Entrepreneurial Insights

29/04/2021

𝙀𝙋𝙄𝙎𝙊𝘿𝙀 𝟏3 - 𝙇𝙐𝙓𝙏𝘼𝙇𝙆𝙎 𝙋𝙊𝘿𝘾𝘼𝙎𝙏
In this episode I talked to Samantha Acton director of a franchise domestic cleaning business in the UK - Domestic Angels Franchising Limited

𝙒𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 :
✅ Deciding to leave the corporate world to launch her cleaning company,
✅ The fact that part of the decision was to keep a better work/life balance,
✅ The decision to transform the business into a franchise,
✅ The importance of putting processes an IT tools in place,
✅ Her Au Pair experience that helped her to become who she is today,
✅ Her new part time life on a sailing boat transformed as a floating office every Monday,
✅ And much more ....

𝘽𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙙 𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙚:
✅ Samantha is an unintentional entrepreneur,
✅ She gives people control of their time, lives and money through her business opportunities and philosophy,
✅ She loves to draw/write my goals and dreams on the shed walls to prove that acts of rebellion can be really positive

📌 To listen to the podcast: https://buff.ly/3aPq4sR
📌 To watch on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/dvv_4ts

In this episode I talked to Samantha Acton director of a franchise domestic cleaning business in the UK.𝙒𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 :✅ Deciding to le...

29/04/2021

𝙀𝙋𝙄𝙎𝙊𝘿𝙀 𝟏3 - 𝙇𝙐𝙓𝙏𝘼𝙇𝙆𝙎 𝙋𝙊𝘿𝘾𝘼𝙎𝙏
In this episode I talked to Samantha Acton director of a franchise domestic cleaning business in the UK - Domestic Angels Franchising Limited

𝙒𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 :
✅ Deciding to leave the corporate world to launch her cleaning company,
✅ The fact that part of the decision was to keep a better work/life balance,
✅ The decision to transform the business into a franchise,
✅ The importance of putting processes an IT tools in place,
✅ Her Au Pair experience that helped her to become who she is today,
✅ Her new part time life on a sailing boat transformed as a floating office every Monday,
✅ And much more ....

𝘽𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙙 𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙚:
✅ Samantha is an unintentional entrepreneur,
✅ She gives people control of their time, lives and money through her business opportunities and philosophy,
✅ She loves to draw/write my goals and dreams on the shed walls to prove that acts of rebellion can be really positive

📌 To listen to the podcast: https://buff.ly/3aPq4sR
📌 To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LHc7OWRAg7w

In this episode I talked to Samantha Acton director of a franchise domestic cleaning business in the UK.𝙒𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 :✅ Deciding to le...

07/01/2021

𝙀𝙋𝙄𝙎𝙊𝘿𝙀 𝟏𝟐 - 𝙇𝙐𝙓𝙏𝘼𝙇𝙆𝙎 𝙋𝙊𝘿𝘾𝘼𝙎𝙏
In this episode I talked to Jill Saville - Unlocking Possibilities an Executive Coach living in France and working in Luxembourg.

𝙒𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 :
✅ Moving from the UK to France,
✅ Setting up her own business in Luxembourg as an executive coach after having worked nearly 12 years in the public sector,
✅ The difficulty to sell yourself in a new country and new environment,
✅ How networking helped her gain visibility,
✅ How she provided free coaching sessions at the beginning so she could gain credibility
✅ The fact that coaching is a job and you should train to be one,
✅ The difference between mentoring & coaching.

𝘽𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙙 𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙚:
✅ Jill is a Process Communication practitioner and use PCM profiles as a basis to coach, develop and sometimes repair communications between people.
✅ As well as training and coaching she facilitates leadership groups of senior leaders who want to continually develop and stay ahead.
✅ She is also a proud volunteer as a mentor for the Aspire Foundation (UK), which is seeking to impact 1 billion women by 2020.

📌 To listen to the podcast: https://buff.ly/3nmNN7o
📌 To watch on Youtube: https://lnkd.in/dvHeqv7

In this episode I talked to Jill Saville an Executive Coach living in France and working in Luxembourg.𝙒𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 :✅ Moving from the...

24/09/2020

Happy to see that we already have 200 downloads of our podcast episodes

Interviews and Discussions with Entrepreneurs, Relocation/Global Mobility Specialists and Expats in Luxembourg 🇱🇺 and Worldwide.

18/09/2020

𝙀𝙋𝙄𝙎𝙊𝘿𝙀 𝟏𝟏 - 𝙇𝙐𝙓𝙏𝘼𝙇𝙆𝙎 𝙋𝙊𝘿𝘾𝘼𝙎𝙏
In this episode I talked to Kornelia Epping an immigration & relocation specialist as well an entrepreneur living & working in Austria.

