What happens when a life built around success suddenly asks you to stop and rethink what truly matters?

Mai Doan grew up in a loving, privileged family in Ho Chi Minh City, became a high-achieving “good girl,” and built a promising career in finance and private equity. But moving between Vietnam, the US, and France challenged her sense of identity and taught her that she could always start again.

Later, a serious illness became another turning point. During a period of healing in the forests of Dalat, Mai rediscovered her connection with nature and made a powerful promise: to use her voice and talents to speak for nature and for those who cannot speak for themselves.

Today, as a conservation leader in Vietnam, Mai works to protect endangered species, restore ecosystems, and inspire more women to step into conservation leadership. From the homecoming of the Vietnam pheasant to stories of pangolins and red-shanked doucs, her work is deeply rooted in one belief: conservation is not just about protecting nature but it is about protecting our shared future.

In this episode, we explore identity, healing, adaptive leadership, women in conservation, and what it means to find the pieces of ourselves across different places and experiences.Her story reminds us that sometimes, the path that looks like a detour can lead us closer to our true purpose. 🌿

If you've ever questioned your identity, career, or purpose, this conversation will leave you inspired to trust the unexpected.

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Know a woman leader in Vietnam who would like to join this podcast?Contact My at: 📧 Email: [email protected] LinkedIn:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/myholland/

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𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆

Leadership isn't a one-size-fits-all canvas. It's a mosaic! Join My Holland, your French Aussie Vietnamese host, as she uncovers the layered lives of leaders who think differently, lead deeply, and live fully.

🌐 Website: https://www.equestasia.com.au

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/equestasia/

▶️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@equestasia🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/42rgfiUBtVe7Gdun0oWcHA🎧 Apple Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mosaic-minds-women-in-leadership/id1778954432

Join our VK Nữ community of overseas Vietnamese 🇻🇳 women: https://vietkieunu.org/

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✨ Music: Anthony Holland | Researcher: My-Lan Holland | Editor: Cam Tuong

What happens when your story is told by everyone but you?

In this episode of Mosaic Mind, Dung Tran, Co-founder & CEO of Our Race, shares her journey from a Vietnamese refugee to becoming a leading advocate for ethical storytelling in Australia.

We explore how racism shaped her identity, why storytelling can either empower or exploit, and how her Transformational Ethical Storytelling (TEST) Framework helps shift power back to the people who own their stories.

This conversation is about identity, belonging, courage, and the responsibility we all share when telling someone else's story.

🎙️ In this episode:

• Growing up as a Vietnamese refugee in Australia

• Turning pain into purpose

• The difference between a story holder and a storyteller

• Why consent, care, and integrity matter in storytelling

• Building a future where stories create connection instead of harm

If this conversation resonates with you, don't forget to like, subscribe, and share it with someone who believes stories have the power to change the world.

If you've ever questioned your identity, career, or purpose, this conversation will leave you inspired to trust the unexpected.🔔 Subscribe to Mosaic Minds for more conversations on leadership, identity, resilience, and cultural intelligence.

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Know a woman leader in Vietnam who would like to join this podcast?

Contact My at: 📧 Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/myholland/

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𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆

Leadership isn't a one-size-fits-all canvas. It's a mosaic! Join My Holland, your French Aussie Vietnamese host, as she uncovers the layered lives of leaders who think differently, lead deeply, and live fully.

🌐 Website: https://www.equestasia.com.au

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/equestasia

▶️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUS3fWgt0zO9VNOxh4YAMNg

🎧 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mosaic-minds-women-in-leadership/id1778954432

Join our VK Nữ community of overseas Vietnamese 🇻🇳 women: https://vietkieunu.org/

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| Researcher: My-Lan Holland | Editor: Cam Tuong

🍫 About Our Guest: Khanh Linh is a French entrepreneur of Vietnamese heritage, former McKinsey consultant, and co-founder of The Cocoa Project in Vietnam. After years in consulting and the consumer goods industry, she followed an unexpected opportunity that led her to build a mission far beyond chocolate - creating a chocolate culture rooted in Vietnam's people, nature, and identity.

