Cross-Border Strategy Session For professionals building a business that moves with them
whether you're planning your first relocation, navigating your third, or untangling a setup that's stopped working.
Gain Clarity on your international business, tax, and relocation in one session.
before the wrong decision becomes an expensive one.
90 minutes. Your specific situation, mapped honestly. A concrete next step at the end. No generic advice just your life, your structure, and what actually needs to happen next.
650€ · Available in English and German · Sessions limited each month.
DOES THIS SOUND FAMILIAR?
You've done the research and yet you still don't have a clear answer.
Not because you haven't tried. Because the information exists in fragments and nobody is holding all the pieces at once.
Different advisors are telling you different things.
An accountant sees the numbers. A lawyer sees the contracts. Nobody is looking at how your whole setup actually fits together across borders.
You're about to make a decision and you want to get it right.
Before it gets expensive. Before something breaks. Before you spend six months fixing what one good conversation could have prevented.
Most professionals are trained inside one national framework. One tax system, one set of rules, one way things work. That knowledge is genuinely useful until your life becomes international.
Then several systems interact at once. And they weren't designed to work together. Tax residency interacts with company structure. Healthcare interacts with registration status. Two accountants in two countries rarely speak the same language — legally or literally.
When those structures aren't aligned, the consequences don't announce themselves upfront. They build quietly until the structure breaks.
WHAT HAPPENS WITHOUT THE RIGHT STRUCTURE
The moment systems stop cooperating.
REAL CONSEQUENCES I’VE SEEN AND NAVIGATED PERSONALLY
4k€
Corrective accounting and legal adjustments because two accountants each assumed the other was responsible for specific filings. Neither was.
6k€
Retroactive health insurance claims because someone remained registered in their home country while living abroad without proving compliant coverage elsewhere.
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Frozen accounts, forced restructuring: When national tax logic is applied to international structures by advisors who don't understand the interaction between jurisdictions.
“None of this happens because people are careless. It happens because cross-border entrepreneurship asks you to operate across multiple legal systems that were never designed to communicate with each other.”
HOW THE SESSION WORKS
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BEFORE WE MEET
You complete a pre-session questionnaire so I understand your situation before we speak. No time wasted on basics. We start where it matters.
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THE STRATEGY DEEP DIVE
2 hours focused entirely on your situation. 90 minutes strategy + 30 minutes personal recalibration. Your countries, your income, your plans, your gaps. We look at the full picture, not one isolated piece of it.
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BEFORE WE MEET
After the session you receive a written recap and personalised action plan. Concrete, specific, and built around your actual circumstances. Not a generic checklist.
WHAT WE TYPICALLY COVER
CROSS-BORDER STRUCTURES
Which country to base your business in, how to structure across borders, and what the real tax implications are, not the headline rates.
ESTONIAN E-RESIDENCY & OÜ
Whether it's right for you, how it actually works in practice, and the compliance requirements most people miss.
TAX RESIDENCY STRATEGY
Where you're actually tax resident, what triggers residency in different jurisdictions, and how to structure your life legally.
RELOCATING PLANNING
The legal and business steps to take before, during, and after a country move in the right order.
FREELANCER 6 CONSULTANT SETUP
Building a compliant, tax-efficient structure for independent professionals who work with clients across multiple countries.
RISKS 6 COMPLIANCE GAPS
Identifying where your current setup has vulnerabilities — before they become expensive problems.
WHAT MAKES THIS SESSION DIFFERENT
Most advisors look at the structure.
I look at the structure and the person running it.
Every session includes a 30-minute Personal Recalibration, a focused conversation about the human side of what you're navigating. Where your energy is going. Where pressure is quietly building. Whether your lifestyle and your business structure are genuinely pulling in the same direction.
This isn't therapy and it isn't coaching. It's a clear-eyed look at the full picture because business decisions rarely exist in isolation, and the ones that last are the ones that fit your actual life.
This is also where your personalised action plan begins to take shape. Most clients find this the most unexpected and most valuable part of the session.
ENERGY AND PRIORITIES
Where are you spending energy that isn't moving things forward? What's taking up space that doesn't need to?
PRESSURE POINTS
Where is pressure quietly building beneath the surface? Small adjustments early cost far less than large corrections later.
LIFE AND STRUCTURE ALIGNMENTS
Is your business structure actually supporting the life you're building or quietly working against it?
ENERGY AND PRIORITIES
Where are you spending energy that isn't moving things forward? What's taking up space that doesn't need to?
YOUR PERSONALISED NEXT STEPS
Resources, recommendations, and action points matched to your specific situation, including relevant courses and tools from my wider toolkit.
WHAT YOU LEAVE WITH
Not more research but Actual clarity.
Uncertainty is often more exhausting than the work itself. Most clients describe the feeling after our session as relief, like finally exhaling after holding their breath for months. Decisions that felt heavy start to feel obvious. Not because they got simpler. Because the structure around them finally makes sense.
Clear perspective on your situation, no more spinning in research loops trying to connect contradictory advice.
A confident direction or decision. You came in uncertain and you leave knowing what to do next.
A realistic action plan built around your lifestyle, your legal reality, and your long-term goals.
Written recap and personalised roadmap, so you can implement confidently after our call ends.
Access to my trusted international network. Vetted professionals I personally recommend when specialised advice is needed.
THE SESSION IS FOR YOU IF
You're considering relocating internationally and want to understand the structural impact on your business before you move.
You're already living abroad and something in your setup doesn't feel fully aligned but you're not sure where the gap actually is.
Different advisors are giving you conflicting answers and you need someone who can see the whole picture, not just one piece of it.
You've been researching endlessly and you still don't have clarity. You have the pieces you just can't see how they fit.
