Fast Track

Have you ever dreamt of a life filled with global adventures and financial freedom? Well, now’s your chance to turn that fantasy into reality! With the help of Airbnb, you can easily convert your home or apartment into an income-generating machine and use it to travel worldwide. Not only will this give you the flexibility to take exciting trips whenever you'd like but it's also an easy way to make some extra money while doing something fun. Listening to this episode if you want to learn how to turn your home into a passive income machine and allow you and your family to travel or move abroad.

I invited Doris again to the podcast as I want her to share with you how they made it happen.

Follow Doris on Instagram @cadario_travel

Doris and her family have made slow travel a core part of their lifestyle, and it has enabled them to live all over the world with their children. By slow traveling - which involves settling in one place for a few years at a time - the family has managed to gain a deep appreciation for different culture and have even managed to have their kids become fluent in four languages. Tune into this episode to hear Doris talk about how such an ambitious life has been possible for her and her family; managing career aspirations, raising children, and slow traveling between countries around the world. It is an inspiring insight into life abroad from someone who has done it remarkably well.

Sean Si built his SEO empire from scratch to a seven digits business. It is not an easy journey. He has learned a ton from managing a business to finding the right talents. Only in his early 30s has he transformed from an SEO specialist to a business owner and angel investor. Let's hear his story.

Mathias is IT management Consultant and member of the Financial Independence (FI) community. Since 2018 he started the FI Europe Podcast and a Cashflow Game community in Cologne. He is passionate talking about investing, difficulties on the way to financial independence and early retirement.

Do you want to retire early and live a life of financial independence? You can do it! In this episode Mathias shared what are the most important things that you need to know about your finances in order to have control over them. So whether you're just starting out or you're already well on your way to achieving financial independence, this episode is for you!

Starting a startup is hard. But it's especially hard if you don't have any technical experience. In this episode, I talk with Eric about what it was like for him to start a tech startup as a musician and share some advice on how you can make the process a little bit easier.

Eric Branner found himself spending upwards of ten hours a week on administration alone which cut into his teaching time and earning potential. He knew there had to be a better way - so he built Fons. Fons simplifies and automates two things that every business owner needs - scheduling and payments.

In this episode, our musician-turned-entrepreneur tells his story of making the leap and offers some advice to anyone considering following in his footsteps.

Sharita M. Humphrey is a nationally-recognized, award-winning finance expert and money mentor. Having previously been broke and homeless herself, Sharita knows first-hand that financial freedom has a blueprint and she's committed to helping women change the financial trajectories of their lives.

Are you down on your luck? Feeling like there's no way out? Listen to this episode for some words of encouragement and advice. Learn how to build wealth from the bottom and turn your life around.

Jesse is a multi-asset portfolio manager managing billions at a large Wallstreet bank. He has a Masters in Finance and a CFA designation. Working as a tax consultant, Jesse noticed that people around him had many questions about investing, but he could not help them structurally, so he wanted to share his knowledge in a way that was accessible for everyone. That is why Jesse began teaching about money and started his Youtube channel.

In this episode, we discuss the three levels of building wealth, how to move up to the next level, and how to create generational wealth for your children.  So whether you're just starting or you've been working on your wealth for a while, this episode will give you some great insights!

Tammy Johnston is the Hold Your Hand and Kick Your Ass Business Coach. She has been working with solopreneurs, entrepreneurs, and small business owners for over 20 years to help them build sustainable and successful businesses. Tammy believes that business done right, honestly, ethically, and morally has the power to make the world a better place for everyone.

In this episode, Tammy shared common mistakes small businesses make and how you can avoid them. Listen to it now to start your business off on the right foot!

Ladislas Maurice is a full-time traveler and investor focusing on emerging and frontier markets. He travels around the world looking for unique investment and immigration opportunities. He has traveled to almost 100 countries and lives in a dozen.

In this episode, he shares how he invests in properties, what his travels look like, and the beautiful places he visits worldwide. Ladislas will inspire you to take action today and start living your adventure!

When you're looking to invest in ETFs, it's important to know which ones are right for your portfolio. In this episode, I'll talk with Steve about the different types of ETFs, and he will offer some tips on choosing the right one for you.

