Built by Humans – Culture is not universal | Zhenya Rozinskiy, Vanielle Lee

Dec 15, 2025
22 mins

Episode Description

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.

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• Zhenya Rozinskiy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rozinskiy
• Vanielle Lee: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanielle/

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