How do two women from Canada and South Africa end up building completely new lives in Split, Croatia?In the first episode of Keeping Up with the Croatians, we share the personal journeys that brought us here.Janelle talks about stepping away from her corporate career, travelling for a year, discovering the digital-nomad lifestyle, and eventually moving to Croatia with her dog, Leo, even though she did not speak the language or know anyone here.Venessa shares how a trip to Europe, the uncertainty of the pandemic, and a strong feeling that she needed a new direction led her to leave South Africa and start again in a country she had never visited before.

We also talk about settling into life abroad, building community, becoming entrepreneurs, and starting our own HR consulting businesses.This podcast will bring together honest conversations about living abroad, relationships, friendship, entrepreneurship, leadership, workplace culture, and everything we are learning while building lives and businesses in Croatia.Subscribe for more episodes of Keeping Up with the Croatians.🎧 Listen on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/033RzO0...Janelle — Humannovate Consulting:https://www.humannovateconsulting.com/Venessa — Rebatho Consulting:https://www.rebathoconsulting.com/#KeepingUpWithTheCroatians #LifeInCroatia #LivingAbroad #DigitalNomadLife #WomenInBusinessKeeping Up With The CroatiansPodcast · Janelle + Venessa · The tales of life as two women, creating new lives and businesses in a foreign land.

Two foreigners, two online businesses, one Balkan learning curve.

We're Janelle and Venessa: two HR coaches and consultants, both building our businesses from Croatia. All the way from South Africa and Canada, we're bringing our experiences living in Croatia as entrepreneurs to our listeners around the world.

This trailer is your intro to what we're actually doing here: the wins, the bureaucracy, the client calls between beach days, and the honest version of "digital nomad life" that doesn't make it onto anyone's Instagram grid.

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