# Vietnam From The Eyes of A Pioneering Entrepreneur: Interview with Rick Yvanovich, Founder & CEO TRG International

*Source: https://trginternational.com/blog/vietnam-from-the-eyes-of-a-pioneering-entrepreneur-interview-with-rick-yvanovich-founder-ceo-trg-international/*

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Rick Yvanovich – Founder & CEO TRG International has confirmed to become one of the keynote speakers at [**Echelon Vietnam 2016**](https://e27.co/echelon/vietnam/)**.**

Prior to the opening of the event on 18th – 19th November, Rick has shared in the interview with E27.co about his company’s success and Vietnam’s growth under the eyes of a pioneering entrepreneur living in Vietnam since the 1990s.

_“In 1990, I was posted by BP Exploration to Vietnam as a Finance Manager. Four years later, the company wanted to send me back to London in the wake of declining oil prices. I was having a good time in Vietnam and saw little reason to go back to London, so I took a voluntary redundancy package based on my expat salary and retired.”_, Rick shared his story when starting to live in Vietnam.

![Rick Yvanovick Founder & CEO TRG International](https://blog.trginternational.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_8015-e1478234258472.jpg?width=690&name=IMG_8015-e1478234258472.jpg "Rick Yvanovick Founder & CEO TRG International")

_Rick Yvanovich, Founder & CEO TRG International_

He founded TRG International in 1994 and scaled his startup into the international company it is today. _“Currently, we primarily do four things. The first and central aspect is IT… Second is IT Talent… The third aspect is a pivot into the F&B space… Lastly, we have startups… Today, we’ve got some 250 Vietnamese consultants and developers. Our Vietnamese consulting team visits dozens of countries a year and we support our 80-country customer base out of Vietnam.”_

Asking to share about his personal experience observing Vietnam’s growth and development, Rick said: _“We’ve seen the birth of laws, taxes and the trickle to a flood of foreign direct investments. Incredibly, the startup scene has really started up and Vietnam is beginning to birth its fair share of entrepreneurs. It is only a matter of time before we see the unicorns.”_

You can read the full version of the interview **[here](https://e27.co/vietnam-eyes-pioneering-entrepreneur-trg-internationals-rick-yvanovich-20161104/)**.