Your business should move with your life. Not collapse when it does.
For European professionals building location-independent businesses across borders.
Structure, strategy, and the systems that make it last.
Available in English and German
16
Years building across borders
4
International ventures founded
"You didn’t build your business just to stay trapped in paperwork, uncertainty, or endless research."
Most advisors see one piece. I see the whole structure.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Your accountant handles the books. Your lawyer handles the contracts. I handle how it all fits together. For the solo founder, the small team, or the business placing someone abroad, building a foundation that holds instead of six disconnected fixes.
Cross-Border Structure · Tax Residency · International Banking · Relocation Strategy · Sustainable Performance · Estonia OÜ Setup
It’s a random Wednesday morning.
You’ve finished your work.
Your income works.
Your clients are happy.
And yet you’re thinking:
“If I can do this from anywhere…why am I still here?”
Maybe you’re picturing taking your kids to the lake on a Monday without asking anyone for permission.
Or simply not having to depend on the local housing market.
And you’re smart enough to know:
Relocating internationally isn’t “book Bali and figuring it out later”. Moving internationally without the right structure doesn't create freedom, it creates a different kind of trap.
If you’re nodding while reading this, you’re in the right place.
This is built for professionals who already have a business, clients, and income, whether as a freelancer, sole trader, or through a registered company. The Strategy Session and Blueprint work is for structuring something that already exists but struggles to operate fully location-independent.
SERVICES
Where should you start?
Three honest starting points, depending on where you are right now.
MOST COMMON STARTING POINT
I need clarity on my specific situation
A 2-hour Cross-Border Strategy Session mapping your exact setup.
1.300€ / one-time session
FLAGSHIP · LIMITED SEATS
I'm ready to build the full structure
The Location-Independent Blueprint™, six pillars, three months, 1:1. By application only.
3.500€ / month · 3 month minimum
RESOURCE HUB
I don't know where to start yet
Free guides on structure, tax residency, and going location-independent.
Explore free resources.
THE FLAGSHIP PROGRAMME
The complete operating system for your international business.
Built over 16 years of doing this personally across multiple countries, business structures, and life transitions. Not theory but a repeatable framework that works because the underlying structure of international business is consistent, even when the details change.
DURATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 months minimum
FORMAT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Strictly 1:1
AVAILABILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 clients per year
ACCESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By application only
LANGUAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English & German
INCLUDES . . . . . . . . Full lifestyle segment access
INVESTMENT
3.500€
per month · 3 month minimum commitment
One informed decision now prevents five-figure consequences later.
Ready to build your solid structures? Tell me about your business.
FREE RESOURCE
What you need to know before you move.
Educational articles designed to give you genuine clarity and the "aha" moment that changes how you think about cross-border business.
When love crosses borders:
what you need to know before having children abroad
This segment exists to reduce unnecessary stress in your life. The kind that breathwork, journaling, and a well-designed morning routine simply cannot fix once it has arrived.
Estonia Company Setup: The Honest Version for European Entrepreneur
What Estonia genuinely offers, where it works well, and the two questions you must answer before registering anything.
“DIGITAL NOMADS DON’t PAY TAX”: The Myth That Can Cost You Thousands
Let’s look at two real life examples of cross-border taxation.
ABOUT
16 years,
Four ventures,
Every border crossed personally.
Hi, I’m Maria
Designing the architecture behind location-independent businesses.
I don't just understand how cross-border business works in theory. I understand what happens when you travel freely and frequently and suddenly legal systems collide. When two accountants contradict each other. When an authority sends a letter nobody warned you about.
I've built businesses across Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Scaled a self-funded brand to six figures. Structured companies in Estonia and the UK. Moved between expat life and digital nomad setups — intentionally, repeatedly, and without starting over.
That's the experience I bring to every client I work with.
◆ 16 years cross-border business experience
◆ 4 international ventures across 3 continents
◆ Background in business, accounting & herbology and phytotherapy
◆ Available in English & German
CLIENT FEEDBACK
"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 · FRANCE · CROSS-BORDER STRATEGY SESSION
"I was about to make a very expensive mistake with my company structure. The session paid for itself about 50 times over."
MARKETING CONSULTANT · NETHERLANDS · CROSS-BORDER STRATEGY
"Talking to Maria was a complete game-changer. I've integrated her guidance into my daily routines and business planning and when I'm ready to expand further, she'll be the first person I return to."
ANA · GERMANY · CROSS-BORDER STRATEGY SESSION
AT A GLANCE
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Three months of 1:1 mentoring across six pillars: structure, systems, finances, client flow, expert navigation and lifestyle design. It builds a complete legal, financial and operational structure around your specific business, not a fixed curriculum. Investment is 3.500€/month, three-month minimum, capped at 10 clients per year.
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Maria has spent 16 years building international businesses across Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas, and has founded four ventures of her own. Her focus is cross-border structure, tax residency and Estonian company setup, and she consults in both English and German.
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Two core services: the Cross-Border Strategy Session, a single 2-hour 1:1 consultation covering structure, tax and relocation decisions, and the Location-Independent Blueprint™, a 3-month 1:1 mentoring programme covering the full operating system of a cross-border business.
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Email info@ethosunconsulting.com, or book a Strategy Session directly through the scheduling link on this site, or apply for the Blueprint through the application form.