Voices Across Borders

Mina Kim Mok

English Business Careers Education Self-Improvement

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Episodes 22

Avg. Duration 12m

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Since Sep 2025

Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Every 2 Weeks

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78%

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About This Podcast

Voices Across Borders, brought to you by the Multicultural Talent Network (MTN), shares real stories of multicultural professionals building lives and careers across countries. Running in English, Japanese, and Korean, each episode explores turning points, challenges, and reflections on identity, belonging, and the systems shaping today’s global workforce.

Voices Across Bordersは国境を越えて生活とキャリアを築いているプロフェッショナルたちの、率直でリアルなストーリーをお届けします。

Voices Across Borders는 국경을 넘어 삶과 커리어를 쌓아가는 프로페셔널들의 솔직한 이야기를 전해드립니다.

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[KOR] 무리한 외국어 교육, 이제 그만해도 됩니다.

Jun 12, 2026 18m Transcript

오늘은 아이들의 외국어 교육에 대한 제 생각을 공유해 보았습니다.저는 언어를 배우는 것 자체에 반대하지 않습니다. 다만 언어 교육에는 상당한 시간, 노력, 그리고 비용이 들어가는 만큼 "왜 배우는가?"라는 질문이 먼저 필요하다고 생각합니다.제가 외국어 교육을 무리하게 강요하지 않는 이유는 크게 네 가지입니다.- 언어 교육에는 큰 기회비용이 따른다. -…

[JPN]「帰国子女」は、本当に“帰国”しているのでしょうか。

May 30, 2026 11m Transcript

「やっと家に帰れるね」—…

[KOR] 실리콘밸리 유학파, 임원 벽 앞에서의 선택

May 15, 2026 11m Transcript

실리콘밸리에서 오래 있다 보면 보이는 게 있습니다.석사, 박사, 빅테크 경력 — 다 있는데 임원 자리엔 유학파가 없다는 것.능력이 부족해서가 아닙니다.문제는 'Inner Circle'입니다.이 벽을 느낀 분들이 선택하는 두 가지 길 —한국 귀국 vs 미국 중소기업 이직.둘 다 현실적인 선택이지만, 타이밍을 잘못 잡으면 돌이키기 어렵습니다.17년간 직접…

[JPN] Fumi Sugeno - グローバルヘッド, SIIF: 違いは、壁ではなく価値になる

Apr 30, 2026 35m Transcript

「あなたと働いて、日本への見方が変わった。」この一言が、とても印象に残りました。今回のポッドキャストでは、社会変革推進財団（SIIF）のグローバルヘッド、Fumi Sugenoさんにお話を伺いました。日本、アメリカ、中国をまたぐキャリア。異なる文化や価値観、そしてそれぞれの「正しさ」がぶつかる現場。その中でFumiさんが見出したのは、「社会を変えるのは、仕組みよりも人との関係性」…

[KOR] Fumi Sugeno - 글로벌 리더십과 임팩트 투자: SIIF 글로벌 헤드

Apr 18, 2026 5m Transcript

오늘은 SIIF(Social Innovation and Investment Foundation) - siif.or.jp/en/ -글로벌 책임자 Fumi Sugeno 님과 나눈 대화를 공유합니다.임팩트 투자 (Impact Investment)라는 개념, 들어보셨나요? 단순히 수익을 내는 것을 넘어서, 사회와 환경에 긍정적인 변화를 만드는 투자…

[ENG] Fumi Sugeno - Lessons from a Global Impact Leader

Mar 27, 2026 15m Transcript

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Fumi Sugeno, the Head of the Social Innovation and Investment Foundation, an organization dedicated to building a more sustainable and inclusive society…

[JPN] Juliana Yi : 4カ国でキャリアを築いてきたグローバルHRリーダー

Mar 12, 2026 8m Transcript

Juliana（ジュリアナ）さんは、グローバル企業で23年以上にわたり、リーダーシップ開発、組織文化、グローバル人材戦略の分野に携わってきました。現在はHRコンサルティング会社 ViaSage（ヴィアセージ）を設立し、国際展開を目指す企業や、国境を越えて活躍するリーダーの支援を行っています。今回の対話では、Julianaさんがキャリアを通して得た 5つの重要な気づき…

[ENG] Juliana Yi: A Global HR Leader Across Four Countries

Feb 25, 2026 8m

In this episode, I sit down with global HR leader Juliana Yi, whose career spans Korea, Belgium, Japan, and the United States. With over 23 years in multinational organizations, she shares five key…

