Culture is not universal | Zhenya Rozinskiy, Vanielle Lee

Culture problems are not about intent. They are about expectations.

In this episode, Zhenya Rozinskiy sits down with Vanielle Lee, CTO and Co-Founder at OdeCloud, to talk about what changes when teams work across the US and Asia, especially Japan.

They cover:
• Why being on time means different things in different countries
• How hierarchy changes feedback, trust, and decision making
• Why American-style communication can feel casual or confusing to others
• How independent work and consulting are shifting with AI

This is a real-world conversation about managing people across borders, avoiding cultural misreads, and working with humans instead of assumptions.