The ROI of Relocation: Scaling Global Teams Without Attrition with Judith Roetgering | Ep. 137

Why do so many international hires look great on paper, only to leave within a year? In this episode of Women Disrupting Tech, we look at why international hiring fails without proper relocation and what a real soft landing looks like in practice.

My guest is Judith Roetgering, managing director of Rehive People.

After more than 16 years in global fashion and founding a recruitment and relocation agency, she now helps startups and scaleups relocate and onboard international talent so they actually stay.

In this conversation, we talk about:

• How to get your legal setup and sponsorship in place before you fall in love with an international candidate

• Why switching your internal language and habits is non-negotiable if you want international hires to feel included

• What happens around the six to nine-month mark after a move, and why that is the moment many companies forget to support

• How AI can take over admin so there is more time for the human side of relocation, from housing stress to family questions

If you are a founder, hiring manager, or investor building global teams, this episode will help you see international hiring not as a transaction, but as something you design from the first forecast to the first working day.

Connect with Judith Roetgering:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/judithroetgering/

Rehive People: https://www.rehivepeople.com/