ComebaCK: What’s Your Story?

Nhi Hien Nguyen is heavily involved in fashion design and content creation, from both her work and studies. She has studied fashion in the UK, and also spent time pursuing her career in China and Bangladesh. We discuss the mechanics and challenges of her work and career, her experiences first moving abroad to England, and difficult childhood experiences growing up in Nha Trang, Vietnam. Nhi also e...

Milan Smets is a content creator, photographer and videographer, currently based in Saigon, Vietnam. Milan is initially from Belgium but has traveled the world creating content, including Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Europe and currently Asia. In this conversation, we discuss Milan’s creative and business projects, the importance of experience and networking, cultivating these skills as a...

Adam Cook joins me today to discuss paintballing at a high level, getting involved in a team sport, the practices, staying competitive and active in a 12 hour team match, how to remain motivated and how the matches are ultimately won, especially when competing at a high level. You can find out more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram. (Website coming soon!)

Ryan Hales, from Melbourne, Australia, joins me to discuss a range of topics. We begin with travel, across London, Melbourne and Saigon. We move onto self development - why power and money aren’t inherently negative, just tools, and when used wisely, to great effect. (Examples include Julius Caesar and Donald Trump). We discuss taking 100% responsibility, ‘victim’ vs ‘survivor’ mentality, doing th...

On today’s episode, (with updated/enhanced audio quality), myself and Nick discuss a lot of topics, including primarily our lessons and teachings for our future children. We also discuss the practices of self development, future of education, keeping your mind sane and active, learning to parent through pets and teaching in schools (MAYBE relevant - we will see), why it’s important to always do yo...

California Fitness And Yoga is one of the biggest and most thriving fitness spaces in Saigon, Vietnam, and representative Lucy joins me to discuss fitness, sales, diet culture, life in Vietnam, the evolution over time, benefits of California Fitness, and more. You can find out more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram (Website coming soon!)

Jonas Thorsager is a movement practitioner, coach and teacher, helping people improve in movement, body and mind through movement and physicality. From Denmark, Jonas has been involved in movement his whole life, from gymnastics, slacklining to acrobatics, and has been in Vietnam since 2019, helping people to do the same and reach their potential. We discuss expat life from Denmark to Vietnam, his...

Leo HuynhTrinh is a businesswoman, entrepreneur, former general manager at ‘Broma Not A Bar’, in Saigon, founder of SinhTolina, and has worked avidly in marketing, business and hospitality. We discuss her upbringing from Nha Trang to pursuing her education in Saigon, traits required to be successful in business, how she moved into managing ‘Broma: Not A Bar’, the journey, challenges faced througho...

Tuomas Tiilikainen, from Finland, joined me to discuss his experiences at the four day workshop of international self help guru, bestselling author and motivational speaker, Tony Robbins, in London 2018 - ‘Unleash The Power Within’. We also discuss his background in sales, negotiation, moving from Finland to Vietnam, the energy field at Robbins’ events, key lessons, and more. As a Tony Robbins fan...

Lea Lechtenberg is a business owner, podcaster, former coach/trainer, former HR developer, founder of ‘The StoryTree’ here in Saigon, Vietnam. We discuss her journey through education, business, coaching and more, challenges faced across her career in Germany and Vietnam, and experiences working alongside previous guest, Hugh Willbourn, on ‘The Power House’ here in Saigon. You can find out more ab...

Martin Pearce is the author of Spymaster: The Life of Britain's Most Decorated Cold War Spy and Head of MI6, Sir Maurice Oldfield, his uncle. Martin grew up in Derbyshire, receiving postcards from around the world from his mysterious uncle, Sir Maurice Oldfield, who turned out to be the real-life ‘M’. We discuss his book, Maurice’s journey, motivations, reasons for his success, differentiating bet...

Anna Maria Blium is a Russian development specialist, HR trainer and expat in Vietnam, helping businesses and individuals develop and improve themselves. We discuss her background in Russia, the direct approach, getting things done, goal setting, challenges faced, experiences within development, and aims for the future. If you enjoyed, you can find out more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on...

Ben Spring is a British actor currently living in Saigon, Vietnam, primarily based in theatre, and joins me to discuss life in theatre and the journey of being an actor. We discuss the evolution of an actor, studying it at university, dealing with “really getting into character”, dealing with feedback, rejections, tribulations and adversity within the profession, and also some key lessons, such as...

