Virtual Networking - Expat life: Joys and Challenges of living abroad!
May 21, 2021 1:00 pm
After a wonderful Book networking event last April, we will be hosting our third networking event this month of May. Join us for a fun and relaxed time together, and share/learn some tips on how to adapt easily and happily to a new land.
Our partners and sponsors
We’d like to recognize and thank our wonderful sponsors and partners. Together we share the success of developing the professional careers of women in the Zurich region.
We’d like to recognize and thank our wonderful sponsors and partners. Together we share the success of developing the professional careers of women in the Zurich region.
We’d like to recognize and thank our wonderful sponsors and partners. Together we share the success of developing the professional careers of women in the Zurich region.
We’d like to recognize and thank our wonderful sponsors and partners. Together we share the success of developing the professional careers of women in the Zurich region.
We’d like to recognize and thank our wonderful sponsors and partners. Together we share the success of developing the professional careers of women in the Zurich region.
We’d like to recognize and thank our wonderful sponsors and partners. Together we share the success of developing the professional careers of women in the Zurich region.
We’d like to recognize and thank our wonderful sponsors and partners. Together we share the success of developing the professional careers of women in the Zurich region.
We’d like to recognize and thank our wonderful sponsors and partners. Together we share the success of developing the professional careers of women in the Zurich region.
We’d like to recognize and thank our wonderful sponsors and partners. Together we share the success of developing the professional careers of women in the Zurich region.
What our members say
I joined PWG about a year ago and I’ve been quite active within the network despite how busy I am lately. However, I really enjoy the sense of belonging and understanding I receive every time I go to their events or workshops. I’ve had many meaningful conversations with some members, which have nothing to do with the sole purpose to hand your biz card and move on. Another thing I really like about PWG is that here I find exactly my kind of crowd: purpose-driven, dynamic, forward thinking, open-minded women, who genuinely celebrate and support each other. I am also grateful for the constant support I get from the women within the network, who have encouraged me to speak and share my expertise and journey as a mumpreneur several times. As much as I like being on the stage speaking, I enjoy being in the audience too, because every topic the network chooses for their events feels close to my heart and life at the moment. You can tell that everything they doing reflects what is going on in our lives today as modern women, biz owners, career women and mums. Including the fun events I’ve been to! I can feel this network is listening to their members and whatever they organize or do resonates deeply with the women living here, but also outside of Switzreland!
Tsitaliya Mircheva, Brand Strategist and Creative Director
Founder of Mums in Heels https://mums-in-heels.com/
Being a member of PWG opened a lot of new doors for me. I always meet very interesting women and make new connections. I still remember the first time I attended a monthly event, I came back home so energized and had so many ideas to start my project faster than expected! Attending the Think Tanks helped me as well a lot to develop my business and get constructive feedbacks from other members. I am now an active volunteer for the organization of the yearly PWG Conference and love to support the club whenever I can. I would recommend PWG to any business woman who wants to boost her current carrier or explore new opportunities.
Aurelie Litynski, Chief Happiness Officer and Founder of Happitude at work.
www.happitudeatwork.com
I’ve joined the PWG after I moved to Zürich to create my new professional network. PWG is a place where you can connect and meet women with so many different stories. You will find Corporations passionate, brave entrepreneurs, women willing to make a career change. The atmosphere is always welcoming and stimulating at the same time. I would suggest everyone to join the Club!
Giada Varvello,
www.giadavarvello.com/en/
What I really value about the PWG, and have since its creation in 1983, is this: the group may be about business, but it isn’t a business. That may sound trite yet it is also what keeps the group grounded: every woman in the PWG is welcome and can engage with anyone in the group. That is no small achievement in the world of business. It further allows and encourages individuals to express their own ideas to create events that enrich the group and themselves as they create. Short term it can be a bit unpredictable, perhaps even scary, but long term it keeps the group flexible and resilient and has so for the past 35 years. A toast to the women of the PWG!
Lisa Belser
The exchange of knowledge and experiences with other women had a strong impact on my business environment and career. PWG was decisive for me, finding more inspiration, self-confidence and capacity to succeed in my business. Women respond different to the business world !
Maria Mazza
Why join PWG? Because it is a group of amazing and motivated women that are driven to create an environment of collaboration between professional women. After each event, I leave with awareness of a new subject, having learnt a new skill or with a newly acquired curiosity to know more. This group of wonderful women inspires me to be the best version of myself. The members of the group are generous at exchanging ideas, motivation and it is an environment rich with opportunities and possibilities. I love the connections I have made along the way.
Monste Mendez
Joining PWG Zurich in 2015 has been such a great decision! I have been pleasantly surprised to find a group of women, who are so supportive and kind to one another. The group feels like family to me and I always look forward to the events. Every event is very interesting and I have learned so much through the Think Tanks and special monthly events! From creative events at Google to charity events, we always have so much fun with the group! I also really like the mix between both corporate / entrepreneurial women in the group. Personally, I have also been very lucky to have won a brand make-over from PWG that included consultancy from a wonderful brand strategist (Tsitaliya Mircheva-Petrova) and a full photoshoot with the talented photographer (Natalie von Harscher) at the Schminkbar at Modissa in Zurich! This experience was one of a kind and so much fun! I am grateful to PWG and all of its members for the many memories we have created and I cherish! I am excited to be part of such a lovely club and highly recommend other women in / around Zurich to join this fun and empowering club!
Sabine van T Hart, Founder of Puricious
https://www.puricious.com/
Our Team
"Bonjour" from Valérie Bérard, our President. Valérie is originally from Sion in Valais and has been living in Zurich for the last 8 years. She has been working in wealth management for the last 10 years and has a great eye for details and maintaining fruitful relationships.
