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Will has spent $50,000 on coaching for personal development this year. Andrew has a visualization coach. We share what we've learned, what we do for ourselves, and how we do when we coach others.
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Robert Hao is the General Manager, Enterprise Partnerships and BD for Poizon Global. Poizon is China's global online marketplace for sneakers, apparel, and luxury products. Prior to Poizon, Robert launched Airbnb and GOAT into the Chinese market. In this episode, we discuss his experiences bringing US companies into China and bringing Chinese companies into the US.
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Today we have Victor Hwang with us. Victor is the founder and CEO of Right to Start, a campaign fighting to expand entrepreneurial opportunity for all. Right to Start drives civic change through: grassroots organizing and mobilizing, policy advocacy and engagement, and lifting the voices of entrepreneurs through media and storytelling. Recently, Victor was the Senior Advisor for the Office of the U.S. Commerce Secretary.
Victor is also the founder and CEO of Victor & Company, an economic growth consultancy. His economic development clients have included the World Bank, Ford Foundation, Inter-American Development Bank, and the U.S. Agency for International Development. He has also worked with corporate clients seeking to grow entrepreneurial innovation, including Accenture, IBM, and Microsoft.
Previously, he was the Vice President of Entrepreneurship at the Kauffman Foundation, the worldâs leading philanthropy supporting entrepreneurs with an endowment of $2 billion.
Learn more about Victor and how to get involved:
Right to Start: https://www.righttostart.orgVictor & Company economic growth consultancy: https://www.victorh.coBook: The Rainforest: The Secret to Building the Next Silicon Valley -
Christi Powell is a visualization strategist in the mindfulness sector of mental performance. She empowers World and Olympic athletes and leaders by enhancing their focus and adaptability through visualization. By collaborating with coaches, support staff and sports psychologists, she designs personalized visualizations and holistic growth plansâutilizing visualization tools, meditation, and mindset strategiesâto optimize performance, focus and skill development.
With an 11-year background in visualization and meditation and over 15 years working for global brands in advertising, she understands the key to unlocking your true potential lies in mastering the mental game. In this episode, Christi explains exactly what she does and how she does it!
Download the visualization mentioned in the episode: christipowell.com/wldshow
To learn more about Christi and what she does: https://christipowell.com
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Jeremy Sng is the General Manager of Corporate Finance & Strategy and Head of Centre of Excellence at M-DAQ Global. Prior to M-DAQ, Jeremy was the Head of Investment Banking of South East Asia at CLSA.
In this episode, Jeremy shares how he grew up in Singapore with a silver spoon and lost it all when his parents went bankrupt. He reveals how he rebuilt his life, excelled in investment banking across top firms, and eventually transitioned into a fintech startup. Jeremy discusses personal challenges, including a painful divorce, and how he practices gratitude to maintain resilience. Additionally, Jeremy talks about his relationship with Sonia Chew, a well-known TV and radio host, and the lessons he's learned.
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Giles is a Senior Program Officer for Arts & Creativity at the Barr Foundation. With assets of almost $2.5B, Barr is among the largest private foundations in New England and has contributed more than $1 billion to charitable causes since 1999. Prior to Barr, Giles spent fourteen years with the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center. Hired as BCNCâs first arts program coordinator in 2006, Giles was named CEO in 2013. Under his leadership, BCNC developed and opened the Pao Arts Center in 2017, Boston Chinatownâs first arts and cultural center. Giles is a published poet, spoken-word performance artist, and former cultural organizer.
Giles Li - Lin. Sanity.
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Jay Shek is the VP Consumer Product of Hone Health. Hone is the premier menâs optimization clinic that helps men get their spark back and be their best self. Prior to Hone Health, Jay was the Director of Product Management at Noom, a product that helped people live healthier lives by changing their long-term habits. Jay also worked at Facebook, Snapfish, and founded his own startup Locality. Jay has a passion for mastering new life skills like health, fitness, cooking, and fashion. In this episode, he shares his learnings with us.
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Dana Leong is a two-time Grammy award-winning musician, composer & producer. He is considered by many as the worldâs top electric cellist, as well as one of the worldâs top trombone players. Dana began competing internationally at the age of 8 and taught Jazz at Stanford University at the age 16, and completed the public policy program at Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
Dana has won two Grammys in Latin Jazz & classical music for collaborations with Paquito Dârivera. And has worked with top Hip-Hop artists such as Kanye West, and tops iTunes Charts with DJ A- Trak & DJ Qbert in EDM. He has also been a guest musical director on Broadway.
As an internationally renowned musician composer, Dana cooperates with global brands to create immersive music experiences. Recently he has created themes for top names including HermĂšs, Prada, Hugo Boss, Virgin Galactic, ESPN, Porsche, Infiniti, New York & Shanghai Fashion Week, Hong Kong Fintech Week, Singapore Fintech Festival, Mont Blanc and the Annual $1,000,000 Global Teacher Prize in Dubai.
A leading innovator at the intersection of music, technology & wellness, Dana is continuously experimenting. He is one of the first artists in the world pairing human talent with artificial intelligence powered music composer engines creating electronic symphony âiDragonâ with DeepMusic.Ai & Dell Technologies; pioneers live music + VR powered 3D art concerts. Dana founded the music social impact platform TEKTONIKmusic.org and created corporate & public music wellness programs at Google, YouTube, WeWork, HTC and the World Economic Forumâs flagship Davos Congress. Dana works with Yamaha to consult on the design of the âSilent (electric) Celloâ, serves as a U.S. Musical Ambassador and is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader.
