Sustainability, Motherhood & Family Business at Saiyuen with Chi Lo

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In this episode, host Amy Hager sits down with Chi, a sustainability professional based in Hong Kong, who wears multiple hats! Chi shares her journey of relocating her family from the US back to Hong Kong, pursuing a PhD focused on the intersection of motherhood and female entrepreneurship in eco-tourism, and helping run her family's camp and adventure playground,Saiyuen, on one of Hong Kong's outlying islands, Cheung Chau. The conversation explores cultural differences in tourism management, the financial realities of running a sustainable business, and what it means to balance idealism with practicality.Links to follow!Saiyuen: www.saiyuen.com Saiyuen's page on the Meaningful Travel Map: https://maps.meaningfultravelmap.org/tourism-cares/resource/saiyuenHong Kong Marine Protection Alliance: https://www.hkmpa.org/Website: https://www.risetravelinstitute.orgYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@risetravelinstitute/featuredInstagram: instagram.com/risetravelinstitute

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