SwissCast Shows: Where Swiss Life Meets English Voices

Christian Gulizzi is a cross-border tax advisor licensed in the United States as a CPA, in Germany as a Steuerberater, and in Italy as a Dottore Commercialista. He was born to an Italian and German parent, grew up navigating cross-border complexity, and built his entire academic and professional career around it. He currently lives and works from the Italian Riviera. This episode covers: The bigge...

Most founders anchor to the lowest price in their market. They call it being competitive. It isn't. It's a trap — and it shapes everything from the clients you attract to how hard it is to grow. This episode gets into why.

Chapter 4: When It's Working (Even When It's Not Perfect) Joanna shows up with the best possible news: she feels good. More energy. The afternoon slump that used to start at two and drag on for hours? Now it's maybe fifteen minutes around four—if it happens at all. Fewer carbs, more protein. It's working. The food logging, though? That fell off a bit. The notebook ended up on the other side of the...

Daniel Tostado is a naturalized French citizen, a dual-qualified attorney (US and France), and the founder of Tostado Avocats , an immigration law firm dedicated to helping Americans navigate the French legal system. He moved from San Diego to France in 2010, completed a French master's degree, passed the bar on both sides of the Atlantic, and has since built a practice focused exclusively on Fren...

Your team is flooding you with messages and “quick syncs,” but somehow you still don’t know what’s actually getting done. In this episode, Linda breaks down the one 30-minute weekly meeting that replaces the chaos with a simple rhythm: everyone sees the same numbers, surfaces the real issues, and leaves with clear priorities. What You'll Learn: The Hook: Why constant Slack pings and endless meetin...

Got 10 Minutes? Megan had AI generate a list of common wellness mantras. They picked three. Things got heated fast. First up: eat less, move more . Danna's take? Bullshit. This one boils her blood. Because what people hear is "fast for 24 hours and live on the treadmill"—and when they do that, their body panics, holds onto every fat cell, and they don't lose the weight anyway. Her rewrite? Eat hea...

Free coaching sessions feel generous and the intention behind them (demonstrate value to build trust) is valid, but that’s not the whole story. They also shape who shows up, how seriously clients take the work and how your pricing lands later. The bigger question: is using free sessions the best way to attract the right clients – or is it just you in your comfort zone? Mentioned in this episode: T...

Hui-chin Chen, CFP® , is the managing partner of Jade & Cowry and has spent her career working with globally mobile families across Asia-Pacific; including her own, as the spouse of a US diplomat who has lived across multiple countries and tax systems. She is one of a small number of practitioners who understands both the technical US tax obligations that reach across borders and the cultural...

Hot Flashes, Belly Fat & Brain Fog — Could Keto Be the Answer? Two topics. One episode. Zero fluff. Vanessa Gatelein joins Danna and Megan to dig into the intersection of the ketogenic diet and perimenopause. Vanessa came to keto the hard way: through carnivore, hair loss scares, Hashimoto's, and a broken ankle that made her realize she was, in fact, breakable. What she learned along the way i...

What does it actually cost — financially and logistically — to move to Italy as a US expat and raise a family there? In this episode of Passport to Wealth, financial planner Arielle Tucker, CFP®, EA sits down with Danielle Shumway, founder of Ciao Family Travel, to break down the real numbers: Italy's Rientro dei Cervelli tax incentive, US expat tax obligations, Italian healthcare and schools, and...

You take a day off and everything grinds to a halt, because the “process” is actually just you. In this episode, Linda van Egmond shows you how to turn what’s in your head into a system your team can run without constant check-ins. What You'll Learn: The Hook: Why your phone blows up the moment you step away, and what that reveals about your business. Reality Check: How growth can increase pressur...

She's Doing the Hard Work Good news: Danna's awake this time. And Joanna? She came in hot—full of data from her CGM experiment, eager to keep going, and finally seeing real results. But Megan caught something in this session: a little miscommunication around food logging. Joanna was trying to figure out how to track (weighing her go-to foods once so she'd know the portions forever), and Danna push...

