DXP-002: James Seebacher

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Making a Beach Bar in Vietnam For episode 2 we head to Blush Beach to catch up with James Seebacher, former managing partner for three of the coolest night clubs in Vietnam. What does it take to run a beach bar? Let's find out! James's Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamestseebacher/ Blush links: https://www.facebook.com/BlushBeach/ Instagram: @Blushbeach This episode is also available on Youtube: https://youtu.be/akcTG5jnyWE Table of Contents: 00:25 - Playful Intro Banter 01:58 - Personal Branding - Big Fish in Small Pond 02:53 - Branding Blush Beach 07:16 - Contrasting Columbus Ohio, Las Vegas, HCMC, and Danang 10:37 - Vietnamese Pronunciation 14:19 - Design and Maintenance of a Beach Club 18:17 - Give people what they want! 20:20 - Vietnam Leasure Market 25:28 - Who is the DX Audience? 27:38 - Jame's leadership style 29:02 - Blush Investment 33:31 - Blush Music Selection / Volume 34:42 - The Health Impact of Nightlife 35:09 - Outro Hashtags: #blushbeach #vietnam #hospitality #nightlife #beach #beachclub #beechbar #designexchange #podcast #lush #blush #hoian #danang Sponsors: This episode is brought to you by Séfu, creators of The Switch Bag, the bag that lets you bring your Nintendo Switch with you, everywhere you go! Use code DXP for free shipping and a 15% discount! This episode is also made possible by Pinecast. After weeks of evaluating podcast hosts, we decided to go with Pinecast because you can get unlimited episodes, storage, and bandwidth for only $5 per month. That's a great value and if you use coupon code r-4b5077 you'll get 40% off for 4 months!