“Mabuhay!” from Ann Michelle. Ann Michelle is known to spice things up. Growing up in the beautiful islands of the Philippines, the young but seasoned HR Communications expert has been working for Givaudan, a world leading flavours and fragrance company for the past 6 years. Ann Michelle is a recipient of the 100 Most Influential Filipina Women™ (FWN100) Emerging Leader award, recognizing Filipina women below age 35 who are making their mark in a leadership role.
Ni Hao! Cheng is a Malaysian Chinese setting foot in Zurich 20 years ago. She has over 10 years of experience in banking, reporting and controlling . Enthusiasm, persistence and pragmatism have been the three traits that guiding her life and helped her find her place over time. Cheng is new to PWG and look forward to learning and hopefully to contribute to PWG.
PWG Ambassadors & volunteers
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If you enjoy seeing photos and videos of PWG Events, that’s all thanks to Natalie - the lady behind the camera. Full of energy, creativity and an eye for detail, Natalie is a full-time photographer and her work focuses on timeless portraits (glamor, family, business), Natural Business Portraits & Personal Branding, wedding and event photography, as well as image editing.
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Barbara works with individuals and teams to improve how they relate to themselves and to others. After more than a decade in international management positions in a Fortune 50 company, Barbara redirected her career to reflect her interest in the human dimension of management. Since 2003 she works with companies and individuals to recognize the patterns of interaction in teams. This strengthens genuine “thinking and working together”. The increased acceptance of different communication and working styles is fundamental for driving collaboration, innovation and growth. She holds a MSc in Business Administration, is a PCM™ certified trainer and a CTI® trained coach. A Swiss national of German origin she is married and has one daughter.
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Jane Piper is an expert on digital wellbeing and improving team productivity. She combines a strong background in psychology with 20 years of practical experience in HR and has a Masters in Industrial and Organisational Psychology. After 10 years working in businesses around the world, she completed on an Executive MBA to gain better understanding of business. Four years ago she set up her own company, Pipsy, and consults to organisations on people management and digital wellbeing. She is the author of Focus in the Age of Distraction a book with 35 tips on how to focus more and work less.
Maria Mazza
Maria Mazza is a Swiss certified fiduciary. She has many years of trusteeship experience as account manager and extensive experience as a fiduciary in tax, management consulting, accounting and payroll environments. She was also Senior Tax Consultant at Deloitte Ltd and PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd in Zurich for individual clients (Expatriates). Drawing upon her solid and broad background, to ideally meet your needs she deploys her strong analytical skills and ability to negotiate with all stakeholders to arrive at optimal solutions, catalyse change and achieve objectives.
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Aurelie aspires to increase awareness on happiness at work in companies and help leaders and employees being successful by creating more work-related happiness in their teams. She learnt about the topic of happiness@work from experts worldwide, became a Chief Happiness Officer in 2017 and created an approach which tackles crucial topics such as behavior, communication, empathy and trust within companies. Aurelie is originally from the south of France, married, mother of 2 and has been in Switzerland for more than 10 years after living and working in various positions in France, UK and Canada. Aurelie supports PWG with the coordination of special and complex events, such as the Rise of Diversity Conference in March 2019 and Women's Expo 2018/2017
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Giada is a project management professional, a coach, blogger, dreamer and serial laugher, committed to support expat to live a fulfilling life everywhere. As an Expat Career & Transition Coach, her mission is to help clients to have a purpose in their transition in a new country, gently rediscover their authentic self (as opposed as to who the world thinks they should be), and, based on this new awareness, to create and deeply enjoy a life and a job on their own terms. Giada has been supporting PWG with the coordination of special and complex events, such as the Charity Auction in September 2018.
Joanne Bergin
Joanne is the Founder & Business Marketing Consultant of BrandSpace, a company with the mission of giving small businesses and creative entrepreneurs the chance to develop an effective brand platform, which simply and efficiently tells the story of their product or service and leads to success. Joanne has a passion for marketing, design, and travel. With over 15 years experience in marketing, events and managing creative agencies, she has plenty of ideas to share. Joanne will be able to provide you with the right formula to achieve your business goals and objectives. PWG in partnership with BrandSpace, is hosting a series of eight engaging workshops throughout 2019. These workshops have been designed for creative entrepreneurs, small businesses and the personal branding of individuals, and will provide you with the essential toolkit for branding and marketing your business, service or personal brand.
Justine Miller
Justine is the Associate Creative Designer of BrandSpace, a company with the mission of giving small businesses and creative entrepreneurs the chance to develop an effective brand platform, which simply and efficiently tells the story of their product or service and leads to success. With an international design career spanning 20 years, Justine’s strengths are having eye for detail combined with an ability to see the big picture. Known for wearing sunglasses on top of her head, whatever the weather, Justine will always find a solution that balances practicality with aesthetic beauty. PWG in partnership with BrandSpace, is hosting a series of eight engaging workshops throughout 2019. These workshops have been designed for creative entrepreneurs, small businesses and the personal branding of individuals, and will provide you with the essential toolkit for branding and marketing your business, service or personal brand.
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Cécile is a Public Speaking Jedi , Trainer & Keynote Speaker on Resilience. After a near two-decade career in international sales and marketing as well as publishing two books, she became passionate about the Art of Public Speaking. After years of training, she won “Best Speaker” in Switzerland in 2015 which led her to compete internationally. Following from this, she set up her own company to help professionals to take their leadership and capacity for success to the next level. Clients say that she is enthusiastic, energetic and quick thinking - one even called me a Jedi! These are in fact the attributes she use to help leaders like you develop skills you did not realize you had and become great speakers! Cécile has shared her expertise as a speaker in previous PWG events and keeps inspiring our community with monthly tips on networking through our social media channels.
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