WOW Podcast Episode 1: 
Meet the President

In this first episode of the Women of the World Podcast, host Rashel Wilson sits down with Darlene Takahashi-Knecht, President and Founder of Women of the World Switzerland.

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What began as a small WhatsApp group for expat mothers in Kloten has grown into a registered Swiss association supporting over 100 women through connection, events, mentorship, and collaboration.

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In this conversation, Darlene shares:

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• How Women of the World started
• The realities of moving to Switzerland as an expat
• The language barrier and integration challenges
• Why isolation affects international women more than we talk about
• What formalizing the association changed
• The vision for the next 5–20 years