Success Across Boundaries: Recent Episodes
Success Across Boundaries
Our podcasts feature success stories of people who have achieved success across boundaries in foreign countries.
‘Success Across Boundaries’ gets up close and personal with expats who have successfully worked up the ladder while navigating foreign countries and systems. Their success stories serve as the learning for those who aspire to become global citizens.
Currently working as a VP for computational biology at Omnicure in France, seasoned Portuguese expat Rita Santos — wth experiences across different continents — shares her tools and tricks for success.
Currently working as a Senior Strategy Consultant at Deloitte, Pradyna Ladde shares her experiences living and working in Germany.
Vinay Murtadak works as the Manager of Field Application Specialists at Sartorius Stedim Biotech. Living in Erlangen, Germany, he joins us to discuss his experiences.
Lena Robra tells us about her work as Head of Academic Engagement at Swissnex, why she enjoys living in India and her side project as co-founder of the Moving Waters Film Festival on the latest episode of Success Across Boundaries.
Journalist and researcher Srividya Kalyanaraman joins us to discuss experiences across Boston, Bonn, Mumbai and Belgrade. We sit down to talk about Serbia in reality versus media portrayals, and the growth of an expat monoculture.
Currently working for our partner Relosophy as a Marketing Assistant while also holding down a second job as a barista, Romanian Ioana Bombea shows us how to multitask while living in Germany.
Working as a Talent Acquisition Manager at Yara, Padelis (Panteleimon) Kollias shares the importance of blazing your own path in life, as well as opening up about struggles and successes in Germany.
Currently working as part of the R&D Academy at Roche in Basel, Switzerland, Lavanya Issenmann's journey has seen her stay ahead of healthcare trends. Learn more about her story in the latest episode of our podcast.
Currently working as a R&D Manager at IAVI, Tanvi Khera's career has seen her study and work across Italy, Germany and Sweden. Learn more about her story on our latest episode.
Currently working in sustainable cloud transformation at Google, Jennifer Werthwein shares her experiences from politics, working in Israel and navigating the start-up sphere.
Having studied in Switzerland, now living in Holland and running her own start-up, Mitasha provides a crash-course in moving between academia and industry. Hear her story on the latest episode of Success Across Boundaries.
Split six months each year between India and Germany while working on her own start-up and as a freelance consultant for the World Bank, Aditi Dimri's story is a lesson in globe-trotting multi-tasking. Learn more about her on this episode of Success Across Boundaries.
From working as a cleaner in a gym to running her own financial planning company, Alicia's story — taking her from sunny Barcelona to rainy Hamburg — shows the benefits of starting from the bottom. We discuss her journey on the latest episode of Success Across Boundaries.
Currently working as a Senior Scientist of Analytical Biotech at Roche in Basel, Switzerland, Alokta Chakrabarti has also lived and worked across India, Germany and Holland. Learn more from her story in the latest episode of our podcast!
Currently working in Tübingen, Pradnya Bivalkar joins us to talk about her personal story.
Our next guest is Satyavati Kharde, PhD Kharde, who works as a product manager from Springer Nature Technology and Publishing Solutions.
From working as a freelance journalist to turning those experiences into permanent roles, Sanika Diwanji — having worked across Denmark, Germany and India — tells us about her writing career. Learn more in the latest episode of our podcast.
Currently working as head of product at Digi.Bio in Amsterdam, Varun Kothamachu's work has seen him move seamlessly between start-up and PHD spaces. He talks about holding "strong opinions but lightly" in the latest episode of our podcast!
Founder of the Hockey Village India Foundation, empowering Indian children through sport, Andrea Thmshirn shares her experience bringing hockey to rural regions, including overcoming prejudice and learning to live with the locals. Learn more over at our latest episode!
Currently working as project manager of the Senate Chancellery in the City of Hamburg, Julie-Ann Shiraishi's work facilitates culture and exchange between the Hanseatic State and India. Learn more about her work in the latest episode of our podcast.
EuroSTEMPeers enjoys its fourth iteration on June 5th. Ahead of the international online conference, we talked to the organizing team about their experiences as Expats in the Czech Republic, the UK, Germany and France.
Moving from Israel to Germany to the UK, and working in both the start-up and big tech spheres, Michelle Livne has weathered many different challenges in the medical technology industry. She shares her journey with us today on Success Across Boundaries.