Steve started The Frugal Expat personal finance blog to give tips and ways to save more and invest more. In today's podcast episode, he will walk you through ETF examples so you can see how it works.

Alex came from lower-middle-class parents, and there wasn’t a lot of money around growing up. When he went to college, he started to pursue a degree in computer science but switched to finance in his junior year and graduated with honors. In one of his first finance classes, he played around with a future value calculator. Alex saw the possibilities of retiring early by saving heavily, especially in the first years of his career. Today, he has two retirement strategies and complete financial independence. He has had the podcast for almost two years now and loves talking about financial topics. 

Alex shared his investing experience, mistakes, and tips in this episode. 

In this podcast, he explained how he uses a two-retirements strategy to achieve early retirement and financial independence.

In the first episode of 2022, I invited Matthias Richter, who is a super experienced wealth manager, helping hundreds of millionaires to manage the investment. He is also the coach for the Fast Track money course, where he helps every single student who joined our course to understand how money works and how to save, earn, invest and build a healthy financial future. I want to extract his brain to understand what happened in the market in 2021, what is the outlook for 2022, and how you, as an individual investor, can be better informed to approach investing.

In today's episode, I have Alexis Zahner with me. Alexis is the founder and director at Management Mindfulness and founder at Human Leaders, which is launching in 2022.

With experience spanning the world, Alexis is driven by the purpose of seeing business embrace a new way of being: a way that prioritizes creating authentic, intentional, and mindful organizations where all employees feel seen, valued, and heard.

She's worn many hats, from corporate marketing & local government to National Australian media outlet Fairfax and Management at global environmentally-sustainable retail brand Patagonia; it's through experiencing the good, the bad, and the ugly of leadership and its effects, her passion for bringing mindfulness into how we lead was born.

In this episode, Alexis shared what human leadership is, the best leadership practices, and how to develop human leadership skills.

Kurtis is the CFO of a small business and a personal finance coach on the side. While he has always been obsessed with his personal finances, that expanded when he had the opportunity to coach others through teaching Dave Ramsey classes. After a few years of this, Kurtis knew there had to be a better way. What resulted was Kurtis's combined passion for books and personal finances becoming connected with the podcast he runs today. Within that, Kurtis is passionate specifically about helping couples have better money conversations.

In today's episode, Kurtis will explain why you should manage finances as a couple.

Yana is an award-winning poetess, life coach, inspirational speaker, transformational teacher, and soul illuminator, who inspires, empowers, and educates globally.

Yana has been working with highly successful people for many years and has unique insights into millionaires' and billionaires' mindsets. She is the founder of the Timeless Teachings podcast and "Awaken Human." Her clients and students come from 30+ countries and highly diverse backgrounds. She is on her sabbatical year, traveling and teachings around the world.

In this episode of Fast Track Podcast, you will find out what is inside the minds of truly successful people.

In this episode, I had the opportunity to have three founders of Düoverse: Joe, Issac, and Bear be in the show at the same time.

They shared why they chose to become an entrepreneur and what makes a good business partner. Last but not least, they reveal the exciting project they are working on Düoverse – play to earn. You don't want to miss out.

Andrew Henderson is the managing partner of Nomad Capitalist and the most sought-after expert on Global Citizenship.

He lives by five magic words: "Go Where You're Treated Best." Nomad Capitalist helps people find the best places to live, bank, invest, incorporate, start a business, hire, date, and more.

In the previous Wednesday's Fast Track Money YouTube live session, we will ask him about his personal experiences and practices to achieve the ultimate freedom in life.

David Schreyer is a full-time account, part-time real estate investor, 8 years ago he invested his first real estate property in Switzerland. 8 years after, he has built a multi-million asset portfolio. He used to work in the financing sector, dealing with asset evaluators, bankers and, investors. Therefore he knows the inside out of being a smart real estate investor.

In this episode, you learn how to identify the best properties, how to evaluate the fair price, how to negotiate and how to finance.

In this episode, I have Ana Stevanovic as my guest. After graduating from dentistry in Serbia and being a clinician for a few years, she left for Milano to do her Master's degree in Healthcare management. Afterwards she arrived in Switzerland and is working as a Head of Professional Education in the oral care industry, developing two educational brands that are part of educational courses in over 60 countries. 

