   RangArt   I love when my art brings smiles on peoples faces, this is what I am working for. – Pooja Verma   If there is only one thing I know for certain, it’s that home is where the heART is! We meander through life looking for a myriad of things, home being one. Some of use find home is a certain location, others take home with us wherever we are. This week’s guest is the latter. Pooja Verma was born to make art. And though life and tradition pointed her toward a conventional ‘safe’ life, her true nature beckoned. She has found her way home. So listen to her story her soul’s work successfully manifesting itself, in a foreign land.   Pooja Verma, Artist and Owner of RangArt Verma is a full time artist living and working mostly from her home studio in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She is largely self taught, who began drawing and painting starting from childhood. She is specialized in using the palette knife and heavily textured mixed media, that lend themselves to creating her signature colorful acrylic paintings. The quintessential artist, she is highly inspired by nature’s landscape, gardens and floral arrangements. Using cheerful colors, particularly blue backgrounds, she seeks to elicit positive feelings and smiles from the viewer.  According to her: “There is so much darkness in this world.” She doesn’t a want to paint the dark and gloomy side. She aims to lift spirits with colors and subjects that give joy. Hence the vibrant and uplifting colors into positive, hopeful, joyful, dreamy, and happy paintings in  palette knife strokes. With this quintessential artist everything has to be original have a touch of an artist. She is continuously developing her style and not afraid of experimenting. Today her paintings have home across the world, in India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, Netherlands, Germany, Ireland, Belgium, France, United States, Canada and London. She is the Founder, Creative Director and Facilitator of RangArt – a platform of art workshops for kids and adults. RangArt is celebrating five years anniversary now. Learn more about RangArt at Pooja Verma

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017 | RangArt In Malaysia

 MOVES Consulting As the phrase goes: Invention is the Mother of necessity. It goes without saying this is how Kornelia Epping became the ‘Mother’ to new residents of Austria, with MOVES Consulting. In this episode, she shares how her transition a new country propelled her to form her high-touch end-to-end relocation business, to help new expats settle into Austria with ease.   Kornelia Epping, Owner and Relocation Expert at MOVES Consulting Born in Germany, Epping followed her childhood dream of living and working abroad. After compiling a short-list, which included Holland, France and England, she decided Austria was the country she would call home. Vienna was not the smooth transition, nor as welcoming as she hoped for: “Everything was different”. She had succumbed to the common misconception that sharing the same language equates sharing the same culture.  Due to the cultural difference, the shock of her experience made it  very important for to support people through their transition important.  The result of her experience is  MOVES Consulting. The MOVES Consultants network has grown far beyond the German-speaking region. Today agency works with local consultants in all economic centers and provincial cities of Germany and Austria, Japan, USA and many other countries. MOVES Consulting assist with professional relocation services to corporate personnel and individual in their host country properly and legally. Services include work and residence permits.   Learn more about MOVES Consulting at MOVES Consulting MOVES on Facebook | MOVES on Linkedin MOVES on Instagram | MOVES on Twitter 

016 | MOVES Made In Vienna

 WANDA Maps If you’re reading this, you likely are one of us: Women who have 0r are interested in migrating to another country! Enter the co-founder and creator of the new travel app WANDA: Navit Reid. In this episode, she shares what inspired her move from the Midwest of the United States to Poland, and about her new travel app WANDA; a map based travel planning tool. Navit Reid,  Co-Founder and CEO of WANDA She opened a National Geographic at the age of 5 and never looked back. Through three different career paths – photography, conservation biology, and now entrepreneurship – she has worked to hone her natural talents while learning more about the world and what she can do to make it a better place. Along the way her very itchy feet have brought her to 41 of the 50 United States, 23 countries, and quite a few beaches, mountaintops, and shady glens, usually as a solo traveler. Her most recent venture, WANDA, brings together many of these passions: maps, travel, local businesses, ladies in tech, and the power of data as a force for good. WANDA is a community for travelers to collect trip ideas and share their adventure knowledge by building personal trip maps. We empower travelers to explore off the beaten path, to have unique, local experiences while supporting the communities that host them. We are pioneering a new model of ethical data management by sharing traveler data with tourism managers to help them mediate impacts from overtourism, while distributing profits made from data sales directly back to our users. To learn more and be inspired by Navit’s move to Krakow, read her expat story about Getting Started in Poland. Learn more about the WANDA app at WANDAMaps 