[KOR] Juliana Yi_True Global HR Expert_진정한 글로벌 채용이란

Feb 13, 2026 26m

In this episode, I speak with Juliana, an HR professional who has built her career across Korea, Belgium, Japan, and the United States.We explore how organizational culture and hiring practices…

[JPN] June Cho - チョウ・エジュン - Designing Across Cultures

Feb 06, 2026 11m

In this episode, we share highlights from a Korean-language interview with Yejune Cho, a trilingual speaker of Korean, English, and Chinese. Born in Korea, raised in Beijing, and now based in the…

[ENG] June Cho - Designing for a Global Audience: UX Through Language and Culture

Jan 15, 2026 7m

In this episode, we sit down with June Cho, a multilingual UX designer fluent in Korean, English, and Mandarin. Born in Korea and raised in Beijing, June brings a deeply cross-cultural perspective to…

[KOR] 조예준 - 문화의 경계를 넘는 UX 디자이너 // Designing Across Cultures: A Multilingual UX Designer

Jan 09, 2026 15m

조예준 (June Cho): 다문화 환경에서 자라며 한국어·영어·중국어를 유창하게 구사하는 UX 디자이너, 조예준 님을 소개합니다.그래픽 디자인과 엔지니어링 심리학(Engineering Psychology)를 Tufts Univ.에서 복수 전공하고 있으며, 2026년 봄에 대학을 졸업할 예정이며, Adobe 뉴욕에서 인턴십 경험도 보유하고 있습니다.예준…

[KOR] Maya Kominz - 해외에서 커이러 경로_대기업 취업과 프리렌싱의 선택_마야 코민즈

Dec 11, 2025 8m

일·영 이중언어 프로젝트 매니저 마야 커민즈님의 바이링구얼과 이중문화 배경, 그리고 일본에서 쌓아온 커리어 여정을 나눕니다. 일본 대학 진학, 일본 기업에서의 도전, 번아웃 이후의 프리랜서 전환까지. 두 문화 속에서 “어떻게 일하고, 어떤 삶을 선택할 것인가”를 고민해 온 진솔한 이야기를 담았습니다.

[JPN] Maya Kominz- Redefining Work: 働き方を再定義する

Dec 04, 2025 11m

* This episode is in Japanese. In this episode, we speak with Maya Kominz, a bilingual IT project manager leading global projects for major Japanese manufacturers. She shares how her multicultural…

[ENG] Maya Kominz - Building a Career in Japan

Nov 20, 2025 17m

This episode features Maya Kominz, a bilingual Japanese–English professional who studied and built her career in Japan.She shares the challenges of adapting to Japan’s exam-based university system,…

[JPN] Kyutae Kim - 多言語より大切なもの：アイデンティティ・文化理解・“ホームの言葉”：Beyond Multilingualism: Why Identity and Cultural Understanding Matter More

Nov 14, 2025 8m

今回のエピソードは、弟キュテとの会話から生まれた「子どもに多言語をどこまで求めるべき？」というテーマの振り返りです。ホームの言葉があることで、子どもは安心して“自分らしく”いられる。そして、言語の数よりも、文化を深く理解し、人とのつながりを築く力の方が、ずっと大切かもしれない。そんな視点から、アイデンティティ文化理解言語を学びたいと思うタイミングについてお話ししています。AIが完璧に翻訳する未来…

[ENG] Kyutae Kim - The Language of Belonging: Why One True Home Language Matters

Nov 06, 2025 6m

This episode is a reflection on my recent conversation with my younger brother, Kyutae Kim. It’s an English summary of our discussion from last week about language, identity, and belonging.Though we…

[KOR] Kyutae Kim - 다국어 그리고 고립: The Solitude of the Multilingual

Oct 30, 2025 10m

We often assume that being fluent in a language means belonging to its society, but in reality, knowing a language doesn’t necessarily mean being able to live in or feel a true sense of belonging…

[KOR] KyuTae Kim - 언어와 정체성: Language and Identity: How Words Shape Who We Are

Oct 24, 2025 22m

English: In this episode, we explore how language shapes identity and belonging. Language is more than communication. It connects us to emotion and culture. Together with Kyutae Kim, we talk about…

[ENG] Ayumi Ostrowski _ Between the Lines: A Designer’s Journey Through Culture & Corporate America

Oct 16, 2025 10m

** New episode of Voices Across Borders Designer Ayumi Ostrowski shares her journey from Tokyo to San Francisco — crossing cultures, languages, and creative boundaries. We talk about studying design…

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Voices Across Borders has published 22 episodes since September 2025, covering topics in Business, Careers.

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Voices Across Borders is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 12m.