Hosted by Carmen Salameh · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 183 episodes
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I’m Carmen, host of Asian Business Owners (ABO) — a podcast featuring honest conversations with entrepreneurs across Asia. We dive into the real journey of building a business: the wins, the struggles, and everything in between. ⭐ If you enjoy the show, subscribe and leave a review 🎧 Follow @abo.pod on Instagram for behind-the-scenes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Carmen Salameh hosts Asian Business Owners - A.B.O., a business show with 183 episodes published.
Entrepreneurship is often portrayed as freedom, flexibility and independence. But once you’re actually building a business, the reality feels much more nuanced and emotionally heavier. In this solo episode, I talk about
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Olivier Elzer returns to Asian Business Owners for a deeper conversation about what it really takes to build and sustain excellence over time. Known for earning multiple Michelin stars and building a successful restauran
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When I started my marketing agency and podcast, I had no real idea what I was doing. A few years later, I’ve learned that entrepreneurship is less about having everything figured out and more about learning to navigate u
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After starting his career as a journalist, Anthony Sar spent years interviewing founders, CEOs and industry leaders. Until one day, he realised he didn’t want to just tell their stories anymore, he wanted to build. In th
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After more than 80 conversations with founders, I realised that I don’t remember everything, I remember one thing., one perspective, one piece of advice. That may be enough to change how I think and decide. In this solo
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For a long time, I thought I was on the right path. Good job, stable career, clear trajectory but something didn’t feel right. After years in the corporate world in Paris, I hit a wall: burnout, loss of motivation and a
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Entrepreneurship changes how you see people, what you expect from them and what support really means. This is Part 2 of my conversation with Rasheed, entrepreneur and host of Entrepreneurs Stories Podcast. In this episod
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Building a business changes more than your work, it changes how you handle clients, how you set boundaries and who you spend time with. In this special episode with Rasheed, host of the Entrepreneurs Stories podcast, we
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I thought some things would get easier with time but they didn’t so I just learned to live with them. This is Part 2 of this personal solo episode of Asian Business Owners. I continue sharing what I still find difficult
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When things feel off, most founders try to reset by doing more: more goals, higher objectives, more expectations, which goes with more pressure. That’s the mistake. In this Quick Wins episode, I talk about a different wa
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I thought some things would get easier with time but hey didn’t. So I just learned to live with them. In this solo episode of Asian Business Owners, I share, very honestly, what I still find difficult as a founder. Just
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You post consistently, people follow you, like your content but... they never become clients. Do you know why? In this Quick Wins episode, I break down why your audience isn’t converting and what to change to turn attent
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Data is supposed to help founders make better decisions. But how much of it is actually reliable? And what happens when the data looks solid but the assumptions behind it aren’t? In this episode of Asian Business Owners
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Micro communities, AI-generated content, interactive emails… new marketing trends appear all the time. They look exciting, promise growth and they often make you wonder if you’re missing something. But not every trend de
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As a founder, you’re constantly faced with opportunities, requests, collaborations and ideas. Some look exciting, some feel urgent, some sound too good to say no to. But one of the most important skills in entrepreneursh
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Do you have a client who pays relatively little but takes up a lot of your time? Constant emails. Extra requests. More reassurance than expected. If this sounds familiar, the issue usually isn’t the client, it’s the boun
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If you’re a people pleaser, being a founder can become even more exhausting. Saying yes too fast, replying instantly, overdelivering more than expected, explaining and justifying every decision. In this episode of Asian
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You make a decision. It feels right. And then doubt creeps in. You revisit it. Question it. Sometimes even consider undoing it completely. In this Quick Wins episode, I break down why, as founders, we second-guess our de
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You don’t need to say much for people to form an opinion. Your voice does it for you. In this episode of Asian Business Owners, we explore how your voice shapes confidence, credibility and leadership often before your wo
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People say they’re interested, they want to “stay in touch” snd then… nothing happens. In this Quick Wins episode, I share 3 simple ways to turn conversations into clients, without pitching, forcing, or sounding salesy.
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