Hong Kong and Banking – Nadia Lazareva
In Episode #39, we are joined by Nadia Lazareva, a senior manager at HSBC in Hong Kong. We discuss: Nadia's path from her native Russia to Hong Kong Why learning Mandarin is a great investment What working at a large international bank like HSBC is like Nadia's advice to women and girls thinking of a career in banking Why there is nothing wrong with saying "I don't know" Finding the right balance between motherhood and work What a typical day looks like for a compliance officer at HSBC The role of risk in career-building Reading, listening, and watching recommendations from: Nadia My Own Words, by Ruth Bader Ginsburg Fred Suspected Chinese spy targeted California politicians (Axios), by Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian and Zach Dorman Jonathan To Stop China's Imperial Designs, Let It Bleed Itself Dry (The Federalist), by Sumantra Maitra We’ll see you next week!
