Episodes
025 // “Don’t take things personally in regards to harsh feedback" With Richard Leong
Jan. 25, 2021
Richard Leong is a DEI Consultant and a Leadership Development Coach. He is currently working at Collective, a DEI lab, in addition to running an independent consulting and coaching practice. He is also an inaugural board me…
024 // "Follow your passions" with Andrew Tan
Jan. 24, 2021
Andrew Tan is a Human Capital Management Consultant at Deloitte and has previously worked in strategy consulting and career consulting. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Finance from Indiana University Bloomi…
023 // "If you choose to do something, be the best at it" with Sho Dewan
Jan. 23, 2021
Sho Dewan is the Founder of Workhap, a talent development firm specializing in Career Coaching & Corporate Trainings. He is a 2020 LinkedIn Top Voice in job searching and careers. He earned his Bachelor's in Business Adminis…
022 // "Online job applications are worthless" with Richard Ngo
Jan. 22, 2021
Richard Ngo is the Art Director for X. Nguyen Design Co. a creative marketing agency start-up and founder of his personal marketing consultation and media production service. He also works in career development as an intern …
021 // "Listen to your intuition" with Sarah Park-Thompson
Jan. 21, 2021
Sarah Park-Thompson is the Director of Career Services at Harvey Mudd College. She has been in career services working at various institutions for about a decade, most recently at UCLA. Before that, she also worked in divers…
020 // "Don't say sorry so much" with Raymond Luu
Jan. 20, 2021
Raymond Luu is an Associate Director of Commercial Services at San Jose State University. He is also a Program Manager for a nonprofit, Project by Project, which focuses on Asian American leadership development through fundr…
019 // "Be a people pleaser and satisfy as many people as you can" with Min Kwon
Jan. 19, 2021
Min Kwon is a Sr. Marketing Analyst at PepsiCo Beverages NY. He is part of the Water portfolio, leading the digital strategy and societal purpose on LIFEWTR's brand communication team. He is also involved with the PepsiCo As…
018 // "Don't Be Yourself" with Mia Marie Parisotto
Jan. 18, 2021
Mia Marie Parisotto is a personal career coach and mentor. She is a director of training and technology - handling everything from a potential associate's first day until their growth and then their leadership development gr…
017 // "Be your own hero" with Alan Zhu
Jan. 17, 2021
Alan Zhu is an Asian American hip-hop and R&B rapper, musician, and actor from Atlanta, GA. He fell in love with music and acting at a young age and uses it to own who he is and to be the best version of himself.
016 // "Find one good company and stay there" with Coonoor Behal
Jan. 16, 2021
Coonoor Behal is the Founder & CEO of Mindhatch, a firm devoted to innovation and creativity. She is an expert in Design Thinking, Organizational Improv, and Innovation Facilitation. She graduated summa cum laude from New Yo…
015 // "Get a job, keep your head down, work hard, and you can have fun when you retire" with Van Lai-DuMone
Jan. 15, 2021
Van Lai-DuMone is the founder of worksmART Advantage, a progressive team development and leadership training consultancy that utilizes creativity, play, and experiential learning to evolve mindset, skill sets, and behaviors …
014 // "Introverts can never be leaders" with Godwin Chan
Jan. 14, 2021
Godwin Chan is the host of “Digital Introverts,” a podcast where introverts share their success and failure stories and how they thrive in the digital age. He was part of the first full-year cohort of the Biomedical Discover…
013 // "Never do anything for free" with David Moriya
Jan. 13, 2021
David Moriya is the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Strong Asian Lead, a developing career accelerator for Asian Americans in the entertainment industry. He is also the host of the podcast "Redress & Lofi" and the found…
012 // "Life will be better at a certain point, so just wait until that happens" with Kathleen Wang
Jan. 12, 2021
Kathleen Wang is a pediatric allergist practicing in North Carolina. She is a co-founder of The Grown Up Asian, a community and life coaching service for Asian American Women who feel unfulfilled, overwhelmed, and struggle i…
011 // “Network the way everyone else is doing it" with Joseph Shin
Jan. 11, 2021
Joseph Shin is a senior at Emory University majoring in Marketing and Information Systems. He is also currently the director of Growth & Marketing at Product Buds, an online community for aspiring product managers. He has pr…
010 // “You have to get a Masters degree" with Connan Chan
Jan. 10, 2021
Connan Chan is a recruitment consultant specializing in IT roles at DataFinery Consulting. He graduated from the University of Toronto with honors and a double degree in Cognitive Science and Linguistics and went on to recei…
009 // “Stay on your team (even if it's toxic) until you get promoted - then you can do whatever you want" with Da Eun Kim
Jan. 9, 2021
Da Eun Kim is a Film & TV Production MFA student at USC and a host and producer for the Bamboo & Glass podcast. She holds a Masters in Computer Science from Stanford and prior to her current status as an MFA student, she has…
008 // “You don’t need another job, you make more than enough as a woman" with Sheena Yap Chan
Jan. 8, 2021
Sheena Yap Chan is a blogger, podcaster, consultant, author, and speaker on building self-confidence. She currently inspires women through her podcast called The Tao of Self Confidence where she interviews Asian women about …
007 // “Networking means talking to someone once and then asking for a job" with Neal Sivadas
Jan. 7, 2021
Neal Sivadas is a senior at the University of Southern California studying the Business of Cinematic Arts with a minor in Applied Analytics. He is an aspiring Product Marketing Manager with a focus in helping brands understa…
006 // “He who dies with the most toys wins" with Seibo Shen
Jan. 6, 2021
Seibo Shen currently runs three companies in the cannabis space that make devices that allow the consumer to benefit from cannabis without the negative side effects of smoking. He also runs a few additional groups including …
005 // “Follow your passion” with Stacy Jene Li
Jan. 5, 2021
Stacy Jene Li is a career coach for ambitious creatives/misfits who value social impact and want to make the world a better place through their work. She holds a Masters in Education from UPenn and started her career coachin…
004 // “Just keep your head down and keep working - even if you know something is not right.” with Miloni Gandhi
Jan. 4, 2021
Miloni Gandhi is an experienced international educator with over 15 years of experience in international development and international education. Currently, she is on the Workforce Development team at Foothill College and ru…
003 // “Just put your head down and work hard” with Joseph Choi
Jan. 3, 2021
Joseph Choi is the founder of Tech Pod, a weekly newsletter on non-technical jobs in tech. He is currently a Business Operations Intern at Salesforce and is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Economics at the University of Michi…
002 // “Grad school is always miserable" with Linda Evans
Jan. 2, 2021
Linda Evans is a strength-based career coach with a Masters degree in Psychological Counseling from Columbia University. She runs her own career coaching practice in addition to working as a full-time Assistant Director in C…