Struggling to move your organization past the AI hype and into true, operational ROI?

From writing his first lines of code at age ten to earning a Master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence back in 1993, Stéphane Monsallier, Founder & CEO of System in Motion and co-founder of La French Tech Shanghai, has spent decades navigating tech ecosystems across Europe and Asia.

In this episode, Stéphane strips away the marketing noise to deliver a pragmatic, execution-first blueprint for corporate AI integration. He unpacks:

•⁠ ⁠The 3 Barriers to AI Adoption: How to knock down employee fear, shatter the corporate "imagination barrier," and institute structured thought frameworks across your teams.

•⁠ ⁠Why Replacing Humans with AI Fails: The costly mistakes of rushing to eliminate departments, the myth of the one-person billion-dollar revenue company, and why the future belongs to augmented, empowered professionals.

•⁠ ⁠Geopolitics & Model Independence: How to build resilient, plug-and-play tech infrastructure that remains independent of underlying models

•⁠ ⁠The Blueprint for Fast Integration: Why AI transformation must start with an active 3-hour executive training at the top, and how to scale it instantly using internal, self-motivated "AI Champions."

•⁠ ⁠Practical prompt engineering tips: Founders can apply this week to boost productivity.

The future doesn't belong to automated algorithms, but to augmented professionals. If you are ready to move past the marketing noise and scale operational ROI, this episode delivers the exact enterprise blueprint needed to securely audit data readiness, establish safe innovation playgrounds, and transform your teams into hyper-productive operators.

Listen now to master the realistic future of AI execution.

Connect with the Guest:

Stéphane Monsallier (Founder & CEO)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanemonsallier/

Connect with the Host:

Fiona Yeung (Community Lead, La French Tech Hong Kong - Shenzhen)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/fionayeung/

Planning to transform your business and wondering how automation can empower production, optimize manpower, and cut costs? Already building workflows but seeking better tools and support? Or perhaps you’re running a startup with limited resources and need to scale locally, regionally, and internationally?

In this episode, Dean Pike — AI and automation strategist, entrepreneur, and Hong Kong ambassador for n8n, shares how he automated ~80% of his operations, scaled cold outreach from hundreds to thousands of leads per month, and transitioned from corporate leadership to full‑time founder. His journey is a blueprint for entrepreneurs, tech professionals, and founders navigating the challenges of growth, burnout, and resource constraints.

The discussion focuses on:

•⁠ ⁠From Side Hustle to Scale: Dean’s journey building Prop Sourcer during Covid and making the leap from corporate to founder.

•⁠ ⁠The MVP of Automation: How to identify, automate, elevate — start small and reclaim founder focus.

•⁠ ⁠The n8n Advantage: Why migrating from Zapier unlocked self hosted, flexible, and cost effective automation at scale.

•⁠ ⁠AI Powered Outreach: Personalizing cold outreach at 10x volume without extra headcount.

•⁠ ⁠Founder Resilience: Why automation is the antidote to burnout — and how to refocus on strategy.

•⁠ ⁠The Entrepreneurial Leap: When to pilot, how to choose tools, and what traction you need before going all in.

Listen to the episode to get the step‑by‑step playbook and a practical checklist for running & scaling a leaner, smarter business with automation, locally and globally.

Connect with the Guest:

Dean Pike (Founder, TidyCuvre & PropSourcer)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/deanpike/

Connect with the Host:

Fiona Yeung (Community Lead, La French Tech Hong Kong - Shenzhen)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/fionayeung/

What does it really take to build a startup from nothing, and scale it internationally?

In this episode, Antoine Kuhnast, Founder & CTO of Safehear, shares the unfiltered story behind building a deep tech hardware company, starting as a student with no funding, no network, and no clear roadmap.

Through pitching, failures, and real-world testing, he transformed a personal problem into a scalable industrial solution, before expanding from France to Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area.

🎧 You’ll learn: • How to go from idea to first traction without resources

• How to test a new market before committing resources

• What early-stage founders often get wrong about product development

• The real differences between Europe and Asia in business execution

• Why “expanding too fast” can destroy your startup

• Why the GBA is a game-changer for hardware startups

A practical episode for founders navigating the hard truth of hardware industrialization.

Connect with the Guest:

• Antoine Kuhnast (Founder/CTO of Safehear)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoinek-startup/

Connect with the Host:

• Fiona Yeung (Community Lead, La French Tech Hong Kong - Shenzhen)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/fionayeung/