Fireside | 剪燭西窗

Fireside | 剪燭西窗

by Echo 知音
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Season 1

51 Evan Smoller: Los Angeles City Government Management Assistant, UCLA Undergrad in Applied Linguistics, Former Legislative Intern with the Office of California State Senate Majority Leader Bob Hertzberg

Evan Smoller先生：洛杉磯市政府管理助理，UCLA應用語言學本科生，加州參議院領袖鮑勃·赫茨伯格辦公室前立法實習生 Evan Smoller from USA: Los Angeles City Government Management Assistant, UCLA Undergrad in Applied Linguistics, Former Legislative Intern with the Office of California State Senate Majority Leader Bob Hertzberg @ Fireside Interviewer 採訪者: Riya Didwania
S1 · E51
Sep 23, 2022
38:36

52 Dona Prasadi Samaranayake: Blockchain Security Business Analyst at Crypto.com, from Sri Lanka & Brunei, studied Actuarial Science for Undergrad in Edinburgh and Finance for Masters in HK

Dona Prasadi Samaranayake 小姐：來自斯里蘭卡與文萊，Crypto.com 的區塊鏈安全業務分析師，曾在愛丁堡攻讀本科精算學，在香港攻讀金融碩士 Dona Prasadi Samaranayake: Blockchain Security Business Analyst at Crypto.com, from Sri Lanka & Brunei, studied Actuarial Science for Undergrad in Edinburgh and Finance for Masters in HK @ Fireside Interviewer 採訪者: Riya Didwania
S1 · E52
Oct 18, 2022
16:18

53 Kinsey Yuen & Anson Law: Oxford & UCL students from Access Abroad HK, a charity providing free UK uni application mentorship for less-privileged HK secondary students aiming for top UK unis

Kinsey Yuen & Anson Law: 牛津大學與倫敦大學學院學生，來自昇普計劃（免費支援香港學生報讀英國名牌大學的慈善機構）Kinsey Yuen & Anson Law: Oxford & UCL students from Access Abroad HK, a charity providing free UK uni application mentorship for less-privileged HK secondary students aiming for top UK unis
S1 · E53
Jul 3, 2023
1:31:58

54 Prof Roger Chung: CUHK Public Health Associate Professor, Co-Director of the CUHK Centre for Bioethics, Recording Artist & Singer-Songwriter, Johns Hopkins Uni undergrad and masters grad, HKU PhD grad, Harvard Masters in Bioethics

鍾一諾教授：中大公共衛生系副教授、唱片監製、作曲家與歌手、哈佛大學生物倫理碩士生、約翰霍普金斯大學本科及碩士畢業生、港大博士畢業生 Prof Roger Chung: CUHK Public Health Associate Professor, Co-Director of the CUHK Centre for Bioethics, Recording Artist & Singer-Songwriter, Johns Hopkins Uni undergrad and masters grad, HKU PhD grad, Harvard Masters in Bioethics @ Fireside Question Contributors: Cherry Wong, Lawrence Ng, Wendy Chong 採訪問題貢獻者：黃卓知、吳業澧、蔣沛芸
S1 · E54
Jul 6, 2023
1:16:28

55 Dr Brian Wong: Oxford PPE grad, HKU Asst Prof in Philosophy, DPhil & MPhil Political Theory, Rhodes Scholar, Co-founder of Oxford Political Review, SCMP & HKEJ Contributor

黃裕舜博士：香港大學哲學系助理教授、牛津大學PPE本科、政治哲學博士及碩士、羅德學者、《牛津政治評論》聯合創辦人、《南華早報》及《信報》撰稿人 Dr Brian Wong: HKU Assistant Prof in Philosophy, Oxford PPE grad, DPhil & MPhil Political Theory, Rhodes Scholar, Co-founder of Oxford Political Review, SCMP & HKEJ Contributor @ Fireside 採訪問題貢獻者：蔣沛芸、吳業澧 Question Contributors: Wendy Chong, Lawrence Ng
S1 · E55
Sep 7, 2023
55:49

56 Prof Daniel Bell: HKU Chair of Political Theory, Shandong Uni Ex-Dean & Tsinghua Ex-Prof, Princeton-China Series Founding Editor, Huilin Prize Laureate & Author

56 Prof Daniel Bell: HKU Law Faculty, Chair of Political Theory & Shandong Uni Ex-Dean & Tsinghua Ex-Prof, Princeton-China Series Founding Editor, Huilin Prize Laureate & Author, born in Canada, educated at McGill and Oxford 貝淡寧教授：港大法律系政治理論講座教授、山東大學政治與公共管理學院前院長及清華大學前教授、普林斯頓中國系列（普林斯頓大學出版社）創始編輯、會林文化獎得主及作家，來自加拿大，麥基爾及牛津大學校友 採訪問題貢獻者：蔣沛芸 Question Contributors: Wendy Chong
S1 · E56
Dec 30, 2023
45:21

57 Nicholas Tsang: Award-Winning Cellist, New England Conservatory Student, CCM Cello Concerto Competition, Hellam Competition Winner & International Soloist

57 Nicholas Tsang: Award-Winning Cellist, New England Conservatory Student, CCM Cello Concerto Competition, Hellam Competition Winner & International Soloist 曾文弢: 獲獎大提琴家、新英格蘭音樂學院學生、辛辛那提音樂學院協奏曲比賽、赫兰姆青年藝術比賽優勝者及國際獨奏家 Interviewer: Contributed by an anonymous volunteer 採訪者: 匿名志願者 採訪問題貢獻者: 蔣沛芸 Question Contributors: Wendy Chong
S1 · E57
Oct 12, 2024
47:58