𝗪𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 :
✅ Being raised by a father in the logistic business and who took her around Europe
✅ Her love for cultural diversity
✅ The difficulty to relocate to Austria as a German
✅ How she decided become an entrepreneur and to start a relocation business after seeing an interview on TV
✅ How she prepared for 1 year before launching her business
✅ The importance of networking to find new customers and be known on the market
✅ An much more

📌 To listen to the podcast: https://buff.ly/3hFvhnJ
📌 To watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/sixsFKaPMTI

15/09/2020

03/09/2020

𝙀𝙋𝙄𝙎𝙊𝘿𝙀 𝟏𝟎 - 𝙇𝙐𝙓𝙏𝘼𝙇𝙆𝙎 𝙋𝙊𝘿𝘾𝘼𝙎𝙏
In this episode I talked to Ken Nickel-Lane an immigration specialist and an entrepreneur living & working in Canada.

We discussed about :

📌 The importance of customer service
📌 The importance to have a corporate an individual focus
📌 How he is making sure to offer the right solutions to his customers
📌 How he is developing his personal brand to help grow his business
📌 How networking and building trust can bring indirect sale
📌 An much more

Broad scope sector expertise
Global Immigration and Visa services, and Global Recruitment and Mobility services, Outsourced services and Hospitality. Identified, secured and serviced clients in a wide variety of sectors, O&G, Petro-chem, Pipeline, Mining, Infrastructure, Engineering, Manufacturing, Tech, Consulting, Professional Services, Aviation, Agriculture, Agri-Foods, Financial, Hospitality, Transportation, Relocation industry, and Travel markets.

You can contact him:
📌 On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kennickellane/
📌 By Email | [email protected]

His website:
📌 https://www.nickellane.ca/

📌 To listen to the podcast: https://buff.ly/3lbP4hI
📌 To watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/zHabmKEP84o

20/08/2020

20/08/2020

𝙀𝙋𝙄𝙎𝙊𝘿𝙀 𝟗 - 𝙇𝙐𝙓𝙏𝘼𝙇𝙆𝙎 𝙋𝙊𝘿𝘾𝘼𝙎𝙏
In this episode I talked to 𝘋𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘴 𝘕𝘪𝘦𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘩𝘢𝘶𝘴 an American with German name, dual nationality US/French, having deep interest in Chinese language, living in Metz and working in Luxembourg.

We discussed about :

📌 How cultural differences can impact a relocation to a new country
📌 How within a same company you can have different corporate cultures
📌 His love for the Chinese language and culture and how it impacts his work
📌 And much more ..

What makes his approach different? It is language and culture based.

Crossing boundaries geographically can be much easier than crossing them within a corporation where cultural and language barriers often prevent managers from creating environments where employees feel engaged.

📌 To listen to the podcast: https://buff.ly/3lbP4hI
📌 To watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/zHabmKEP84o

03/07/2020

𝙀𝙋𝙄𝙎𝙊𝘿𝙀 𝟖 - 𝙇𝙐𝙓𝙏𝘼𝙇𝙆𝙎 𝙋𝙊𝘿𝘾𝘼𝙎𝙏
In this episode I talked to 𝙎𝙞𝙢ô𝙣𝙚 𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙬𝙚𝙣𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙜, a Dutch national living and working in Luxembourg who is running the Expat Desk at the BCEE - Spuerkeess

We discussed about :
📌 Her life as an expat in the US, the UK, France and Luxembourg
📌 The reason for moving to Luxembourg and working there
📌 How is life in Luxembourg
📌 And much more ..

After 7 year in the hotel industry she decided to raise her 2 children. In Luxembourg she worked for the European Commission and then joined the banking sector to set up the Expat Desk in 2 different banks.

📌 To listen to the podcast: https://buff.ly/38vjQMr
📌 To watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/Dm2vBPCNRRI

25/06/2020

𝙀𝙋𝙄𝙎𝙊𝘿𝙀 𝟕 - 𝙇𝙐𝙓𝙏𝘼𝙇𝙆𝙎 𝙋𝙊𝘿𝘾𝘼𝙎𝙏
with Elias Chbeir from Skilon & Elias Luxembourg

We discussed about :

📌 Starting as an entrepreneur right after university
📌 Why he decided to be an entrepreneur
📌 His new platform (Skilon)
📌 And his DJ skills 😏

Curious and passionate, Always ahead in future technology trends.

✔️ Entrepreneurship: Founder of a business supporting SMEs with digital strategies, as well as start-ups (FinTech, Blockchain) in developing winning business models & go-to-market strategies
✔️ Cross-Cultural Team Leadership using Agile methods: Building, Developing & Transforming Teams globally across Luxembourg, China & India.
✔️ Executive Coaching: Mentoring Management into Executive roles across different countries.
✔️ Driving Digital Transformation with Cloud Strategies
✔️ IT Project Management & Business Development
✔️ Human Capital Management & Employee Engagement

📌 To listen to the podcast: https://buff.ly/2NveF5C
📌 To watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/xMY_GltbJX0

19/06/2020

𝙀𝙋𝙄𝙎𝙊𝘿𝙀 𝟔 - 𝙇𝙐𝙓𝙏𝘼𝙇𝙆𝙎 𝙋𝙊𝘿𝘾𝘼𝙎𝙏
with Virginie Scuvée from Kumquat Sàrl

We discussed about :
📌 Her journey before being a coach
📌 Why she decided to be a coach
📌 How she is helping people
📌 How she worked through the lockdown

𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 : Coach, Life and business coaching, personal development, speaker, workshops, team coaching & building, outplacement, end of career project, Burn out, SME, co development, transition, re-positioning, happiness, life balance, reconnect to oneself

Lift your head out of the track, stop endure life, START TO CHOOSE your life.

