ComebaCK: What’s Your Story?

LiTa-YogaFitness is a fitness and yoga instructor from Saigon, combining fitness, yoga and nutrition to teach and change peoples lives alongside her own, and joins ComebaCK to discuss her background and transition into yoga, her journey towards inner peace, core values, how she’s always innovating and improving, and more. Topics include ⁃ A depressive episode aged 16, bottling up her emotions, and...

XOAY is a dancer, performer, dance teacher, artist and owner/founder of XOAY Studio in Vietnam, and has moved to Saigon from her hometown, Hai Phong. We discuss her background, passions, motivations, sense of self, teaching philosophy, challenges faced, and more. Topics include ⁃ Mixing work and pleasure and the blessings yet con’s of this pursuit ⁃ How dance is the essential medium to gauge and c...

Al Morgan has more than 30 years international working experience in the fitness industry, of which he spent the last 15years in Vietnam. He is regarded as the person who set up the Personal Training industry in Vietnam. Al has not only helped hundreds of people change their life with his fitness expertise and inspiration, but also, has educated and grown many generations of trainers in the countr...

Thora Bui is a Vietnamese personal trainer and fitness instructor, who joins the podcast to discuss her personal growth journey, spiritual interests, upbringing, values, and more, in a deep and wide ranging conversation that transcends fitness. I look forward to the round two after the insight shared here; thank you, Thora! Topics include ⁃ Growing up independent, not receiving education, and chal...

Christina is the founder of Black Eyes Compass - Operation & Events Consultancy in Saigon, Vietnam, and joins the podcast to discuss hospitality, entrepreneurship, work/life balance, the importance of asking for help and having mentors, entertainment and much more. Topics include ⁃ Her burning ambition for work and her achievements and striving for excellence in her work ⁃ How she has developed he...

Ngoc Bao Vu is the founder and owner of Rock Ba Ba here in Saigon, Vietnam, a gothic punk wear and dark wear clothes and accessories shop, and joins me to discuss the evolution of her business and her personal brand in Vietnam. Topics include ⁃ Merging her passions for graphic design, punk music and Japanese culture together ⁃ Adapting to the local Vietnamese market ⁃ Basing her work on her ultima...

Mia joins the podcast to discuss a wide range of topics including a Chinese/Vietnamese mixed upbringing, having an effective work/life balance, how to overcome challenges and have gratitude for that journey, and more. Topics include ⁃ How to feel comfortable as your authentic self ⁃ Appreciating the struggles and having gratitude for the lessons ⁃ Cultivating discipline and motivation ⁃ Trying to...

Conor and Nick dissect Chapter 6 of Napoleon Hill’s ‘Think And Grow Rich’, focusing on imagination, the workshop of the mind. Topics include ⁃ Fertilizing the mind like an effective workshop ⁃ Envisaging the ideal self ⁃ The safety of the dream and the discomfort of pursuing the dream ⁃ Analysis paralysis ⁃ The importance of authenticity and having a specific date and plan ⁃ The relationship betwe...

Nhu is a Vietnamese musician and business owner, heavily immersed in hospitality and joins me to discuss her work/life balance, range of career fields, lifestyle, and more. Topics include ⁃ Managing multiple jobs and a healthy work/life balance ⁃ Vietnamese family values and the difficulties that they can provide ⁃ Climbing the hospitality ladder and becoming a leader ⁃ The concept of therapy in V...

Jenny Ho is a Pilates teacher from Vietnam, joining the ComebaCK podcast to discuss her fitness journey, health evolution, practice of Pilates, coaching philosophy, Vietnam and more. Topics include ⁃ Moving all around Vietnam and Thailand and adapting to the changing environments ⁃ What is Pilates, the physical and mental benefits, and her coaching philosophy ⁃ Reworking and changing subconscious...

Ana from AnaWorkout and ‘Saigon Healthy Lifestyle’ is from Vietnam aiming to build and motivate a community of people committed to improving their mental and physical health. She joins the podcast to discuss her background, aims and more. Topics include ⁃ The importance of mixing with an international community ⁃ Mixing her marketing career with a fitness journey and how this has served her well ⁃...

Thuong Luu is a Czech Vietnamese co founder of ‘Edu Pops’, and has a background in various fields, joining the podcast to discuss a variety of themes such as friendships, self development, entrepreneurship, education, navigating life abroad and more. Topics include ⁃ Finding friendships as adults and how complex it can be ⁃ Finding out how to establish your core values and connections ⁃ What makes...

Matthew McPhee is an events organizer, DJ, producer and businessman in the North of Vietnam, Hanoi and joins the podcast to discuss his business, Vietnam and more. Topics include ⁃ Setting up in Hanoi, Vietnam having moved from Canada ⁃ Sorting out time management and challenges especially during the pandemic and lockdowns ⁃ The origins, purposes and evolution of ‘ARCH’ rooftop in Hanoi ⁃ Working...