A marine biologist born in a landlocked country, Carole Durussel's work has taken her from Switzerland to the High Seas, now currently working as a Co-lead of the STRONG High Seas project (Strengthening Regional Ocean Governance for the High Seas). We discuss her journey on our latest episode.
From Michigan to Germany to Denmark, Kate Dahl has proved particularly adept at navigating different cultures and start-up environments. With Career Denmark, she has set up a service to help other expats deal with finding the right job for them in the Danish job market. We discuss this and more in the latest episode of Success Across Boundaries!
Suzanne Bernert, born in Germany, has made an established career as an actor in India, playing characters as diverse as Sonia Gandhi and Queen Helena. We caught up with her to discuss her unusual career as well as the ways a European can break into the world of Indian cinema.
Working as a Lead Scientist at MicroCures Inc. in New York city and volunteering for his cause to enable career development of fellow STEM trainees/professionals globally as the CEO of STEMPeers, Abhi Dey shares his insights as an expat from India in the latest episode of Success Across Boundaries.
Currently working as a Design Engineer at FERCHAU Engineering, János Tóth's career has seen him work and study in Sweden, UK and Germany. Join him as he shares his story on our latest episode.
Currently working as a Postdoctoral Research Scientist at BioMed X Institute in Heidelberg, Lina Marcela Gallego has lived and worked in Colombia, Japan, Portugal and Germany. In this podcast we discuss the honeymoon period that follows when arriving in a new place, the hardcore Japanese working culture and finding an environment that works for you.
Currently working as part of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, La Toya Waha has translated her research in Religion and State-Formation in Transitional Societies to a career working in Sri Lanka and Singapore. She reflects on her journey on the latest episode of Success Across Boundaries.
Currently working as a supervisory board member for UNICEF Netherlands, Nupur Kohli's work sees her constantly engaged throughout the world. Learn more about her story via our podcast!
As General Manager of the Hyatt in Mumbai, Chris Franzen's journey has stretched from humble beginnings as a chef and sommelier to esteemed hotelier. In the latest episode of our podcast, he tells us about his journey, his unique way of spending his personal time, as well as working in the industry during turbulent political upheaval.
Currently working at St. Anna Kinderspital in Vienna, Klara Obrova has lived and worked across the Czech Republic, Germany and Austria. Learn about her story here!
Currently working as a Research Scientist at Certara in Frankfurt, Commonwealth Scholar Kanika Thakur has experience across the UK, India and Germany.
From Poland to Holland to Switzerland, Anna Stando has experience working across a variety of different countries and cultures. Currently working as a Gender Equity Professional for Advance, we are happy to have her insights on our show.
From a tough upbringing in Sri Lanka during the civil war to founding over 8 different companies, Aravinth Panch's story is one of resilience and adaptability. We talk to him about his story in our latest episode.
With experience working in Germany, UK, India and now Luxembourg, Dr. Abhishek Bharadwaj Sharma has found himself adapting to a variety of different cultures. Currently working as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Luxembourg Institute of Health, he shares his insights with us on the podcast today.
Currently working as a researcher at NICT in Kyoto, Japan, Raj Dabre has gathered years of experience in AI and Machine Translation. In our podcast we discuss his move to Japan, adjusting to a new country and the possibilities for translation technology over the next few years.
Moving from Galway to Heidelberg by way of Finland, Aoife Gahlawat now works as a Research Scientist at University Hospital Heidelberg. We talked to her about her personal journey, finding your place in a new country, and spending free time blogging and video-making.
Currently working as a Consultant for Life Science & Healthcare for Universal Consulting India, Meghna has studied and worked in Georgia state, Berlin and Heidelberg. Learn more about her story via our podcast!
Working as a Digital Business Consultant in the Pharma & Healthcare healthcare industry, Dr Czuee Morey's career has seen her move between India, Switzerland and Germany. Learn more about her career via our podcast!
Currently working as a Data Scientist with expertise in PBPK modelling, Priyata Kalra has made the successful jump from research to industry. Learn more about her journey via our podcast!
Cuban-American Ana Maria Montero has worked for CNN for over 20 years. Most recently she worked in Switzerland as a News Anchor for CNN Money Switzerland. We talked to her about her journey as well as the cultural differences between USA and Switzerland.
Devina Mitra is a molecular biologist with a background in oncology research. Currently working as a Technology Implementation Specialist at Miltenyi Biotec, her career has seen her cross boundaries from Calcutta to Heidelberg to Nordrhein-Westphalia.
