Podcasts

11 Mar

#76 Winston Sterzel – Tales of business and adventure from the original China vlogger

Winston, known better as "SerpentZA" has been making YouTube videos about China for years, and was in fact the first person to start vlogging from within mainland China. Sharing insight, adventures and practical knowledge of how to adapt and survive...
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10 Mar

#75 Scott Orwig – Supporting spouse turns ‘sacrifice’ assignment into the time of his life

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Scott is a father of four kids and a software developer from the United States. He and his family have been in Shanghai for almost 2 years. His wife, Sarah, works as a Human Resources manager for Ford Motor Company...
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09 Mar

#74 Derek Flint – Leading the extraordinary ladies and gentleman of the Portman Ritz-Carlton

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Derek has lived all over world. Born in Bogota Colombia, he has lived in 9 countries, 4 continents, and moved 34 times in his life. He has moved with his present company, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, twice around the world...
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06 Mar

#73 Utter burnout and a tiny brush with death – not my best week in China

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In my interviews, I hear it over and over again – success as an expat depends greatly upon your community, on how willing you are to dig in and dig deep with those around you. There’s no such thing as...
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05 Mar

#72 Karen Hampton – Ford executive offers insight into the nuances of cross-cultural communication

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Karen is Ford Motor Company’s Vice President of Communications for Asia Pacific. In this role, she is responsible for internal and external communications in the more than 20 markets of Ford’s Asia Pacific operation. I had a blast interviewing Karen...
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04 Mar

#71 Shandy Bolton – Treating repatriation as another journey abroad leads to success

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Shandy had the privilege of being an expat and supporting spouse for 6 1/2 years. She and her husband Todd, first started in Aschaffenburg, Germany for 3 1/2 years, then moved to Shanghai for 3 years. Their 3 kids have...
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03 Mar

#70 Evrim Kanbur – ‘While Travelling’ blogger on keeping passion and positivity alive at all costs

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Evrim is a globetrotter, she believes that distance and differences are the key resources of creativity. That's how she founded While Travelling Blog which aims to inspire people to go out and explore the world. After having carried the travelling...
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02 Mar

#69 Abigale Miller – Medical writer skillfully navigates cultural nuances both at home and at work

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Abigale moved to Shanghai from Canada three years ago for a job in medical writing. She has always had a passion for exploring, and this job was a great way to learn first-hand about a different part of the world....
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26 Feb

#68 Suzanne Vert – Long-serving educator attains cultural acuity at SMIC Private School

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Originally from California, Suzanne has been living in China for the past nine years. She is a preschool teacher at SMIC Private Kindergarten and she is joined by her husband, Jeff, and their two young daughters. In this episode, Suzanne...
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25 Feb

#67 Thomas Hitchings – Endurance athlete thrives in BISS’ high performance learning culture