can use PL to turn your challenges into great opportunities!
            Pari Namazie comes from Iran, she lives in Austria and has over 20 years of experience in HR and intercultural management. She is the managing partner of a business consulting company called Atieh International that provides expertise for companies who want to develop their business in the MENA region. Pari is also the co-founder of the NGO Simorgh, which purpose is to foster the friendship and cultural exchange between Europe and Iran. And last but not least, Pari is a speaker and a trainer, she actually teaches the principals of Personal Leadership to those who want to take the leadership of their lives!
            The book on Personal Leadership by founding members:

            Personal Leadership, a world of difference by Barbara F. Schaetti, Sheila J. Ramsey and Gordon C. Watanabe.

            Find more info on Personal Leadership:

            * Personal Leadership Seminars

            Find Pari Namazie:

            * LinkedIn: Pari Namazie

            39 min

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