58 Chui L. Tsang: Former President of Santa Monica College and San Jose City College

Dr. Chui L. Tsang: Former President of Santa Monica College and San Jose City College, Stanford University Ph.D. in Linguistics, UC Berkeley B.A. in Linguistics, Carnegie Corporation’s “100 Great Immigrants” Honoree 曾聚廉博士: 聖塔莫尼卡學院及聖荷西市立學院前校長、斯坦福大學語言學博士、加州大學伯克利分校語言學學士、卡內基公司「100位偉大的移民」得主 Interviewer: Wendy Chong 採訪者: 蔣沛芸
S1 · E58
Oct 22, 2024
51:27

59 Erik Akutagawa: VFX Executive, Former CPO at Consortium9, Sony, Ticketmaster, NFL Senior Manager

Erik Akutagawa: Visual Effects/Tech Executive, Former CPO at Consortium9, Senior Manager at Sony Funimation, Senior Program Manager at Ticketmaster, NFL Digital Product Operations Manager, COO of Baja Missions, Career Coach & Mentor, UCLA Mechanical Engineering alum, led VFX teams that won 5 Oscars/Academy Awards (notable projects: Life of Pi, The Golden Compass, Snow White and the Huntsman) Erik Akutagawa先生: 前 Consortium9 首席產品官（CPO）、索尼資深經理、Ticketmaster 資深計畫經理、美式足球聯盟（NFL）數字產品運營經理、Baja Missions 首席運營官、職場專業生涯教練、加州大學洛杉磯分校機械工程校友，曾領導電影特效團隊獲得五次奧斯卡獎（代表作：《少年 Pi 的奇幻漂流》、《黃金羅盤》、《白雪公主與獵人》） Interviewer: Wendy Chong 採訪者:蔣沛芸
S1 · E59
Nov 11, 2024
46:35

60 Kenny Lam: Two Sigma APAC CEO, ex-McKinsey Global Partner, UPenn Wharton School Finance Alumni & Asia Board Chairman, Oxford Law Graduate, Author of “Choices”

Mr. Kenny Lam: Two Sigma APAC CEO, ex-McKinsey Global Partner, UPenn Wharton School Finance Alumni & Asia Executive Board Chairman, Oxford Law Graduate, Author of “Choices,” Project Melo Co-Founder, SmarTone & Bank of East Asia Independent Board Member 林國灃先生: Two Sigma 亞洲首席執行官、麥肯錫前全球高級合夥人、數碼通及東亞銀行中國獨立董事、美國賓夕法尼亞大學沃頓商學院校友、牛津大學法律校友、𣈱銷書《選擇》作者、Project Melo 聯合創辦人 Interviewers: Wendy Chong, Victor Hui 採訪者: 蔣沛芸、許業燊 - Wendy Chong: Hi everyone. Thank you so much for coming. 那我從廣東話開始先。很感謝您這麼快接受了我們的採訪，和您在Melo群組中分享很多例如馮唐有關的書，幫助我們從另一個角度思考人生。現在疫情和科技改變下，很多年輕人都感到迷茫、困惑，您寫的《選擇》一書能幫助我們做很多不同的抉擇。 Kenny Lam: Thank you. Yeah, sure, It sounded like you were pitching my book. I don't know how you got access to it. I didn't authorize the books to be sold in the US. I only authorized them to be sold in China, where it became quite popular. I didn't want it to be too high profile, so I’m glad you were able to read it or get access to it. Wendy Chong: I got access online. There's a WeChat online book platform where you pay a small fee and get access. It's super convenient. For a physical copy, I'll have to wait until I’m back in China or Hong Kong. Kenny Lam: Oh, if you guys are interested, I can send you physical copies. Just message me if you want one. I’m happy to, because there's a story behind the book, which links to your question. When I left Noah, they suggested I write a book about my unique journey. I was born and raised in Hong Kong, so my Chinese is only half-baked, and I couldn't write a book in Chinese. I can speak Mandarin and run a company in China, but not write a book. But Jing, the largest publisher in China, convinced me they could do a good job and assigned an editor. They were passionate and said I should share my experience in the first person. I initially refused, suggesting interviews instead, but they thought it would be more authentic to share my journey directly. So I agreed, and it took me two years, spending weekends writing about 160,000 words. The editor corrected about 30% of it, mostly my Chinese. Writing a book felt out of my comfort zone, but it wasn't a completely crazy risk. As I mentioned in my book, people often say to take risks and step outside your comfort zone, but it’s important to be strategic and thoughtful. Otherwise, you're exposed and not really considering the risks. I started in Hong Kong, then went to Canada for high school, like many Hong Kong kids. After that, I went to college in the US and the UK. I wanted to do something different from my classmates, who were all going into investment banking, so I decided to study law. It wasn't drastically different, but for someone with a finance background, doing a law degree was unique. As you may know, I was a lawyer in the US for three years. That's when I started to see the first big trend. In the book, I talk about reading macro trends to understand where things are going, so you can make informed decisions. Back then, the big trend was Chinese state-owned companies listing in the US. I became a corporate attorney, helping these companies list on the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ. It was my first experience learning how to structure deals in a tough environment. After that, when I was 24 or 25, I saw the dot-com boom and decided to try something new. In your twenties, the opportunity cost isn't that high. So I created a website called Ice Red. You guys are probably too young to remember it, but many people in my generation have heard of it. My wife says I was ahead of my time... Due to word limit, see full transcript (English Original & Chinese Translation) at: https://bit.ly/echohk60transcript
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May 8, 2025
46:00
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