Got 10 Minutes? Megan's gutting her kitchen for a renovation, so naturally we're talking gadgets. Which ones do we actually use? Which ones are collecting dust? And which one did Megan love so much she broke it with her bare hands? Danna's ride-or-die is the food processor. There have been times it broke and she told her family: we're not eating that tonight. I am not grating. Megan's obsessed wit...

US retirement accounts, estate plans, and investment structures do not automatically survive a move to Canada. The two countries share a border and a language but operate under entirely separate financial and tax systems; and the decisions made before you leave determine whether your existing structures are protected or become expensive problems. In this episode, Arielle Tucker, CFP®, EA sits down...

During a recent keynote with coaches, someone wrote in the chat: "There are so many coaches now, I don't think we can charge what we used to." It's a question a lot of coaches are asking themselves. But lowering your prices isn't a neutral move. It changes the clients you attract, the work you do day to day and how many people you need to hit the same revenue goals. Before you drop your prices, it...

Session 3: When the Data Finally Speaks Joanna arrives fresh off her birthday weekend—cake eaten, no regrets. But she's also carrying something new: proof. Through a work project, she spent ten days wearing a continuous glucose monitor. For someone with a scientist's brain who's always wanted to see the data, this was gold. And what she discovered confirmed everything they'd been working on: that...

If you’ve ever thought, “Something has to change, but I can’t just burn it all down,” this episode is for you. When work has been a major factor in stress or burnout, it can feel like the only real option is to quit. Job crafting offers a calmer, more practical alternative: small, intentional adjustments that make your day-to-day work fit your energy, values, strengths, and limits. You’ll learn wh...

US investment accounts do not automatically follow a move abroad. Custodians have their own policies for international clients, and many of them are more restrictive than most people expect. In this episode, Arielle Tucker, CFP® , EA sits down with Otto Rivera, EA, CFP® , founder of Mindful Wealth Planning and Emergent Tax Services. Otto spent years at Charles Schwab before becoming both an IRS En...

Send us Fan Mail Born on a tiny river boat in Colombia during a tropical storm, Valentina grows up across continents and later lands in Switzerland working in maternal health and gender equity. Then pregnancy hits and theory becomes real. Hyperemesis gravidarum leaves her sick for months, and she learns how quickly a system can turn “protocol” into pressure when a mother is exhausted and vulnerabl...

Thought more metrics would make things clearer, but you feel even more stuck? In this episode, Linda breaks down why tracking everything leads to overwhelm and inaction, and how to choose the handful of numbers that actually change your results. What You'll Learn: The Hook: More dashboards do not mean more clarity when you do not know what to do next. Reality Check: Tracking everything can paralyz...

Controversial but… What if the goal isn’t to fit your business into motherhood, but to build your business around the life you really want? Maryia Ramanava helps women simplify their marketing and build visibility in a way that fits their reality, and in this episode we talk about flexible business models, consistency without pressure , and what it looks like to grow a business around motherhood i...

If you’re becoming a health coach (or you’re early in your coaching career), you’ve probably felt the pressure to “have it all together” while the world feels… like a lot. In this episode, mindfulness practitioner and certified coach Gretchen Larsen shares practical ways to stay grounded, reduce stress spirals, and prevent burnout—without pretending you’re fine. We talk about why overwhelm can shr...

In this So Frickin’ Mini , Megan and Danna keep it simple: a quick, honest chat about why meditation can feel impossible (especially if you think you’re “supposed to think about nothing”), followed by a 10-minute guided practice from Gretchen Larsen . The goal isn’t perfection—it’s training your body back into rest and digest , one breath at a time. Gretchen’s Breath and Heartful Awareness meditat...

What does it really take to build a life in France as an American expat? In this episode of Passport to Wealth™, we explore the practical and personal side of moving abroad, from navigating French visa requirements to finding meaningful work, building a career, and creating a sustainable long-term lifestyle in Europe. Our guests share their journey from the U.S. to France, including the realities...

Preventing scope creep isn’t about controlling your clients—it starts with how you structure your work. Most scope creep is created long before a client ever says yes, and if left unchecked, it quietly erodes your pricing power. In this episode, I break down the three moments where scope creep actually begins: your offer design, your contract, and how you respond when boundaries are tested. Becaus...