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Meet the local influencers who shape our community: read their personal stories and benefit from their insights.
Forging Bonds Not Battles: Leading From The Heart!
Former French Foreign Legionnaire turned executive coach, Vladimir Bourov is helping Hong Kong’s men reclaim strength through service, community and conscious leadership. Elizabeth Kerr reports
Must Love Dogs: Preeti, Unfiltered!
Blunt, big-hearted and endlessly busy, Preeti Sharma’s life is marked by grit, reinvention and dogs – lots of dogs. Elizabeth Kerr...
Something's Brewing: The Beer Guy!
Chengdu native Maverick Wang is committed to a life in Discovery Bay, and that includes providing us with a signature homegrown brew.
On The Ball: Fast Bowler!
Heading into Year 13 at DBIS, Hong Kong, China national team cricketer Daniel Mapp is ready to deliver. Elizabeth Kerr reports ...
Splasher: Diving In Head First!
Having learnt to swim with Splash Foundation, Mary Cruz has found her voice and her second true calling as a volunteer coach. Elizabeth...
Fast On Their Feet: Tradition In Action
Just back from the 2025 Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne in Dublin, Sofia Brantingham, Molly Whitehead and Fiadh-Rose Howlin share their...
He's Keyed In: Star Of The Show!
Rayming Lan is making classical music cool again, one rockin’ piano performance at a time. Elizabeth Kerr reports For lack of a better...
Fintech Bad Boy: Calling All Crusaders!
Accountant, marathoner, yoga instructor, family man and frequent flyer Stefano Passarello is on a mission to help good businesses do...
Living To The Full: Trekking Poles Pro!
Loïc Le Jannou, a DB resident of almost 30 years, shares his love of the Lantau trails with Elizabeth Kerr. Use trekking poles his way...
Jolly Good Fellows: Time To Party!
Elizabeth Kerr sits down with the South islanders bringing birthday happiness to local kids in need It’s an unseasonably warm morning in...
The Chronicler: Past Master!
Photographer, writer and curator Ed Stokes sits down with Elizabeth Kerr to discuss his upcoming exhibition, and wind the camera back on...
Personal Dao: The Searcher!
Based on real-life encounters across many of China’s holiest sites, Seeking Immortals: A Modern Daoist Travelogue explores myths and...
The New 30: Hyrox Champs!
Neil Jensen and Claire O’Neill are taking advantage of the one-two punch of DBDB and HYROX to be fabulous at 50+. Elizabeth Kerr reports ...
He's In Tune: Star In The Making!
On the back of his success at DB Definitely Best and Nextwave Beach Music Festival, Phoenix Broderick is preparing to release his first...
Strings Theory: The Maverick Musicians!
Strings Theory: The Maverick Musicians! Tim Chen and Juan Andrés Carmona are shaking up Hong Kong's classical performance scene, and...
House Of May: The Artisan
Eight-year DB resident Alex May has turned on to leather, creating high-end, one-of-a-kind bags and accessories that oppose fast fashion,...
Baby Talk: Mama Superior!
Marcella King has made it her mission to support mothers (and fathers) in DB and beyond. Elizabeth Kerr reports "When you’re a new...
Sea-Facing! The Sand Man
You won’t be able to look at artist Gary Melsom’s latest work for very long, but that’s OK by him. Elizabeth Kerr reports Gary Melsom is...
Top Of His Game! The Good Guy
Actor, tech pro and returning DBer Philippe Joly has a ton on his plate. Just the way he likes it. Elizabeth Kerr reports ...
Mind Over Matter! Ultramarathon Man
Discovery Bay International School psychology and science teacher, Neil O’Maonaigh-Lennon reflects on perhaps his biggest challenge to...
Book Smarts! Great Expectations
Not even a ’tween yet, Anna Sze is DB’s newest, published author, and it’s probably the tip of the iceberg. Elizabeth Kerr reports...
Language and Identity: Good Communicator!
Translator, editor, finance-pro and now author Flora Qian looks back on her youth in her first novel, South of the Yangtze. Elizabeth...
From the Hip: The Gaudente!
A multi-hyphenate well-versed in the finer things, Franco Savadori’s instincts led him to Discovery Bay and his next chapter as a dealer...
Top of her Game: Woman Empowered!
Landscape architect, outrigger competitor, artist, adoptee. Polly Snaith is a juggler first and foremost, adept at keeping many different...
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