015 | WANDA In Krakow

 LocauxFAB30! Many thanks to the women entrepreneurs that made The Locaux30IN30 Series possible. Also, if you an expat entrepreneur, or have a business that supports these transitions, Locaux wants to share your story. Thanks for listening. We’ll see you around. – Journey Connect with Locaux! Locaux on Facebook Locaux on Instagram Thanks for listening! Tune in to hear stories of other fab women on the episodes page. And while you’re there, subscribe to get the latest podcast. More from Locaux! We’re celebrating the stories of phenomenally unconventional single women entrepreneurs who have followed a strong pull to upsticks from their country of origin, unearth a patch of land and plants seeds where their soul feels most at home. They are well-traveled women who have found clever ways to move countries and you can too! So, join us, as we travel through the their minds of those who have dard greatly, giving into their obsessions and actually live, abroad. If you have a story, let us know! We look forward to sharing the stories of fab women like you. So yah, get in t

30IN30 | LocauxFAB30!

 Victoria Baylor Yes, life teaching many lessons; one paramount on being patience. Patience can be excruciating at points. However, it’ rewarding, leaving you with a profound appreciation once you arrive where you are destined. In this episode Victoria Baylor shares how it took a few decades to arrive at her ‘purpose work’. She’s on a mission to assist you, the professional woman, with your personal brand. Victoria Baylor, Personal Brand Consultant  An International Teacher, Author, Consultant, and Coach.  Victoria is passionate about helping professional Women identify their Personal Brand Genius and leverage it to obtain professional and personal success.  She is a Certificated Personal Branding Strategist, Genius Cultivator, and Transformation coach.  Her love for helping women develop and leverage their talents intersects with her analytical ability that was honed through acquiring a degree In Marine Science and working in the field Microbial ecology research for 15 years. Being a dually talented intellectual and creative Being, Victoria also launched her own Custom Sewing business alongside her research career.  She specialized in wedding and prom gowns as well as ballet costumes for 14 years.  Serving as an Image Professional then, Victoria quickly noticed the struggle most women faced trying to find clothing that defined and accentuated them. She saw how this struggle negatively impacted their confidence and wanted to do something to resolve it. It wasn’t until her transition to full-time entrepreneurship and her own image struggle that she understood the root issue was a lack of personal branding and set out to solve it. As a result, Victoria launched her own Personal Branding Firm and uses her image expertise, unique analytical approach and specialized image, color & branding training to help Professionals polish and sharpen their personal brand. Victoria offers one-on-one services, group coaching, creative seminars, workshops, corporate training courses and webinars centered around cultivating a professional appearance, behavior and communication skills, and digital footprint. She also focuses on the areas of Personal brand message development, soft skills management and cultivating emotional intelligence. Affectionately known as a “Genius Cultivator” Victoria works with Business Professionals and Entrepreneurs to help them identify their vision, passion, and inner genius. Her mission is to challenge them to uniquely see themselves, to confidently embrace that uniqueness and leverage it to make a huge impact in their businesses and the world. Victoria has been featured in the Chatham County Living magazine and South Magazine. She has done numerous radio interviews, workshops, and seminars. She is a nationally and internationally recognized BurdaStyle Instructor. She is the Co-Leader for the Empowering a Billion Women (EBW2020) Savannah Chapter and an Ambassador for the Pooler Chamber of Commerce. She is active in her church and community. She is most importantly the proud wife of Jimmy Baylor and Mom to 11-year-old daughter, Reilly. 

