International Vinh Podcast

59: VIETNAM: Three business trends in 2025

I'm joined with Guillaume Ronda of Move to Asia and discuss the top 2025 Vietnam business trends.
 
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58:Tariffs and reciprocal tariffs: What it means for the US and global economy

Guilluame of Move to Asia and I discuss the tariff repercussions.
 
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57: Tariffs: Why they're a bad idea and why they won't make America great again

Here's why Trump's tariffs are a bad idea.
 
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56: Made in the USA? Why manufacturing won't be coming back to the US

Trump reasons that by increasing tariffs (tax on imported goods), American manufacturing and jobs will be coming back.
Unfortunately, though wishful thinking, that is not the reality, and I give you two reasons why.
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55. VIETNAM: Sourcing, manufacturing and exports with Guillaume Rondan

I am joined by Guilluame Rondan of Move to Asia to discuss practical ways and advice to start sourcing and manufacturing your products from Vietnam.
 
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54: How tariffs ACTUALLY work and who pays for them

Here's a quick explaination and breakdown and how tariffs work and who pays for them.
 
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53: NEW TRUMP TARIFFS: Here's the breakdown on what it means for you and me and the US economy

This week, President Donald Trump announced sweeping 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico as well as 20% tariffs on Chinese-made goods. 
How will this affect you and I and what it means for the US economy.
 
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52: JOHN MELBYE: How he stumbled into supply chain and becoming APICS instructor and leader

As I was winding down my Minnesota chapter in 2017 for a six year sojourn abroad, John Melbye was one of those supply chain leaders I had gotten to know before my departure.
Shortly after I left, John served as APICS-Twin Cities (supply chain professional association) president for seven years and became an advocate of the Demand-Driven Institute, a holisic supply chain solution for businesses.
Learn more about his interesting supply chain career, how he got involved with his local chapter and eventually taking on leadership and instructor positions.
Learn more about Demand Driven:
YouTube.com/@BecomeDemandDriven
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51: CHRISTOPH: Digital nomad, world traveler, and Nomad Summit 2025 co-organizer

Shortly after losing my corporate job, I decided to go all-in on entreprenuership to escape the 9 to 5.By 2016, during the day I was packing my Amazon FBA inventory in my St. Paul basement home and took on short-term temp gigs to make my entreprenuerial dreams a reality.That's when I came across Johnny Jen Johnny FD's Youtube channel and podcast, the world's most famous digital nomad living in Thailand making tens of thousands of dollars a month in ecommerce and having the freedom to travel the world. I decided to take my shot and moved to Asia in 2017 and attended Nomad Summit in Chiang Mai, Thailand in 2018 and 2019.That was the start of my digital nomad journey and the catalyst for living six years in Asia.Johnny has now passed the baton off to Christoph Huebner, one of the this year's co-organizers.In this interview, we disucss:-His formative years as an entreprenuer-One of the first Estonian E-residence particants-Particiapating in Digital Nations hackathon-Living in Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam-Nomad Summit 2025 and beyondA big thank you to Shayne Rochfort for making our meeting possible!

50: I GOT FIRED: What I decided to do, how it changed the trajectory in my life, and lessons learned

In 2015 while living in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN I joined, unbeknownst to me, a toxic work environment and a bad boss.
Eventually, when I complained to HR, I was ultimately let go being blamed for the reason I was struggling in my position.
Here is the story, with a chip on my shoulder, how I proceeded to navigate the next chapters of my life, taking on entreprenuership, becoming a digital nomad, and the lessons learned from my roller coaster ride.
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