Podcast host, Kate Galloway is joined by her husband to talk about their personal and professional experiences as expats. In this episode we discuss our second move, which was from Scotland to Dubai, UAE. We share that the move happened due to industry uncertainty and the need for job security. We talk about how our networks have been important for our international moves. We talk about uncertainty that surrounded us and uncertainty that we created ..read more

In this episode your host Kate speaks with Edita Petojevic about the foundations of a relationship and how they are so important to the success of expat life. Edita introduces her unique approach to "the Basketball Court' and how this can be a useful aide and visual for couples to understand each other's needs. Edita and Kate discuss the foundation, taking individual responsibility, getting your voice heard and how to make space for your partner. Edita shares tips for expat couples and explains how prevention is key. Listening to this episode you will also hear about how people decide that see ..read more

In part 1 of a short series, my husband Iain and I talk about first transition abroad. Notwithstanding that we could not recall how long we had been married, this was a nice conversation to have. We spoke about the elements we did not know about and did not know in that first transition. Whilst we supported each other, we did not challenge each other in our thinking or our knowledge and we did not advocate for ourselves. The learnings: Challenge each others thinking Ask more questions Have career conversations at work and at home Advocate for yourself in the couple and at work Enjoy the sho ..read more

Christian and Verena are from Austria, living and working in Montreal since 2022. It's their second time being an ICC in Canada. Both times they made the move because of a once in a lifetime opportunity for Christian to represent Austria and the Abis group at ICAO (International civil aviation organization), an UN specialized agency for aviation. Verena's and Christian's professional background are in the field of air and space and they worked in Paris, Brussels, Vienna, Vorarlberg. Not always in the same place they had a commuting flexpat life for 8 years, before they ..read more

Gertraud is able to talk about the key success factors of your first months on assignment: Building trust, connection and commitment. She explains why self-care should be high on your to-do list, why to treat your assignment with some permanence so that you can truly be present and invest in your new location and the people around you and why it is important to create balance at home by ensuring everyone's needs and purpose is understood. Gertraud speaks from an individual, couple and family perspective. She also has some good advice for organisations and advises that we start to view this mor ..read more

In this episode the authors of 'The International Career Couple Handbook', Jannie Lasted Skov-Hansen and Dr. Paul Vanderbroeck, introduce the Handbook and we have an open conversation about the need to adapt and innovate the conversations around international careers. Key words in this episode are Enjoyable, Fun and Meaningful. Jannie and Paul share their thoughts based on their personal and professional knowledge and experiences. They are at the forefront of these conversations with individuals, couples and within organisations. As always, they share advice for International Career Couples an ..read more

In this episode Adrian Cartwright shares his knowledge and experience of working with expats to manage their finances. As a Wealth Consultant with a global client based Adrian uses his down to earth approach to talk about some of the simple yet difficult steps expats should be taking to manage their finances. He has a clear message - don't keep up with the Jones, budget and remember that as an expat, the onus is on you to manage your own finances. Adrian can be contacted via his website and LinkedIn. His website has a lot of information available for expats and I encourage you to take a look ..read more

In this episode we hear Stacey and Adrian's story. They moved at short notice to Dubai, UAE and have navigated having a young family along with developing both of their successful careers. They tell us about making difficult decisions, how they coped in the early stages of their dual career-ing, the feelings of parental guilt and share how things have developed so that they are both able to encourage each other and push each other to grow their careers. They share how they collaborate and communicate on the day-to-day and the longer term to make it work. It would mean a lot if you would take 2 ..read more

This episode is named after the firm belief of our guest. Kathy Boys Siddiqui is a firm believer that if you are lacking something - create it and this comes through in what she has to share with is in this episode. Kathy is a running enthusiast, all year cold water swimmer, active lifestyle and well-being advocate, mentor, speaker, writer, wife and Mom.  Kathy has lived in 4 countries and on 2 continents. Growing up as an immigrant and a cross-cultural kid she was able to discover a multicultural world that shaped her into the person she is today. As an adult she experienced life as a re ..read more

In this Bonus Episode, Wiebke Anton, Certified Relationship Coach, explains about how the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse can negatively impact our conversations. They are: Contempt Criticism Stonewalling Defensiveness More importantly, she gives real, practical ideas on how to have better and more meaningful conversations. Think about these before you start those all important conversations about your careers - with your partner and your employer ..read more