In this episode, Khanh Linh shares her journey of navigating two cultures, embracing serendipity, letting go of an identity she had built for years, and discovering a new sense of purpose. From chance encounters that changed her career to starting a podcast about people protecting forests, her story is a reminder that sometimes the most meaningful paths are the ones we never planned.If you've ever questioned your identity, career, or purpose, this conversation will leave you inspired to trust the unexpected.

🔔 Subscribe to Mosaic Minds for more conversations on leadership, identity, resilience, and cultural intelligence.

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Know a woman leader in Vietnam who would like to join this podcast?Contact My at: 📧 Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/myholland/

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𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆

Leadership isn't a one-size-fits-all canvas. I

t's a mosaic! Join My Holland, your French Aussie Vietnamese host, as she uncovers the layered lives of leaders who think differently, lead deeply, and live fully.

🌐 Website: https://www.equestasia.com.au

🔗 LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/equestasia▶️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUS3fWgt0zO9VNOxh4YAMNg🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/42rgfiUBtVe7Gdun0oWcHA🎧 Apple Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mosaic-minds-women-in-leadership/id1778954432

Join our VK Nữ community of overseas Vietnamese 🇻🇳 women: https://vietkieunu.org/

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✨ Music: Anthony Holland | Researcher: My-Lan Holland | Editor: Cam Tuong

About Our Guest: Kim Bui is a cross-cultural professional passionate about building meaningful connections across borders. Having lived, studied, and worked in Vietnam, the UK, and China, her journey has been shaped by stepping outside her comfort zone, embracing new cultures, and learning to adapt with curiosity and resilience. Today, she serves as a UK Alumni Ambassador, supporting international alumni communities while advocating for authentic communication, lifelong learning, and the courage to pursue new opportunities. Her story is one of cultural connection, personal growth, and the belief that the greatest transformations begin when we dare to start over.

🔔 Subscribe to Mosaic Minds for more episodes on leadership, resilience, and cultural intelligence.

📩 Know a woman leader in Vietnam who would like to join this podcast? Contact My at:

📧 Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/myholland

Mosaic Minds Podcast — Episode 21

Guest: Solène Martel | Sales & Marketing

What does it mean to belong to two worlds and to rebuild yourself when life breaks you open?

In this deeply moving conversation, Mosaic Minds host My Holland sits down with Solène Martel, a Vietnamese-born, French-raised woman whose journey spans cultures, identities, and a profound return to her roots.

Adopted at four months old and raised in the quiet countryside of Normandy, Solène grew up knowing love, but also feeling the unspoken gap of a story she couldn’t yet name. Her life carried her across continents: Turkey, the Dominican Republic, Australia, Southeast Asia… until a life-threatening illness forced her inward, demanding that she confront the silence she had carried since childhood.

In 2024, Solène returned to Vietnam. What she thought would be a visit became a turning point—a search for her birth mother, a reckoning with identity, and a moment of recognition that went far beyond words.

In this episode, Solène opens up about:

🌿 Growing up Asian in rural France

🌿 The quiet ache of belonging and cultural hybridity

🌿 Her survival through a rare illness and the spiritual awakening it triggered

🌿 The emotional journey of finding her birth mother

🌿 Why she refuses to live with a victim mindset

🌿 Her vision to support other adoptees through storytelling

🔔 Subscribe to Mosaic Minds for more episodes on leadership, resilience, and cultural intelligence.

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📩 Know a woman leader in Vietnam who would like to join this podcast? Contact My at: 📧 Email: [email protected] 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/myholland/

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𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆

Leadership isn't a one-size-fits-all canvas. It's a mosaic! Join My Holland, your French Aussie Vietnamese host, as she uncovers the layered lives of leaders who think differently, lead deeply, and live fully.

🌐 Website: https://www.equestasia.com.au

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/equestasia

▶️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@equestasia/podcasts

🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/42rgfiUBtVe7Gdun0oWcHA

🎧 Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3O1mn6E

Join our VK Nữ community of overseas Vietnamese 🇻🇳 women: https://vietkieunu.org/

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✨ Music: Anthony Holland | Researcher: My-Lan Holland | Editor: Cam Tuong

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📍 About Our Guest: Solène Martel

Solène Martel was born in Vietnam and adopted into a French family in Normandy, where her journey of identity, belonging, and resilience quietly began. After years of traveling, navigating a life-altering illness, and reconnecting with her roots, Solène now lives in Ho Chi Minh City and works in Sales & Marketing.

