Synopsis
Welcome to the GrowbeYOUnd podcast - a podcast devoted to international working experience. We facilitate global career starts and help people to grow beyond their comfort zone. In this podcast we interview young people that have built an international career on the steps they took, the challenges they faced and the lessons they learned. They share tips and tricks and insights on the industries and countries they are working in. We are showcasing international opportunities and highlight how finding work abroad might advance a career faster than staying in your comfort zone. Let's get ready to grow!Find us on www.growbeyound.com
Episodes
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#6 Working as a consultant in Myanmar - let's grow with Felix!
14/03/2018 Duration: 42minWelcome to the sixth GrowbeYOUnd episode! We talked to Felix Haas, who is from Germany but works as an independent public and private sector consultant in Myanmar. He supports initiatives in economic development and investment in Myanmar and has already worked together with the GIZ, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, World Bank Group and US Aid. Felix shared insights to his extraordinary and unconventional career path and talked about the rapid and exciting changes currently happening in Myanmar. Let's get ready to grow!
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#5 Working in finance with the OECD, UN, PRI - let's grow with Adele!
14/02/2018 Duration: 36minWelcome to the fifth GrowbeYOUnd episode! We talked to Adele Ewing from Australia, who now lives in London and works for PRI - the Principles for Responsible Investment. Before Adele worked in France for the OECD, in NYC for the United Nations Global Compact and in Australia as a Financial Crime Analyst. We discussed resilience, persistence, the countless applications she did and the changing work force young people find themselves in. She shared insights about her global path trying to enhance integrity within the financial system and the power of adaptation. Let's get ready to grow! https://www.growbeyound.com/ http://www.oecd.org/ https://www.unpri.org/ https://www.unglobalcompact.org/
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#4 Working in the US, China and Sweden - Opportunities and Obstacles! Let's grow with Agnes!
31/01/2018 Duration: 36minWelcome to the fourth GrowbeYOUnd episode! We talked to Agnes Vinblad from Sweden, who now lives in New York, about her ‘different’ international career path. Before she started studying her Bachelors in the United States (with a full scholarship), she worked for three years in Norway and China. She shared insights about networking, standing your ground when working abroad and challenges she literally survived in Asia. Listen and let us know what you think! Let's get ready to grow! http://www.floscandinavia.com/ http://www.liu.edu/
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#3 Working in start ups and with the EU - Let's grow with Bernat!
17/01/2018 Duration: 32minWelcome to the third GrowbeYOUnd episode! Are you interested in politics and the European Union? Wondering what’s going on in the Start Up scene in Spain? Listen to this wonderful and passionate podcast with Bernat about his path through Asia, working for the EU in Brussels and his life as a digital expert in a start up in Barcelona! He shares how he believes being afraid is alright and following your passion will always lead to success! Lets shine and lets grow! Listen and please let us know what you think! Let's get ready to grow! Further info: www.foodsfortomorrow.com
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#2 Working in international organisations and diplomacy - Let's grow with Mishti!
03/01/2018 Duration: 38minWelcome to the second GrowbeYOUnd episode! Are you interested in politics, international organisations and diplomacy? Do you want to start an international career for example with the U.N.? Then listen up! We talked to Mishti about her incredible international career in the public and private sector. She worked with the Asian Development Bank, the UN, Care International and the World Economic Forum. Mishti shares insights on how she achieved all the incredible steps in her young career and tangible actions YOU can take! Listen and please let us know what you think! Let's get ready to grow! Further info: www.caringforcambodia.org www.worldsummitawards.org
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#1 Fin-tech and start-ups in Asia – let’s grow with Karim Raffa!
20/12/2017 Duration: 27minWelcome to the first GrowbeYOUnd episode! Are you interested in fin-tech, start-ups and the fast moving business environment in Asia? Do you want to start an international career? Then listen up! We talked to Karim Raffa about his international career in fin-tech in Singapore, Bangkok, Hong Kong. He shares his insights on landing a job after university, the rapidly changing working environment in his industry and the opportunities in Asia. We also talked about building bridges and networking, as well as challenges when building a career abroad. Listen and please let us know what you think! Let's get ready to grow!
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Let's get ready to grow!
11/12/2017 Duration: 01minWe are so excited that we have cut and edited the first few episodes of the GrowbeYOUnd podcast and are ready to go live! Please subscribe now and don't miss any of the fun. We will talk with wonderful people from all over the world about their international careers and global opportunities.