Self-Made Expats with Lucy Jeon
Episodes
S2-06 From Iran to Australia, Qatar, Scotland, and Denmark - Sara Mehrabi
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I had the absolute pleasure of speaking with Sara, a purpose-driven leader in data analytics and digital transformation with 20+ year...
S2-05 From the Netherlands to South Korea - Mark Balneger
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Mark Balneger, a Dutch expat 🇳🇱 who moved to South Korea 🇰🇷on a whim and ended up bui...
S2-04 Australia to Ireland, Elite Swimmer to Marketing Leader - Melanie O'Connor
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sat down with Melanie O'Connor - a former elite swimmer for Australia who is now a marketing leader in Ireland. Originally from Aus...
S2-03 Bulgaria to Switzerland - Galina Dormisheva
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I had such a fun time chatting with Galina Dormishva. 🍷💃🏻Galina is originally from Bulgaria and is now based in Switzerland....
S2-02. France to the UK - Chloé Chamard
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I had the absolute pleasure of chatting with the lovely Chloé Chamard - truly one of the kindest and sweetest people I've ever met! ...
S2-01. Indonesia to Singapore & Malaysia - Sastya Waradani, CEO & Co-Founder of PLans
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
{🎉 Welcome to Season 2 of Self-Made Expats Podcast 🥳} In the first episode of Season 2 (Yay!), I interviewed Sastya Wardani, the CEO & Co-Fo...
S1-35. South Africa to Canada, Busi Gwiji
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Dreamer! In this episode, I interviewed Busi Gwiji, a passionate Content Creator (In total of almost 100K followers across all platforms - Yo...
S1-34. France to 5 countries, Parisienne Pauline Mura
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Dreamer! In this episode, I interviewed Pauline Mura, a Parisienne and the host of Meet the Expats Podcast. Pauline is from France, and so fa...
S1-33. Sweden Relocation & Immigration Expert, Lena Rekdal
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Dreamers! In this episode, I interviewed Lena Rekdal, the Sweden Relocation & Immigration Expert and the Founder of Nimmersion, an employment-...
S1-32. Japan, America & the UK - Nina Cataldo, the founder of Hafu Ladies
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Dreamer! In this episode, I interviewed Nina Cataldo, the founder of Hafu Ladies, a global community for hafu and mixed-Japanese womxn. (1,200+ me...
S1-31. Chile to Austria to Spain - Gabriela Encina, the licensed Psychologist specialized to counsel for expat women
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Dreamer! To honor the mental health awareness month, in this episode, I interviewed Gabriela Encina, a licensed psychologist who is specialized in...
S1-30. HongKong/Singapore/LA/Vancouver to London - Joey Li, the co-founder of Leiho
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Dreamer! In this episode, I interviewed Joey Li, a social entrepreneur and the co-founder of Leiho, the social enterprise where every purchase hel...
S1-29. America to the UK to Singapore - Lindsay Davis, the founder of FemTech Association Asia
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Dreamers! In this episode, I interviewed Lindsay Davis, the founder of FemTech Association Asia, Asia's first industry network for professionals i...
S1-28. Morocco to Germany - Zakaria Jaiathe, the co-founder and CEO of WAANDA
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Dreamers! In this episode, I interviewed Zakaria Jaiathe(Zak), the co-founder and CEO of WAANDA, the SaaS-enabled B2B marketplace that facilitates...
S1-27. Matthieu Zeilas, the co-founder of Palma Coliving, a coliving place for remote workers & digital nomads
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Dreamers! In this episode, I interviewed Matthieu Zeilas, an entrepreneur and the co-founder of Palma Coliving in beautiful Mallorca, Spain. ...
S1-26. Colombia to the Netherlands - Daniela Redondo Vélez, Founder Scout at Slimmer AI and a Serial Entrepreneur
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Dreamers! In this episode, I interviewed Daniela Redondo Vélez, the Founder Scout at Slimmer AI. In 2019, she moved from Colombia to the Netherla...
S1-25. Poland to London to Dubai - Ewa Golan, Marketing Director at LVL Wellbeing & Founder of Dance Body DXB
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Dreamers! In this episode, I interviewed Ewa Golan, the Marketing Director at LVL Wellbeing and the Founder of Dance Body DXB, a dance studio in D...
S1-24. Hawai'i to Paris - Devon Keakulina DeAngelo, the Co-founder of Landng
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Dreamers! In this episode, I interviewed Devon Keakulina DeAngelo, the co-founder of Landng, the travel platform that helps people experience t...
S1-23. Germany to Bali - Nini Fritz, a bucket list coach, a remote team building coach, and a co-founder of eyeConnect
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Dreamers! In this episode, I interviewed Nini Fritz, a certified bucket list coach, a remote team building coach, and a co-founder of eyeConnect. ...
S1-22. The Science behind How Manifestation works (sharing my personal stories)
28 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Dreamers! Happy (almost) New Year! How are we feeling? As it's that time of the year when we reflect on ourselves and set new goals, I had this ur...
S1-21. Germany to Vietnam, Singapore, and Malaysia - Benedikt Becker, Sales & Marketing leader
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Dreamers! In this episode, I interviewed Benedikt Becker, a sales and marketing leader based in Malaysia. To give you a quick intro, Benedikt was ...
