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Chris Chen, Phil Nguyen and Mike Cho all met in college as members of the same fraternity. “After graduating, we hung out a lot. We went to eat at different places. And you know, our brotherhood went further than UCF,” Chen said. After college, Chen and Nguyen began working in corporate jobs, but they weren't happy with it. “Chris, and I just started talking — (I) wanted to do a restaurant, he wanted to do coffee — and it just kind of progressed from there,” Nguyen said. “And when we added Mike, that's when the fast-casual concept started. And we kind of grew it into what Viet-Nomz is now. But originally, we were going to do just, a regular sit-down coffee shop and fast-casual Vietnamese wasn't really a thing back in 2016.” After coming up with the idea, the three business partners quickly made the leap to turn their dream into a reality. “It was pretty scary,” Chen said. “We left our jobs kind of without any concrete future. You know, time was kind of ticking. So we were just trying to look for any place that was empty and a lot of places wouldn't really take us seriously, because we were like 24, 26 years old.” The three all grew up around restaurants that their families owned. This prompted their parents to show some concern when the trio wanted to get into the industry themselves. “They told me ‘Don't open a restaurant,'” Chen said. “I watched them struggle and work really hard every day. So I was born into that life and I knew how hard it was. But after college, I worked in other places and ultimately, I was kind of like, ‘You know what I think... I think I want to do it.'” The group of entrepreneurs managed to find a small location in Winter Park. Two years later, Viet-Nomz expanded into their second location in the Waterford Lakes area, which was a big upgrade for the trio. “Our first location is only 1,000 square feet. So we were really limited. So our ideas that we had, we actually made a workout Waterford which is like 50% bigger,” Cho said. The three have now expanded to three locations across Central Florida — Winter Park, Waterford Lakes and Lake Mary. They believe that one of the keys to their success is the accessibility of their menu. “I think one of the great things about Viet-Nomz is that someone who's never had Vietnamese cuisine, we're a great restaurant to start with,” Chen said. “We pretty much highlight all the popular Vietnamese fares.” On the latest episode of Florida Foodie, Chen, Nguyen and Cho share how they worked to develop their menu using their families home kitchens to cook. They also talk about how they dealt with the pandemic and share some of their favorite menu items. Please follow our Florida Foodie hosts on social media. You can find Candace Campos on Twitter and Facebook. Lisa Bell is also on Facebook and Twitter and you can check out her children's book, “Norman the Watchful Gnome.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Was he dared, encouraged, or forced by Mike Cho... Who knows, but Karlos De Los Santos, an 11th Grader, comes on the podcast to talk about music, whats been going on with distance learning, and some new strategies to stay organized and ahead of deadlines. Take a listen and let us know what you think! Once you listen... Try this Playlist as your work time background music: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4KniF7yLQ2WX4y8OCL8Qlf?si=Z-TDgfV4QVOGpd2mKTthjQ
Most of you only know him as the 10th Grade English teacher who will play video games with you during a break, but he is so much more than that! Take a listen to this episode and find out who Mike really is, as well as his journey to teaching which is not what you may have thought. Let us know what you think!!
This week, we celebrate the life of our dear friend Mike Cho, a brilliant and beloved member of the NYC storytelling scene. This Thanksgiving, we are grateful to have known Mike, who passed away last week. Here are two stories he shared on RISK! that paint a portrait of what a wonderful individual he was. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow Get tickets to RISK! live shows at RISK-show.com/tour Get the RISK! book at TheRISKBook.com Take storytelling classes at TheStoryStudio.org Hire Kevin Allison to make a personalized video at Cameo.com/TheKevinAllison Hire Kevin Allison as a coach at KevinAllison.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jake Hart, Mike Cho, and Duchess share stories about trying to get fired, a bad boyfriend, and rescuing a friend from a pimp.
