Living Unconventionally

Chris Pyak with top travel bloggers, digital nomads, world travelers, expats, and more!

Living Unconventionally is a podcast featuring weekly interviews with digital nomads, full-time travelers, entrepreneurs, and a variety of other people who have ditched their desk and decided to chase their passions around the world. We discuss their travel stories, how they find deals on travel, how living in an unconventional way has improved their life, how they fund their travels, and how they make money when on the road.

  • 23 minutes 36 seconds
    233 Live in Germany with an English job at Elektrobit GmbH

    Ever thought about living in Germany? Or Vienna? Or Paris? This episode might be your change to get a job in one of these places. I talk to Dr. Joachim Schlosser, a senior manager at Elektrobit GmbH. Joachim shares why his company started to hire in English several years back, how this has changed the companies culture - and most importantly: Which concrete jobs you could apply for! Imagine yourself, one year into the future - drinking coffee in Berlin, Vienna or Paris: Just because you listened to your favorite podcast! :) Get 100 German employers that hire in English at immigrantspirit.com/newsletter.

    Find current job offers with Elektrobit GmbH.

    16 March 2023, 10:25 am
  • 24 minutes 23 seconds
    232 Naveen Got A Job In Germany - After He Already Got Rejected By HR

    It's hard for international professionals to get an English job in Germany. Naveen got a job within four weeks - after he joined my coaching. Now it's nine months later and Naveen shares his story since. Get excellent advice on how to get a job in a foreign country - if you only speak English. Sign up for the Expats Job Offer Miracle at https://www.immigrantspirit.com/miracle "But jumping to become a Quereinsteiger takes gall. However, Düsseldorf-based career coach Chris Pyak says if he can do it, anyone can – that’s why his job is now helping others overcome such obstacles." BBC

    1 March 2023, 10:39 am
  • 21 minutes 6 seconds
    231 English Jobs at Magna International Europe

    A change to work in the world's most livable city: Vienna! English jobs at Magna International Europe. Chris Pyak talks with Gerald Harzl, Vice President Human Resources, about job opportunities for international professionals at Magna - a giant with more then 55,000 employees in Europe alone.

    Get 100 German employers that hire in English at https://www.immigrantspirit.com/newsletter and jobs at Magna International Europe at https://www.magna.com/company/careers

    22 February 2023, 10:20 am
  • 2 minutes 3 seconds
    230 Welcome, New Subscriber!

    "And there is magic in every beginning" Hermann Hesse Chris Pyak starts a new project that will keep him busy for at least one year. For you this is great news: It means more stories, exciting personalities and actionable advice on the Living Unconventionally podcast!  We will be joined by subscribers of the Immigrant Spirit Podcast, a former podcast of Chris that now will continue it's life with the Living Unconventionally podcast. If you dream about a career in a foreign country: Make sure to read Chris Pyak's book "How To Win Jobs & Influence Germans".

    17 February 2023, 11:51 am
  • 34 minutes 20 seconds
    229 Esther Earns Income Everywhere

    Esther Inman wanted it all: Travel, career, family. And she got it. Now she helps others to make a decent living, working as a virtual assistant. We talk about freedom, Bali and how to find your first client. (Her answer might surprise you.) Get her free VA course at 90dayva.com & employment abroad at immigrantspirit.com

    12 May 2021, 6:44 am
  • 2 minutes 14 seconds
    An invitation to smile today

    Hey! I am on vacation, but I made a little something to make you smile today. Listen to this trailer to find out more - then search for "Solarpunk" on your podcast app.  Or visit www.solarpunk.art. If you like what I did - leave a comment in your podcast app - over at the "Solarpunk" show. It means the world to me! :) Chris Pyak

    18 August 2020, 9:14 am
  • 27 minutes 17 seconds
    228: "My Precious" - How To Be Irresistible To Foreign Employers

    Expats: How do to become a precious asset to any employer. Especially when you move to a foreign country. Ana struggles to find a job in Germany, despite a PhD and an EU passport. Together we figure out how she discovers employers pain points and use them to her advantage. More: immigrantspirit.com

    24 June 2020, 7:35 am
  • 30 minutes 20 seconds
    227: How To Get A Job If You Can't Leave The House (And Live Abroad)

    How do you get a job if you cannot leave the house? Shannon Digby had bad luck. She moved from New Zealand to Germany - just to be stuck in her flat, days after her arrival. I let you eavedrop while I coach Shannon. Together we figure out how you reach the decision makers behind a job ad - when you cannot leave the house. This method is respectful. It works in the US as well as abroad. Get coaching at livingunconventionally.com/coaching PS: Get my book "How To Win Jobs & Influence Germans" on amazon.

    4 June 2020, 11:15 am
  • 35 minutes 10 seconds
    226: Eric Molinsky, Wizard of Time

    Eric Molinsky creates pieces of time and let's you escape into imaginary worlds. I talk with Eric about his journey from agonizing animator to becoming the host of the wonderful sci-fi & phantasy podcast Imaginary Worlds. Find more content on livingunconventionally.com/226 and imaginaryworldspodcast.org

    22 May 2020, 2:21 pm
  • 34 minutes 20 seconds
    225: Will it fly, Pat Flynn?

    Pat Flynn got fired in the 2008 crisis. Today millions listen to his podcasts. I talk with Pat about how you turn crisis into a happier life: livingunconventionally.com/patflynn

    30 March 2020, 7:46 am
  • 55 minutes 5 seconds
    224: Sophie Makes A Choice

    Imagine this: You are a successful lawyer in New York. You graduated from a famous University. You worked in France and Japan and you even had a stint at the European Court of Justice. Then you fall in love and move across the big pond to Germany. And suddenly none of your life achievements are worth anything. Join me in a short coaching session with Sophie Carter - who uses these challenges as fuel to build the life of her dreams.

    5 August 2019, 10:00 am
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