Fast Track
88 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingFast Track Podcast is all about helping you get the most insightful tips and advice that you don’t learn from school. In each episode, a special guest will come and share his or her journey of starting a business, or achieving financial independence or finding a more fulfilled life. We cover topics of entrepreneurship, personal finance, career development, and more, helping you launch your life on the fast track.
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#35 Reinventing the Family Business To Achieve the Couple's Goals, Chat With Vega Chang
May 11, 2021 00:00 - 28 minutes - 39 MBVega 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...
#34 Redefine Personal Limits, Find the Purpose, Chat With Sebastien Jauslin
May 04, 2021 00:00 - 15 minutes - 20.9 MBSebastien is an international RTT therapist who helps people find purpose. He was prematurely born in Geneva, Switzerland into a multicultural family. He was told very early on that physical performance and academic achievements would not be available to him because he was too weak. This profound belief defined his mindset and pushed him to surpass himself in sport and academically. So he became a lawyer. Over the years he felt something was missing but kept going until he burned out. Thi...
#33 How To Start a Successful Online Business, Chat With Pete McPherson.
April 27, 2021 00:00 - 29 minutes - 41 MBPete McPherson is the founder of Do You Even Blog, an award-winning blog, podcast, and YouTube channel dedicated to helping creators build impactful (and profitable) businesses on the internet. He has interviewed some of the top entrepreneurs and creators in the world, including Seth Godin, Matt Mullenweg, Brittney Muller, Neil Patel, Kira Hug, John Lee Dumas, Glen Allsopp, and many more. Today he will share with us how he built his online business and how you can create freedom and money ...
#32 A Crazy Startup Story of Jibrel Network and Decentralized Finance, Chat With Talal Tabbaa
April 20, 2021 00:00 - 28 minutes - 39 MBTalal Tabbaa is the co-founder and COO of Jibrel Network, an open-source web3 development company based in Zug, Switzerland. He's also the co-founder of CoinMena, a regulated cryptocurrency exchange under the Central bank of Bahrain, and serves on the board of Middle East payment services MEPS in Jordan. Prior to moving into crypto full-time, Talal worked at PWC, helped manage private investment funds in Saudi Arabia. In this episode, he talked about how he went from working at PWC to star...
#31 Live Your 10X Life, Chat With Faisal Shah
April 13, 2021 00:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBFaisal is a Tech professional, Coach and Mentor that champions underdogs. He walked away from a high-paying super secure job to go and start from scratch, in the middle of a global pandemic. Faisal did everything he was told to do: go to university, get a great job, buy a house and he lived an amazing life, yet something was missing. He thought he was doing great, ahead of the curve, it was an illusion. He found himself stuck in mediocrity. He compared himself to those around him when he sho...
#31 Live Your 10X Life, Chat with Faisal Shah
April 13, 2021 00:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBFaisal is a Tech professional, Coach and Mentor that champions underdogs. He walked away from a high-paying super secure job to go and start from scratch, in the middle of a global pandemic. Faisal did everything he was told to do: go to university, get a great job, buy a house and he lived an amazing life, yet something was missing. He thought he was doing great, ahead of the curve, it was an illusion. He found himself stuck in mediocrity. He compared himself to those around him when he sho...
#30 How To Manage Your Money as a Freelancer, Chat With Joshua Mills
April 06, 2021 00:00 - 38 minutes - 52.4 MBJoshua is a professional musician, an award-winning Welsh operatic tenor. He is passionate about topics such as personal finance and financial independence. In the art space, only a handful of musicians are talking about how to manage money. Therefore, he created a podcast and a YouTube Channel called The Art of Money-saving to help self-employed musicians and others to learn how to manage their money most efficiently with a variable income. In this episode, we talked about how freelancers ...
#29 How To Double Income in One Year and Mistakes To Avoid With Stock Investing, Chat With Kostas
March 30, 2021 00:00 - 26 minutes - 24.8 MBKostas was born in Greece and now working in the Czech Republic as a data analyst. By studying and taking courses online, he managed to switch his job as a structural engineer to become a data analyst and almost doubled his 9-5 income within a year. He is actively publishing content on Twitter about finance, investing, and market history to provide education and guidance to people who are just getting started and want to become financially free. He is the creator of a newsletter on substack...