In this ‘Cold Ones With Conor’, Chelsea Gallagher returns, and Hope joins, the podcast to discuss their LGBTQ book club initiative within the city, and other LGBTQ friendly events that are taking place in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. Topics include ⁃ LGBTQ representation in literature, the ideas behind a book club/literature meet up, and the specific influences that have shaped them ⁃ Misconceptions in L...

Conor and Nick dissect Chapter 5 of Napoleon Hill’s book, Think And Grow Rich, focusing on specialized knowledge. Topics include ⁃ What different types of knowledge are useful and applicable to each situation ⁃ Lessons from empowering teachers ⁃ Can low IQ be used to your advantage in business? ⁃ How are you intelligent? And myself and Nick answer your question submissions! Next week is imaginatio...

Juhong Lee is a CEO of COO Builder in Saigon, Vietnam, and joins ComebaCK to discuss his journey to date, taking responsibility during the pandemic, navigating business in Korea and Vietnam, and future aims. Topics include ⁃ Leadership and management, putting people first ⁃ His background in Korea and becoming involved in business and marketing ⁃ Pandemic challenges ⁃ Adapting to the role of CEO a...

Vinh Ho is a content creator, YouTuber and runs the website Focus Asia Pacific. ( https://youtube.com/c/FocusAsiaPacific) Vinh is originally from the US, specialized in sourcing and manufacturing in Vietnam, and joins ComebaCK to discuss his work. Topics include ⁃ Immersing himself back in Asia and Vietnam having grown up in the US ⁃ His background in sourcing and manufacturing and moving into the...

Kelsy Ngan-Ha is a digital marketer and content creator, having spent plenty of time abroad, traveling to 33 countries and living in Netherlands, Barcelona and Denmark, joining the ComebaCK podcast to discuss her expat lifestyle and her immersion in marketing. Topics include ⁃ Moving abroad to the Netherlands, navigating friendships abroad, and the key lessons that she’s learned on her journey so...

Ha is from ‘Rock Fan Club’ here in Saigon, Vietnam, based in Thao Dien, and aims to build and expand the Vietnamese rock community, brand, connect with Westerners, building live music events connected to the genre, expanding across Vietnam, and more. Topics include ⁃ Effective marketing and production for events in Ho Chi Minh ⁃ Setting up various rock performances, such as a Linkin Park Chester B...

Hanh Le is a business owner/entrepreneur here in HCMC, Vietnam, specifically the expat populated Thao Dien area; the owner of both Haga SmartTech and UJUICE Vietnam. She joins the podcast to discuss her journey from the countryside to Hoi An, to studying and building her business and brand in Ho Chi Minh as a young Vietnamese woman. Topics include ⁃ Her influences, including the traditional Vietna...

Conor and Nick dissect Chapter 4 of Napoleon Hill’s book, Think And Grow Rich, focusing on autosuggestion and getting through to the subconscious mind. Topics include ⁃ Are we consciously choosing negative thoughts? ⁃ Can we ask ourselves better questions? ⁃ Is autosuggestion the avenue into infinite intelligence? ⁃ Keeping your mind like a garden, keeping it fertile and guarding it carefully ⁃ Be...

Pham Tra My is a recurring guest from meeting her at a wild session on the exotic island of Phu Quoc in the South of Vietnam, and recording a podcast the next day, extremely hungover and nursing a hair of the dog pint of Jasmine IPA. She comes back for an in depth, fascinating and authentic conversation about young motherhood, raising a son at 23-32, her experiences as a single mother, tips and tr...

Annie Chopra is an entrepreneur, Founder of ‘She The Queen’ magazine, author and marketing expert who joins the podcast to discuss self development, the importance of hard work, immense confidence, and more. Topics include ⁃ Managing extreme self belief and confidence (which is an intrinsically cultivated skill), alongside high levels of anxiety ⁃ The importance of journaling and focusing on the b...

Ana Chopra is a personal trainer, health and fitness enthusiast and certified nutrition expert from a third culture background, and joins the podcast to discuss her varied international background, health and fitness journey, and lessons along the way. Topics include ⁃ Sibling dynamics ⁃ Growing up in a constantly changing international environment (Dubai, India, Spain, Mexico, Laos), the privileg...

Kasey Daye is my first ever ComebaCK guest, dating back to 2021, and comes back to catch up on leaving Vietnam, developing a career in teaching, dealing with challenges such as a BPD diagnosis, the evolution and learning journey over the last 18 months, and more. Topics include ⁃ Coming to terms with borderline personality disorder and what that means ⁃ How teaching and guiding her students has he...