From a very young age, Greg Dolezal has learned how beneficial it could be to contribute to others in need and to stay active. He was a boyscoot, he is a musician playing with The Young Buffalos, he is involved in the Democratic Party Abroad, coaching and teaching as well, etc.

But, something was missing to Greg for all these years of devoting his time to good causes and his energy to change the world...

He was always frustrated of following someone else's idea.

So, Greg decided to take the leap an start his own social-business; Ology. For us at Creators in Saigon, it was the perfect opportunity to learn more about what is a social business and how different it is from a "normal" business.

During this interview,

Greg explains us how to transform your business into a mission-oriented social-business, that will truly create an impact on the long run and not just make a good sale today.

We discuss what's behind "CSR" (Corporate Social Responsibility), what is truly social, what's not and how hard it is to build a social-enterprise.

Greg also shares with us how important it is to connect with your community, go to help others in need and grow your business by truly adding value to other people around you.

In other words, you will learn how adding the "social" dimension to your business can create a unique mutually beneficial ecosystem for all.

This episode is only a fraction of what's left to cover on the topic of social entrepreneurship. So, if you are interested to learn more, feel free to connect with Greg and Ology!

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Have that ever happen to you?... this moment where you realise, you've been so passionate about this particular thing, and you left all the rest aside?

How many of us forgot to sleep while spending the whole night playing video games? How many of us are so "passionate" about our jobs that we don't take the time to eat healthy or go to the gym? And even if we know all that, how can we change?

To us, Wes Jackson is one of these passionate entrepreneurs driven by a mission where he could spend countless hours on it while forgetting all the rest.

But Wes has realized that although "passion" would help him to keep his motivation high, he would need knowledge and discipline to keep his mind and body healthy... if he wanted to make an long lasting impact.

So in this episode, Wes explains us more about his system. He shares how he manage to maintain his mental and physical health while being an entrepreneur and in a relationship.

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Loan Tran is one of those people who makes you wonder, "How does she do it all?!" 

Loan is a leadership coach and business development strategist. She's also writing a book all about the lessons she's learned about leadership and sharing her personal development journey. She volunteers with Little Rose Shelter, and posts daily inspirational and educational content on her Facebook and Instagram pages.

🎙How she utilizes her feminine traits as strengths in a traditionally masculine career field 

🎙Her top tips on how to be a good leader

🎙How she overcame her imposter syndrome and started writing her book

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✨ In This Episode, we are interviewing Thuyen Vo, a passionate entrepreneur, founder of Easy English and Easy Vietnamese. She is also a co-host on the Best Ever Food Review Show on Youtube with some of her episodes gaining more than 2 million views!

🎉 She shares with us her passionate journey in education and her hopes of providing quality choices and support for the younger generations.

👏  It was with great pleasure to be able to pick her brain on interesting topics like family expectations, mental health, and self-awareness in Vietnam and we hope to meet her physically soon!

In this episode:

🎙️ Juggling early independence and family expectations

🎙️ Her journey founding Easy English and Easy Vietnamese & her vision on education in Vietnam

🎙️ How she handles her recent fame and the pressure of content creation

🎙️ How self-awareness keeps her balance and the importance of mental health

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thuyenvo12/

Easy English Vietnam: https://www.facebook.com/EasyEnglishVietnam/

Easy Vietnamese https://www.facebook.com/EasyVietnameseVN

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As creators and entrepreneurs, we do what we do because we desire freedom, and variety, and control over our own lives. But as wonderful as having these things can be, they come at a cost. Entrepreneurship is lonely, and unstable at times. And if you're not careful, it will really take a toll on your physical and mental health, which is just not sustainable in the long run. But, there are ways to safeguard yourself against these common pitfalls of entrepreneurship. 

Our guest today, Darren Joe, has recently achieved a life-long dream to write a book. Darren's book is the culmination of his personal lessons learned over his own 10-year entrepreneurial journey about mental health and well-being as a solopreneur, that you can put into action immediately. 

In this episode we dig into a few golden nuggets of wisdom from his book and share a lot of personal stories from our own entrepreneurial journeys. 

Darren Joe was born and raised in Southern California, and studied Public Policy and International Affairs at Princeton University. He's been living and working in several different countries in Southeast Asia for the past 10 years.  His business and podcast "Touch MBA" helps MBA applicants match with and get into the world's top business schools. He has just published his first book, The Fail-Safe Solopreneur: 6 Essential Practices to Manage Your Well-Being, Working For Yourself, which was ranked #1 on Amazon for Work-Related Health Books. He's also the host of his podcast ASE, which is about entrepreneurial well-being. In his free time he enjoys Afro-Cuban Dancing & Salsa.

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Get in Touch with Darren

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ASE Podcast: https://spoti.fi/3ei5pzi

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✨ In This Episode, We have the pleasure to speak to Tuyen Vo, the incredible host, and creator of the "Dear Our Community" Podcast!

🎉 She shares with us her journey of resilience that led her to pursue her passion for connecting people through philanthropy and her desire to inspire the younger Vietnamese generation into creating positive changes & social impact.

