Thoughts on mining, leadership, and Central Asian development
700 Families
What it means to run the only employer in a remote mountain town.
Starting a Factory at 22 Without the Language
On founding a manufacturing company in Hangzhou with limited Chinese, no capital, and a lot of nerve.
The Turnaround
How Makmal Gold went from seven years of losses to 400 million som profit.
Five Languages, Five Worlds
How switching between Kyrgyz, Chinese, Russian, Turkish, and English changes the way you think.
When Parliament Calls
On defending industrial projects before government committees at thirty.
The Road from Xi'an to Bishkek
Ten years abroad, coming home, and what changed.