Self-Made Expats with Lucy Jeon

Hey Dreamers! In this episode, I interviewed Jaclyn "Jacki" Demuynck , the Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Mangtas , a marketplace with a mission of providing reliable outsourcing solutions through vetted vendors. Jacki was born and raised in the Philippines, and in 2010, she moved to Belgium. Now she is living in Belgium with her husband and toddler. We talked about her entrepreneurial...

Hey Dreamers! In this episode, I interviewed Pierre Mauriès , founder, General partner & Chief Investment Officer of Japan-based Deep Tech Venture capital fund, Nemesis Technologies . Pierre was born in the countryside in France and in 2007, right after he graduated from the London Economics and Political Sciences, he moved to Japan, and now it's been 15 years since he made Japan his home. Pie...

Hey Dreamers! In this episode, I interviewed Alastair Mclntyre , the president and the CEO of Altiplano Metals in Canada. Alastair was born in Glasgow, Scotland and his family moved to Canada when he was young. After the university, he started his career as a geologist, and then later in his career, he transitioned to business roles and held various leadership roles focusing on leveraging risk, va...

Hey Dreamers! In this episode, I spoke with Carlos Leyva Salas , the Co-Founder and the CEO of Cysense , the all-in-one cybersecurity for startups. Carlos was born and raised in Mexico, and after working in KPMG for 2 years, he moved to France for his Master's. After his study, he moved to the Netherlands and lived there for around 7 years. In 2019, he moved to Singapore for MBA and it's where he...

Hey Dreamers! In this episode, I spoke with Tarun Raisoni, the CEO and the Co-Founder of Rahi in Silicon Valley. Tarun was born and raised in India and moved to the US for his study. He started his career as an engineer at Cisco and also worked for Emerson Networks. In 2012, he and his co-founders founded Rahi and now Rahi has around 800 staff across 30 different offices globally and the business...

Hey Dreamers! In this episode, I spoke with Alfonso Fiore, the Chief Product Officer (CPO) at HappyFresh. He is Italian, he was born and raised in Italy and before moving to Southeast Asia, he also lived in so many different countries - Finland, the Netherlands, France, Luxembourg, the US, and England. We talked about various topics - expat life, MBA, entrepreneurship, project management, his pass...

Hey Dreamers! In this episode, I spoke with Nino Melikidze, the founder of VisaWire in Canada. Nino moved to the US from Georgia when she was 17, and after studying and working in the US, she moved to Bogota in Colombia, Vancouver, and Toronto. She founded her company, VisaWire, with her passion and mission to help immigrants in Canada and other western countries immigrate and settle in new countr...

Hey Dreamers! In today's episode, I was honored to speak with Murillo Soranso for an hour to talk about his journey from Brazil to America and his journey to find his passion. He is currently working for a tech company but up until recently (around 6 months ago), he was an Assistant Dean at the university. We talked about many different topics from immigration, education, career transition, design...

Hey Dreamers! This week, I had an amazing opportunity to interview Karla Briones who is a Mexican Canadian Serial Entrepreneur and I'm so excited to share her story with you! She immigrated to Canada from Mexico with her family when she was 18 years old and studied Journalism at University. After working in Public Relations for 6 years, she started her own business in 2009 and now it's been over a...

Hi Dreamers! I'm very excited to share today's episode with you, dreamers! Rosie is originally from Brazil and she moved to England by herself at the end of 2018 after working at one of the big multinational companies in the world in Brazil. She quit her job, packed her bag, and moved to England with no job lined up. Today she works as an international PR manager in London but she didn't come to w...

Hi Dreamers! Assel is SO inspiring. She moved to Canada by herself from Kazakhstan at the age of 18, and after studying at a college, and working as a financial advisor, she became the Co-Founder at a Fintech Startup, Paperstack. I resonated with her story so much and if you are ready to get out of your comfort zone in 2022, THIS is the episode you definitely want to tune in to. And remember! Ever...

Hi Dreamers! I'm coming with my Solo Episode this week to share with you 3 business lessons that I learned from the mistakes that I made in my first year in my business in 2021. Thanks for tuning in and I wish you a warm and cozy holiday time wherever you are, whoever you are with, and whatever you are up to. Learn more about your host, Lucy here: LinkedIn I Youtube I Website Learn more about HeyG...

Hey Dreamers! This week I interviewed Julia Leong who is the partner at the Big 4 accounting firm in Singapore. She and her parents immigrated to Singapore from Malaysia when she was 4 years old, and in today's interview, she is sharing with us her childhood stories that taught her great lessons and sharing valuable tips. Enjoy listening to her inspiring story and thanks for listening! Learn more...

Hey Dreamers! Today's episode is PERFECT for anyone who has been curious about living in Singapore! I had a great time interviewing Adam to talk about his career change journey from a personal trainer to a tech recruiter and his life in Singapore as an expat. Adam is originally from a small city in the UK and now it's been over a decade since he and his wife moved to Singapore. Adam is such a grea...

Hey Dreamers! Today's episode is GOLD. Really. I had the honor to interview Brian Finley who is an inspiring sales leader based in Amsterdam. He is originally from America and it's been over 15 years since he moved to Amsterdam in the Netherlands. We talked about his journey from America to the Netherlands, his passion, values, and leadership. He is an award winner of the multiplier of the year wh...

Hey Dreamers! In this episode, I'm speaking with Oleg Smagin who moved to South Korea from Russia. He came to Korea in 2014 for the first time as an exchange student and fell in love with Korean culture, food, people and decided to settle down in Korea in 2016. He speaks Korean fluently and now works in a crypto startup company in Korea as head of the strategy. He didn't know he was going to live...

Hey Dreamers! In this episode, I'm speaking with Roksolna Plysyuk who moved to Canada from Ukraine. She used to be a stay home mom for almost 5 years and now she is working as a data analyst in Canada. Her story is so inspiring and if you feel stuck in your career or life, I highly encourage you to listen to this episode. Learn more about your host, Lucy here: LinkedIn I Youtube I Website Learn mo...

Hey Dreamers! This is the first episode on the Self-made Expats podcast. In this episode, I'm sharing what this podcast is all about, how it all started, and why I decided to create this podcast. Enjoy listening and thanks for being here! Learn more about your host, Lucy here: LinkedIn I Youtube I Website Learn more about HeyGlobally , the platform to find a job abroad in tech 🌎

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