👏  The team is already fan of her first Podcast Dear Our Community and cannot wait to listen to the new one that she is creating at the moment for an English-speaking audience!  Count on us to offer all the support we can, Tuyen!

In this episode:

🎙️ Her difficult upbringing and how her resilience made her thrive for better education.

🎙️ Her work and deep knowledge of philanthropy in Vietnam.

🎙️ Her aspirations for creating social impact in the younger Vietnamese generation

🎙️ The mission behind Dear Our Community Podcast

🎙️ What are her plans in the near future including the creation of a new Podcast

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Giuliano Cricenti is a 25 year old plant-based nutritionist and personal trainer with a Bachelor's degree in Biomedicine. He's currently working with clients for weight loss and for healing particular ailments. He is partnered with Planta, a meal-based restaurant in Thao Dien, to provide high protein vegan meal plans. Giuliano was born in Australia but has been living in Saigon since he was 14 years old.

We discuss all things gut health, nutrition, and debunk common myths and worries around vegan diet and lifestyle. 

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https://www.combatandperformancetraining.com/ 

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✨ This Episode is quite special as it is a long-due catch-up episode with the whole team!

🎉 BUT First, We want to thanks The Hive Saigon for sponsoring us with their amazing co-working space for our team recording (...and more recordings to come)! We are beyond grateful! 🙏🏼

😆 We had not done an episode together in so long and the excitement got us quite carried away as we caught up on so many different topics!  So saddle up and get ready for some fun updates, a few laughs, and multitudes of shout-outs!

📖 In this episode:

🎙️ The team reflections on our past guests & the value we are getting out of podcasting

🎙️ Nicolas' experience with doing his "Lifebook"

🎙️ The team reflections on mental health, handling criticism & our hopes for the podcasts

🎙️ Dana's life update on her amazing work in Women's Health & Cycle Syncing

🎙️ The team discusses Plant-based Diet in Vietnam

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Welcome! You're listening to the Creators in Saigon Podcast, a podcast based in the rapidly modernizing city of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam. This podcast was created in 2019 by Dana Drahos, an American expat, and plant-based certified Holistic Nutritionist and Women's Health Coach. She helps people who menstruate to experience PMS-free periods and live in harmony with their hormonal cycle...good bye mood swings, fatigue, brain fog, and painful cramps! Hear her full story here.

Get in touch with Dana:

Website: https://danadrahos.carrd.co/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dana.drahos/

She started this podcast because of her passion for Vietnam and her curiosity to learn the stories of the interesting expats and locals who live here. This podcast is special because we're not afraid to go into deep and uncomfortable topics like childhood trauma, drug addiction, social issues, loneliness, sex, failures in business, relationships, cultural identity, and personal development. With every episode, you'll walk away with new insights, wisdom, and the feeling that you're not alone.

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This podcast is co-hosted by Tue-Si Nguyen, a Personal Development Coach and Business Consultant with experience managing several companies in the tourism industry all over the world. He now helps people implement systems into their lives and businesses to accelerate their growth and emotional intelligence. By implementing these systems and habits into his own life, Tue Si was able to overcome a two year drug addiction. Hear his full story here.

Get in touch with Tue Si:

Website: https://tuesi.carrd.co/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tuesicoach/

Our other co-host is Nicolas Thanh is an Entrepreneur Coach from France & Vietnam living in Saigon since 2012. He is helping overwhelmed and stressed entrepreneurs to optimize, automate and delegate their business so they can have more free time for themselves, for their relatives and for different projects. Hear his full story here.

Get in touch with Nicolas:

Website: https://nicolasthanh.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nicolasthanhg

Marc Nguyen is half Vietnamese, half Mexican, born in California, and spent his teenage years in Italy. Throughout his younger years he felt a sense of incompleteness due to the Vietnamese side of his culture being somewhat of a mystery. He felt compelled to learn to speak the language and get answers to the questions he had, and so came to Vietnam as an NGO volunteer in 2013. 

Marc is also a professional Latin dancer and choreographer and is passionate about bringing Salsa and Bachata to anyone willing to learn in Saigon. He is currently training a team for the Saigon Latin Cup--a night of dance competition, social dancing, and delicious Latin American and Caribbean food!

In this episode, we discuss how he finds a sense of belonging in the midst of multiple cultures colliding, his Latin dance journey, and how he thought a broken collarbone would be the end of everything, but was actually the start of something new and better.

If you love this podcast, consider giving a small donation to support the financial costs of production: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/creators.saigon 

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Tickets to the Saigon Latin Cup: https://www.facebook.com/events/428065188486901

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marcthelatindancer

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marc.rojo.nguyen/?hl=en

Also mentioned: https://www.facebook.com/thaodienecowellness

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Get in touch with Nicolas Thanh:

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Episode Cover Photo Credit & Shirt by Dynasty the Label https://www.facebook.com/dynastythelabel (our previous guest Kimmie, check out her episode here!: https://anchor.fm/creatorsinsaigon/episodes/Kimmie-Berhanu--Founder-of-Dynasty-the-Label--on-Identity-and-Ethical-Fashion-eq269u/a-a4im1ir)