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In The Game PodcastAuthor: Nat Cook & Sarah Maxwell
Each week, Master Connector Sarah Maxwell sits down with incredible people and extracts the stories of their lives. Using her Neuro-psychology background, she delves into the DREAMS they had as a child and then weaves them back to the present moment. Who have they become? How have the dreams they had for their life realised themselves? How have they overcome challenges? What matters to them most NOW?These conversations are gripping and transformative, for both host and listener. Sit back, relax and enjoy! Language: en-us Genres: Arts, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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137: From Refugee to Humanitarian Engineer: Dr Anh Tran's Incredible Life Mission
Episode 137
Tuesday, 27 May, 2025
What drives someone to walk away from a secure academic position to tackle one of the world's most overlooked humanitarian challenges? For Dr. Anh Tran, the answer lies in her remarkable journey—from being conceived in a Vietnamese refugee camp to becoming a humanitarian engineer transforming lives through clean cooking technology.The daughter of Vietnamese refugees who arrived in Australia with nothing but the clothes on their backs, Dr. Tran carries a profound sense of purpose. Her grandmother's belief that she embodied the spirit of an aunt who didn't survive a similar refugee journey shaped her mission to help displaced people find better lives. This calling crystallized in a pivotal moment inside a smoke-filled cooking hut in a Rwandan refugee camp, where she witnessed firsthand the dangerous conditions women face preparing meals over open fires.Through her social enterprise Future eCook, Dr. Tran addresses a critical gendered issue in refugee settings—women receive insufficient cooking fuel, forcing dangerous journeys outside camps to gather firewood, exposing them to violence and abuse. Yet despite the severity of this problem, Dr. Tran discovered that when refugee committees were asked about energy priorities, every woman identified cooking while the lone male chairman prioritized electrification. The funding reflected this imbalance: 95% to electrification, just 5% to cooking solutions.As CEO of Future eCook and manager of the Women in Engineering program at the University of Queensland, Dr. Tran now inspires young women to follow their passions while developing renewable energy-powered cooking solutions. Her personal mantra—"find your passion and follow it, and find someone to pay you for it"—guides her remarkable dual career.Perhaps most inspiring is how Dr. Tran honors her late father's memory by pursuing her childhood dream of becoming a pilot. Taking her test flight with his photo on the dashboard, she now envisions combining her engineering expertise and flying skills to deliver clean cooking solutions across Africa in electric planes she hopes to build herself.Ready to feel inspired? Join us for this extraordinary conversation about purpose, service, and the power of following your heart—even when it means taking the road less traveled.The Podcast's 7th SeasonWelcome to In the Game, a podcast where we aim to touch, move and inspire you to what's possible in life. My name is Sarah Maxwell and I am a self-proclaimed relationship engineer. Ever since I was a little girl, I was curious about how people work and how they interact with one another. With a degree in biopsychology representing my country of Canada in beach volleyball. With a degree in biopsychology representing my country of Canada in beach volleyball, retiring from sport into mindset and purpose coaching, I now spend my days running Chatta-box Media, where we aim to story-tell for brands through the medium of podcasting, all while raising an eight-year-old daughter with my partner of 24 years. We are now in season seven of this podcast, featuring a special series on women called who Knew that Was Work aimed at young women who want to broaden their horizon when it comes to career choosing. Go deeper into the pod and discover incredible stories of changemakers who manifest their dream lives. Gain tangible tools to apply to your own life by scrolling back to that initial season where we were more workbook focused. Have a laugh when we initially were coined the Nat and Sarah show, when my five-time Olympian partner, natalie Cook, and I bantered and had loads of fun interviewing and discovering our common passion individuals who rise to the occasion in life. Okay, now it's time to dive on in to this episode. Ge...
