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The podcast · Season 1 · 2027

PlanB

B for Business.

The podcast for anyone who wants to change course, find a new direction or start their own business. Always as a duo, often with a guest, Raquel GILLIOZ and Benoît R. BALET share real stories of reinvention and entrepreneurship in Switzerland.

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The topics

Six steps in a change of course.

  • 01

    Change course

    The trigger, the fear, the decision: leaving behind what no longer fits you.

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  • 02

    Go independent

    From employee to entrepreneur: the first 90 days, pricing, the first clients.

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  • 03

    Upskill

    Federal diplomas, CAS and MAS, recognition of prior learning: the training that opens a new career.

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  • 04

    Reinvent yourself after 50

    Experience as an asset, never a brake.

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  • 05

    The money side of change

    Budget the leap, secure the transition, tame the financial fear.

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  • 06

    AI as a lever

    Use AI to learn, test an idea and launch your business, without ever losing the human touch.

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Your hosts

Two successful Plan Bs, one shared calling: helping you change course.

Raquel GILLIOZ

Raquel GILLIOZ

Independent coach · Career, reinvention, entrepreneurship

An independent coach, Raquel GILLIOZ spent ten years in wealth management in Geneva before making people her profession. Certified in job coaching (CAS HES-SO), she spent five years helping people over 50 back into work. A committee member of Swiss Leaders Valais, she speaks Portuguese, French, English and Spanish.

Benoît R. BALET

Benoît R. BALET

Exam expert · Course leader · Network builder

Entrepreneurship trainer and coach since 2020, federal exam expert and founder of ASK BEN. He designs training programmes and supports people setting up on their own, in all four Swiss national languages. As co-founder of DigitalCoffee, he brings professionals together in six Swiss cities.

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FAQ

Plan B in five questions.

+What is Plan B?

The podcast for anyone who wants to change course, find a new direction or start their own business. It shares real stories of reinvention and entrepreneurship in Switzerland.

+Who are the hosts?

Always a duo: Raquel GILLIOZ, independent coach, and Benoît R. BALET, entrepreneurship trainer and coach. Most episodes also welcome a guest.

+What does the B in Plan B stand for?

B for Business. The B is not a second choice: it is the professional project you build.

+What is Vitamin B?

The Swiss expression for networking and connections ("Vitamine B", from the German "Beziehungen"). Every episode ends with the same question to the guest: "Who was your Vitamin B?"

+In which languages?

The site is available in French, German, Italian, English and Portuguese.