What does it really take to build and scale a serious business after relocating abroad?

In this episode of Living the Dream: French Riviera, Cecile speaks with a former UK nurse who rebuilt her professional life in France and went on to co-found a global communications and technology business headquartered in Cannes.

Starting with the typical expat mix of side jobs, she shares how necessity, adaptability, and a solutions-driven mindset led to unexpected opportunities: from serving individual expats to working with major international companies across Europe, North America, Asia and beyond.

This conversation offers grounded, first-hand insight into:

• Reinventing your career after relocation

• Scaling a business from France while serving global clients

• Navigating French bureaucracy, employment law, and URSSAF

• Building multicultural, multilingual teams

• Maintaining strong company culture while growing internationally

• Why Cannes can work as a serious business base — not just a lifestyle choice

Practical, honest and deeply informative, this episode is a must-listen for anyone considering entrepreneurship or career reinvention abroad.

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Staying True to Your Path: Christine’s Wellness Journey from Denmark to the French Riviera.

In this episode of Living the Dream: French Riviera, Cecile welcomes Christine Kjeldberg, a wellness expert who has built a thriving career in Pilates, barre, and nutrition since relocating from Denmark nearly 20 years ago.

Christine shares how she turned a lifetime of movement, holistic health, and personal resilience into a meaningful profession on the French Riviera; beginning with teaching Pilates to her elderly neighbours and growing into a respected international wellness practitioner. From early challenges with the French language and navigating local administration to developing a niche as one of the very first Pilates instructors in the region, Christine opens up about the realities of rebuilding a career abroad.

We explore: • How she transitioned from dancer to personal trainer to Pilates and barre specialist • Why balance, between nutrition, movement and enjoyment, is at the core of her philosophy • Her return to full-time studies as a mother of two, completing both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s • The growth of her online and international clientele, including luxury wellness retreats • Her signature kombucha flavour that became a bestseller • The importance of trusting your intuition through every stage of relocation and reinvention

Christine’s story is a powerful reminder that passion and consistency can create a fulfilling life, no matter where you land.

This is the full-length episode. If you prefer the 28-minute condensed radio edition, you’ll find it on the Living the Dream – Radio Edition channel.

Living the Dream: French Riviera Women and their professional journey while relocating to the South of France.https://livingthedreampodcast.com

If you’re considering a move to the French Riviera, or already here and feeling stuck, this episode is a goldmine.

In this conversation, Cecile speaks with Luus, an engineer who went through extensive professional retraining to become a therapist and coach, and who has spent years observing how women adapt, reinvent their careers, and rebuild their identities after relocating abroad.

Luus offers a rare, expert perspective: she has watched many of women arrive in France, struggle with language and confidence, lose their professional identity and eventually find a path that fits.

Drawing from years of therapeutic work with individuals and couples, she shares her most powerful insights on: • why relocation destabilises your career identity • the predictable phases women go through after moving to France • the emotional and psychological blocks that appear during reinvention • the smartest way to handle career change on the Riviera • navigating fear, uncertainty, and the loss of professional confidence • how to rebuild purpose and meaning in a new culture • the role of community, language, partners, and inner work • what she has seen work consistently for long-term success

Grounded, intelligent and deeply experienced, Luus offers some of the most valuable, honest guidance you will hear about career reinvention abroad.

Living the Dream: French Riviera Women and their professional journey while relocating to the South of France.https://livingthedreampodcast.com