30IN30 | Victoria Baylor

 Dr. Erin Jacobs Stagner, D.C. One never knows what circumstances in life that calls them to create a movement or act for a greater cause; especially for the most vulnerable. We navigate this life, believing all is well, until we are thrust into a situation that inspires us to answer ‘the call’. In this episode, Dr. Erin Jacobs Stagner shares the inspiration that called her to act, and advocate for special needs children with L.E.A.R.N. Dr. Erin Jacobs Stagier  Chiropractor at Pernell & Jacobs has over 12 years of experience in private practice as a chiropractor. She served as team physician for 8 years in an NCAA Division I athletic Program. While she enjoys serving her patients, she also loves coaching other chiropractors.  In 2019, her focus has turned toward the certification and empowerment of professionals that work with special needs children.  Connect with Dr. Jacobs at Drs. Pernell & Jacobs Chiropratic on Facebook |  on Instagram | on Twitter Thanks for listening. We’ll see you around. – Journey Connect with Locaux! Locaux on Facebook Thanks for listening! Tune in to hear

30IN30 | Dr. Erin Jacobs Stagner, D.C.

 Sabeen Shaiq For far too long, there has been a stigma associated with the need to seek treatment from a mental health therapist. This is especially true for communities of color. However, the shame bestowed upon someone seeking help to get or remain healthy, mentally is shifting. There are communities that have yet to reap the full benefit of accessibility, lending to a positive experience. There too are people fighting the good fight to make a difference. Enter: Sabeen Shaiq, LCSW. In this episode, Sabeen talks about the work she’s doing to help bridge the gap for misunderstood or underserved. Sabeen Shaiq, LCSW  A relational psychotherapist, somatic practioner, trainer and nomadic traveler from the US.  She has worked for various organizations including Doctor’s Without Borders, Sunny Hills Services, and First Place for Youth before starting her own remote therapy private practice. She incorporates an understanding of oppression and intergenerational trauma into the way she works and is passionate about issues surrounding spirituality, religiosity, and immigration. She is currently living and traveling in South East Asia. Connect with Sabeen at Sabeen Shaiq, LCSW on Facebook |  on Instagram Thanks for listening. We’ll see you around. – Journey Connect with Locaux! Locaux on Facebook Thanks for listening! Tune in to hear stories of other fab women on the episodes page. And while you’re there, subscribe to get the latest podcast. 

30IN30 | Sabeen Shaiq

 GSD with Georgie Life has its way of teaching lessons books never can. We swerve with the curves and roll gingerly over the bumps; that is, if we elect remain steadfast to our quest to attain whatever we deem our brass ring.  The choose is yours. It’s up to you. However, you may find you need assistance to start or get over the finish line with a project or business you want to start. Enter Georgie-Ann Getton-Mckoy. She’s an execution strategist that wants to help you “Get Sh!t Done”. In this episode, she talks how her Jamaican roots instilled a work ethic of adaptation, creating and innovating. Georgie-Ann Getton-Mckoy, Owner and Execution Strategist at GSD with Georgie A serial entrepreneur, community builder, speaker, author, & Diversity in Tech Enthusiast. She loves learning, and teaching new and creative ways to find solutions to problems. She is here to you become more productive, execute ideas, and go from being a dreamer to being doer. Connect with Georgie at GSD with Georgie GSD on Facebook | GSD on Instagram Thanks for listening. We’ll see you around. – Journey Connect with Locaux! Locaux on Facebook Thanks for listening! Tune in to hear stories of other fab women on the episodes page. And while you’re there, subscribe to get the latest podcast. 

30IN30 | Georgie-Ann Getton-Mckoy

 Everyday Sustainable Not often enough do we cross paths with, not only a kindred spirit, but a woman that is genuinely living and walking her talk in the way Claudia is. “I trust you”, was a statement she made when we began this conversation. Those are three supremely powerful words, because they are: 1.) A conscious guide of navigating life one thrives in. 2. ) Touches others in ways their vibration is elevated. 3. ) Kind. Kindness is as kindest does. Claudia does kindness. In this episode, Claudia shares her aim to bridge the gaps perpetuated and upheld by false boundaries; be they between languages, cultures or lines drawn on a map. She believes we are all brothers and sisters, and lives to inspire us to care for one another and the planet. Claudia Wiens, Owner of Everyday SustainableClaudia is a yoga and meditation teacher, a Reiki practitioner and sound facilitator. She began her personal yoga and meditation path back in 2003. Later in 2005 and 2006, she trained in Hatha Yoga at the Indian Cultural Institute in Cairo, Egypt. In 2017, she completed another 200 hours yoga teacher training at Gayatri Yoga School in Tenerife, Spain with a focus on Hatha (Sivananda and Satyananda), pregnant yoga, and also the principles of Ayurveda. In 2018 she completed a Restorative Yoga teacher training with Sue Flamm in Spain. Her interest in sound massage and sound healing began in 2013, and after incorporating the use of Tibetan singing bowls in her yoga classes for quite a while, she undertook a sound massage training with internationally renowned sound worker, Jacomina Kistemaker at the Punta de Couso Centre in Galicia, Spain in 2017. At the same place she did her gong training in 2018. Claudia Wiens currently teaches yoga and meditation and offers sound massage sessions and gong baths in Seville, Spain, but also internationally on her travels. She is also a photographer, artist and author since 1995. She lived and worked for 10 years in Egypt and seven in Turkey and currently calls Seville, Spain her home. She holds a Master’s degree in photo design from the University of Applied Arts and Sciences in Dortmund, Germany.  Her work has appeared in international publications such as GEO, Stern, New York Times Magazine and The Guardian and she works frequently for a number of organisations, including UNICEF, GIZ and Johns Hopkins. 

