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#2 (Part 1): From working at a big 4 accounting firm, PwC, to a Consumer Packaged goods company, Proctor and Gamble, Vivekan Jeyagaran talks about his transition into the international development sector. In part 1 of this episode, Vivekan breaks the misconceptions of the financial implications of moving into the international development sector. Touching upon his journey of working in emerging economies, Vivekan sheds some light on some of the interesting tourism projects he’s working on currently in Laos., including facilitating inclusive business models to diversify farmer incomes, ethical elephant sanctuary operations, and plastic reduction. He also shares his thoughts on human centred design, and managing different stakeholders from government, to farmers, to his partner organization while working in a new country using patience and empathy.Get your dose of good here: www.impactfulworkpodcast.comVivekan's LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivjey/His blog posts:Working in Laos - A True Liberation: https://medium.com/@vivekanjey17/laos-the-hinterlands-of-civilization-670644bf083aCrafting a Masterpiece is an Iterative Process - International Development and I - https://medium.com/@vivekanjey17/crafting-a-masterpiece-is-an-iterative-process-international-development-and-i-79177c50ce17