Supriya Saraswati has experience living in the USA, India and Germany, currently holding a position of Science Writer at GlaxoSmithKline, We talked to her about her work as well as the story behind her book 'Brink and Beyond'.
Currently working as a research fellow at the University of Michigan, as well as being the co-founder of the STEM times, Awanti Sambarey has proven her success moving from India to the USA. We talked to her about her personal story.
From South Africa to Hamburg by way of India and Turkey, Esté Oosthuizen has travelled the world working as an engineer, project manager and in HR. We talked to her about her journey, as well as her tips for success.
The initiator of the German Indian Start Up Exchange Program (GINSEP, Angela De Giacomo's mission has always been looking a what connects us instead of divides us. We discuss her journey, time living in India, and the future of the startup scene.
Currently working as a consultant to the WHO, Manvi Porwal has amassed over 18 years experience in Germany since moving from India. She shares her story on the podcast today, including the relevance of her work to the current climate and her tips for achieving success.
Starting from humble beginnings in a village in India to studying in South Korea to becoming a research scientist at Novozymes in Copenhagen, Dr. Manish Tiwari teaches us the power of hard work and perseverance. Learn more about his journey via our podcast!
As a key member of the yearly German-Indian Business forum in Munich, Shailesh More has paid forward his own experience in helping Indo-German exchange to grow. We talked to him about his story, as well as his ambition for these collaborations to grow.
As a Current Researcher, Future Policy Consultant and Online Magazine editor, Sayanti Sengupta keeps busy with projects in Berlin, where she moved to from Mumbai. We talked to her about her success, as well as her views on policy in today's turbulent times.
Moving from India to Germany, between the corporate sphere, research and the NGO space, as well as starting his own business, Murali Nair has plenty of experience crossing boundaries and achieving personal success. Listen to his story now.
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A international HR specialist with 20 years' experience, Diane Wardle-Ludwig has worked across a variety of different networks, bridging the gap between the United Kingdom, Australia and Germany. We listen to her story as well as her advice for those aspiring to enter the workforce.
Freelancer Athena Lam has been all around the world in pursuit of her career, working in places as diverse as Hong Kong, Tokyo, and now Berlin. We discussed the differences between start-up cultures in these areas, and her advice for aspiring youths. Listen now!
Currently working as a Scientific Editor at Cell Press, Amsterdam, Dr. Rituparna Chakrabarti's interdisciplinary work has taken her between Germany and the USA. We talked to her about her journey, as well as transferable skills for future generations.
As a freelancer in the start-up sphere, Eileen Trenkmann works in fostering exchange between Germany and India. In our latest podcast, she reflects on her journey, her time spent in India, and the differences between the two cultures.
As the Accelerator Programme Manager at EIT Health (European Commission, Jagadeesh Gandla works hard to connect mentors with start-ups. We talk to him about his life and why its so important to pay it forward.
With over four years experience living and working in India, Julian Zix is passionate about fostering startups that accelerate Indo-German collaboration. We talked to him about his life and work!
Currently working as Director India & the UK for FrankfurtRheinMain GmbH International Marketing of the Region, Kasturi Dadhe tells us about her personal journey from India to Hesse, sharing stories and skills for cross-cultural exchange.
From Duisburg-Essen to Switzerland to Bavaria, Yogesh Wadkar has worked in a variety of different German speaking environments. We talked to him about his personal journey as well as key learnings from his story.
Now application scientist at Metabolon Inc. in Munich, Vinay Pawar's career has required him to overcome a variety of different challenges. We talked to him about his journey in our latest episode of Success Across Boundaries.
Head of the Science Department at Alpha-Telemed in Berlin, Dr. Maliha Shah's career has spanned from India to the USA to Germany. We caught up with her to discuss her career in Germany, as well as some key learnings for her success.
With a career spanning from Mumbai to Dubai to Berlin, Amit Herekar has worked in a variety of vastly different cultures. We talked to the Expat Specialist and Company Onboarding Consultant for Healthcare Barmer about his work, his advice for people moving to Germany, and his wise words for success.
This podcast in success across boundaries with expats series features Swarna Nayak. She is currently working as a 'Senior Business and Reporting Analyst' at Allianz in Munich, Germany and talks about the secrets of her professional success and tips to the aspiring youth for achieving the same.
Our second podcast in the series on the success stories of expats. The current podcast features an interview with Amrita Dixit, discussing the secrets of success as an expat in Germany and Head of Career Services and Alumni Relations at EU business school in Munich.