30IN30 | Claudia Wiens

 Efzoe Having a solid supportive community, including family, friends and even a therapist, is a paramount to living a fulfilled life. This especially applies to women. In this episode, Danai Roussi shares why she has chosen to focus her practice on being a key part of the community for women, like you, seeking a relatable counselor. Danai Roussi, Founder of Efzoe Women’s Online Counseling Roussi is a Women’s Therapeutic Counselor, global citizen and content creator, passionate about empowering women and helping them to awaken their full potential. Her main focus is on expat women and location independent entrepreneurs, their transitions and challenges. Her goal is to help you activate your inner strength, pass successfully through challenging transitions, set and achieve your goals, improve your personal and professional relationships and live a fulfilling, flourishing and meaningful life. Seeking help can be scary sometimes, but facing a problem with a professional trained in listening, can be a rewarding, live-changing experience. She believes we all have the ability to change our lives for the better with the adequate support! Connect with Danai Rousssi at Efzoe on Facebook | on Instagram | on Twitter | on Tumblr Danai Roussi on YouTube 

30IN30 | Danai Roussi

 Better You By Ania One global issues is that we women, more often than not, make considerations that lead to prioritizing everything and everyone before ourselves. Yes, it’s partly our nature. But I’d posit this mindset is part nurture as well. However, women like Ania Iwanicka has developed a practice to assist you in   fortifying yourself, so that you can give without it being to your complete mental or physical detriment. In this episode, she shares how using a ‘holistic’ approach to great health, helps you fill your cup, so that you may give from a full vessel. Anna Iwanicka, Founder of Better You by Ania Ania is a Holistic Health Coach dedicated to serving busy professional women. Before launching her own business she worked and lived in London enjoying a very busy and successful professional career. Her passion for all things wellness related plus personal health struggles that originated from ‘busy modern lifestyle’ were the deciding factors in making the career and lifestyle change. Today she focuses on guiding, supporting and inspiring women towards better health and wellbeing. Her mission as Holistic Health Coach is to improve the wellbeing and health of every woman she works with. In near future Anna will become a certified Naturopath which will allow her to offer not only professional advice but also treatments for the women she works with.  Connect with Ania at Better You By Ania BYBA on Facebook | BYBA on Instagram BYBA on YouTube Thanks for listening. We’ll see you around. – Journey Connect with Locaux! 

30IN30 | Ania Iwanicka

 ElleLiveAction One of the unfortunate facts of life is that often, women must be aware of how we move through the world. There are times when experiences have shown that we must ‘arm’ ourselves, for a time we must protect ourselves from the threat of physical assault. Sadly for some, events can have a forever life-altering effect, and there are women who work to help women have the confidence to ‘fight back’, in a smart way, if needed. Enter: Tasha Ina Church. In this episode, Tasha shares how an event put her on the path to adopting a self-defense practice, adapting techniques to better suit how women move through life and teaching women like you to be better prepared. Tasha Ina Church, Owner ElleLiveAction & Founder of the WARRIOR WOMYN TRAINING. With 17 years practicing self-defense and continually learning, she has created synthesized workshops — combining multiple styles of martial arts to be utilized for practical self-defense for women. She recently launched her first online self-defense course and is ready to educate, elevate, and advocate for women and girls globally. Outside of this work she is a daughter, an aunt, a lover of writing, reading, hiking, biking, swimming and more on the beautiful island of Maui in the Hawaiian islands. Connect with Tasha at WARRIOR WOMYN Defense International  ElleLiveAction on YouTube ELA on Facebook | ELA on Instagram Thanks for listening. We’ll see you around. – 

