ComebaCK: What’s Your Story?

Nathan Willis is a tennis coach and former ATP ranked professional player, joining the podcast to discuss his sporting and teaching career both at home in Australia and abroad through multiple expat experiences in Asia, and his coaching and business philosophy and pursuits. Topics ⁃ The mindset of a tennis professional; both playing and coaching perspectives and the individual gladiatorial style ⁃...

In a special twist to ComebaCK, Nick Cabrejos comes back to turn the tables. Find out what the twist is on the episode here. Disclaimer: If you’re spiritually inclined, you may appreciate the episode.

Hara is a Vietnamese personal trainer and fitness enthusiast who has switched career fields in search of passion, and joins the ComebaCK podcast to discuss a wide variety of topics that are related to finding your calling, developing a physically and mentally beneficial lifestyle, and overcoming bouts of depression. Topics include ⁃ Her personal mission and avenue into fitness and health ⁃ Overcom...

Nate Wells is an online business coach, serial entrepreneur and networking marketing professional, hailing from South Yorkshire to motivate and inspire hundreds of people worldwide on their business. Nate joins the podcast to discuss his core values, evolution, journey to date, and how he operates his business life. Topics ⁃ How his humble beginnings in South Yorkshire had him expanding off into t...

Disclaimer: “Prawn” is deliberately renamed to remove the emotional intensity and impact of the topic discussed. Conor and Nick discuss “Prawnography”, it’s impact and influence on people from an astonishingly young age, and how the industry attempts to manipulate and seduce the consumer. If you enjoyed, you can find out more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram.

Thu is a teacher and the founder of an education program to benefit disadvantaged children here in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, drawing from her own experiences in education and learning English from her rural Vietnamese background all the way to the big city, and joins ComebaCK to discuss her journey, aims and thoughts on her program and the education system here in Vietnam. Topics ⁃ Her own journe...

Han Han is the owner of ‘Master Meals Vietnam’, and joins the podcast to discuss her entrepreneurship, fitness, nutrition and self development journey at a young age. Topics include ⁃ Getting into the business world without prior knowledge or experience and the lessons she’s gained en route ⁃ Managing personality and teams within the business and industry ⁃ Effectively gauging a work/life balance...

Iny Balance joins me to discuss her extensive background and journey through entrepreneurship and self love and how both paths are interlinked, in a multi storied and valuable hour long conversation. Thank you, Iny! Topics include ⁃ Our innate desire for creativity and why it can be so profound and influential ⁃ Having fun with your problems ⁃ The wheel of self love and how that’s benefited her li...

Myke Nguyen is a Professional Basketball Coach, Skills Trainer and businessman having returned to his native country of Vietnam in 1994, and spends his time here looking to develop community and education through business and basketball; Myke joins ComebaCK to recount the variety of roles he’s been involved within and to share his story and lessons. Topics include; ⁃ Myke’s background in the State...

Emily Paterson comes back to ComebaCK in a special twist……. ⁃ What makes a good guest? ⁃ What are green and red flags in podcast recording ⁃ How do you source and pitch a guest? ⁃ Three most influential figures in my life ⁃ My favorite question to ask ⁃ Where is ComebaCK going Emily’s previous ComebaCK episode 👇👇👇👇 https://open.spotify.com/episode/3bgvuhZkMRjFmd4tYxDdBs?si=3T8aDwuHRhCrVg_Fuwpy...

Weng Honn is my first ever Malaysian guest, an ex personal trainer and sports performance coach, who is now running YouTube and TikTok channels based on ECommerce. Topics include ⁃ Building his content creation profile and making the pivot from the fitness industry during the pandemic ⁃ Why gossip is absolutely intolerable in his culture ⁃ How to run and effectively build your online business ⁃ He...

Mia is a gym owner ‘KBF Kickboxing Studio’ and fitness and nutrition enthusiast who joins the podcast to discuss her evolution, business and fitness and nutrition journey. Topics include ⁃ Making her clients and students feel comfortable and enjoy their training ⁃ Her key values for the business and how it’s been developed and maintained ⁃ Her nutritional journey and how to find reliable sources o...