#28 Understanding the Power of Executive Coaching, Chat With Virginia Molet
March 23, 2021 01:00 - 17 minutes - 24.7 MBVirginia has 15 years of experience in sales and business development. She has traveled the world and regularly worked with people from over 50 nationalities. After her time in business management, she became a Recruitment and Employee Development Director, through which she discovered her passion for the processes of learning and personal growth. She transitioned her career into executive coaching. Since then she has been supporting others in their development and helping them to unlock the...
#27 Unleash the Power of Personal Branding on LinkedIn, Chat With Salina Yeung
March 16, 2021 01:00 - 36 minutes - 49.7 MBSalina Yeung is a LinkedIn Expert & Coach and Chairperson for several International Women@Tech Groups. With 8 years of experience in B2B marketing and sales, she found her true passion lies in connecting with people and helping clients express their best selves. During her tenure at LinkedIn in the past few years, she has trained over 8,000 execs from around the world and consulted for Fortune 500 brands in multiple markets about the power of digital marketing and personal branding. Now as a...
#26 Personal Finance Advice From a Financial Coach, Chat With Millennial Money Woman
March 09, 2021 01:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBMillennial Money Woman, also known as Fiona. She is an entrepreneur. Polyglot. Pundit. World Traveler. Dog Lover. Thanks to her healthy finance habits, she bought her home at age of 23 and is on her way to millionaire status in just a few more years. As a Certified Financial Planner, Master of Science personal financial planning and Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor, she wants to help young professionals have what she didn’t growing up: A guiding hand to help make the right financial ...
#25 Let’s Talk About Side Hustles, How Emerging Technologies, and the Importance of Personal Finance, Chat With the Money Success Mindset
March 02, 2021 02:00 - 31 minutes - 43.8 MBThis episode’s guests are Eduardo and Arianna, who are behind the Twitter Account of @mymoneysuccess. Born and raised in Venezuela, lived in London for the past 6 years. Eduardo and Arianna work full time in the fintech and digital transformation space. Besides their normal 9-5 job, they run a Twitter account sharing tips on Personal Finance, 9-5 Jobs, Stock Market, Emerging Technologies, and Growth Mindset. Soon their ebook on emerging technology will be released. In this episode, we talk...
#24 The Value of Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone and Cultivating Healthy Money Habits, Chat With Lionel From Cent by Cent
February 23, 2021 01:00 - 24 minutes - 34 MBLionel is a cluster revenue manager in the hotel industry. At night he becomes the founder of Cent by Cent, a personal finance blog helping people to achieve financial literacy and freedom. Originally from Switzerland, he moved to London for his career. Be it his 9-5 job or his blog, his life is plunged in numbers and strategies. In this episode, we talk about why he decided to move abroad, his money philosophy, how his money behavior changed over the years, and his motivation for starting...
#23 Millionaire Series: How I Achieved Financial Independence at 37, Chat With Matthias Richter
February 16, 2021 01:00 - 17 minutes - 16.6 MBIn this millionaire series, I interview people who have achieved one million net worth. I ask them about their money habits, money philosophy, and how they achieved net worth growth so that you can implement the proven method and level up your personal finance skill. Today’s guest is Matthias Richter, who achieved financial independence at age of 37 and built an impressive personal net worth from the ground up. If you have followed this podcast for a while you will know he was the guest on ...
#22 Millionaire Series: How I Achieved $1 Million Net Worth at 26, Chat with Peter Saddington
February 09, 2021 01:00 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBIn this millionaire series, I interview people who have achieved one million net worth. I ask them about their money habits, money philosophy, and how they achieved net worth growth so that you can implement the proven method and level up your personal finance skill. Today’s guest is Peter Saddington, who achieved one million net worth at age of 26. He is also a guest on episode 6 where we talked about his entrepreneurial journey. In this episode, he shared with us how he achieved a 1millio...
