Second Generation (57): Cam Tu Pham - from 'meat pies' girl to a successful entrepreneur

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Cam Tu and her husband met their mentor, Brian Tracy, at the National Speakers Associations Australia on 27 May 04 Source: Supplied

When Cam Tu Pham arrived in Australia from Vietnam in 1984, she could not speak a word of English. Almost 2 decades later, she is an author, motivational speaker, university lecturer and entrepreneur.


Cam Tu recalls living on a diet of pies at high school because it was the only word the ladies in the canteen could understand her say.


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