8 Women Entrepreneurs and Celebrating Them Through our Advent Giveaway!

Ophelie Cabanero comes from Huningue, France (just next to Basel) and she has been living in Basel for the past 3 years. As an entrepreneur, she helps women go into a deep state of relaxation so they can experience flow, trust and ease in their everyday life. She uses Holistic Health Coaching, Hypnotherapy and Cranio-Sacral Therapy in a 1:1 setting. 

When she is not coaching, she hosts a podcast: Elie’s Coffee Talks which used to be recorded in different cafés of Basel to promote places prior to the pandemic, but now she hosts them on Zoom which also enables her to have a meaningful conversation with amazing humans that include fellow coaches, therapists, creatives and entrepreneurs.

Heike Reinhart was born in Germany and has lived and worked in Princeton, New Jersey, and now Basel, Switzerland. She started her journey as a entrepreneur as a cultural expert, author, and Global German Language Specialist. She is a test preparation specialist who works with professionals, individuals, and children, and has helped thousands of clients better understand the cultural differences they face as expats working in Switzerland and Germany for over 15 years. 

She understands how difficult it is to learn another language, but she also sees how enjoyable it is to become involved with local speakers and their culture. Her expertise is in taking your German to the next level by filling in the gaps with her own easy and simple method, rather than just brain numbing exercises.

Kanika Mukhija is a woman entrepreneur who moved to Basel with her small family from India. She has worn woolens made by her mother since childhood and has always felt that they are warmer than market pieces. Handmade clothes last longer, and she is a firm believer in sustainability. She still has clothes in her closet that are over a decade old but still have the same warmth and freshness to them. She also believes they are one-of-a-kind because no two pieces are the same. As a result, for her entrepreneur business “Crochet with Kanika,” she creates handmade crochet wearables such as cardigans, sweaters, shawls, and so on. She also makes macrame home décor items such as wall hangings, macrame jar lanterns, and plant hangers on occasion.

Greek by origin, born in Cameroon, Central Africa, raised in Athens, and an expat for 27 years, Katia has lived in 8 cities, 7 countries, and 3 continents so far, with Switzerland being her home for the past decade. Katia Vlachos is an entrepreneur, certified professional life coach as well as a writer/author, and she enjoys wearing both ‘hats’ at work. Going through a difficult expat relocation fueled her desire to assist other global nomads in making smoother transitions and, ideally, building thriving lives abroad.

She is dedicated to her mission of empowering, challenging, and championing her clients as they reclaim control of their lives and make the courageous decisions required to pursue their dreams.