ComebaCK: What’s Your Story?

Josselin Ferruzza (Goss) is the co founder and CEO of Arcan Nightclub in Saigon, and heavily involved in the music and nightlife scene in the city, since arriving in 2017. Throughout this conversation, we discuss starting up his nightlife events for Arcan, developing psytrance, the challenges involved throughout his business journey to date, from rent space to the CO-VID pandemic, his debut in nig...

Episode 300 of ComebaCK. It’s been an absolute pleasure releasing these episodes. More to come 2022. Nick Cabrejos joins me again to discuss the transition from the Saigon chaos to the suburbs of Virginia, USA, and adapting to moving back home after a three year expat experience. We discuss the importance of taking control/responsibility internally, changing our narratives, taking minuscule steps...

Quynh Le works to empower young people to discover their true purpose, authentic self, and true potential. Her work revolves around healing, masculine and feminine energy in good balance and harmony. She joins me to discuss these concepts in depth, whether traditional therapy is effective or not, techniques to harmoniously balance energies from both sexes, her work, her manifestation process, and...

Shayne Ro is a Filipino expat in Saigon, Vietnam, founder of ‘Call Kitchen HCMC’, with her background in hospitality and business, and joins me today to discuss her travel experiences, moving to Vietnam during the pandemic, combining her passion for cooking into a business, earning money abroad during a difficult period, and the origins of ‘Call Kitchen’, and more. You can find out more about Call...

Alice Le, from Da Nang, Vietnam, joins the podcast to discuss her life living and studying abroad between the Netherlands and Vietnam, crossing both of these, her experiences in tourism and modeling, aims for the future, and beauty of both countries. Great conversation! If you enjoyed, you can find out more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram.

David Petrashek joins me to raise awareness for those living with asperger syndrome and autism, and what can be done to assist those with the conditions. We cover why it’s not as commonly discussed as other movements, how to deal with neurotypicals, triggers, and improving in any situation. We discuss famous figures such as Elon Musk and Greta Thunberg, how to become more welcoming and accessible,...

Ricky Sahni is a personal trainer and martial artist from India, heavily involved in fitness, and the host of ‘Beyond Butter Burpee’ podcast, having spent the last five years in Saigon, Vietnam. We discuss his upbringing in India, and how both his fitness journey and martial arts careers evolved. We chat about expat life in Vietnam, coming to this country and building his life here, why fitness an...

Zak Aghbal is based in Saigon, Vietnam as a Youtuber/content creator, having a background in engineering, fitness/bodybuilding, and public speaking. In this wide ranging discussion, we go deep into Zak’s near death experience and that subsequent impact. We then dive into how he developed his mindset from there, moving abroad to develop his public speaking practices, learning from mentors such as J...

Trevor Kuchar is a mindfulness meditation teacher, currently based in Da Nang, Vietnam, and joins me for a spiritual conversation of compassion, responsibility and forgiveness, both for ourselves and others. We discuss his past military service and transition into civilian life and meditation practices, challenges in moving and being stuck abroad during the pandemic, and reframing possibilities an...

Joey Landreth is a highly rated guitarist and musician, one half of duo, ‘The Bros Landreth’, alongside his brother, Dave, and has been heavily involved in music from a young age, being influenced by the likes of Stevie Ray Vaughan. The brothers album, ‘Let It Lie’, won multiple awards, a JUNO, and had them touring 400 dates on the road. Joey discusses his career, both in the band and as a solo ar...

In a Christmas themed episode, to a degree, it was a pleasure to interview Debbie Isitt. Debbie Isitt is an English film director, directing the highly acclaimed franchise of British Christmas films, ‘Nativity!’, starring actors such as Martin Freeman, David Tenant and Alan Carr. We discuss her background in film and theatre, the process of directing and working on the ‘Nativity!’ franchise, chall...

Willis Huynh is a businessman, entrepreneur, founder of a new startup in Southeast Asia, and a content creator. In this episode, we discuss gaming, turning it into a monetized product, content creation, the logistics that work going into a YouTube channel, the importance of mentors such as GaryVee, the future of business in Vietnam, finding a balance, and more. Thanks, Willis! Links; YouTube.com/W...

Micka Chu is a French/Russian MC, actress, model, scriptwriter and content creator, heavily featured in Vietnamese entertainment and media. She speaks five languages, (Vietnamese, French, Russian, English and Spanish), and joins me today for a wide ranging discussion. We discuss her background in business, how she got into entertainment, and her career in Vietnam to date. In terms of challenges, w...