Kacey joins the podcast to discuss her self development and journey of self acceptance, under the show’s ethos ‘The comeback beats the setback’. I’m this episode , we discuss defining self identity and building a strong connection with self values to develop self esteem and confidence. Topics - Attempting to adapt quickly with changes after having to excessively move … - Dealing with abandonment i...

Davoslingo is an educator and content creator who combines teaching English and especially IELTS with his content creation journey, primarily based on TikTok. Topics include ⁃ How One Direction inspired him to learn and develop his English language skills ⁃ The importance of IELTS and how it’s structured for the students optimum learning practice ⁃ Why concept checking questions are so crucial for...

Ylyana is a restaurant owner and dancer from Russia who has spent almost a decade in Vietnam and multiple other countries in a wide ranging journey from various countries to various fields; hospitality, Los Angeles, dancing and many other themes come up during the course of this conversation, including her lessons on restaurant management, core values, self development and more. If you enjoyed thi...

Annie is a young Vietnamese doctor who joins ComebaCK to discuss her journey so far; building her confidence, learning multiple languages, skill stacking, getting into medicine, her religion and faith, and more. If you enjoyed this conversation, you can find out more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram.

Sean Boyle is an expat, teacher and freelancer from Ireland whose been living in Vietnam predominantly since 2012 and joins ComebaCK to discuss leaving his beloved Ireland, spending a decade in the thriving big city of Saigon, navigating a range of careers, being published in the Irish Times, and more. Topics ⁃ Overcoming imposter syndrome ⁃ Building a content creation/freelancer portfolio steadil...

Matt Barton is from Virtual Internships here in Saigon, Vietnam and has worked in various countries, joining the podcast to discuss his organization and how VI help solve problems for aspiring interns and help them get easier access to global internships. ⁃ The background and early development of the business and how it’s evolved ⁃ What Virtual Internships motto, vision and purpose is ⁃ The work t...

Carey Hughes Parry is a Saigon based British expat, who happens to have traveled to North Korea, on the same trip as my dad. Small world. We discuss Carey’s trip to North Korea and hear a first hand account of his experiences in such an extraordinary place, and brings a valuable, human perspective to a place which is often overlooked. Topics include ⁃ Why he decided to go to North Korea, backgroun...

Rowan Young is a British musician and Saigon expat, joining ComebaCK to discuss a wide range of subjects including managing mental health and imposter syndrome, immersing yourself in sport and music, opportunity vs escapism, and finding a supportive community as an expat. Topics include ⁃ Being innately gifted yet experiencing imposter syndrome and how they interlink and manifest ⁃ Getting over bo...

Christopher Nguyen is a UX Designer, entrepreneur, content creator and product design leader who has come back to Vietnam multiple times on his journey so far, and joins the podcast to discuss design, content creation, outsourcing, learning from setbacks, self development and much more. Topics include ⁃ Why Vietnam holds such a special place for Chris and why he has continued to come back ⁃ The im...

Julia Phan joins me to discuss her yoga and spirituality journey in Vietnam, key lessons and drives in her work, practice and life. Topics include ⁃ How her yoga journey took her from pain and bed bound to thriving and present ⁃ The tools and foundations that yoga give to discover more about yourself beyond your physical practice ⁃ Navigating the social comparisons and status games that are inevit...

Thanh Duyen is a public speaker and MC who joins the podcast to discuss her journey to confident and effective public speaking, her background as a reporter and MC, her values of authenticity and enthusiasm, and much more. Topics ⁃ How she became an effective public speaker and found her supportive tribe at Toastmasters in Saigon ⁃ Taking the opportunity that really appeals to her calling of motiv...

Wendy Anh Ngoc and Diego Espana are both health and fitness enthusiasts, personal trainers and founders of ‘Reborn Camp” here in Saigon, Vietnam, focused on team building and holistic wellness. They join me today to discuss their collective business and fitness journeys, work with both ‘Reborn Camp’ and ‘Fit And Lead Saigon’. Topics include ⁃ Their core coaching philosophies and values, and how to...

Valerie Paul is a teacher and GCSE specialist with a French/English background, currently working in Vietnam, and joins the podcast to discuss her journey and passion for education. Topics include ⁃ Navigating the cultural differences of education in Vietnam compared to the UK ⁃ What sparked her educational interest and passion ⁃ Creating engaging and supportive classroom culture ⁃ Being at peace...