Inspiration. Impact. Learnings. Join Fredrik, one of Sweden’s top entrepreneurs who’s been seen on Forbes Magazine, BBC, Bloomberg, The New York Times, The Financial Times as he interviews some of the most inspirational and remarkable people in the world - turning their life lessons and life hacks into actionable advice you can use in your life no matter your profession or age. What’s behind their secret sauce, their paths to success, their life lessons and how they overcome obstacles that stand in the way. If you’re ambitious, want to grow and like to continually improve yourself each day, subscribe to the show. You’ll love it.
Episodes
Thursday Dec 09, 2021
Thursday Dec 09, 2021
This week on Fika with Rice, @freddievanhuynh meets @brendankane - a growth strategist, keynote speaker and author of One Million Followers: How I built a Massive Social Following in 30 Days. Brendan Kane shares in-depth social media strategies on how to cultivate a thriving following, up level your brand and ultimately make a powerful, positive impact in the world. If you want to level up your brand and increase your followers - don’t miss this episode.
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Friday Nov 26, 2021
Friday Nov 26, 2021
Competing at the absolute highest level of any sport or business requires an extreme amount of mental toughness and grit - qualities that the inaugural UFC Lightweight Champion of the World has plenty of.
This week on Fika with Rice, @freddievanhuynh speaks to @jenspulver - the inaugural UFC Lightweight Champion of the World. Jens "Lil' Evil" Pulver is a retired professional mixed martial artist and undefeated boxer and kickboxer from the U.S. He was the inaugural UFC Lightweight Champion and served as the head coach on The Ultimate Fighter 5 reality show against long-time rival B.J. Penn.
We learn the incredible story of how he overcame childhood trauma and massive pain and rose to the absolute top in one of the most competitive sports in the world. An extraordinary inspirational episode - don’t miss it!
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Thursday Oct 21, 2021
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
Dubbed for the better or worse “the female Michael Phelps”, Katie Hoff is an 8x world champion, 3x Olympian medalist, 2x Olympian. Everyone is so obsessed about results in today’s world - but what is required on a daily basis to achieve those results? What’s happening inside your mind when you are going through the process? Hard work is painful. Hard work is (sometimes) boring. Hard work is frustrating. What happens when you embrace the early, cold mornings? What happens when you embrace the thousands of repetitions? What happens when you embrace the suck?
This week on Fika with Rice, Freddie speaks with the Olympian, the author - Katie Hoff. This is a great episode for you if you want to learn more about how to embrace the day to day process to achieve any desired results, her life lessons of going to the Olympics at 15 years old, how to find that hidden gear inside you to push extra in your life and her best advice to you listening - to reach your goals.
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Thursday Aug 19, 2021
Thursday Aug 19, 2021
What is design thinking? Why do the world’s leading universities such as MIT offer courses in design thinking? What can you learn from design thinking and how can you apply this concept into your work?
This week on Fika with Rice, Fredrik speaks with the design thinking expert Brittany Arthur - she’s the Co-Founder of Design Thinking Japan, keynote speaker and the host of the Business Karaoke Podcast. Don’t miss this out! This is a great episode for you if you are feeling stuck at school or work and are looking to learn new ways to approach ideas, no matter what industry you’re in.
Listen. Learn. Get inspired.
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Wednesday Aug 04, 2021
Wednesday Aug 04, 2021
I know you probably heard about cryptocurrency. But do you really understand what it is? Have you ever wondered how to get involved with cryptocurrency? What do all the terms really mean?
Bitcoin. Ethereum. What is all of this? How do you go about starting to invest and save?
This week on Fika with Rice, Fredrik speaks with Scott Melker - the Wolf of All Streets. He is a trader and investor both privately and at TexasWest Capital, and a thought leader in the crypto space. Scott was recently named "Influence of the Year" by Binance and has been recognized as a leading voice in crypto and beyond. This is an excellent conversation for you if you are looking to learn more about cryptocurrency and how to get started.
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Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
Do you ever feel unorganized?
As more of our lives are taking place at home, there are some best practices for maintaining focus, balance and organization both in our homes but also in our mental state. How do you organize and declutter your workspace at home? How do you know what to throw away and what to keep? How do you maintain a good mental state whilst working from home? What are some hacks to keep yourself organized?
This week on Fika with Rice, Fredrik meets with Patty Morrissey, Founder and Head Coach at Clear & Cultivate and creator of The Clear & Cultivate Method™. She’s also the first Kon Mari consultant in North America (check @mariekondo on Instagram and her amazing system). We learn what routines we should follow (and what we shouldn’t), how to tidy your workspace, the importance of challenges in life and above all how to start living a life reflective of the person you are now.
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Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
You know the feeling of when you open up Instagram and want to write that perfect caption?
Storytelling is an art. We all need to know the art of telling our own story, whether you are an entrepreneur, designer or an accountant. But how do you go about it? What if you’re never been a good writer? What if you don’t have any imagination?
This week on Fika with Rice, Fredrik meets with Melanie Deziel. She's a keynote speaker, award-winning branded content creator, and lifelong storyteller, on a mission to share the power of compelling and credible content with others. Melanie is the founder and Chief Content Officer of StoryFuel, which teaches marketers, creators and organizations how to tell better brand stories, and the author of the bestselling Marketing and Business Communications book The Content Fuel Framework: How to Generate Unlimited Story Ideas. We learn how anyone (that’s right, ANYONE) - can become a better storyteller, how storytelling can be viewed as doing your laundry and that stories can be found in anyone’s life, as long as you look closely enough.
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Wednesday Jul 14, 2021
Wednesday Jul 14, 2021
Have you ever thought about how it feels to become the first person on earth (ever) to do something?
In today’s world, we are comfortable. We can buy food from any grocery store at any time (for most people in the Western world). We can get lost in any city and from a click on your smartphone, you can get back home via apps like Uber and Grab. But, few of us really know how it really feels to be uncomfortable, lonely and cold pursuing your dream. The Wales man Ash Dykes knows.
This week on Fika with Rice, Fredrik speaks with Ash Dykes. A 3x World First Record Holder, author, athlete and adventurer who is crushing limits and raising the bar in what is possible in life. Fredrik speaks to Ash and learns about his 6,400 km trek in China by foot, being followed by bears, wolves and becoming the first person to walk the entire length of the Yangtze River. We learn about what it really takes mentally, emotionally and physically to become a World First Record Holder, and how humbleness and simplicity can take you really far in life.
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Wednesday Jul 07, 2021
Wednesday Jul 07, 2021
Have you ever wondered what your personal brand says about you?
In today’s digital world, unless you have no social media accounts, you have a personal brand - whether you like it or not. But, we can take control of our image by being intentional about everything we do offline and online as it all affects your brand - we can create content in all formats whether written, audio or video that represents what type of expertise we have.
This week on Fika with Rice, Fredrik speaks with Dr Natalia Wiechowski. Natalia is an award-winning Personal Branding Strategist and LinkedIn unicorn. We learn how to elevate our personal brands and take it to the next level and why being authentic is crucial.
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Wednesday Jun 30, 2021
Wednesday Jun 30, 2021
A conversation with Annie Thorisdottir, an Icelandic CrossFit athlete. She is the 2011 and 2012 CrossFit Games women's champion, which cemented her the title of "Fittest Woman on Earth". She is the first woman ever to have won this title - twice. In this episode, we’ll hear the inspirational story on how she grew up in Iceland and how important the unconditional love from her family has helped her tremendously throughout her journey to follow her dreams.
An extraordinary inspirational episode filled with gold nuggets and lessons about motherhood, women’s body complexity, advice to young women out there and why moving your body is important for your mind.
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