Podcasts

11 Feb

#57 Sherry Poon – Focusing on what matters: your baby, your environment, your community

After working on various low-cost housing and sustainable design projects in Australia, Canada and Thailand, Sherry, a first generation Canadian Chinese, settled in Shanghai with her husband in 2001. After the birth of her first daughter, Sherry started Wobabybasics using...
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10 Feb

#56 Tess Robinson – Setting children on their own path to success

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Founder and managing partner of TEAM Education Consulting Company, Tess Robinson, knows a thing or two about how to help students and families access fantastic educational opportunities abroad. She has been assisting students in preparing for and applying to colleges...
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09 Feb

#55 Jane O’Shea – Bringing elements of a sustainable lifestyle to China

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Jane comes from a very large family and she has four children of her own, two in Minneapolis and two here in Shanghai. She is passionate about horses and farming, gardening, traveling and cooking as well as learning languages and...
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06 Feb

#54 Follow through or fold?

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This week, I had to ask myself some tough questions after many sleepless nights up with sick babies. As the week went on, my fuse got shorter than short. I complained behind closed doors almost as badly as my flu-ridden...
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05 Feb

#53 Vanessa Narvios – Battling the odds to land her dream job in China

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Vanessa has global experience spanning over three continents in event management for a range of companies. She currently heads the Operations division of China Sports Promotions, organizers of high-end boxing events across Asia, most famously know in Shanghai as, "Brawl...
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04 Feb

#52 Ashley Stahle – Living intentionally and thriving as an expat mama

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Ashley received her Bachelors degree in Psychology and Business from Brigham Young University where she met and fell in love with her husband, Dallas. Together they have two energetic young boys that add laughter and fun to their family. She...
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03 Feb

#51 Brent Deverman – ShenzhenParty.com, a pillar of expat life for over a decade

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Brent came to China after studying Chinese and graduating from Michigan State University. He ended up founding and running ShenzhenParty.com and for the last 14 years he has built it into a pillar of expat life in Shenzhen. Last year...
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02 Feb

#50 Anthony Reich – Dulwich Shanghai community empowers teacher to achieve decade-long dream

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Anthony, a native Brit, teaches Film, English, is a Head of Year at Dulwich College Shanghai. He has lived in Shanghai for 7 years with his wife, Maria. Before coming to China they lived in Maria's home town of Bogota,...
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30 Jan

#49 Nicolas Kubler – When passion sparks in the midst of career reinvention

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Nicolas was born in Strasbourg, France and worked in real estate for 20 years before finding his passion in the science of ice cream. In 2011, Nicholas and his family moved from France to China and in 2014 he became...
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29 Jan

#48 Mike Wendling – Michelin-star training accelerates restaurateur’s success