Ray shares his experiences in Asia having lived in Korea, Hong Kong, Japan and having spent years traveling in and out of China.

After living for 50 years in Vancouver, why would you ever be willing to move to Nagoya, Japan? In this inaugural episode of The Reluctant Expat, meet my husband Ray who  discusses his assignment abroad, his BIG move and the effects on our family and....us!

Prisca Molotsi has been performing all over Japan for many years and continues to delight audiences on stage, jazz clubs and T.V. She talks to us about her beginnings in South Africa and her travels abroad.

The host Veenesh Dubois and her husband ray discuss the covid protocols in 3 international cities during the pandemic.

To call Bijay Singh a globetrotting businessman is an understatement and gives the name expat a whole new meaning. This Stanford grad with a MBA has taken over the Pharmaceutical world and has held offices in 9 countries all the while taking his close knit family of 5 along for quite the ride..

When you move to another country there are so many moving parts involved and keeping up with everything can be very  frustrating. Bryce Conlan's is the president of  H&R Group and helps with all that and more!! They are a life saver!!

Lindsey McAlister is the founder of the Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation (HKYAF). It's because of her there are programs for young people , Arts In The Park Festival and programs in HK schools. Lindsey and her team of fierce women work tirelessly everyday to engage the youth in the arts! Bravo Lindsey!

Phil Royle is the development and operations director for LegoLand Developments. Yes you heard it right, Legoland, brick by brick. He has been with Merlin Entertainments for 20 years having joined them directly out of high school. Now Phil and his wife, Charlie, travel all over the world building theme parks. How cool is that! 

I first met Harry Hill at a rehearsal for a Shakespeare  production in Nagoya, Japan. I played Nick Bottom to Harry's "The Wall". But this multifaceted "Wall" is anything but flat. Harry is a very successful business owner, a philanthropist and a dedicated family man...who happens to drive a ferrari!! 

Jiyon Scudder is a working mom, wife and globe trotter who happens to speak 4 languages. She chats with me about raising a young family while traveling the world as an expat.

Katharine Caza, left her quiet home in Ottawa, Canada to relocate to the war torn city of Sarajevo, Bosnia. As a mother of two babies and a husband who's a diplomat, she and her family had quite the adventure! 

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!! 

Paul Dubois grew up in Vancouver, Canada and travelled to London to seek fame and fortune and that is exactly what he found!  

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. 

Dominique is a criminal defence attorney, mom, wife, entrepreneur and podcaster. 

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 killers and High profile international terrorists all while working in Canada’s national police force making it more inclusive for everyone.

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 Louis Gossett Jr, Oscar nominee Shohreh Aghdashloo and Ana Golja. 

Josh and Kalie have quite the story about living abroad and share their adventures on a very popular YOUTUBE channel, EXPATS EVERYWHERE
https://www.youtube.com/c/expatseverywhere
Follow Josh and Kalie as they give expert advice on everything expat related including, accommodations, currency, food, housing / rental, medical and so much more. Your one stop shop on the world of expats!!

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 the ride.  

Follow Lowell on Youtube on PACIFIC SOLO! 
https://www.youtube.com/c/PacificSolo

www.pacificsolo.com  Follow Lowell on this website so you can get the latest information on the Pacific Solo journey.

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 executive officer of White water west industries. The largest water park supplier in the world. Geoff and his team are creating water parks of the future today in Vancouver, British Columbia.
https://www.whitewaterwest.com/en/

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 you can watch his show 1 EASY LIE

An escapist thriller!

A small town.
A hit and run.
A bag of money.
An ordinary man.
And one bad decision.

ONE EASY LIE is a brand-new, live-streamed story set to a 17-song soundtrack.
It's a classic, escapist thriller, told in an autobiographical style.
It's a summer page-turner with no pages to turn.
It's suspenseful, live storytelling beamed straight to your living room.

ONE EASY LIE is a propulsive story about deception, greed, infidelity, and the struggle to get away with a crime you didn’t intend to commit.

What: ONE EASY LIE
Written & performed by Martin Dockery
When:
Fri, June 11 @ 8pm EST
Sun, June 13 @ 8pm EST
Wed, June 16 @ 8pm EST
Where: Online at YouTube. Link provided with ticket purchase.
Tix: $10-$15 @ https://cincyfringe.com/one-easy-lie/

These three performances are part of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival. The shows can be viewed anywhere, but only at the times posted above (because it's live)

 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  Asia Pacific & Emerging brands and we are very lucky to be chatting with him about his exciting life as an expat.

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 intimacy consultant on film sets, she ensures that when things get steamy, actors know what’s coming,- - - and are safe and treated respectfully.  It’s safe to say, we’ll have lots to discuss.

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 beginnings and being a traveling gypsy seeing  the world all before she was 19 years old .

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 this story is just as intriguing…listen on..

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. 

Lee Cassells is an experienced business executive with over twenty years of experience in various industries ranging from Health & Wellness to Technology. Starting off in Scotland and completing a BSc in Sports Coaching & Sports Management, Lee ventured outside of the UK and worked in various countries including Saudi Arabia, USA and then settling in Canada.

