Available Worldwide tells the stories of the accompanying partners of the American Foreign Service and supports EFMs and MOHs around the world as they create portable careers.
Lauren Steed
Co-host
Steph Anderson
Co-host
McKenzie Carlson
Social Media Manager
Dr. Lauren Steed is the founder of Nomad Educational Services and coaches students on their journey to university. She’s also the author of College Conversations: 25 Discussions for High School Juniors and their Families. Her low-stress, no-nonsense approach to college admissions helps you see through the hype of media scares and modern marketing tactics to find the schools that are the right fit for you.
Lauren came up with the idea for the Available Worldwide Podcast during a conversation with other EFM business owners. Was there a way to create a global community of EFMs who were working alone or regularly reinventing themselves? Would telling the stories of EFM career journeys inspire and motivate diplomatic partners who were struggling with their own professional identity? The podcast and the community it has created has grown beyond her wildest dreams and she’s looking forward to what A/W will do in the coming years to promote EFM career success.
Stephanie Anderson co-founded the Available Worldwide podcast because she loves hearing and sharing the stories of the amazing accompanying partners of the US Foreign Service.
Through her online tutoring business — Global Nomad English — Steph works as a language and writing coach, editor, and interview prep partner. She partners with accomplished professionals to help them level up their English writing and speaking skills so they feel empowered to pursue their career goals…wherever they happen to be living in the world.
Steph, her IRM Specialist spouse, and their two elderly cats have served at 4 Embassies overseas. She loves bike touring, yoga, and Nordic noir. She hates green bell peppers and strategic incompetence.
McKenzie Lowe Carlson is a mother of two and a first-tour EFM.
McKenzie graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. She taught third grade for one year and has since had the opportunity to stay home full-time with her kids.
When her youngest started school, she was ready to venture back into the world of professionalism, but being at a post with no bilateral work agreement meant she couldn’t teach. She is currently volunteering as a social media manager for Available Worldwide. She enjoys indoor & outdoor gardening, reading, and organizing & decorating her home.