Ricky Law grew up fluctuating between Canada and Hong Kong, where he decided to study psychology, understand our brain states, emotions and feelings, and monitor human behavior. We discuss Ricky’s own mental health experiences, struggling with demands of Asia life, challenges due to severe bullying, the importance of counseling, therapy, taking ownership of your situation, accepting your negative...

Trent Miles is initially from Melbourne, Australia, currently based near Vung Tau, Vietnam, having done a year stint in China. We discuss his upcoming animation projects, ‘Life Sucks’, with an event launching on YouTube on November 7th, his influences behind that, including South Park and Family Guy, traits required in the writing process, the importance of sitting back, detaching and observing, a...

Ariel Leon joins myself and Nick today to discuss primarily her religious and spiritual practices and experiences. We discuss the concept of God, his motives/beliefs, reasons behind her faith, spiritual experiences, coming back from suicidal states of mind, and more. You can find out more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram (Website coming soon!)

Sophie Tam is a French content creator, with her YouTube channel, ‘Tam Show’ exploring self discovery, lifestyle, spirituality and more in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, where she’s been based for four years. We discuss some of her lowest points, how she bounced back with manifestations, law of attraction, and diving into the content creation world of YouTube. Really enjoyed this conversation, thank you, S...

Jeremy Long is the lead singer of ‘Coastal Connection’ here in Saigon, Vietnam, and appeared on the podcast before with his band, Episode 54 of ComebaCK and Episode 3 of ‘Cold Ones With Conor’, back in April. He’s since kickstarted his own podcast, ‘Soundscape Vietnam’, interviewing both Vietnamese locals and foreigners within the music scene, and a side project focused towards rap/soul, ‘Jezza’,...

Nargis, from Netherlands, joins Conor and Nick on ComebaCK to discuss spirituality, non dualism, the death of the ego, experiencing enlightenment, her non dualism journey, what’s next post enlightenment, challenges faced, how to stop seeking, and why everyone is enlightened. Really enjoyed the conversation! You can find out more about Nargis at @nonduality.memes on Instagram and more about ComebaC...

Claudia Plocki is a Polish/Canadian, currently based in the beautiful mountainous area of Phan Rang, 4 hours outside of Saigon, Vietnam, and is a prolific artist. We discuss a range of themes in today’s episode - we begin by discussing expat life, navigating the duality of being Polish/Canadian, and living in the beauty of Phan Rang. We also discuss her art, how she maintains the discipline and fo...

Anni Ma, initially from San Diego, is currently an expat in Saigon, Vietnam, involved in teaching, digital marketing, and public speaking, as part of ‘Toastmasters Saigon’. Anni has done several pursuits so far, and joins me today to discuss. We discussed her upbringing and getting into the acting sphere, relocating to Vietnam, her work, which consists of digital marketing remotely, teaching Engli...

Tomas Fonseca is initially Portuguese, living in Vietnam, and has a background in marketing and currently the host of two podcasts himself, including one based on real estate. He’s also been heavily involved in developing charity organization in Vietnam, UPP Global. We cover quite a few topics in today’s episode. We chat about expat life and travel, and Tomas’ experiences across Portugal, Budapest...

Ngoc Nguyen is the author of ‘Weird Culture Kids’, a memoir about growing up in and between different cultures and experiencing the world through international lenses. It navigates her experiences in Vietnam, America and France, dealing with challenges faced, discovering identity and connection and more. In our conversation, we shed light on being immersed in multi cultures, dealing with isolating...

Jagravi Singh is a student, blogger, podcaster, and activist on the Local Globe Organization, and has been based in Vietnam for a decade, being taught at several international schools. Recently, Jagravi made a podcast about the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) interviewing teachers, students, and organization leaders in Vietnam and around the world. Jagravi joins me today to promote the messag...

Noah Evens is the host of ‘PMA Path Podcast’, exploring a positive mental attitude, how to improve your life and situation with this approach, and navigating challenges. In this episode, we discuss podcasting, Noah’s journey over the years, coming back from challenges, becoming sober, and we also talk a lot about sports, specifically MMA and boxing, and also preview the Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilde...