APCDA Podcast

Shownotes:00:00 Introduction00:55 Eric's life in defining chapters 06:55 How has success altered over time for Eric09:36 Creating multiple identities to connect and relate12:50 How to move through transitions smoothly17:05 How to conquer a difficult 'task'18:55 What is the concept of Combo-Specialist23:11 What would an updated edition of Combo-Specialist look like in the era of AI28:40 How do we...

Speaker's Information:Mark Franklin (M.Ed,P.Eng) leads the team at CareerCycles, a career management practice based in Canada, that has helped 5000+ people manage their careers for the future. He co-founded narrative tools leader, OneLifeTools, through which he co-authored the Who You Are Matters! game and Online Storyteller platform. Mark teaches career management at University of Toronto and...

00:00 Introduction00:50 Who is Dr Candy Ho and what drives her05:10 Sharing on the "Career Influencer" concept - Every conversation can be a career conversation11:11 Life-career as a constellation of one's many life roles, paid and unpaid12:50 Why is career development so important 16:55 Working with young adults - Not all who wander are lost22:11 The wisdom of indecision24:10 Sitting with the...

0:00 Introduction by co-host Samantha1:30 Felicity in her own words - Who she is and what drives her3:00 Experiencing redundancy at 244:00 Who does Felicity support, and what problems is she solving right now5:50 What she loves about her work6:52 How did she get started in career development work10:30 Young Felicity14:25 Taking a gap year16:55 Most important career decision21:11 What's next23:20...

In this episode, we sit down with Marjorie Woo, an inspiring leader whose career journey spans psychology, social services, corporate leadership, and executive coaching. From her early days growing up and studying in the United States to founding her own business in Asia-Pacific, Marjorie shares the pivotal moments, mindset shifts, and lessons that shaped her path.0:20 Learnings from Felicity1:40...

0:00 Host's introduction of guest speaker, Jonathan1:01: An overview of Jonathan's career journey3.50 What drives his career reinvention6:40 What problems is he solving now8:20 What is purpose-driven10:02 Biggest lesson when he was teaching first graders11:50 Younger days15:00 How did Jonathan get started in his career17:20 Most important career decision to date20:25 Defining leadership21:13...

In this episode of the APCDA Podcast, we sit down with Rahul Nath, founder and creative director of Vertical Slice Games Media. From an unconventional start in the gaming industry to directing films and building an immersive media studio, Rahul shares how resilience, curiosity, and a love for craft have guided his career. He reflects on pivotal life moments, lessons from failure, and why staying...

In this episode of the APCDA Career Journey podcast, co-hosts Felicity Brown and Samantha Ng speak with Akshay Sharma, an Indian-born entrepreneur and technologist who has spent the last 12 years building a life and career in Vietnam. From giving up a secure engineering job in India to co-founding a proptech startup and a social impact venture producing affordable prosthetics, Akshay shares the...

In this episode of the APCDA Podcast, Felicity Brown sits down with Jimmy Pham AM, founder of KOTO and co-founder of VietHarvest, for a heartfelt and inspiring conversation. Speaking from his car in Hanoi, Jimmy reflects on his early life journey from Saigon to Sydney, the founding of Vietnam’s first social enterprise, and the core values that have guided his decades-long commitment to empowering...

Tamerlaine Beasley: Life-changing high school student exchange leads to intercultural business. In this episode Felicity and Sam interview Tamerlaine Beasley, Founder and CEO of Beasley Intercultural. Tamerlaine recounts how her influential early experiences living in Thailand led to a successful business delivering intercultural training programs to a diverse, globally connected workforce.0:20...