Choosing to Stay Abroad - A Life with a Blend of Cultures, Outsider Benefits & Creative Pursuits
Episode 59 - September 30th, 2021
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked: Why did you leave California?
California is great. I will always be Californian. When people ask where I’m from, I still say California. But I did not leave my heart in San Francisco. I packed it up, brought it to Europe and now it belongs to Munich.
And I’m not the only one.
Eleanor Mayrhofer is here to chat about her Californian upbringing with a blend of cultures that showed her the benefits of being an outsider and opened her up to international life.
Despite the headaches of expat life: From visas and taxes to quitting corporate life and starting a business.
Eleanor is still choosing to stay abroad.
Tangents Include
- Being a blend of cultures
- Los Angeles childhood
- Multi-cultural surroundings
- Raised by a single dad
- Being Jew-ish
- Only child finding family connections
- San Francisco state of mind
- Being an outsider
- Moving abroad alone
- Not a “Trailing Spouse”
- Starting a bbusiness abroad
- Choosing to stay abroad
*Fun Fact: I started following Eleanor because of her color scheme. Check out her Instagram Feed
Who is Eleanor Mayrhofer?
Hi, I’m Eleanor
I help small business owners launch a website in one day.
I studied at the Academy of Art in San Francisco, where I earned my degree in Graphic Design in the 90s and began my career as a web designer in the epicenter of the web 1.0 wave. I’ve got over 20 years experience working at global digital agencies as a designer, UX practitioner, project manager and creative director.
At heart, though, I’m happiest as a creative solopreneur. I was raised by a letterpress printer and come from a family of artists and small business owners.
I learned a lot going from macro to micro, and it brought me where I am today doing something I love:
Helping small business owners and solopreneurs get online.
Check out Eleanor’s Intro to SEO Keywords Workshop
Easy for beginners and helpful for anyone thinking about starting a biz or launching a site.
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