His role as a change agent has been positively received by his affiliates, who hold him in high regard for his ability to achieve results.

Lee’s experience, drive and determination to “getting things done” has been the backbone of his success in the complete betterment of the organizations he has been involved with.

Holding positions such as GM, Director, VP and CEO for various multi million dollar brands, Lee is used to being in the “hot seat” and finding solutions to complex problems. Over the years Lee’s entrepreneurial spirit has also seen him open and partner with numerous businesses and continues to participate in this field today.

As a keynote speaker in the field of sales and systems around business development, Lee has presented to sell out audiences, podcasts and webinars for various business network events and non-profit organizations with a view of spreading his knowledge, expertise and passion. This experience also gave Lee the opportunity to Co-Author an Amazon Best Seller, “How To Sell In Any Economy” and continues to share information to help others succeed through various other platforms.



Current position :

- CoFounder - FSQ Consulting - www.GetSuccessFaster.com "Because we dont believe in status quo"

- Business model - Business Consulting Firm that specializes in the growth of SMEs and Sports Organizations across North America. 

- My key focus within FSQ is the Sales & Scaling expert to showcase the pathway towards increasing revenue and overall profit

- CoFounder of the OneDayChallenge - One day challenge create to showcase what individuals or companies can do in just one day with outbound prospecting. The challenge includes education sessions leading up to the big day to maximize efforts and also after the event to ensure every opportunity is converted in a timely manner.  First inaugural event sold out in less than 24hrs with over 35 participants and the next event is planned for Sept 2021 with a target of 1,000 participants with people already signing up. 

If you are looking for Lee outside of work, he is with his family or friends on Vancouver Island, Canada, taking full advantage of what Island life has to offer. This includes paddle boarding in the calm lakes in the summer, to surfing in the powerful coastal waters in the winter. Life is GOOD!

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 along the way while creating albums.

Brian Cullen and Sarah Mulvey are long-term residents of Japan, a place they have called home since the '90's. While both are university instructors during the day, it's in the evening when they share their love of music, playing in venues in and around their city of Nagoya. Blending a bit of Brian's Celtic music roots with some 60's inspired folk, they've found a recipe for their own version of Jangle- Celtic Folk. With their long-term experiences in Japan, they have also created their own businesses that center's around the foreign community. Brian spearheads PAWS-International, a publishing house whose authors create English language materials for the university market in Japan. Sarah started her own guidance counselling and coaching service - The J'Expat Network - which provides assistance to English-speaking foreign women in Japan in the form of one-on-one sessions as well as workshops.
 As a long-term foreign resident, it's her way of using her experience and background to assist other foreign women in the community who may be experiencing difficulties adapting to life in a new culture. 

At the end of the day, the place you'll most likely find Brian and Sarah is in their living room, playing music and singing songs to their ever-patient cats.

You can find Brian and Sarah's album on Spotify and youtube.
Search : "The G Album" with Brian Cullen and Sarah Mulvey.

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https://sites.google.com/view/jexpat
https://paws-international.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8G_GmRp7a0

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 and being a D’j in London, England. 

For more information on Imran's music, you can find him on  Spotify at 1MRN. 

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 child and adults perspective. Raamayan is the founder of @ Veme, Ayana and cofounder of Unify. 

Follow Raam on :
https://www.facebook.com/raamayan

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 credits include, among others, Closer, Private Lives, We won’t pay! We won’t pay!, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Silent Sky and Mussolini’s Mistresses. 

Her director credits include : Inherit The Wind, The Crucible, The 39 steps, Dial M for Murder and Romance. 

Nicole is also an acting coach and is based in Hong Kong.

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 stories of those often marginalized by society.

 Anosh’s books have been translated into eleven languages and are read by people all over the world and his plays are in multiple theatre productions. Today Anosh  teaches Creative Writing in the World Literature Program at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada .
anosh@anoshirani.com

 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 day job teaching at a university. I’m very happy to chat with him today about the differences in music, education and business in England and Japan. And his exciting new Podcast called “Show yourself Mr Jasmine” that he’s started with a few pals from back home in England. 

podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/show-yourself-mr-jasmine

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 help he needed at a treatment center called the “Last Door.”  In this program, Ken learned how to control his compulsions and support other recovering addicts. Eventually, Ken became a councillor in a drug and alcohol treatment facility in Vancouver and later in beautiful Chiang Mai, Thailand where he lives today. 

Ken, along with the rest of the world is now waiting out the end of the Covid pandemic, so he can get back to helping people sort out their lives and recover from addiction.  Please note that some of the subject matter may be hard to listen to for someone living with an addiction. If you need help please reach out to your family, friends or a doctor. 

Addiction comes in many forms and there is help out there, you are not alone. 

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 for a job.  How they juggle family while settling into a new home. 
I have gotten lots of feedback from my listeners and all have been positive. But, people have asked me time and again what my story is.  So, for the next four episodes, I will be discussing my move abroad and all the challenges and excitement that brought me. 
If you want to follow me on my Website, please visit, 
www.veeneshdubois.com