Surabhi Jaiswar, previously on ComebaCK, joins me today to discuss an upcoming event from CORMIS Da Nang. CORMIS Da Nang is a local NGO, busy preparing for this time of year by up-cycling materials, making some useful wearable clothing for gifting and wearing in holiday and winter. As a local NGO, they do research & run various programs aiming to improve the quality of life of the marginalized peo...

Moni Le is a life purpose coach from Vietnamese/Hungarian origins, and one of the co hosts of ‘Creators In Vietnam’ podcast. We talk about her background in Hungary and Amsterdam, up until Saigon, with an angle on expat life. We discuss her upbringing of, difficulties on understanding her thought processes and identity growing up in an overseas culture, getting away from her comfort zone, and sett...

Luke Staton is a motivational speaker and coach, dedicated to making people better, inspiring people to achieve greatness, and would like to be remembered as someone who made a difference. In this hour, we touched multiple bases. These include taking control/responsibility, the motivation behind your work, what drives Luke consistently, the energy of connecting with likeminded people, his wide ran...

Gal Yates is an IFBB Pro World Champion, professional fitness athlete and competitor, 2007 IFBB World Bodyfitness Championship, 1st place (Pro Card), fitness fanatic, and works for ‘DY Nutrition’ alongside her husband, Dorian Yates, 6x Mr Olympia. Gal discusses her extensive fitness background from her native Brazil, beginning her competition career in 2006 at aged 32, and becoming world champion...

Manuel Reale is the founder/owner of the authentic Italian restaurant, Pizza Reale in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, and joins me to discuss his hospitality journey, F&B in Vietnam, owning a completely Italian restaurant here, promoting and marketing the business, challenges faced due to CO-Vid, and more. If you’re Saigon based, I strongly suggest you try this restaurant! Thanks very much, Manuel! You can...

Nick Cabrejos joins for the 21st time, and our final in person episode for a while, before he jets off back to Virginia. We discuss our collective experiences with the podcast, taking control/responsibility, living up to certain standards, finding purpose and connection, and we delve into the rabbit hole to conclude. I’m sure you can all agree, been a pleasure to have him co host so far! Until nex...

ComebaCK welcomes back Nick and Ricky for a second episode, following on from episode 252, a highly acclaimed and popular episode from the archives. We chat further on mental health, the guys discuss their upcoming chapter changes in going home from Vietnam, their experiences here in Vietnam, breaking the cycle of bad habits, staying grounded, managing their emotions, and more. Stay tuned - it get...

Niall Mackay, from Seven Million Bikes and ‘A Vietnam Podcast’, comes back to discuss his experiences being a reformed conspiracy theorist. We discuss the reasons behind his transformation, the traps, level of distrust, and rabbit holes you can go down in looking for conspiracy theories. We also delve into the mindset of a conspiracy theorist and their motivations, methods of communication in how...

Melynda Maheux is a lawyer and heavily involved in both ‘Girls In Tech Vietnam’, and ‘HCWA’, both aiming to bridge the gap of inequality both for women in the tech industry, and those facing inequality on the streets of Vietnam. We discuss key projects, statistics, bridging the gap of inequality, the benefits of charity, and more. Thank you, Melynda! You can find out more about ComebaCK at @thecom...

Jordan Harkin is a British expat currently in Vietnam, a recurring guest, member of Coastal Connection, previously on Episode 54, and joins me to openly discuss losing his father to suicide, how he processed this event, and how he subsequently created a joyful, fulfilling life in the aftermath. We discuss his time in Vietnam, his great experiences here, immersing himself in the culture and languag...

Simon Kelly is from the Lake District, UK and currently based in Vietnam, having lived here since 2019, and joins me to discuss his various travel experiences. We discuss his upbringing in a small town and why it was an excellent time to travel around 24 years old. We discuss his various and interesting journeys, such as trekking in Nepal, driving Ho Chi Minh to Hanoi across Vietnam, exploring Mal...

Laura Siddall is a professional triathlete from the UK, training and competing all over the world. Laura is currently the fifth fastest British woman of all time over the iron distance, a four time Ironman Champion, which includes winning Ironman Australia for three consecutive years (2017, 2018, 2019), Ironman New Zealand (2018), and also the ETU European Long Distance Champion (2018). Laura disc...