#21 What Is It Like Being a Global Citizen, Chat With Andrew Henderson From Nomad Capitalist
February 02, 2021 02:00 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBAndrew 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 to find the best places to live, bank, invest, incorporate, start a business, hire, date, and more. After nearly a dozen years visiting and living in 100+ countries, Andrew Henderson has become an expert on the growing field of global citizenship. He is the author of "Nomad Capitalist"...
#20 The Journey to Financial Independence, Chat With the Poor Swiss
January 26, 2021 01:00 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBThe Poor Swiss is a 30something software programmer. He blogs about Personal Finance and Financial Independence in Switzerland, on The Poor Swiss website. In his blog, he shares tips and experiences about how to save money, manage money, and invest money using the best tools. Through his blog, he records his personal journey towards achieving financial independence and shares it with tens of thousands of readers monthly. In this episode, we talked about what motivated him to start his blog a...
#19 How To Monetize on Twitter, Chat With Art of Purpose
January 19, 2021 01:00 - 38 minutes - 52.8 MBOur guest today is the creator behind The Art of Purpose, which is a personal finance blog dedicated to teaching you how to make more money, save more money, and live your best life. He was not always the most financially savvy person. After college, he had a negative net worth. He worked hard to pay it off. At age 30, he got serious about building wealth and launched himself into many side hustles. Within seven years has reached 1 million personal net worth. Besides his 9-5 job, he teaches ...
#18 The secret of fast track a company and personal wealth, chat with Thomas Brandon Kovacs (Sparkojote)
January 12, 2021 02:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBThomas was born and raised in Zurich, Switzerland. After having completed 4 years of apprenticeship and worked 2 years as a full-time employee at UBS, he quit his job and became a full-time entrepreneur in 2018. In 2 years' time, he has dedicated fully to growing his business and his personal wealth. At age of 24, he is running an eCommerce store for trading cards and the largest personal finance youtube channel in Switzerland. In this episode, let’s hear about what’s his secret in growing h...
#17 Chat with Marco Matti on being a social media influencer and fin-tech founder, experience in China.
January 05, 2021 03:00 - 33 minutes - 31.4 MBMarco is a social media influencer and podcast enthusiast. Apart from those, he is a highly qualified and driven MBA graduate who studied at Tsinghua University, MIT, and Columbia University. Nowadays, he is working at Unilever as part of the Unilever Future Leaders’ Program. What’s more, he is also a co-founder of a fintech company called MyWallChart. Today, he shares his motivations for founding MyWallChart and his personal experiences as a key influencer on Chinese social media platforms ...
#16 3 valuable lessons learned in 2020
December 29, 2020 07:00 - 8 minutes - 11.2 MBHi there, thanks for supporting Fast Track Podcast since its launch. I hope you learned something new or get inspired from all the conversations I had with guests in the past episodes. During the special and challenging 2021, I learned so much, from my guests as well as from my personal experiences. In this solo episode, I'm going to share with you three key valuable lessons I learned this year that made a big impact on my life. What lessons did you learn in 2020? Let's grow together and ma...
# 15 From BlackRock to founding a VC in blockchain industry, chat with Asim Ahmad
December 22, 2020 01:00 - 30 minutes - 41.4 MBAsim is a Partner and Chief Investment Officer at Eterna Capital, a venture capital fund investing in the blockchain space. Before founding Eterna Capital, Asim was a member of BlackRock's Institutional Client Business. Prior to joining BlackRock, Asim was an investment consultant where he advised institutional investors on their investment arrangements. But he is no stranger to the blockchain industry, he has been part of the blockchain industry since early 2016 by investing his own time st...
#14: Using a Spreadsheet Sheet of Liberation to Pursue a New Career, Chat with Megan
December 15, 2020 00:00 - 22 minutes - 21.2 MBMegan Preston Meyer grew up on the shores of Lake Superior in Minnesota but now lives among mountains in Switzerland. For nearly a decade, her day-to-life involved data and analytics and generating insights for businesses. She now focuses on the stories that data doesn’t tell. In this episode, she shares how the spreadsheet of liberation gives her the freedom to chase her passion. Her books and writings: https://www.supply-jane.com/ https://megan.preston-meyer.com/blog/ https://gumroad.c...
