Navigate Across Borders

About Navigate Across Borders

We explore the real stories and strategies of ambitious professionals and expats from different countries. They have figured out how to decode cultures and succeed worldwide. We will also give locals who work and interact with international teams or friends the opportunity to share their perspectives on how they successfully communicate and work across cultures.

Publisher

Dotty

Category

business · education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

31 May 2025

Latest episode

28 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

22 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Aug 2026

   21 - Living Abroad vs. Surviving It - A German Entrepreneur in India

   She's founded three companies on two continents, and still won't leave the house without her emergency snack kit. In this episode of Navigate Across Borders, I virtually sat down with Anna Kuhnt, a German entrepreneur based in Bangalore for over six years. Anna talks about building Quadrigo, her German-language learning centre and about co-founding a business network connecting expats in Bangalore with Indian professionals. The conversation covers her culture shocks and life in differen...

2. 

   29 Jul 2026

   20 - From Bangalore to Madrid: How To Adapt To A New Culture

   In this episode I chatted with Sangeetha, a Spanish teacher from India who speaks five languages. She shares her captivating journey from Bangalore to Madrid. She had to figure out how to survive in a meat-heavy culinary culture as a vegetarian. Ultimately, she learned how to understand Spanish traditions and culture. Beyond her European adventures, Sangeetha helps us decode the contrasts between North and South India. We also uncover essential etiquette for working in India. Chapters 0...

3. 

   15 Jun 2026

   19 - India, USA and The UK: Lessons From 30 Years of Living Across Cultures

   After spending decades living in India, the United States, and the United Kingdom, Kusum Mongia has learned that the question "Where are you from?" is not always easy to answer. In this episode of Navigate Across Borders, Kusum shares her journey across three cultures, reflecting on identity, belonging, work culture, and the realities of building a life across borders. We discuss the differences between American, British, and Indian ways of living and working, the challenges of returnin...

Who has been a guest on Navigate Across Borders

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Ravi
• Sonia
• Nena Nikolic

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

6,020

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

49

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

0

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