Growing up in Ukraine to Finding a Passion Filled Side-Hustle in Munich

The Germany Expat Business Show

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Tetyana Pirker came from Ukraine to Munich in 2002. She studied psychology in the university of Munich and afterwards she started a career at Accenture as IT SAP consultant.

After many years SAP consulting he looked for a ‘soul business’. After the birth of her first child in 2017 she discovered her passion; photography.

Tetyana works for both business customers but also she loves weddings. She has 2 kids, lives in the north of Munich and still works part time in the consulting while she is developing her photography business.
In this episode Tetyana and I discussed:
🇺🇦 Her experience migrating from Ukraine to Munich as a 19 year old
❤️ Even though she landed a good job at a consulting firm, she was missing work she was passionate about
📷 Turning her passion; photography into a side hustle
🤝 How she got permission from her full-time job to launch her photography business
🤓 How much there is to learn when launching a business (Taxes! SEO, Building a website!)
🎨 Balancing managing your business with also being a creative
🗺️ How Google Maps has been helpful for getting the word out about her business

🚀 Why it’s important to just start and not worry about everything being perfect

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Chapitres

1. Growing up in Ukraine to Finding a Passion Filled Side-Hustle in Munich (00:00:00)

2. Expats in Germany Share Stories (00:00:03)

3. Navigating the Online Business Landscape (00:07:29)

4. Photography Industry Networking and Marketing (00:13:45)

5. Building a Photography Business Through Networking (00:23:33)