#13: the Future of Lab-Grown Milk, Chat with Fengru Lin
December 08, 2020 00:00 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBAs the CEO of TurtleTree, Fengru leads the overall TurtleTree Labs team. What started as a passion to make cheese, turned into a hunt for good quality milk in Asia. When her sourcing attempts failed, Fengru was prompted to dive into the idea of creating milk herself. With this, she boldly founded TurtleTree Labs to create milk through cell-based methods. She has previously worked in corporate sales at Google and Salesforce. In this episode, Fengru shares with us what is lab-grown milk and ho...
#12 Using Ancient Astrology for Trading and Well-being, A Chat With Michael Rogan
December 01, 2020 00:00 - 31 minutes - 43.9 MBMichael started his career as an engineer. While working full-time, he taught himself trading and then became a professional trader. In the past 7 years, he devoted his life to studying the movements of the financial markets. This led him into a deep investigation of ancient traditions and knowledge including traditional astrology. In this episode, he shares with us his personal journey from an engineer working in a big corporation to a full-time trader and then founder of the Question of T...
Episode 11: Chat With Jakub Chlouba on the Secret of Getting The Dream Job
November 24, 2020 00:00 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBAfter graduating with a business degree in the Czech Republic, instead of going on a traditional path, Jakub followed his heart and moved to Bali. Since then, his adventure never stops as well as his passion for filmmaking. He worked in all kinds of jobs in Barcelona and in Bali. He continued improving his filmmaking skills and growing his portfolio. When the opportunity came, he landed in Switzerland working for one of the most renowned blockchain communities as a creative lead. Before he t...
#11: Chat With Jakub Chlouba on the Secret of Getting The Dream Job
November 24, 2020 00:00 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBAfter graduating with a business degree in the Czech Republic, instead of going on a traditional path, Jakub followed his heart and moved to Bali. Since then, his adventure never stops as well as his passion for filmmaking. He worked in all kinds of jobs in Barcelona and in Bali. He continued improving his filmmaking skills and growing his portfolio. When the opportunity came, he landed in Switzerland working for one of the most renowned blockchain communities as a creative lead. Before he t...
#10 Chat with Shorena,Human Rights Advocate Meets Georgian Wine
November 17, 2020 08:56 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBShorena Messerli is a Georgian citizen (Georgia is the country, located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe). She has a background in Law focusing on human rights, but also an avid Georgian wine evangelist. Now residing in Switzerland, she opened an online wine shop with her husband and works in local NGOs part-time to help asylum seekers. We are glad to have her here today, talking about her work on human rights and of course, Georgian wine. Discount code for all listeners...
#9 Chat with Peter Saddington, hardware drop for a global IoT Network
November 10, 2020 00:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MBPeter Saddington is a 4 time founder, author and an agile coach. As an early adopter of bitcoin, he bought his bitcoin in 2011.In 2017 he used 45 bitcoins and bought a Lamborghini Huracan. In 2016 he bootstrapped a car app and media company called VinWiki, with more than 1M YouTube subscribers. In 2017, he co-founded Emrit, hardware drop for the world’s fastest growing IoT wireless network. Let’s hear about how he created a large community, his recent venture Emrit.io, and how Agile helped h...
#8 Chat with David, how he revolutionizes the way we type on smartphones
November 03, 2020 00:00 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBDavid was born and raised in Switzerland. But he then moved to 7 different countries on three continents. After having started a marketing agency, and accumulated years of experience as a consultant, he is now working on growing his product Typewise -- a smart and security keyboard app. Recently he and his co-founder successfully secured angel investment from 3 investors on the show Die Höhle der Löwen. In this episode, he shares with us his startup experiences and learnings from developi...
#7 The Ultimate Guide to Adulting with Vivek Iyyani on Career, Relationships, and Health
October 26, 2020 00:00 - 28 minutes - 26.7 MBVivek Iyyani is a Millennial Specialist and Keynote Speaker. He is the Author of the book Empowering Millennials and has spoken at organisations like the Brunei Government, booking.com, Singapore General Hospital, Johnson and Johnson, DELTA Airlines, and many more. He is known in his industry to speak about how to engage Millennials at their peak potentials. He has recently just signed a 3-book deal with Penguin Random House and is interviewing senior leaders on their experience in engaging...
