The Reluctant Expat - Veenesh Dubois
Are you moving to the other side of the world? Considering a move to Asia for work? Or are you being dragged kicking and screaming to your spouses oversee's assignment for their career? This podcast shares the good, the bad and the ugly about the oversea's expat life. Veenesh Dubois will share what she has learned after living all over Asia and the USA since 2015.
Episodes
34 episodes
Veenesh Dubois - Host - My Story
Since launching this Podcast in April of 2021, I've had an incredible opportunity to talk to many expats from around the world and learn about their experiences. They've shared their personal journeys about moving to a different country f...
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Ken Sandulak - From Drug Abuse to Addiction councillor.
Ken Sandulak’s childhood had a rocky start that led to drug abuse, quitting high school, issues with family and ultimately being homeless on the streets of Vancouver. After being arrested, doing time and struggling he eventually got the h...
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1:11:22
Pete Lyons - Rock bands in England, teacher in Japan to Podcaster
Pete Lyons grew up in Birmingham, England and was a quiet nervous little boy until he discovered rock music in his teens. He’s played in bands in England and made his way to Japan where he still continues to do that while maintaining a da...
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38:48
Anosh Irani - Playwright - Author
My next guest is : Anosh Irani is a novelist and playwright from Mumbai, India and today lives in Vancouver British Columbia. His novels and plays are all at least partially set in the streets of Bombay now Mumbai and tell sto...
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36:56
Nicole Garbellini - Actress, Director and Producer. Aurora Theatre Company
Nicole Garbellini is the founder and artistic director of Aurora Theatre in Hong Kong. She has directed and acted in various productions in Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, China and her native Italy. Her acting c...
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43:06
Raamayan Ananda - Change Maker
Raamayan Ananda is an Entrepreneur, artist, teacher, musician, poet, author, yogi and social activist who is changing the thinking of today. He’s travelled the world since he was 6 years old and has stories from different countries from a c...
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38:19
Imran Bhaloo - Academic and D.J
Imran Bhaloo was born in Kashmir, and has travelled around the world.Educated in the U.S at an Ivy League school, he is now working for an energy company while he pursues his ultimate passion… Music! Today we chat about record producing...
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32:48
Brian Cullen & Sarah Mulvey - Singers Songwriters
An Irishman and a Canadian girl walk into a bar and the rest is history…Brian Cullen and Sarah Mulvey are from two very different countries who met in a quaint bar in Nagoya, Japan. Music brought them together and they have met some cool cats a...
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42:29
Lee Cassells - Business Executive - Fitness
Lee Cassells always knew that his birthplace, Scotland, wouldn’t be the place he’d call home forever. His passion for fitness, business and helping others has led him all over the world and today he’s kept that passion alive. <...
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41:22
Michael Kruse - Born in jail in England to Shakespeare in Japan!
Michael Kruse was born in jail.. Yes his father was a police officer and they lived above the town jail where sometimes if Michael and his brother were bad, they’d swiftly be taken downstairs and put in jail for punishment! The rest of th...
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54:21
Kimberley Kleczka
Kimberley Kleczka is an artist to the core, she creates; children’s books, designer scarves, is the host of a popular radio show in HK and recently has founded an online magazine named — I’m more than a cover. Today she talks about her beginnin...
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48:34
Lisa Stevens - Dancer - Choreographer - Actress
Lisa Steven began as an actor dancer and choreographer delighting audiences from Vancouver to the West End of London… Today she continues that work while doing something completely different and much needed in the film world. As an ...
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31:58
Kevin Bailey - Retail Giant
Kevin Bailey had no idea that getting into retail at an early age would lead to what he’s doing today. He is the Executive Vice President of VF, which is a company that owns Vans and other retail brands. Kevin oversees A...
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39:18
Martin Dockery - THE MASTER STORYTELLER!
Martin Dockery has delighted audiences all over the world with his stories of his life and travels. He holds the audience in the palm of his hand until the very end of the show and people keep coming back to see him perform! This week y...
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41:14
Geoff Chutter - White Water West Industries - Water slide FUN GUY!!
If you have a visited a waterpark in the last 40 years, you and your family most likely would’ve slid down the rapids on a white water west water slide flume. Geoff Chutter, one of the founders of the water park industry, is the chief exe...
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50:58
Lowell Sheppard - Exciting voyage from Japan to Vancouver!! SOLO!
Lowell Sheppard is a Canadian from the prairies and has made Japan home for the last 20+ years, today he's embarking on an adventure to sail SOLO from Japan to Vancouver, Canada and he's taking his Pacific Solo YOUTUBE viewers for quite t...
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35:52
Expat Everywhere - Josh and Kalie on Youtube
Josh and Kalie have quite the story about living abroad and share their adventures on a very popular YOUTUBE channel, EXPATS EVERYWHEREhttps://www.youtube.com/c/expatseverywhereFo...
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35:46
Sergio Navarretta - Film director - THE CUBAN
Sergio Navarretta is an internationally recognized award winning director, producer and filmmaker. He is well known for his first feature film " Looking for Angelina" and today we will discuss his latest film THE CUBAN starring Oscar winner Lou...
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31:04
Baltej Singh Dhillon - Challenging justice!
If you’re a Canadian, you will have heard of my next guest and how he changed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. If you are not from Canada, I still think you will be fascinated by Inspector Baltej Dhillon. He’s tracked serial kille...
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1:00:23
Dominique Laporte Marginean - Criminal Defence Attorney & Influencer
Dominique is a criminal defence attorney, mom, wife, entrepreneur and podcaster.
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30:43
Christopher Gaze - Bard On The Beach Founder
Christopher Gaze is the founder of Bard On The Beach Shakespeare Theatre festival, a must see Vancouver summer festival attended by millions over the last 30 years.
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38:35
Paul Dubois - Actor, Producer & Bro
Paul Dubois grew up in Vancouver, Canada and travelled to London to seek fame and fortune and that is exactly what he found!
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1:01:53
Anthony Gilmore - Amazing Reunion
Anthony Gilmore is a director, producer and actor. We sat down to talk theatre, writing and films but the beginning of our conversation went a completely different way!!
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