You want to make an informed decision before committing to a structural change, not realise six months later that something was missing.
You want one person who understands the legal, financial, and personal layers and how they interact with each other in your specific situation.
THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT FIT IF
You need someone to file your taxes. This is strategy, not compliance work.
You're looking for a quick hack, not a sustainable structure.
You're based entirely in one jurisdiction with no international plans.
You want a formal legal opinion that holds up in court (lawyers do that).
NOTE FROM MARIA
"But my situation is unique — can you really help?"
This is something I hear often. And the honest answer is: Yes, because the underlying structure of international business is surprisingly consistent.
After working across multiple countries and building several ventures, I've yet to encounter a situation where the structural principles didn't apply. Different countries, different income streams, different family situations. The details differ, the structure does not.
That's not a sales line. It's the pattern I've observed across 16 years and every client situation I've worked with. And it's exactly why the Location-Independent Blueprint™ works across different circumstances.
THINK OF IT THIS WAY
Every website has the same structural foundation: A homepage, a services page, an about page. What changes are the words, design, and details.
Business structures work the same way. The core foundations (company structure, tax residency, banking access, compliance, and mobility) follow consistent principles. The details differ, the structure does not.
That's exactly why I've been able to rebuild businesses in multiple countries repeatedly and confidently. And it's why I can help you regardless of which specific countries, income types, or life circumstances are in your picture.
INVESTMENT
One informed decision at the beginning can prevent five-figure consequences later.
650€
Single session · Includes everything listed below
Sessions are limited each month to ensure focused preparation and personalised strategy. Available in English and German.
EVERYTHING INCLUDED
✔ Pre-session questionnaire, so we start where it matters, not from scratch
✔ 90-minute strategy deep dive. Your situation, mapped honestly and completely
✔ 30-minute Personal Recalibration. Tthe human layer that makes the strategy sustainable
✔ Written recap and personalised action roadmap, yours to keep and implement
✔ Access to my trusted international professional network. Vetted, personally recommended
✔ Invoice provided, eligible for tax deduction (VAT-exempt for EU businesses with valid VAT number)
WHAT I CAN PROMISE
Honest, experience-based guidance , not what sounds good, what's actually true for your situation.
Careful preparation and a thoughtful session. I read your questionnaire properly before we speak.
Clear, practical next steps. Nothing vague, nothing generic.
A space where you can think, decide, and move forward with confidence.
Full respect for your independence and your decision-making. I share what I know. What you do with it is entirely yours.
The goal in every session: No fluff, no fake hyper talk. Just the clearest possible picture of where you are, what's at risk, and what to do next.
WHAT I CAN’T PROMISE
Specific financial outcomes or business results as those depend on variables and decisions that are entirely yours.
That everything will be simple because some of this is genuinely complex. What I can promise is that it will be clearer.
My mother always told me: "I'm going to show you how it's done right. What you do with that information when you’re an adult is entirely up to you."
That's exactly how I approach our work together.
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
"I was about to make a very expensive mistake with my company structure. The session paid for itself about 50 times over."
Digital Marketing Consultant, Netherlands
"Maria helped me understand how my legal setup, pricing, workflow, and lifestyle choices all influence each other. That bigger-picture clarity completely changed how I approach my business decisions today."
Marie-Lore
Cross-Border Strategy Session
"I had been spinning my wheels for two years afraid to move, afraid to restructure. After one session with Maria, I finally had a clear picture of exactly what I needed to do and in what order."
Freelance Consultant,
Berlin → Tallinn
WHY THIS WORK EXISTS
Build the structure that lets your life expand.
You didn't build your business just to stay trapped in paperwork, uncertainty, or endless research loops. You built it for something bigger. For the ability to design your days more intentionally.
To decide when you work and when you don't. To take advantage of the perfect weather conditions on a Wednesday morning. To spend a full day with the people you love without mentally calculating what might fall apart in your absence.
Not because you don't care about your work but because you've built systems that allow both to exist.
A business that moves with your life. A structure that supports your freedom rather than constantly threatening it. That's what location-independent entrepreneurship is meant to feel like. Not chaotic and not fragile. But stable, adaptable, and designed for the long term.
Because life changes. Countries change, opportunities appear unexpectedly. And when your structure is designed well, those changes don't create panic. They create options.
READY TO BUILD THIS PROPERLY?
650€
Cross-Border Strategy Session · Single session
FAQs
What stage of business do I need to be at?
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Ideally you're already running a business and need professional screening for gaps and blind spots. If you're in the planning phase and about to make a structural decision, that's also exactly the right moment to book.
What if I don't know which country or structure is right yet?
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That's exactly what we'll work out together. You don't have to have it figured out before our session, that's what the session is for.
Can I cancel or reschedule?
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Sessions are non-refundable. Once your slot is reserved, that time is held exclusively for you. If a genuine emergency arises, please contact me as early as possible and we'll find a solution together.
What if my situation is complicated?
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Good. That's exactly what these sessions are designed for. Complex multi-jurisdiction situations are the norm here, not the exception. The intake form is thorough precisely because preparation is what makes the session useful.
What if I can't find a suitable time slot?
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Contact me at info@ethosunconsulting.com and I'll do my best to arrange something that works. I keep a small number of flexible slots each month for exactly this reason.
What if I need more than 90 minutes?
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If your situation calls for ongoing support, the Location-Independent Blueprint™ Mentorship may be the better fit. The strategy session is also often the starting point for that deeper engagement.
Do I receive an invoice
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Yes, an invoice is issued for every session and is eligible for tax deduction. EU businesses with a valid VAT number and clients located outside the EU receive an invoice without VAT. Please reach out before booking.
Can we speak in German?
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Absolutely. German is my mother tongue and I offer all sessions in both English and German.