Next to her corporate career she is certified Proctor Gallagher Institute consultant and she is helping individuals and organisations transform their results. 

She has been practicing martial arts for more than 15 years. Combined her personal experiences in martial arts and personal consulting, she published a bestselling book The Beginner With a Black Belt.

In today's episode, we talked about how goal-setting, actions, and mindset can help anyone transform the results and stay at peak performance.

Today I have Ken with me. Ken is from Mindful Money Matters and he's a blogger also a content creator. Ken is also very active on Twitter and all the content that he writes and tweets are about personal finance and investing. He wants to help you to understand how to manage your money.

In today's episode, Ken shared with you his money goals and his plan to achieve them. We talked about creative investment methods and the importance of influence from family members on your money mindset.

Today I have Mallory Loone with me! Mallory is the co-founder of Work inspired, a people management and development company that has worked with many fortune 500 companies both locally and abroad. Her knowledge and expertise is in the people development and have earned her recognition of Malaysia's most talented coach and also top 100 global training and development coach of the year.

Last year, Mallory was recognized as the top 100 LinkedIn icons to follow in Malaysia, by marketing in Asia and was a three time TED speaker.

And in this episode we talked about what makes a fulfilling business or fulfilling career. Mallory left the questions for you: What is the best legacy you want to leave behind? And what is the message you want to send out to other people who come to you?

Today I have Paul with me. In the past he has been living and working in London. He has more than 30 years working experience in product development and marketing. And then later he switched his interest in professional acting and the singing. 

He has an interesting personal experience, and later he progressed into public speaking and has since trained in coaching, public speaking and professional leadership. 

Through his podcast Life, Passion and Business, which he has started in early 2018, he wants to create this support for the people who have been through the life crisis and now he's a mid-life coach across virtual events and create resources to enhance life experiences and develop the human spirits.  

And in this episode, I'm going to extract his brain;, he has so much wisdom to share to help you find the passion in your life, and the creative life purpose so that you can avoid mid-life crisis later on.

Richa is a motivational speaker, trainer and also a life coach. Her ultimate goal is to create a world of self-inspired and self motivated people, so she envision an ideal world where people have found the light within and no more seek motivational speakers or motivational tools. 

She works very closely with the youth, women, and corporate professionals towards the goals to help the clients widen their horizons, accept challenges, step beyond their comfort zones, and delve into their challenging zones to unleash their complete potential. Richa also mentosr people to move from a limiting mindset to a positive growth mindset. 

In this episode, we talk about how to grow your mindset, the power of mind and how to work on yourself.

Today, my guest is Nidhi Bellani, she's an interviewer and people skill specialist, certified image consultant, NLP coach, and ACTA certified trainer and founder of Success Talks. And she has 15 years of experience in the training and service industry and built a community of more than 15,000 followers online. So through her work, she helps cabin crew aspirants prepare for the interview and score positions in leading airlines. 

Today we're not only going to talk about how to become a cabin crew, how to score your dream job in the international airlines, but also her experience and knowledge can help you score your dream job in any of the industry, and become more confident on your interview.

My guest today is Julian Liniger. Julian Liniger was a management consultant and he started two companies in the past, one in 2018, and the other one is called Relai in 2019, since January, February, and recently Relai also closed a serious A round funding with the worth of $2.7 million.

And if you are interested in cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin, you might have known or you might have heard about Relai. If not, you should listen to this episode.

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Today my guest is Farhan. Farhan is a certified coach and a trainer, and a business growth coach. His level of understanding of new human psych values is remarkable. He has honed his skills to contribute effectively to the learning and development of leadership teams, business managers, fresh and mid-career professionals and community leaders, various organizations, and communities.

Today all we talk about is how to receive positive content, spreading positive energy and how to change your routines so that you can achieve extraordinary results.

Today, I have Lionel with me. He runs the biggest Swiss-German YouTube channel, and you might have come across his content online. He was born in 1997, but since 2015, he produces Swiss German videos. And in 2020, he also started making Chinese videos. However, the main part of his identity is still law students, which you might not have guessed.And we cannot find this part of his identity online, but today we will get to know him as a person. 

And on your behalf, I will ask him all the questions about his YouTube channel content creation and how he lives a life as a YouTuber.