#7 Chat with Vivek Iyyani, what makes a millennial and how to reach their potentials
October 26, 2020 00:00 - 28 minutes - 26.7 MBVivek Iyyani is a Millennial Specialist and Keynote Speaker. He is the Author of the book Empowering Millennials and has spoken at organisations like the Brunei Government, booking.com, Singapore General Hospital, Johnson and Johnson, DELTA Airlines, and many more. He is known in his industry to speak about how to engage Millennials at their peak potentials. He has recently just signed a 3-book deal with Penguin Random House and is interviewing senior leaders on their experience in engaging...
#6 Chat with Danny Bavuidi, breaking the media scenes in Democratic Republic of Congo
October 20, 2020 00:00 - 37 minutes - 35.2 MBDanny started his career as Digital Marketing Manager in Bralima, the biggest brewery in the Democratic Republic of Congo and a subsidiary of the HEINEKEN company. Even though having a great job with a bright career future, he decided to start his own media company Deux.Point.Zéro (2.0), and become a full-time filmmaker. He represents the well educated, inspiring, and entrepreneurial millennials of Congo. And we are very glad to have him as our guest today talking about his career, and his e...
#5 Chat with Richard Schäli, started trading at age of 7, founded an asset management company at 13.
October 13, 2020 00:00 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBOur guest for today is Richard Schäli. At only 14 years old, he has accumulated 7 years of experience with financial markets. He purchased his first share at the age of 7 and made a 20% profit a year later. When he was 10 he won first place in a virtual trading competition with 2.7 million participants worldwide. He then launched a magazine featuring news and analysis about stock markets for his family members which was the starting of his mutual fund. At the age of 13, his fund was listed o...
#4 Chat with Dan, reinvent yourself in difficult situations, how a small thing can turn into a big success
October 05, 2020 23:00 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBDaniel (known more popularly as DanRam) is a 5x TEDx speaker, 3x entrepreneur, prolific event MC, and startup coach. DanRam ignites the stage as an Event MC & Speaker at over 100 events a year. Hosting changemakers like President Barack Obama, billionaire founders like Sir Richard Branson, record-breaking athletes like F1 champion Nico Rosberg, Grammy-winning artists, and celebrities. His passion is to inspire people with his motto 'Start Now Start Simple' in building a future we all want to...
#3 Chat with Ganesh, how to identify the real underlying issues and start three companies.
September 29, 2020 05:00 - 52 minutes - 48.8 MBThis episode's guest is Ganesh, who has successfully started three companies and sold the first one. He approaches each business with a sharp eye and examines the real underlying problems, then provides a solution. From starting the toy rental business in Singapore to launching a fast-growing convenience food company in South Korea to revolutionizing farming in India, Ganesh shares with us his unique approach to how he starts a new business with a high success rate. Follow Ganesh on Twitter...
#2 Chat with Matthias, relationship with money and financial independence
September 15, 2020 05:00 - 39 minutes - 37 MBMatthias was born in Panama and grew up in Switzerland. He has worked 12 years in private banking in Zurich and Singapore and helped the wealthy manage their money. After years of saving, investing, he has achieved financial independence. He then quit the corporate job and started his own business focusing on wealth management and financial life coaching. In this episode, he will share with us his journey to financial independence. Follow Financial Imagineer: https://www.financial-imagineer...
#1 Chat with Veronica, how to find a fulfilling career and make a smooth transition.
September 01, 2020 05:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBVeronica is a qualified Life Coach and Humanistic Integrative Therapist. After spending 12 years working in consulting and banking, despite having a comfortable life and a great salary, she found herself living in an unfilled life and wanted a change. So she started a personal transformation journey and that took her to launch a successful career as a life coach. Today she will share with us how she made the successful transition. More about Veronica Moreno: http://www.veronica-moreno.com/ ...