📌 To listen to the podcast: https://buff.ly/3fBRFha
📌 To watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/L_SG8GRHbHY

12/06/2020

𝙀𝙋𝙄𝙎𝙊𝘿𝙀 𝟓 - 𝙇𝙐𝙓𝙏𝘼𝙇𝙆𝙎 𝙋𝙊𝘿𝘾𝘼𝙎𝙏
with Guillaume H. Santos from Partner-Eye

In this episode I talked to Guillaume, a young French Entrepreneur in Luxembourg, who decided to relocate to Luxembourg last year after several years in Dublin.

We discussed about :
📌 His relocation experience,
📌 Why he decided to move to Luxembourg
📌 How is it to live and work in Luxembourg as an expat
📌 His journey to become an entrepreneur after 1 year in Luxembourg

A qualified Manager in the IT industry with 15 years of experience in Ireland, the UK, Luxembourg and France. Expert at advising companies selecting the right strategy to develop their activities and diversify their business.

Specialist in building, leading, growing and scaling teams to deliver value, negotiating, signing contracts and helping increase profit and company reputation. Dedicated to offer high-value services to international clients and help them tackle untapped challenges.

📌 To listen to the podcast: https://buff.ly/3feGBXd
📌 To watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/uPH7YiQKVpI

06/06/2020

𝙀𝙋𝙄𝙎𝙊𝘿𝙀 𝟒 - 𝙇𝙐𝙓𝙏𝘼𝙇𝙆𝙎 𝙋𝙊𝘿𝘾𝘼𝙎𝙏
with Francesco Argirò from Bliss Corporation.

Our discussion went from:
📌 Starting as a teenager in the family moving business
📌 His decision after the business stopped to become an entrepreneur in the global mobility
📌 The mistakes he made and the challenges of an entrepreneur
📌 His advice in setting up a business and running it.

He helps families (and their pets) relocating abroad, reducing the stress related to life changes, reducing the risks of property damages and offering the best comfort for their Pets in transit. He takes families to their new home, safe and sound!

📌 To listen to the podcast: https://buff.ly/376bQ3F
📌 To watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/IaUsGx7ABo0

29/05/2020

𝙀𝙋𝙄𝙎𝙊𝘿𝙀 𝟑 - 𝙇𝙐𝙓𝙏𝘼𝙇𝙆𝙎 𝙋𝙊𝘿𝘾𝘼𝙎𝙏
with Stéphane Brun from Gamechanger & CareerPlaybook.com

Our discussion went from :
📌 His career in the financial sector and in big recruitment firms
📌 His decision to be an entrepreneur and launch his own recruitment firm in Luxembourg
📌 The difficulty to be a solopreneur and the benefits to be in a co-working space
📌 The recruitment market in Luxembourg
📌 His advice in setting up a business and the mistakes to avoid

A headhunter, career coach and entrepreneur who knows what it’s like to go through a serious career change.

He worked in the private banking industry in Luxembourg and scored a job within one of the recruitment industry leaders before launching his own practice.

📌 Links to the audio podcast: https://buff.ly/2XbuxQk

Our discussion went from : 📌 His career in the financial sector and in big recruitment firms 📌 His decision to be an entrepreneur and launch his own recruitm...

22/05/2020

𝙀𝙋𝙄𝙎𝙊𝘿𝙀 𝟐 - 𝙇𝙐𝙓𝙏𝘼𝙇𝙆𝙎 𝙋𝙊𝘿𝘾𝘼𝙎𝙏
with Sylvie Froger from Simply London

Our discussion went from talking about her journey that brought her to London to deciding to be an entrepreneur in the relocation industry.

Having lived in several European countries during her international marketing career, Sylvie has always relocated herself without any external support – very stressful at times! She could only have dreamt of receiving the services of a friendly, knowledgeable local expert.

This is what she now offers with her team at Simply London. She is passionate about London & helping expats enjoy this beautiful city before, during and after their move to the English capital.

📌 Links to the audio: http://www.luxtalks.net/1076536/3870068-episode-2-from-international-marketing-to-starting-a-relocation-business-in-london-with-sylvie-froger

Sylvie Froger from Simply London Relocation Having lived in several European countries during her international marketing career, Sylvie has always relocated...

11/05/2020

In this 1st episode of LuxTalks Podcast, I am happy to discuss with David Holland from Results Rules OK about his professional journey from being a Technician Apprentice and Production Designer to becoming an Entrepreneur & International Coach.

Between both jobs he was:

📌 Operation manager in the logistics
📌 Manager of a fabrics, accessories and couture garments shop to the Dance/Sport sector
📌 General manager of a Ramp & Aircraft Services division of Aer Lingus
📌 MD of a logistics and transport division

David is a British National living in Metz (France) and having his business in Luxembourg and the UK.

To contact David:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidhollandmba/
Website: https://resultsrulesok.com/