LuxTalks: Recent Episodes
Stephane Compain
Interviews and Discussions with Entrepreneurs, Relocation/Global Mobility Specialists and Expats in Luxembourg 🇱🇺 and Worldwide.
In this episode I talked to Samantha Acton director of a franchise domestic cleaning business in the UK.
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
You can contact her:
📌 On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-acton-bringing-peace-of-mind-to-business-95537b36/
📌 By Email | sam@domestic-angels.com
Her website:
📌 https://franchise.domestic-angels.com/
In this episode I talked to Jill Saville 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.
- And much more ....
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.
- Today she enjoys making a difference and unlocking possibilities and potential for her clients all over the world.
- She is also a proud volunteer as a mentor for the Aspire Foundation (UK), which is seeking to impact 1 billion women by 2020.
- Her passion is to keep women in the game, fill the funnel and ensure that the excuse 'we cannot find suitable women' no longer has any credibility.
You can contact her:
📌 On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillsaville/
📌 On Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/UnlockingPossibilities/
📌 By Email | jill@jillsaville.com
Her website:
📌 https://www.jillsaville.com/
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
Broad scope sector expertise
- Handling the complexity of employee immigration in a difficult world!
- Home search to school and kindergarten search, from registration at the townhall to registering energy providers as well as media providers, our local consultants take care of all single steps - to ensure a smooth landing in Austria!
You can contact her:
📌 On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kornelia-epping/
📌 On Twitter | https://twitter.com/MOVESconsulting
📌 By Email | kornelia.epping@moves-consulting.com
Her website:
📌 https://www.moves-consulting.com
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 | ken@nickellane.ca
His website:
📌 https://www.nickellane.ca/
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.
You can contact him:
📌 On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/denis-niedringhaus-ab547740/
📌 By Email | niedringhaus@weilan.biz
His website:
📌 https://www.weilan.biz/
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.
You can contact her on:
📌 LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/sim%C3%B4ne-van-schouwenburg-a4869813/
In this episode I talked to Elias Chbeir, born in Lebanon and raised in Belgium and serial entrepreneur.
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
For any additional information, you may contact her at:
📌 Web | https://skilon.com/
📌 LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliaschbeir/
In this episode I talked to Virginie Scuvée, a Belgium national working as a personal & business coach in Luxembourg.
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.
For any additional information, you may contact her at:
📌 Email | virginie@askvirginie.com
📌 Web | https://www.kumquat.lu/
📌 Tel | +352 691 441 497
📌 LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/profilvscuvee/
In this episode I talked to Guillaume Hernoux, 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.
For any additional information, you may contact him at:
📌 Web | partner-eye.com
📌 LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ghernoux/
In this episode I talked to Francesco Argirò, an Italian Entrepreneur, owner and founder of 4 companies which specialize in GLOBAL MOBILITY.
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!
His companies are:
✔ BLISS Moving & Logistics - International Moving Services and Freight Forwarding
✔ BLISS Relocation - Relocation and Immigration Services
✔ BLISS Pet Services - Worldwide Pets and Animal Relocation Services
From the moment he established his first company, Quality Management was for him the tool and the professional instrument to understand better the corporate dynamics and to develop and improve all the processes involved. he has then decided to teach to other entrepreneurs, how to learn and use the right tools, instruments and ultimate techniques to be successful in their business,
For any additional information, you may contact him at:
✔ email | francesco.argiro@blisscorp.it
✔ mobile | +39 327 78 72 739
✔ web | www.francescoargiro.com
✔ LinkedIn | www.linkedin.com/in/francesco-argir%C3%B2-11987632/
In this episode I talked to Stéphane Brun (Game Changer) about:
- 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
If you want to contact Stéphane:
- https://www.gamechanger.lu/
- https://www.careerplaybook.com/
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanebrun8/
Sylvie Froger from Simply London Relocation
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.
We discussed about:
- Herself and what she is doing
- What decided her to become an entrepreneur and why the mobility industry
- What decided to relocate to London at some point
- What are the things she did not expect in her entrepreneur journey
- What’s the biggest challenge she had in he career & how she overcame it
- What’s one thing she wish she had known when she began her career
- What was her biggest failure, and what did she learn from it?
To contact Sylvie:
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sylvie-froger/
- Website: https://simplylondonrelocation.com/
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 DanceSport 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/