S1-20. Texas to Seoul - Jonathan Moore, a Tech enthusiast and Entrepreneur
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Dreamers! In this episode, I interviewed Jonathan Moore, a Tech enthusiast, and Entrepreneur based in South Korea. This is hands-down a value-pack...
S1-19. Canada to Germany, Shelley Pascual, Communications Specialist and Journalist at heart
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Dreamers! In this episode, I interviewed Shelley Pascual, the Senior Communications Specialist at Siemens Healthineer and a Journalist at heart. S...
S1-18. The Philippines to Belgium, Jaclyn Demuynck, the Co-Founder and CMO of Mangtas
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Dreamers! In this episode, I interviewed Jaclyn "Jacki" Demuynck, the Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Mangtas, a marketplace with a miss...
S1-17. France to Japan - Pierre Mauriès, General Partner at Nemesis Technologies, Japan-based deep tech Venture Capital fund
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Dreamers! In this episode, I interviewed Pierre Mauriès, founder, General partner & Chief Investment Officer of Japan-based Deep Tech Venture...
S1-16. 15+ years of journey from Canada to Sydney to Hong Kong - Alastair Mclntyre, the CEO of Altiplano Metals
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Dreamers! In this episode, I interviewed Alastair Mclntyre, the president and the CEO of Altiplano Metals in Canada. Alastair was born in Glasgow,...
S1-15. KPMG & Philips to the Co-Founder of Cysense and Mexico to Singapore - Carlos Leyva Salas
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Dreamers! In this episode, I spoke with Carlos Leyva Salas, the Co-Founder and the CEO of Cysense, the all-in-one cybersecurity for startups. Carl...
S1-14. Cisco engineer to the CEO in Silicon Valley, Rahi - Tarun Raisoni
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Dreamers!In this episode, I spoke with Tarun Raisoni, the CEO and the Co-Founder of Rahi in Silicon Valley. Tarun was born and raised in India and...
S1-13. Engineer to CPO and Italy to Singapore - Alfonso Fiore
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Dreamers! In this episode, I spoke with Alfonso Fiore, the Chief Product Officer (CPO) at HappyFresh. He is Italian, he was born and raised in Ita...
S1-12. From Georgia to Canada & Project Manager to a Tech Startup Founder, VisaWire - Nino Melikidze
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Dreamers! In this episode, I spoke with Nino Melikidze, the founder of VisaWire in Canada. Nino moved to the US from Georgia when she was 17, and ...
S1-11. Murillo's journey to America from Brazil & from Assistant Dean to working in Tech - Murillo Soranso
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Dreamers! In today's episode, I was honored to speak with Murillo Soranso for an hour to talk about his journey from Brazil to America and his jou...
S1-10. Mexico to Canada - Karla Briones, Serial Entrepreneur & TEDx speaker
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Dreamers! This week, I had an amazing opportunity to interview Karla Briones who is a Mexican Canadian Serial Entrepreneur and I'm so excited to s...
S1-9. Brazil to England - Rosie Siqueira, International PR manager and a writer
12 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hi Dreamers! I'm very excited to share today's episode with you, dreamers! Rosie is originally from Brazil and she moved to England by herself at the ...
S1-8. Kazakhstan to Canada - Assel Beglinova, Co-Founder at Paperstack
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hi Dreamers! Assel is SO inspiring. She moved to Canada by herself from Kazakhstan at the age of 18, and after studying at a college, and working as a...
S1-7. Solo ep - Three Business Mistakes I made in 2021, my first year in business
28 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hi Dreamers! I'm coming with my Solo Episode this week to share with you 3 business lessons that I learned from the mistakes that I made in my first y...
S1-6. Malaysian Immigrant to Partner at Big 4 accounting firm
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Dreamers! This week I interviewed Julia Leong who is the partner at the Big 4 accounting firm in Singapore. She and her parents immigrated to Sing...
S1-5. British Personal Trainer Turned Tech Recruiter in Singapore
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Dreamers! Today's episode is PERFECT for anyone who has been curious about living in Singapore! I had a great time interviewing Adam to talk about...
S1-4. Inspiring Sales Leader Brian's journey to the Netherlands from America
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Dreamers!Today's episode is GOLD. Really. I had the honor to interview Brian Finley who is an inspiring sales leader based in Amsterdam. He is ori...
S1-3. Crypto Expert Oleg's journey from Russia to Korea
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Dreamers! In this episode, I'm speaking with Oleg Smagin who moved to South Korea from Russia. He came to Korea in 2014 for the first time as an e...
S1-2. Ukrainian Stay-at-home mom turned Data Analyst in Canada
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Dreamers! In this episode, I'm speaking with Roksolna Plysyuk who moved to Canada from Ukraine. She used to be a stay home mom for almost 5 years ...
S1-1. How it all started
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Dreamers! This is the first episode on the Self-made Expats podcast. In this episode, I'm sharing what this podcast is all about, how it all start...
Trailer
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is a trailer of the Self-Made Expats with Lucy Jeon Podcast.