Her story bridges cultures, healing, and the courage to face one’s origins with openness and grace.

Connect with Solène: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sol%C3%A8ne-xu%C3%A2n-martel-765636162/

Mosaic Minds Podcast — Episode 20

Guest: Quyền Ngọc Khánh | Consultant, CoRE Community Vietnam

What happens when a career stops following logic… and starts following the heart?

In this episode, host My Holland sits down with Quyền Ngọc Khánh, whose journey took her from managing tech projects to shaping mental well-being for Vietnamese communities. Now pursuing a Master of Science in Psychology & Neuroscience at King’s College London, Khánh blends science, compassion, and cultural identity into a fresh perspective on mental health.

Together, we explore:

• Why young Vietnamese are quietly struggling

• Self-compassion and the courage to accept our “soft parts”

• Mindfulness beyond meditation — presence in everyday life

• How collectivist culture shapes our emotional health

• Her work with CoRE Community Vietnam and grassroots mental well-being

• What loneliness looks like in the age of social media & AI

• A heartfelt message for anyone feeling lost or pressured

Khánh reminds us that growth isn’t always upward — sometimes it’s inward.

Key Moments

00:00 – Intro

00:17 – Khánh’s journey from tech to mental well-being

02:31 – The trigger behind her career transition

03:46 – Studying psychology & neuroscience at King’s College

06:50 – Learning self-compassion & embracing sensitivity

10:22 – Leadership through acceptance

12:32 – Inside CoRE Community Vietnam

15:05 – How Vietnam’s cultural values shape mental well-being

19:24 – Loneliness, social media & AI

22:19 – What young people really need

23:55 – What mindfulness means to her

30:59 – A message for young Vietnamese

33:26 – A letter to her younger self

35:39 – Her final wisdom for a “mosaic mind”

📩 Know a woman leader in Vietnam who would like to join this podcast? Contact My at: 📧 Email: [email protected] 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/myholland/

𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆

Leadership isn't a one-size-fits-all canvas. It's a mosaic! Join My Holland, your French Aussie Vietnamese host, as she uncovers the layered lives of leaders who think differently, lead deeply, and live fully.

🌐 Website: https://www.equestasia.com.au

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/equestasia

▶️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@equestasia/podcasts

🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/42rgfiUBtVe7Gdun0oWcHA

🎧 Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3O1mn6E

Join our VK Nữ community of overseas Vietnamese 🇻🇳 women: https://vietkieunu.org/

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✨ Music: Anthony Holland | Researcher: My-Lan Holland | Editor: Cam Tuong

📍 About Our Guest: Quyền Ngọc Khánh

Quyền Ngọc Khánh is a mental well-being advocate whose journey shifted from tech into psychology. She is currently pursuing a Master’s in Psychology & Neuroscience at King’s College London and consulting for CoRE Community Vietnam, supporting community-based mental health initiatives.

Thoughtful and grounded, Khánh brings a compassionate lens to topics like self-compassion, mindfulness, and the emotional landscape of Vietnamese communities.

Connect with Khánh: https://www.linkedin.com/in/qnkhanh/

We often assume that to speak with authority on global topics like career and leadership, you need international credentials. But what if the deepest insights come from staying rooted while thinking beyond borders?

In this episode, meet Adele Doan - creator, storyteller, and one of Vietnam's most powerful voices online. Without ever studying overseas, Adele has built a platform reaching 80,000+ LinkedIn followers, grounded in radical authenticity and a bold reimagining of Vietnamese leadership.

In This Conversation, We Explore:

• How being yourself became Adele's secret to sustainable influence

• The three pillars of persuasion: authenticity, detailed logic, and good intentions

• Why younger generations care more about "the why" than just the paycheck

• Transitioning from Ho Chi Minh City's hustle to digital nomad life

• The neuroscience of dopamine and maintaining creative energy

• Why kindness is the glue that holds everything together

• Adele's next mission: helping Vietnamese professionals find meaningful work through LinkedIn

Key Takeaway: You can't fake authenticity for five years. Real influence comes from honest sharing, not going viral.

