EP 285 – Kirill Bratchenko – Novation Academy – I Want to See More People Flying

by Michael Waitze | Jul 12, 2023

This episode of the Asia Tech Podcast features ⁠Kirill Bratchenko⁠, the Managing Director of⁠ Novation Academy⁠. Kirill shares his inspiring journey from Ukraine to Cambodia and his almost two decades of entrepreneurship.

Some of the topics that Kirill discussed:

How a one-year contract to go to Cambodia changed his life
Building a company in Cambodia and what he learned along the way
How his fear of flying lead to his interest in aviation and building a flight training school
The huge potential for civil aviation growth in Asia
Kirill’s dreams for the future

Some other titles we considered for this episode, but ultimately rejected:

I Have Fire in My Eyes
My Fear of Flying Was From Lack of Control
I Want to Build It All Around the Academy
It’s a Crazy, Crazy Dream

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