Episode 1: Unique Experience of Entrepreneurship in Bhutan with Sonam Chopal

Please join us for the first episode of the E-Spirit Podcast from Bhutan! Rakhi Mehra in conversation with Sonam Chophel, Designer, Nurse, ex-Civil Servant and Founder CSI Markets in Bhutan. The student co-host is Tshering Nidup from The Royal Academy, Pangbisa a Bhutan Baccalaureate School. Tshering interned with CSI Markets at that time of the podcast recording. In the episode, we learn about Sonam's childhood as a young artist to his journey to and through medical school leading him to eventually becoming a nurse. Sonam also connects this journey and what it means to be a entrepreneur in Bhutan. He shares frankly until a few years ago I had no idea what the word entrepreneurship was all about. This episode covers the themes of social entrepreneurship, what it means to build a business, as well as elevating people through creation. Show notes Cottage and Small Industries (CSI) Markets a marketplace for products grown and made by other Bhutanese entrepreneurs (heads-up of Episode 4 with Founder of Bhutan Blossoms) And to get more insights from Sonam Chophel on Entrepreneurship, you could follow the YouTube Channel Entreprenuer Bhutan