It‘s Episode #98 of Radio Free Brooklyn‘s ”Fish Out Of Agua with Michele Carlo,” the ”It Cat“ episode—feat. writer/photographer/musician/storyteller/science master—and cat channeler Mike Cho tawkin‘ about the life he could have almost made for himself in Korea, discovering storytelling on a long-defunct cable arts channel—and why if you have friends who majored in Library Science, it's most likely because of “Party Girl.” With tunes from #ThomasDolby, #WeAreScientists, #BrightLightBrightLight and #ACityOnALake, and shout-outs to #JeffRose, #ColinWilhm, #BradLawrence, #CyndiFreeman, #The StoryStudio and #IHaveACrazyIdea.TheShow #artistsIknow #artistsofcolor #queerartists #livingartists #supportlivingartists
Mike Cho, Leland Carina, and Sean David Christensen share stories about a rock concert calamity, a kink play crack-up and a rapper's album art.
Professor Mike Cho describes why South Korean corporates have historically underperformed their global peers on corporate governance metrics, and why the new administration under President Moon promises to usher in a spate of reforms in this area. What will this mean for family-run Korean conglomerates, otherwise known as chaebols? How is South Korea adopting national governance models towards the launch of their own Stewardship Code? For more information visit www.man.com/maninstitute/responsible-investment This podcast was recorded on 24 Oct 2017. Important information: This podcast should not be copied, distributed, published or reproduced, in whole or in part. Opinions expressed are those of the author and may not be shared by all personnel of Man Group plc ('Man'). These opinions are subject to change without notice, are for information purposes only and do not constitute an offer or invitation to make an investment in any financial instrument or in any product to which any member of Man's group of companies provides investment advisory or any other services. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the statements. Unless stated otherwise this information is communicated by Man Solutions Limited which is authorised and regulated in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority. In the United States this material is presented by Man Investments Inc. ('Man Investments'). Man Investments is registered as a broker-dealer with the US Securities and Exchange Commission ('SEC') and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ('FINRA'). Man Investments is also a member of Securities Investor Protection Corporation ('SIPC'). Man Investments is a wholly owned subsidiary of Man Group plc. ('Man Group'). The registrations and memberships in no way imply that the SEC, FINRA or SIPC have endorsed Man Investments. In the US, Man Investments can be contacted at 452 Fifth Avenue, 27th floor, New York, NY 10018, Telephone (212) 649-6600. Copyright Man 2018
It's our Favorites of 2013 special! We don't say "Best of" because whom are we to say what's best? Oh yeah, WE'RE COMIC NEWS INSIDER! Still, call it what you will, it's our best/favorites/what we liked for 2013 in comics, TV, film and more. Jimmy is joined in studio by The Beat's Heidi MacDonald, Erika Schultz (M3), Mike Cho and producer Joe Gonzalez. It's a great, lengthy chat so strap in! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Reviews: Dead Boy Detectives #1, Illegitimates #1, Midas Flesh #1, The Saviors #1, Origin II #1, Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor Happy New Year! It's the wee hours of the morning and Jimmy's been drinking lots of champagne. So, it's a quickie new year's special full of reviews and no resolutions. He chats briefly about some of the awesome nerdy Christmas goodies he got including the Batman and Superman cape socks and zombie slippers. Next week's podcast will be the Best of 2013 with Heidi MacDonald, Erica Schultz and Mike Cho so tune in to compare/contrast/rant/rave. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Reviews: Mars Attacks Popeye One Shot, Morbius The Living Vampire Vol 2 #1, New Avengers Vol 3 #1, The Red Ten #1 It's the super huge and long BEST OF 2012 show! Jimmy is joined by Marvel's The Watcher host Lorraine Cink and good pal Mike Cho. Both are CNI vets and bring their nerdy knowledge to the podcast once again. Jimmy saw Django Unchained and Attack of the 50 Ft Cheerleader. One had lotsa violence and another had lotsa boobs. Guess which one he REALLY liked? News bits include:Axe Cop will debut on Fox's late night animation domination in July, Guillermo del Toro is heading up a DC comics based "Dark Universe" film, XX coming from Marvel, Adventure Time graphic novel on the way, Joseph Gordon Levitt cast in Sin City 2, Disney's Aladdin coming to Broadway, and Disney Junior's "A Poem is..." series recruits Doctor Who and Lady Mary Crawley. And the feature segment is our lengthy, informative and fun BEST OF 2012 picks...that we read! As always, listener feedback, Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Reviews: Avengers vs. X-Men #1, Danger Club #1, Fanboys vs. Zombies #1, The Waking: Dreams End #1 Jimmy is joined in studio by good pal Mike Cho and they discuss the Eisner nominations and the approaching episode 400! News includes: DC announces National Comics and launches new He-Man comic, Netflix streams Hasbro shows, Powers pilot is being re-shot, Chris Giarrusso recreates Image covers and Sesame Street comics are coming! As always, listener feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!
