EPISODE 4 : Storytelling and Shifting Perspectives with Maxime Vanhollebeke and Cynthia Cheng

In July 2019, Maxime Vanhollebeke and Cynthia Cheng, 2 lawyers who met at an international law firm decided to create a social impact storytelling platform and that is how Hong Kong Shifts was born. With a focus on creating meaningful connections, Hong Kong Shifts interviews an often overlooked social group, day and night shift workers, and aims to shift perspectives “one story at a time”.

Grab a cuppa and join us as we speak to the amazing co-founders about the power of storytelling, importance of being inclusive and taking a moment to pause and acknowledge the people around us.

In this episode of Empatea, we discuss:

✅ Vision of Hong Kong Shifts: Casting light on HK’s day and night shift workers

✅ Interviewing strangers: Building trust, storytelling and photography

✅ Social inclusion initiatives and what it means to be inclusive

✅ Bridging the gap between corporate and mainstream HK

✅ Power of acknowledgement and gratitude

✅ Building human connections: Removing hierarchies, releasing judgment and practicing mindfulness