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VOA Connect Episode 211 - We meet people reinventing themselves and how they work, from a rescue petting zoo, and new ventures in the restaurant world, to different ways to enter the tech field, or leave an old business behind.
John Liu and his extended family opened a restaurant during the pandemic. See how they were able to do it and the silver lining of opening up a business during COVID. Reporter/Camera/Producer/Editor: Elizabeth Lee
All her life, Ellie Laks has had a special connection with animals. Learn her story about saving animals and how that practice grew into a national organization providing animals with a permanent safe space. Reporter/Camera: Genia Dulot
Meet Irfan Yuksel, CEO and Co-founder of TechCircle, an IT company training boot camp. Learn his story coming to the U.S as an immigrant and why he hopes to inspire people from any background to get a second chance to break into the tech industry. Reporter: Enming Liu, Stella Hsu, Camera/Editor: Enming Liu
We visit a brewing company in Groveland, California where co-owner Rachel Sabatine tells us her story of starting a new business with her husband during the pandemic. Find out why they decided to move forward with their brewery and how the community supported them. Reporter/Camera: Michelle Quinn, Producer/Editor: Elizabeth Lee