Planted #1 - Damon Moon

Planted #6 - Transitioning from software to music production, Shakthi Prasad Kizhikki Thara

Shakthi is a software engineer transforming into a digital music artist in Valencia Spain.  Shakthi grew up in Kozhikode (formerly known as Calicut) experiencing arts, beauty and culture that surrounded him.  After getting an engineering degree and years working in Blockchain and software development, he found his purpose in digital music production., which brought him to Spain for his master's degree.   In this episode, he talks about his transitions and his life in Valencia.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/shakthiprasad/

Planted #5 - Making healthcare more accessibile through tech, Mahbubur Rahman

Mahbubur is a senior research scientist at Samsung’s Digital Health Lab in Mountain View.  Originally from Bangladesh, Mahbubur shares his inspiring stories of how he decided his career path on improving patient’s lives through digital devices.  In this episode, he talks about his dream of making healthcare services accessible to everyone through digital technologies.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahbubur2000/

Planted #4 - How RGLR Coffee served coffee and other drinks during COVID-19

Sean Oh is the founder of RGLR (Pronounced /ˈreɡyələr/ ) Coffee in Toronto.  Sean has lived in Seoul, New York, Vancouver, and now he is in Toronto.  Sean shares his story behind the coffee shop, which is now 1 year old, and how he went online during the shutdowns.  He points to how Lean Startup helped him create unique events for his coffee shop.

If you’re in Great Toronto Area, visit his shop (548 Annette St, Toronto, ON) and if you’re not,  Visit website (www.rglr.coffee) and his Instagram page @rglr_coffee.

Planted #3 - Havard Stjernen

Havard Stjernen shares his journey moving from Norway to the US, Chongqing, Beijing, Germany, Netherlands, and finally making it back to the US.  He talks about his thought process and emotions as he moved into different cultures.  More specifically he shares his experience of launching a startup in Beijing.  He is the Country Manager for Benelux, Nordics, and ANZ markets at Wish.com.  He currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Planted #2 - Suman Datta

Suman is an entrepreneur in the healthcare sector with experience in productizing and commercializing medical devices and digital tools for Fortune 500 companies and startups. 

He talks about his upbringing in West Africa and in India and how he envisions the future.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sumandatta82/