30IN30 | Tasha Ina Church

 Cathy Weiss There comes a time in all our lives that we know there is more to life, as it stands, at any given point. We feel a pull within, a dimmed light that wants to be shown bright. There are those of us with a ‘soul rumbling’; seeking more, but at a loss. We may flounder about, clumsily walking around in circles on a jagged path to nowhere. But because our soul yearns and communicates there’s more, we know can find solace in knowing there are others that can assist us in ‘clear-seeing’. Enter Lightworker Cathy Weiss. In this episode, she shares how she assists seekers in tapping into their Dharma; their soul’s purpose. Cathy Weiss, Lightworker at Cathy Weiss A naturally gifted healer, clairvoyant, channel and intuitive; think of her as a personal trainer for your soul. She guides others in living their heart and soul-centered lives, providing high levels of clarity and direction. The result is feeling validated, reassured and affirmed. She holds a Master’s Degree in education, is an experienced, certified yoga instructor. Cathy has been teaching yoga to individuals and groups since 2006 and providing Intuitive Energy Reading & Healing sessions since 2018, she is passionate about meeting you where you are, and empowering your wellness and soul-centered life. Connect with Cathy at Cathy-Weiss.com Facebook |  Instagram Thanks for listening. We’ll see you around. – Journey Connect with Locaux! 

30IN30 | Cathy Weiss

 Roses & Rompers Often times, those of us who are conscious, find our that story and/or experiences are the exact impetus for great change in our lives, and inspiration for others. This is what led Audrey Schlegel to her current path of assisting women to unleash and confidently own their femininity. In this episode, she shares what she’s doing to progress this movement. Audrey Schlegel, Founder and owner of Roses & Rompers, a company dedicated to help women be more confident in life and business. After years at university and working in the corporate world, Audrey had grown sick to see bright, intelligent women being accepting to be cut mid-speech by arrogant interns. Women who would then resort to Vogue as a means to distract themselves, and end up even more insecure because they didn’t have the same figure as the model on the front cover. Audrey believes the answer to this problem lies in education and systems: education about principles of style instead of letting ourselves be hit by the last fashion trends, systems to build up confidence and reduce the overwhelm.  She is also a business mentor specialized in confidence issues/imposter syndrome and in reducing the overwhelm by building goal-settings systems and easy-to-implement plans.  Connect with Audrey at Roses & Rompers The Confident Woman FB Group RR on Facebook | RR on Instagram Thanks for listening. We’ll see you around. – Journey Connect with Locaux! Locaux on Facebook

30IN30 | Audrey Schlegel

 Kalakari India If we’re not being the change we wish to see, or our sister’s (or brother’s) keeper, how might we evoke change for the better, so that all reap the best there is in this world? In this episode, Deepika Raikwar shares how she works to make a difference withKalakari India and #RealFabricRealPeople. Deepika Raikwar, Founder of Kalakari India Corporate lawyer turned business woman; after a rich 10 years corporate experience, Deepika started her entrepreneurial journey 3 years ago and is the evangelist of her privately owned  brand: Kalakari India – artwork of India. She collaborates with a myriad of producers: artists, weavers, families that maintain a long tradition creating handmade textile across her country. Through Kalakari India, she helps them find suitable markets across the globe to sell their sustainable fashion. With a firm position rooted in developing a mutually beneficial dynamic between local producers and purchasers, she is a purveyor working on social collaborations, while promoting traditional heritage fabrics from the Indian subcontinent. She heads a successful digital media campaign with a pure people collaboration and now expending her brand in B2C and B2B segments in North and Latin America. Connect with Kalakari India at Trade enquires could be made at: info@kalakariindia.com  Kalakari India Buy on Amazon KI on Facebook | 

30IN30 | Deepika Raikwar

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