Did you go to a party last night and ask Karen, the other Expat Spouse across from you, how she managed her transition to Switzerland? And did Karen say: “Just reinvent yourself!”. This is a dreadful sentence to tell any newbie in a new place.  This sentence is advice you often hear when you lose your work or are still looking for a new job in Switzerland.  You are a New York, London, Frankfurt, or Mumbai professional. You have a career stamped on yourself. Telling you to reinvent yourself is like saying, “Why don’t you just run a marathon after recovering from COVID-19.” People make it sound so simple; it makes you feel guilty and shameful because it seems to […]

Having a Voice in the Sea of Noise In a highly digitalized corporate landscape, standing out isn’t about shouting louder—it’s about communicating with unmistakable clarity, authenticity, and soul. Whether you are a job seeker trying to cut through the algorithms, a global team leader building influence within your organization, or a people nerd ready to claim your space as a thought leader, you cannot afford to be invisible. Join our very own global mobility expert and branding strategist, Angie Weinberger, for our December Masterclass. This interactive, step-by-step workshop is designed to help you bring the “human touch” back into your professional footprint, conquer self-doubt, and build a standout brand that commands attention. Why This Masterclass Matters The professional space is […]

As a Global Digital Nomad, your greatest currency is visibility. In 2022, for International Women’s Day, I started the Red Couch Talks as a simple experiment to showcase women in Global Mobility. Today, 100 episodes later, the Red Couch is a global brand and we invite a diverse set of guests from Expat Spouses to nomadic researchers and international authors. The secret? I didn’t wait for a film crew or a perfect script. I forced myself into a rhythm. If you want to make a successful career as a nomad, you must stop “preparing” and start “publishing.” The “Red Couch” Philosophy: Quantity Leads to Quality Many experts get paralyzed by YouTube’s “Top of the digital food chain” status. They worry […]

These days, if you’re not on LinkedIn or any equivalent jobs platform, you’re either sitting on a large inheritance or seriously out of touch with the industry. For freelancers in particular and job seekers in general, having a digital presence is now perhaps as essential as being qualified to work, to begin with.

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