From running a tiny Japanese ceramic shop to becoming a sought-after speaker at 100+ events, Adele's journey proves that leadership isn't about credentials. It's about consistency, vulnerability, and staying true to your voice.

📬 Know a Woman Leader in Vietnam? Contact My at: 📧 Email: [email protected] 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/myholland/

𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆

Leadership isn't a one-size-fits-all canvas. It's a mosaic! Join My Holland, your French Aussie Vietnamese host, as we explore how culture, identity, and lived experiences shape authentic leadership.

🌐 Website: https://www.equestasia.com.au

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/equestasia

▶️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@equestasia/podcasts

🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/42rgfiUBtVe7Gdun0oWcHA

🎧 Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3O1mn6E

Join our VK Nữ community of overseas Vietnamese 🇻🇳 women: vietkieunu.org

Mosaic Minds Podcast - Initiative for Women by EQuest Asia ✨ Music: Anthony Holland | Researcher: My-Lan Holland | Editor: Cam Tuong

📍 About Adele Doan:

Adele Doan is the founder of LinkedIn Blue Ocean Community and co-author of "Người Trong Muôn Nghề" published by Spiderum. A TEDx speaker and guest at Asian Hustle Network, she has shared her insights at over 100 events and hosted 50+ webinars on LinkedIn strategy and career development. What sets Adele apart is her journey from running a small Japanese ceramic shop in Saigon to building a platform of 80,000+ LinkedIn followers through radical authenticity - proving that influence comes not from manufactured personas, but from sharing your real story.

» Connect with Adele: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adeledoan/

Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is pause. Not because you've failed, but because you're growing into a version of yourself the world hasn't seen yet.

In this powerful episode, host My Holland sits down with Dr. Tran Thi Ngoc Tran—edupreneur, researcher, and self-described "catalyst in transition"—to explore what it means to lead with intention in times of uncertainty.

After 20 years of leadership in inclusive education across institutions like Fulbright University Vietnam, Girl Rising, and the IFC of the World Bank Group, Tran made the bold decision to slow down, reflect, and rebuild with deeper purpose. Along the way, she completed a PhD focused on agrarian women navigating climate change—giving voice to those often invisible yet already leading through crisis with resilience and quiet power.

In this conversation, you'll discover:

✨ Why intentional pausing is a leadership superpower, not a weakness

✨ The three Cs of inclusive education: Capacity, Community & Confidence

✨ Insights from climate research with rural Vietnamese women

✨ How to balance receiving and giving support meaningfully

✨ Advice for young leaders still figuring out who they want to become

This episode is for anyone navigating transition, seeking to lead with heart, or wondering how to show up authentically when the world feels uncertain.

🎧 Listen now and discover how leading yourself with clarity and courage transforms how you lead others.

📩 Know a woman leader in Vietnam who would like to join this podcast? Contact My at: 📧 Email: [email protected] 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/myholland/

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𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆

Leadership isn't a one-size-fits-all canvas. It's a mosaic! Join My Holland, your French Aussie Vietnamese host, as she uncovers the layered lives of leaders who think differently, lead deeply, and live fully.

🌐 Website: https://www.equestasia.com.au

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/equestasia

▶️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@equestasia/podcasts

🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/42rgfiUBtVe7Gdun0oWcHA

🎧 Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3O1mn6E

Join our VK Nữ community of overseas Vietnamese 🇻🇳 women: https://vietkieunu.org/

Mosaic Minds Podcast - Initiative for Women by EQuest Asia

✨ Music: Anthony Holland | Researcher: My-Lan Holland | Editor: Cam Tuong

📍 Guest Bio: Dr. Tran Thi Ngoc Tran is an edupreneur with a two-decade commitment to human development through inclusive education. She has held diverse strategic roles including Director, Manager, Founder, and Consultant across esteemed institutions such as Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, Fulbright University Vietnam, For Good Vietnam, Girl Rising, and the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank Group. Her PhD research focuses on agrarian women's leadership in climate adaptation, highlighting voices often unheard in development conversations.

