In this episode, Olly speaks with Mike Shangkuan, CEO of Lingoda.
In a wide-ranging discussion, you'll hear about:

 Growing up as a Chinese-American with a passion for languages
 How Mike pivoted his career from banking to language tech 
 The challenges of building a tutoring business
 Adapting language teaching for the online world

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If you're learning a new language, or improving an existing one, then check out my language  courses. From complete beginner courses, to grammar and listening training, I've created unique, story-based programmes to help you reach you language goals. 
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423: Lessons on Languages, Life & Leadership with Mike Shangkuan (CEO, Lingoda)

Learning a new language? Get your language learning questions answered by polyglot Olly Richards, who speaks 8 languages and is the founder of the StoryLearning® method.

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426: Which language should I think in?

In today's episode, Olly speaks with Sam Hendry, who lives in Dubai, about his amazing journey learning Spanish in one year. 
Here's where you can watch the video of Sam surprising his girlfriend in Spanish:

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Find a 5* language tutor!
We're proud to recommend LanguaTalk as the best place to take language lessons online with a real teacher. StoryLearning is now part-owner of LanguaTalk, and that's because we're committed to building the best possible service out there to practise speaking, find a new tutor, or get support with your learning.
Click the link below and take a FREE trial lesson:
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Do You Have A Question?
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Olly's Language Courses
If you're learning a new language, or improving an existing one, then check out my language  courses. From complete beginner courses, to grammar and listening training, I've created unique, story-based programmes to help you reach you language goals. 
Please visit:
https://storylearning.com/language-courses-select-your-language



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425: The anatomy of a language learning "masterplan"

In this episode you’ll drop in on the StoryLearning team retreat in Bodrum, Turkey. 14 of us descended on a hilltop villa for an entire week to spend some quality time together and plan for the future.

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424 - Behind the scenes at the StoryLearning team retreat in Turkey

We're about to release a special new range of intermediate StoryLearning programmes, and I'm sooo excited!
And as a loyal listener, I'd like to offer you early access and a very special offer to celebrate the launch. (It's something I always like to do whenever we release something new!)
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The new programmes are:

 Spanish Uncovered (Intermediate) 
 German Uncovered (Intermediate) 
 French Uncovered (Intermediate) 
 Italian Uncovered (Intermediate) 
  Japanese Uncovered (Intermediate)




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423: Lessons on Languages, Life & Leadership with Mike Shangkuan (CEO, Lingoda)

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