#005 – Leang Chung: Founder and CEO of Pelora Stack | An Introverts Guide to Cross-Cultural Networking

Making It In America

“I couldn’t succeed without having the ability to talk to strangers, to be able to strike up a conversation with anyone, to be able to build relationships with the campus and school administration, with anyone that was involved in the campus recruiting activities and the executive level at the company, so I very much was forced to develop those skills and to change in a very short time and because I was so used to change that I adapted to it.” Despite being an introvert Leang built her strength towards networking.

Leang Chung is the founder and CEO of Pelora Stack where she helps early-stage founders, people teams, and mid-career women prepare for their next stage of growth. Leang had a very adventurous journey right from the very beginning of her life. She has come from a refugee camp with a very unstable financial situation and finally, now she is paving the way for new CEOs as a CEO herself. Leang is an incredible inspiration. She is the first person in her family to have a professional career versus a job and came with many career skills that she had to discover and develop on her own. She shares how she believes in uplifting each other and how it is a powerful tool in building a strong community. She speaks about how feeling different helped develop skills that helped her progress in her career.

With several obstacles in her path, she found answers every step of the way. Find out how she flourished amidst all her struggles.
GUEST LINKS:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leang-chung-pelorastack/
OUTLINE:

Here are the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players, you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.

01:00 - Background

03:45 - Cultural Alignment

04:20 - Childhood

08:00 - Why is the community element so important in shaping up future

11:00 - Experience with other people

15:00 - How did you change overall with time

17:30 - How did you choose your track of study

20:40 - Career Switch

22:45 - About Pelora Stack

28:00 - What is the next move

30:00 - Were you always entrepreneurial
PODCAST INFO:

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