Michael W. Beard

Michael has lived and worked in Asia for about 20 years and holds a masters degree in Intercultural Studies. While living in Central Asia, he helped to launch a business training and incubation center where local entrepreneurs learned to run small businesses through mentoring and hands-on experience. He also has a background in education from primary school to university and has created the content for several topics in the Navigating Business Series with Simple Group Global. Michael is a Partner and Chief Operating Officer of Simple Group Global. He and his wife Michelle live in Vietnam and have four adult children.