Reviews: Dead Man's Run #0, Helldorado #1, The Incredible Hulk #1, Legion Secret Origin #1, Spaceman #1, Stitched #1, War of the Independents #1, Wolverine and the X-Men #1 Jimmy is joined again by Mike Cho to bring you the last of the New York Comic Con interviews! Jimmy chats with Ashley Eckstein ("Ahsoka Tano" on the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series), Bruce Time (Green Lantern, Batman animated series), and Monocyte creators Menton Matthews III & Kasra Ghanbari. The boys also discuss Halloween, famous tweets, Burke & Hare film, Beavis & Butt-Head and Good Vibes cartoons, Grimm, Grace Helbig wins King of the Web, 10th Doctor Who musical and other nonsense. News includes: Topps and IDW bring back Mars Attacks! in a comic book series, DC Universe Online is free, Rob Liefeld returns Extreme to Image, and Trip City is here. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!
Yet even more Heroes Con love! Jimmy moderated a great panel at Heroes Con called TAKING ON THE PROPERTY: ICONOGRAPHY with comic book titans Darwyn Cooke (The Spirit, DC's New Frontier, Parker), Ed McGuinness (Deadpool, Superman/Batman), Don Rosa (Scrooge McDuck) and Tim Sale (Batman, Hulk, Spider-Man). Here is the whole panel in it's entirety. The idea of the panel was how they took an established character and put their own stamp on it. Some great things were discussed by these amazing cartoonists. Thanks again to pal Mike Cho for hanging out to intro/outro this episode. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!
More Heroes Con love! Jimmy got so many great interviews at the show so we had to put out some specials! Mike Cho stays on to co-host and introduce interviews with Don Rosa (Scrooge McDuck), Chris Schweizer (Crogan Adventures), Van Jensen (Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer) and Charles Soule (27). Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening! Come back on Saturday to hear the panel that Jimmy moderated called Taking on the Property: Iconography with Darwyn Cooke, Ed McGuinness, Don Rosa, and Tim Sale!
Reviews: 50 Girls 50 #1, Reed Gunther #1, Zombies Christmas Carol #1 Jimmy attended Heroes Con and got a ton of great interviews for your listening pleasure! Enough to spread out over 4 or 5 episodes! In this episode, Jimmy chats with Jonathan Hickman, Mike Maihack, Curt Franklin/Chris Haley, Rob Anderson, and Enrica Jang. Good pal Mike Cho returns to guest c0-host. They briefly talk about some of the games coming out of E3 and Jimmy gives his massive Heroes Con recap. News includes: DC starts announcing new titles for relaunch, Batman Inc. will return, Eliza Dushku gets Torched, Valiant Comics returns and Jeff Lemire's Essex County makes the jump to film. As always, the Top 3, listener feedback and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Tune in Thursday for a special Heroes Con interview show with Don Rosa, Van Jensen, Chris Schweizer, and Charles Soule. Come back on Saturday to hear the panel that Jimmy moderated called Taking on the Property: Iconography with Darwyn Cooke, Ed McGuinness, Don Rosa, and Tim Sale!