Arlind Haliti Is only 27 years old, but he’s already co-founder of Phalanx Strategy Group. It’s a consulting company operating in the USA and Kosovo, and this company has already become the leader in Forex training and investment in Kosovo. And his business is still growing. Nowadays, he’s focused on developing agriculture solutions in Kosovo. The company’s called AgroZona as his new venture.

And today, we talk about why he decided to reject his first job and fully dedicate himself to becoming an entrepreneur and what are the lessons he has learned along the way.

Nenad Bozic is a data enthusiastic and entrepreneur. He's the co-founder of SmartCat company, delivering production-ready AI solutions. He's a strong believer in balancing between the good technical skills and the soft skills, which resulted with a CEO role in data company. He is such an inspiring person.

In this interview we talk about how he managed to found a company and grow from zero to 60 employees in six years, how he's coping with stress and find work-life balance, and what the lessons he has learned during his entrepreneur journey.

Liz Wilcox is an email strategist, helping bloggers build online relationships, package up their magic and turn it into emails that people want to read. And most importantly, purchase from. She started as a blogger three years. And during the three-year time, she has gained tremendous experience in email marketing and connects with readers.And later on, she figured out how to sell effectively through email marketing. After she sold her blog, she became a full-time email strategist to help people craft amazing emails, connect with their subscribers, and improve the business’s top line. 

Today we’re going to talk about her personal experiences as a blogger, talking about RV life, as well as her first success and how she later became an email strategist, and what are do’s and don’ts about email marketing.

Melody Johnson is the owner and founder of The Course Consultant and The Course Consultant Show. She helps small business owners scale with online courses and programs without overthinking or spending months planning. She has a master’s degree in instructional design and is absolutely obsessed with Thai tea and dark chocolate. Melody is such a lovely person. 

In this interview, I asked her about how to effectively market your online courses and what are mistakes people should avoid and, how everyone can start online courses.

Jack started his career as a magazine editor and writer. Two years out of university, Jack moved from New York to Barcelona with a one-way ticket. Jobs in journalism weren’t easy to find in the early 80s, but marketing communications was where he found his sweet spot. By the end of the decade, he was marketing the worldwide sponsorships to the Olympic Games, then World Cup Football and the ATP Men’s Tennis Tour.

And today? Not only is he helping people sell more effectively, he’s back to writing — only this time it’s screenplays and fiction thrillers. Paradoxically, that fits with sales. We’ll let him explain on the podcast!

In this episode, we’re going to talk about how to sell more effectively, how to become more persuasive and how neuroscience can help you to gain influence.

Andrea Menegon is an experienced marketing professional with 10 years of international work experience at The HEINEKEN Company. Even when he was at his corporate job, he knew he had a strong passion for entrepreneurship. 

After 10 years of working, he decided to quit his job and became a CEO of a craft brewery in Italy. In this episode, we are going to talk about his experiences in big corporate, how he decided to make a drastic career change, and new challenges and learnings as a CEO in a small company.

In this episode, we will talk about his experience with working in Heineken, his entrepreneurial drive and why he decided to move to a brewery startup.

Nico James is 48 years old; he is half Caribbean- British, half German, and lives near Barcelona, Spain. All his life, he wanted to be successful and has read many self-help books in order to make it. He worked his way up the career ladder and earning good money. Then he became an entrepreneur. And that’s when his real journey began.

Now, years later, heavily in debt, broke, heartbroken, and divorced, he hit rock bottom. In order to survive, he had to reinvent everything, and reinvention didn’t happen overnight. He’s In a very good place now. And his journey still continues.

In this episode you will hear about his career journey, his experience in the wine industry and what inspired him to become an entrepreneur.

The list of Nico’s favourite books mentioned in this interview:

1. David Goggins — You Can’t Hurt Me
2. Andre Agassi — Open (Autobiography)

Brandon Miller is an immigration law expert, author, and Managing Director of boutique immigration practice (Maple Immigration Services) and the creator of Second Passport which empowers people with the information they need to secure a second home in Canada! Whether it’s a change in lifestyle, new opportunities, or retirement, it’s crucial to have a second passport and a second option; Brandon is here to explain why.

In this episode you will find out what are the most popular countries to immigrate and how to prepare for immigration.

