Burmese Entrepreneur

My guest in this episode is Wai Lynn Aung - who is Assistant Manager and ICT Executive at Yangon Stock Exchange.

We discuss how the stock market works in Myanmar, how the recent political events have affected stock prices and moving forward, the importance of financial education for the development of the country.

The first part of the conversation is in English. The second part is in Burmese.

Swe Sin Tha is an educator and learning experience designer living and working in Singapore.

We have a conversation about:

- the importance of learning coding and computers
- attitudes towards competitive education in Asia
- why Singapore and Myanmar followed separate paths to development

First part in English. Second part in Burmese.

My guest this week is a Burmese entrepreneur and digital creator who is doing lots of exciting work - but he didn’t want to talk too much about that work now because he describes himself as an influencer turned activist.

We talk about his educational journey, visiting the US for the first time, why he is currently protesting in the streets of Yangon and what he thinks is required for the next generation of Myanmar youth to improve themselves.

This conversation was recorded in early March 2021.

My guest this week is Eve Phyu.

She's here to share her story of moving to the US in 2009 to study Human Psychology.

This episode was recorded on Monday Feb 8, 2021.

We discuss the importance of understanding and applying some basic behavioral psychology concepts to manage emotions. I think it's a useful time to have this conversation considering the political events in Myanmar this past week.

Ko Aung Min Laing is a Civil and Environmental Engineer working for the State of California.

Here, he shares his story of coming to America, getting educated, adopting western culture -- and later going on to found the Network of Myanmar American Association with the aim of promoting Burmese art and culture.

Julia Zin was born in Myanmar, studied in Singapore and now lives in Helsinki, Finland.

She works in Change Management Communication, is a language enthusiast and a YouTuber - which means we're gonna have a lot of shared interests to talk about!

My guest this week is Thein Aung who is an old friend I've known since childhood. We both grew up in the North West UK as children of Burmese immigrants.

Thein currently lives in The Gold Coast, Australia and works as an optician and part-time streetdancer. He shares stories about growing up in Liverpool, exploring the mind through meditation and visiting Myanmar with his cousin who happens to be one of the most famous singers in the country.

Ko George Swar is a professional photographer based in Orange County, California. He moved to the USA in 1989 as an 18 year old after his father urged him to escape the political unrest in Burma.

In this episode, Ko George shares entertaining stories about his first impressions of America and some cultural differences he has noticed between Westerners and Myanmar people.

In this episode, Ko Ye Naing shares his story of moving to Los Angeles in 1995 after graduating high school in Yangon.

After attending university in California, he eventually moved with his family to Minnesota where currently lives and works with immigrant communities as a language specialist.

Thida Aung lives in Austin, Texas and provides remote life coaching to Burmese clients to help them adopt concepts of positive mindset, personal development and effective communication to build better relationships at work and at home.

We speak half the show in English, and the other half in Burmese. We discuss some of the core concepts that she has learned and currently teaches.

https://thidaaung.com/