Connect with Dr. Tran: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ttngoctran/

Van Ly was born in Chicago to Chinese Vietnamese parents and grew up navigating multiple cultures and identities. Her journey led her to Vietnam, where she now drives transformative work in ESG and sustainable development as Co-Founder and Partner at Raise Partners and Co-Chair of AmCham's ESG Committee.

In this episode, Van shares her story of cultural navigation, professional evolution, and building Vietnam's premier ESG conference with intentional diversity at its core.

This episode covers:

• The power of working "in between the lines" of identity

• Launching Vietnam's first major ESG conference

• Why gender lens matters in factories and boardrooms

• What makes Vietnam's dynamic energy so addictive

• Choosing agility over corporate hierarchy

🎧 Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube

🔗 Follow Mosaic Minds for more inspiring stories of women in leadership across Vietnam and beyond.

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If you know a woman leader in Vietnam who would like to join this podcast, please contact My at:

📧 Email: [email protected] | 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/myholland/⁠

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𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆

Leadership isn't a one-size-fits-all canvas. It's a mosaic! Join My Holland, your French Aussie Vietnamese host, on Mosaics Mind.

🌐 Website: https://www.equestasia.com.au

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/equestasia

▶️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@equestasia/podcasts

🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/42rgfiUBtVe7Gdun0oWcHA

🎧 Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3O1mn6E

If you want to join our VK Nữ community of overseas Vietnamese 🇻🇳 women, check out all our VK Nữ chapters around the world here: https://www.equestasia.com.au/viet-kieu-nu

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✨Music: Anthony Holland | Researcher: My-Lan Holland | Editor: Cam Tuong

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📍Guest Bio:

Van Ly is Co-Founder and Partner at Raise Partners, a woman-led ESG and Sustainable Development consultancy based in Vietnam. She serves as co-chair of AmCham's ESG Committee and sits on the board of AVA (Alliance for Vietnam's Amazons), a global grassroots movement. Her work sits at the intersection of corporate citizenship, nonprofit impact, and social change.

Connect with Van Ly:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/van-ly-8265422/

What does true luxury in travel really mean? For Dorothée Perrault-Le Hunsec, it’s not five-star resorts or crowded tourist stops — it’s time, cultural connection, and shared human learning.

After more than a decade in Vietnam, raising three children here and building Chôm Chôm Travel, Dorothée has redefined what it means to explore: slowing down, connecting with local communities, and honoring traditions while creating unforgettable memories.

In this conversation, Dorothée shares:

🌏 Her philosophy of “slow travel” and why Vietnam is a never-ending discovery

🌱 How working with 20+ ethnic groups has shaped her vision of ethical, sustainable tourism

💡 Why respect is the key to authentic cultural exchange

❤️ The personal glue that holds her “mosaic mind” together — family, freedom, and shared joy

This episode challenges us to see travel not as escape, but as connection — to people, culture, and ourselves.

Tune in and explore what it means to travel with intention.

🎧 Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube

🔗 Follow Mosaic Minds for more inspiring stories of women in leadership across Vietnam and beyond.

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If you know a woman leader in Vietnam who would like to join this podcast, please contact My at:

📧 Email: [email protected] | 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/myholland/⁠

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𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆

Leadership isn't a one-size-fits-all canvas. It's a mosaic! Join My Holland, your French Aussie Vietnamese host, on Mosaics Mind.

🌐 Website: https://www.equestasia.com.au

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/equestasia

▶️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@equestasia/podcasts

🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/42rgfiUBtVe7Gdun0oWcHA

🎧 Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3O1mn6E

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Mosaic Minds Podcast - Initiative for Women by EQuest Asia

✨Music: Anthony Holland | Researcher: My-Lan Holland | Editor: Cam Tuong

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📍Guest Bio:

Dorothée Perrault-Le Hunsec is the founder of Chôm Chôm Travel, a values-driven travel agency in Vietnam offering deeply personalized and sustainable journeys. Originally from Brittany, France, she has lived in Vietnam for over a decade, raising three children while redefining what “luxury” in travel means: not resorts, but time, cultural connection, and unforgettable memories. Dorothée collaborates with local communities and ethnic groups to create authentic, ethical experiences that honor Vietnam’s diversity while preserving its traditions.

📸 Follow her work on Instagram: @chomchomtravel

🌐 Website: www.chomchomtravel.com