Abundance is not just about money - it's about having all that you need in every area. If you're looking to bring some inspiration and energy into your life, look no further, Matthias and I got you covered. 

In this episode, our guest Nico James will help us discover how to stay energized, lead confidently, and pave your way in life!

Steve Cummings lives in Taipei, Taiwan as an American Expat. Four years ago, he set off to travel the world making Taiwan his home base. Through these travels and adventures, he learned how to travel hack, save more money, and invest better for his future.

As he lives a frugal lifestyle, he wants to teach others about saving and investing for their future. He started The Frugal Expat personal finance blog to give tips and ways to save more and invest more. His ultimate goal would be to hit financial independence.

In this episode, we are going to talk about frugality and financial independence.

Today I have two guests: Matthias Richter and Steve.

Together with his wife, Steve retired in his 30s and lives an amazing life off-grit in the desert of Arizona. Learn more about how he managed to retire that early, what habits helped him and what advice he might have to share with you if you envision building a similar life for yourself.

On the other hand, Matthias is also retired since he was 37, but he has another perspective. 

In this episode, you'll hear their views, learn about the advantages of each side, and also discover what financial independence philosophy is right for you.

Julian Maier is the person behind his online presence, called Julian Mental Sixpack. His personal mission is to empower people on 3 levels: mentally, physically, emotionally. He worked as a marketing project manager in the automotive industry for Audi and Daimler, quit his full-time job in 2015 and followed his passion for Martial Arts & mental fitness.

In 2017, his mother passed away due to heavy depression, so he decided to dedicate his life to help people with mental, emotional, and physical health.

With this intention, he started URBNTIGER, a startup and a club with the mission to empower people with 3-Elements Training for Mind, Body, and Spirit.

In this episode you fill find out how he dealt with the rough period and how you can get the best out of it.

I have Philippe Fruchet with me. He is an entrepreneur by profession, explorer by nature. He was born to a Chilean mother and a French father, and since a young age, he has been immersed in multicultural environments. Not to mention his global career footprint later on. 

After resigning from his full-time corporate role, he reinvented himself and started his own company. The rest is history. Now running two successful companies, helping businesses with sales digital transformation, Philippe Fruchet has a lot to share.

In this episode, you will hear his experience with founding a start-up and how his corporate background helped him on his entrepreneurial journey.

Today I have two guests: Peter Saddington and Matthias Richter. 

Peter Saddington is famous for spending 45 bitcoins and bought a Lamborghini for $115 back in 2018. He has been investing in bitcoins using dollar-cost-averaging. He was also a guest on the Fast Track Podcast.

On the other hand, Matthias Richter has been a millionaire advisor for more than a decade, advising hundreds of millionaires on investment, but not on cryptocurrencies. He became financially independent through asset investing.

In this episode, you'll hear their views, learn about the advantages of each side, and also discover what investment philosophy is the best for you.

Live for Free is passionate about bringing people up and making the world a better place.

He believes that the strong should protect those that need it. We can make the world a better place by making ourselves better.

This led him to become a firefighter where he has made a difference in my community for over 20 years. Personal development began right away, as he worked with many high output individuals; so he had to keep up.

He has been married for 20 years with 2 children. He is passionate about investing and teaching people how to live for free through his Twitter account @Live4free.

In this episode, you can hear how a proper mindset can take you anywhere and how to live for free.

Maria Atanasova is a highly sought-after Software Engineer. She did 3 internships with Google while in university. She then worked for 5 years at Google in different teams and countries. She was an interviewer, hiring committee member, and an intern host during her time at Google. Currently, she is working at Palantir, a fast-growing software company that specializes in big data analytics.

In this episode, she will share with us how she joined Google even without finishing her university. And how to get an internship/job in FAANG (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Google).

Vega was born and raised in Taiwan. She had been a corporate professional in product design and innovation for 15 years working in Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Lausanne, Switzerland. In 2019, she decided to leave her corporate career behind and take over her parents’  jade jewelry business.

She always thought the jade jewelry business was old-fashioned and boring. However, when she got married in 2019, she found this is her calling and then eventually, a great tool to help her and her husband to reach their financial independence as a couple.

In this episode, we will find out what happened at that turning point, how she reinvented this traditional business for an international audience, and more importantly, how this is part of the 5-year plan for her young family.