Self-Made Expats with Lucy Jeon

Lucy Jeon
Self-Made Expats with Lucy Jeon

This is a podcast where I interview Self-Made Expats from all over the world. We talk about how they moved to a new country and what they did to achieve their dreams and goals. This podcast is to inspire and motivate other expats and aspiring expats across the globe.

  1. 35. South Africa to Canada, Busi Gwiji

    30/11/2023

    35. South Africa to Canada, Busi Gwiji

    Hey Dreamer!  In this episode, I interviewed Busi Gwiji, a passionate Content Creator (In total of almost 100K followers across all platforms - YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Podcast - wow, you name it!) and an experienced Customer Success Manager (10+ years of experience working in Tech). In 2019, Busi immigrated to Canada from South Africa and she also lived in the Netherlands before. In the episode, we chatted about her life in the Netherlands, her Canada immigration story, her career transition story (from pre-engineer to customer success manager), and her journey & life as a content creator. I LOVED every second of our conversations, and if you're thinking of immigrating to Canada, this is a must-listen episode! ----------------- 00:00 - 11:49 Intro + her experience of living in Amsterdam 11:50 - 25:27 Her Canada immigration story & journey 25:28 - 31:59 Her Career transition from pre-sales engineer to customer success manager 32:00 - 49:15 Her Life as a Content Creator & Tips on Content Creation 49:16 - 56:12 Tips on immigrating to Canada & her wise words at the end (must listen!) ----------------- 💌 Best way to contact Busi (Email: hello@busi.global) 🎥 Busi's YouTube channel (Busi Global) 💙 Busi's Instagram (Busi Global) 💖 Busi's TikTok (Busi Global) 🎙 Podcast (Keep Your Life on Track) 👋 Busi's LinkedIn ------------------ 💚 Learn more about your host, Lucy here: LinkedIn I Youtube I Website I Instagram 🌎 Looking for a job abroad in tech? Register (free) on HeyGlobally and get matched with employers overseas

    56 min
  2. 33. Sweden Relocation & Immigration Expert, Lena Rekdal

    09/11/2023

    33. Sweden Relocation & Immigration Expert, Lena Rekdal

    Hey Dreamers! In this episode, I interviewed Lena Rekdal, the Sweden Relocation & Immigration Expert and the Founder of Nimmersion, an employment-based immigration and relocation company where she and her team help companies successfully move employees to Sweden. Lena is currently based in Sweden, but she grew up and lived in many different countries including Sweden, Tunisia, Switzerland, the US, and the UK. In this episode, we talked about her expat journey, and what you can expect as a newcomer in Sweden. If you're considering relocating to Sweden or have always been curious about life in Sweden, this episode is perfect for you. The episode is jam-packed with useful information. I lived in Sweden for around 1 year and was thrilled to have this interview with Lena. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! ----------------------------- 🇸🇪 Connect with Lena on LinkedIn 🇸🇪 Follow Nimmersion company page on LinkedIn 🇸🇪 Nimmersion Website (so many free resources!) ------------------------------ 💚 Learn more about your host, Lucy here: LinkedIn I Youtube I Website 💚 Learn more about HeyGlobally, where you can find a job abroad in tech 🌎 ------------------------------- 🕰 Chatpers (because your time is precious, but I highly recommend listening to a full episode!) 00:00 - 11:34 Lena's expat journey 11:35 - 17:34 How Immersion was born *30 years* ago & Her inspiring entrepreneurial journey 17:35 - 26:27 Life in Sweden & Why Sweden is an attractive country for foreigners to relocate to 26:28 - 47:22 Expected challenges for newcomers in Sweden & things you must know before moving to Sweden 47:23 - 55:38 Lena's Life motto

    56 min

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This is a podcast where I interview Self-Made Expats from all over the world. We talk about how they moved to a new country and what they did to achieve their dreams and goals. This podcast is to inspire and motivate other expats and aspiring expats across the globe.

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