Reviews: 5 Ronin #1, Axe Cop Bad Guy Earth #1, Carbon Grey #1, GI Joe Infestation #1, Wulf #1 Jimmy is joined by good pal Mike Cho! Regular listeners will remember Mike from past episodes where he schooled us on manga/anime. Apologies for last week's low sound issue. We're still recording on the digital recorder but think we got the sound adjustment figured out. We hope! The guys discuss last week's episode and the fun of it all. 99% of you loved it and got the jokes. Always knew we had a smart audience! They also mention even more Spidey musical woes, Ming Doyle's test run with the Wonder Woman MAC line, a funny/sexy article from a "church organization", Jimmy's long lost wife Ella Thomas is on All My Children, and Jimmy was in the Devil Inside webcomic again (Episode 34). News includes: Archiecomic sets world record, I Love Sarah Jane feature film, Diane Lane is "Ma Kent" in Snyder'sSuperman film, Kirkman and Liefeld teamup, more Wonder Woman TV casting, Blade Runnerreboot and a drug dealing comic nerd. Listener feedback and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Jimmy will be appearing on Jay & Jack's 30 Hour Podcast for Autism again this year! It starts at 12pm on Saturday, March 12th and runs until Sunday, March 13th. Jimmy will be on the 4am slot (Saturday going into Sunday). Don't forget to set your clocks forward that night so you don't miss him! We'll discuss some comic book stuff, TV and film. And Jimmy may have a little quiz for Jay & Jack as well! Click on the link above to watch it all stream live this weekend!
Reviews: Sherlock Holmes #1, Mr. Universe #1, Captain America: Theater of War: A Brother In Arms One-Shot It's a super-sized show chock full of guests and reviews! We break the 2 hour mark for the first time ever. But just barely. Sorry about that folks! But, it's all good. Chris Butcher, organizer of TCAF (Toronto Comic Arts Festival) and manager of Toronto's awesome comic shop The Beguiling, joins us to discuss the upcoming convention that Jimmy will be attending. In studio, Mike Cho hangs with us to talk about the L: Change the World movie among other things. We sent entertainment journalist, Zena Tsarfin, to see the new Toxic Avenger Musical and she joins us via Skype to review. We also review X-Men Origins: Wolverine and get some quick tweets about it as well. Hear Jimmy's run in with Eliza Dushku and how Joe and Mike saw Kevin Smith. News includes Batman dog saving the day, Grant Morrison and the DC multiverse, Comic Shop Locator app on the iPhone, Iron Maiden sues comics and more!
We've talked about it for over a year and it's finally here. It's our special VERSUS! show. A round table discussion where we take a comic book and explore the other mediums that the story is represented in. In this very first episode, it's Death Note vs. Death Note vs. Death Note. We cover it all from the original hit manga to the animated series to the live action films. Joe moderates the round table consisting of Jimmy, in studio guests Mike Cho and Carrie Tucker (I Love Geeks author), and Richard McAuliffe (calling in from Wales). Join us as we break down each medium in 15 minute increments and end with a compare/contrast of each. Which did we like best? And what would we do if we had our very own Death Note? Tune in to find out! VERSUS! is a new monthly show that we will be doing in addition to the regular weekly episodes of Comic News Insider. As with our special One-Shot! episodes, these will be numbered and part of the offical CNI canon.
Reviews: The Life and Times of Savior 28 #1, Batman: Battle for the Cowl #1, After Watchmen: What's Next? Saga of the Swamp Thing #21 Happy St. Patrick's Day from Hulk, Green Lantern, Green Arrow...and...well, you get the idea. Mike Cho joins us in studio as we discuss the new Sci Fi Channel name (WHY?!!!), BSG at the UN, SDCC 4 day passes sold out, Iron Man 2 and more. No interview this week, but a great tease for our new show called VERSUS! Our first one will be released this Saturday and it's Death Note vs. Death Note vs. Death Note. Covering the manga, anime and live action film. It's a new monthly (possibly) show we'll be releasing in the same vein as the CNI: One-Shot!'s. Tune in this Saturday for Comic News Insider: Episode 186 - VERSUS!
Episode 118: Original Airdate: December 11th, 2007Jimmy's Post-Birthday Brief!Sponsored by Dynamic Forces! ReviewsThe Ultimates 3: #1, Northlanders #1, Infinite Horizon #1Lotsa Jimmy birthday talk! Hear about the festivities, guests, presents, etc. Special call ins too. And...WHERE WAS JOE?!! Jimmy talks about his podcast infidelity since he appeared on other shows this week. Mike Cho joins us in studio to recap the recent NY Anime Fest.