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Rising Giants Max Thornton, Dominic Kalousek
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Cambodia’s #1 Startup & Innovation Podcast!
130+ guests, 50k+ listeners, 10m+ views
Join your hosts Max Thornton and Dom Kalousek, where they talk with the leading startup founders, investors, and creatives in Cambodia and beyond to learn what it means to be a Rising Giant.
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Rising Giants N.128 - Twwo Jaruthassanakul, Investment Manager and Southeast Asia Lead, Seedstars
In this week's episode, we sit down with Twwo Jaruthassanakul, the Investment Manager and Southeast Asia Lead at Seedstars. Twwo shares his deep insights into the Southeast Asia startup ecosystem, detailing his journey from finance and investment management to venture capital with Seedstars.
He delves into the company's current investment strategy, emphasizing the importance of commitment, long-term thinking, and collaboration in building successful startups. Twwo also highlights Seedstars' impact-focused approach and the critical role of support within the ecosystem.
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Seedstars: https://www.seedstars.com/
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Rising Giants N.127 - Alywin Oh, Founder & Lead Trainer, Brighton Academy Asia
On this week’s episode of Rising Giants we have Alywin Oh, the Founder and Lead Trainer at Brighton Academy Asia, where Max leads the conversation discussing his journey from being a pastor in Singapore to starting Brighton Academy Asia in Cambodia.
Brighton Academy focuses on developing the leadership and communication skills of young people in universities and high schools. The academy has expanded beyond Cambodia to the Philippines and Thailand, partnering with universities and private companies. They provide free trainings and also connect students with internship and job opportunities.
Brighton Academy: https://www.facebook.com/brightonacademypp
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Rising Giants N.126 - Lawrence Lennon, MD, CBRE Cambodia
Lawrence of CBRE joins us on Rising Giants this week. Lawrence has had a decade long career in emerging market real estate, with experience in Mongolia, Myanmar, Vietnam and Cambodia, asset types ranging from commercial real estate, industrial, hospitality and residential property.
Lawrence currently oversees CBRE in Cambodia. CBRE are one of the largest commercial real estate service providers globally. We discuss the dynamics at play in Cambodia's real estate market and how it compares to the region in terms of development.
CBRE: https://www.cbre.com.kh
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Rising Giants N.125 - Samir Cherro, Co-Founder & CEO, GoWabi
Samir of GoWabi joins us on Rising Giants this week. GoWabi is the leading B2C and B2B application to find and book health, wellness, fitness and beauty services from over 10,000 providers in Thailand. They also offer a SaaS / CRM tool integrated with POS for optimizing and managing salons, spas, clinics or studios.
Samir previously worked with Rocket Internet, Lazada and Ensogo. He has a strong passion for internet start-ups with 10+ years experience building and developing ecommerce platforms across Southeast Asia in Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand focusing on retail and marketplace models.
GoWabi: https://www.gowabi.com/
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Rising Giants N.124 - Khin Wathann Oo, Lead Program Coordinator, Cnai Accelerator
Welcome to Rising Giants with your hosts Max Thornton and Dominic Kalousek, where we explore the world of innovation and entrepreneurship in Cambodia and Southeaset Asia.
On this weeks episode we have the pleasure of speaking with Khin Wathann Oo, Lead Program Coordinator of Cnai Accelerator in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cnai Accelerator is Cambodia's leading gender-smart accelerator helping nurture and encourage founders to grow impactful startups in Cambodia.
Inclusively designed, each year Cnai 's program leverages online diagnostics and resources, a leading global curriculum from Village Capital, and up to three rounds of direct, structured support to startup founders alongside increasing amounts of capital.
Cnai Accelerator: https://www.cnaiaccelerator.com/
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Rising Giants N.123 - Vanda Horn, Co-Founder, Solo Landscapes
Welcome to Rising Giants with your hosts Max Thornton and Dominic Kalousek, where we explore the world of innovation and entrepreneurship in Cambodia and Southeaset Asia.
On this week's episode we have Vanda Horn. Vanda is the Co-Founder and CEO of Solo Landscapes, an adventure tour operator for explorers and nature lovers who share the same desire to get out of their own comfort zone and to reconnect with themselves.
Besides running tours, Solo Landscapes is committed to supporting the training of local guides in waste management practices and hosting skills.
Solo Landscapes: https://linktr.ee/sololandscapes
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