In the fourth episode of E-Spirit Bhutan, host Rakhi Mehra is joined by Bhutan Blossoms founder Thinley Namgay and legal advisor Jigme Namgyal to discuss their journey in building an international brand based in community led agriculture.

Bhutan Blossoms works with smallholder agricultural communities in Bhutan to bring together ingredients and products that bring Bhutanese flavours to the international market.

This episode discusses the journey from idea to international sales, the obstacles along the way, as well as the considerations and community based nature of Bhutan Blossoms. Please join us and enjoy the fourth episode of e-Spirit Bhutan!

Making mistakes is the first step to tasting success: Jamsel Tshering Gyaltshen

In the third episode of e-Spirit Bhutan, our guest Project ZZA founder, Jamsel. He shares his journey through the culinary world, his inspirations in the kitchen as a young man, and the balancing act of developing and running Project ZZA, a restaurant focused on introducing novel Pizza dishes with contemporary Bhutanese Cuisine.

Excited to introduce the two student co-hosts:

Deki Wagmo and Tempa W. interns & graduates of The Royal Academy have been behind the scene in the kitchen with Project ZZA team for four months.

Please join us for the third episode of the e-Spirit Bhutan Podcast!

Show Notes

Global Shapers Community, Thimphu: Interview presenting What I wish I knew with Chef Jamsel

A satellite engineer by profession and community builder in earnest, Yeshey Choden has taken the task of inspiring youth to keep exploring and asking questions, a practice and an art she cultivated thanks to her grandparents.

The student co-host of the Dechen Wangmo. She is a recent graduate of The Royal Academy (TRA) and brings her questions about the stereo type and challenges women face in STEM careers.

A special thanks to our guest Yeshey Choden, students and faculty collaborators at The Royal Academy, Franklin University Switzerland and The Media Tribe (TMT)

Show notes:

The Bhutan Astronomical Society. To join activities and become a member, you could fill out this form

Yeshey's Second Book: Rimela the Star

Continue to be inspired and follow her very active Linkedin Profile or Instagram Profile

Please join us for the first episode of the E-Spirit Podcast from Bhutan!

Rakhi Mehra in conversation with Sonam Chophel, Designer, Nurse, ex-Civil Servant and Founder CSI Markets in Bhutan. The student co-host is Tshering Nidup from The Royal Academy, Pangbisa a Bhutan Baccalaureate School. Tshering interned with CSI Markets at that time of the podcast recording.

In the episode, we learn about Sonam's childhood as a young artist to his journey to and through medical school leading him to eventually becoming a nurse. Sonam also connects this journey and what it means to be a entrepreneur in Bhutan. He shares frankly until a few years ago I had no idea what the word entrepreneurship was all about.

This episode covers the themes of social entrepreneurship, what it means to build a business, as well as elevating people through creation.

Show notes

Cottage and Small Industries (CSI) Markets a marketplace for products grown and made by other Bhutanese entrepreneurs (heads-up of Episode 4 with Founder of Bhutan Blossoms)

And to get more insights from Sonam Chophel on Entrepreneurship, you could follow the YouTube Channel Entreprenuer Bhutan