Expats bring their perspective from home to a new country, promoting innovation and cross-cultural collaboration. These are stories of diverse skills, interesting experiences, individual struggles and navigating tricky international cultures. They are pillars of cooperation between different countries," says Dr Jubin Shah, originally from Mumbai, now a resident of Germany. Shah, along with Londoner Redmond Bacon, a journalist, and Dr Saurabh Gautam, a scientist, have started a unique podcast series, Success Across Boundaries. "The diverse experiences of expats help to move industries forward and thus, they deserve to be celebrated. We believe that with this podcast, we can help facilitate common goals," Shah adds.

Launched in April this year, Shah, who is the Ambassador for German Indian Startup Exchange Program (GINSEP), believes this initiative can highlight hidden stories of individual experts, later to be tapped as resources for aspirants to work globally. Take Bacon for example. He has lived in Berlin for four years and has learned that while Germany offers a lot of opportunities for personal growth and a great quality of life, navigating social mores and bureaucracy can be challenging. "Therefore, we hope that the podcast helps make the transition smoother for others, especially those who face more bureaucratic hurdles such as visa applications," Bacon adds.