--- title: "Mentor session: Pauline Nguyen" description: Pauline Nguyen is the co-owner of Red Lantern, Sydney's most popular Vietnamese restaurant. 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Take a look at the [Mentor session online with Pauline.](https://www.typsy.com/lessons/pauline-nguyen-red-lanterns-purpose-driven-restaurateur?utm_source=Blog&utm_medium=Social+media&utm_campaign=Blog+banner&utm_id=Blog) Together, the trio have built a successful, popular and sustainable restaurant that has won countless awards, including Australia’s Favourite Restaurant, and Best Asian Restaurant at the Restaurant and Catering Awards.                                  In her mentor session, Pauline talks about how the team have managed to achieve longevity in the highly competitive Sydney restaurant industry. She talks about the power of being resilient and facing challenges head-on, instead of being disheartened by failures.  She also shares the difficult Nguyen family story – how her parents fled communist Vietnam when she was just a child and resettled in Australia, instilling a strong work ethic and entrepreneurial spirit in their children from an early age.    [![Typsy online hospitality training and learning platform at typsy.com](https://blog.typsy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Typsy%20online%20hospitality%20training%20and%20learning%20platform%20at%20typsy.com.png?width=600&name=Typsy%20online%20hospitality%20training%20and%20learning%20platform%20at%20typsy.com.png)](https://www.typsy.com/lessons/pauline-nguyen-red-lanterns-purpose-driven-restaurateur?utm_source=Blog&utm_medium=Social+media&utm_campaign=Blog+banner&utm_id=Blog)[Watch Pauline's mentor session at typsy.com.](https://www.typsy.com/lessons/pauline-nguyen-red-lanterns-purpose-driven-restaurateur?utm_source=Blog&utm_medium=Social+media&utm_campaign=Blog+banner&utm_id=Blog) ---    **You might also like** | **[![Pauline Nguyen - small.png](https://blog.typsy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_Images/Pauline%20Nguyen%20-%20small.png?width=200&height=113&name=Pauline%20Nguyen%20-%20small.png)](https://blog.typsy.com/exclusive-live-talk-pauline-nguyen-from-red-lantern)** **[Exclusive live talk – Pauline Nguyen from Red Lantern](https://blog.typsy.com/exclusive-live-talk-pauline-nguyen-from-red-lantern)** | **[![A Straightforward Approach-1.png](https://blog.typsy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/A%20Straightforward%20Approach-1.png?width=200&height=113&name=A%20Straightforward%20Approach-1.png)](https://blog.typsy.com/straightforward-approach-to-better-restaurant-team)** **[A straightforward approach to build a better restaurant team](https://blog.typsy.com/straightforward-approach-to-better-restaurant-team)** | **[![5 Australian Initiatives Supporting Women in Hospitality.png](https://blog.typsy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/5%20Australian%20Initiatives%20Supporting%20Women%20in%20Hospitality.png?width=202&height=115&name=5%20Australian%20Initiatives%20Supporting%20Women%20in%20Hospitality.png)](https://blog.typsy.com/5-australian-initiatives-supporting-women-in-hospitality)** **[5 hospitality initiatives supporting women](https://blog.typsy.com/5-australian-initiatives-supporting-women-in-hospitality)** | | --- | --- | --- |   [Typsy news](https://blog.typsy.com/topic/typsy-news) [Restaurants & Bars](https://blog.typsy.com/topic/restaurants-bars) [Hospitality trends](https://blog.typsy.com/topic/hospitality-trends) ## Similar posts Typsy news ### [Exclusive live talk – Matt Mullins from Sand Hill Road](https://blog.typsy.com/exclusive-live-talk-matt-mullins-from-sand-hill-road) The Garden State Hotel recently opened in Melbourne to rave reviews. 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