About the Show

What is The Expat Equation?

The Expat Equation is a podcast exploring the human side of working abroad. Each episode features an honest conversation with an international professional or HR leader. Not the polished version of their story, but the real one. The missteps, the breakthroughs, and the moments that changed how they see the world of work.

Who is this show for?

If you're an international professional navigating a career in a new country, figuring out how workplaces actually work, how to build a network from scratch, and how to bring your whole self to a culture that doesn't yet know you, this show was made for you.

And if you're in HR or leadership, responsible for hiring, onboarding, or retaining international talent, this show gives you something most training programmes don't: real perspectives from the people you're trying to support.

What topics do we cover?

• Navigating cross-cultural workplaces as an international professional
• What international hiring and onboarding actually looks like from the inside
• Relocation: the practical realities most companies underestimate
• Cultural adaptation and the learning curve no one warns you about
• Building inclusive teams and workplaces for global talent
• Leadership perspectives from HR directors and people professionals

Why listen?

Because the gap between what companies say about international inclusion and what actually happens on the ground is enormous, and nobody talks about it. This show does. Every guest has been through something real: a career reinvention, a cultural collision, a moment where the rules they grew up with stopped working. That's the conversation worth having.