Learn more about Dana:
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Jason Shafton is the founder of Winston Francois, a growth consulting firm. Winston Francois helps helps founders, executives, and investors with growth, product, and marketing.
Prior to Winston Francois, Jason was the VP at Vively Health, VP of Marketing at Headspace, and Chief Marketing Officer at Soothe. Jason was also the co-founder of Heal, providing access to primary care doctors through a simple app.
In this episode, we talk about Jason's career and gave him the perfect experience to build a growth consulting firm for founders.
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Michael Hsieh is the Founder and President of Fung Capital, a venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology companies. Fung Capital is the investment arm of the Fung family in Hong Kong which separately controls the Fung Group that sources, distributes, and retails consumer products globally. The Fung Group of companies include Li & Fung, Global Brands Group, and Fung Retailing, with over $22B in total revenues and 45,000 employees in over 40 countries. Fung Capital invests in B2B technology companies that enable omni-channel retailing and improve supply chain efficiency.
For decades, he has been heavily involved in numerous civic engagement initiatives, spanning from serving on non-profit boards such as Center for Asian American Media, Head Royce School, and Center for the Pacific Rim at USF, to co-founding Roses in Concrete, a public charter school serving primarily students of color in East Oakland. He and his wife Tonia started Karma Pictures, a media company developing feature films telling Asian American stories. Michael has a B.A degree in economics from Harvard College and an MBA degree from Harvard Business School.
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Mark Young is one of the co-founders of the nonprofit group Stand with Asians. An organization with a mission to strengthen the AAPI community by bringing more awareness to the challenges and opportunities within the AAPI community. And by funding and helping promising AAPI community leaders, grassroots groups, and non-profit organizations. Mark has been involved in numerous AAPI initiatives and projects, including getting Chinese New Year as a state holiday in California, an inaugural CNY celebration for the NFL, and a new Bruce Lee statue in SF and more. Mark is a 5th generation San Francisco native and UC Berkeley graduate. Heâs had a career in finance and real estate development.
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Michael Lee is the President of the Museum of Chinese in America. MOCA preserves the history, tells the stories, promotes the culture, and celebrates the accomplishments of Chinese in America. Prior to MOCA, Mike was the Managing Director of Corporate Development for the New York Institute of Finance. Prior to that, Mike was the Executive Director for Apex for Youth, a non-profit organization empowering underserved Asian youth from low-income families in New York City. Mike has also served as the Director of Development at the Committee of 100, an organization of Chinese American leaders who address issues concerning Asian Americans and U.S.-China Relations. Welcome Mike.
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Geo is the author of Fidenza Macro, a newsletter with over 3,000 subscribers that provides valuable resources and insights to global macro traders who are looking to improve their skills.
Geo currently manages his family office, where he invests in financial markets, venture capital, and private equity. And uses the profits to support causes in climate change, nature conservation, and refugee aid. Prior to running his own family fund, Geo was a forex trading desk head with over 20 years of experience at global investment banks.
In this episode, we discuss how Geo built Fidenza Macro and how he makes good decisions in trading, in his career, and in life.
Fidenza Macro NewsletterHuang Chen Foundation
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Joe Wang is the executive director of South Bay Youth Sports, a youth sports organization which promotes American football, basketball and athletic training. Joe has led the training of nearly 8,000 athletes, with currently 2 members playing in the NBA and 10 in Division I College football.
This includeâs Joeâs son. Jameson Wang, the starting quarterback of Cornell Big Red Football, an NCAA D1 football program.
Jameson is currently the only starting D1 Asian college football quarterback and is on his path to the NFL Draft, with the hopes of being the first Asian quarterback in the NFL this century.
Previously, Joe was the Co-Founder & General Manager of the American Football Union, an ambassador to the sport in the China market. Developing Chinese university football teams, and creating the fan base among the university students in Beijing. Joe was also the American Football head coach for the China National Team.
Kickstarter: The Improbable Road to the NFL Jameson Wang: The Next Level Asian American Quarterback Kickstarter
The documentary features Jameson Wangâs Road to the NFL. The film will spotlight the life and love of football of Asian American D1 college athlete Jameson Wang, while bringing awareness of the challenges faced by not passing the âeye testâ -- that of looking like conventional quarterbacks.
Filmed in both New York and California, the story explores the personal journey of Asian American athlete Jameson Wang, and how he uses his cultural heritage to overcome adversity and achieve success both on the field and in the classroom.
The documentary will highlight the unique challenges faced by Jameson in the world of sports from youth, through college, both on and off the gridiron, instilling a powerful message about grit, determination, and the power of perseverance. The film will highlight diversity, equity, fairness, and inclusion obstacles of a college quarterback.
The ïŹlm serves as an important medium to embrace diversity and promote inclusion in all aspects of life. It will exemplify the American Dream; the ideal that everyone can achieve true success through hard work, persistence, purpose, and drive.
Jameson Wang could very well be the next sports Cinderella story and you can be part of it by supporting this project!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/qbjman8/the-improbable-road-to-the-nfl
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Anthony Tse has a background in finance and is a two time founder. First, at the age of 30, Anthony started his own hedge fund, Pangu Capital Limited. Then in 2018, at the age 40. Anthony built his own preschool group in Singapore, which was recently acquired. Today, Anthony is starting a coaching business focused on high-achieving professionals.
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At the age of 4, Jeremy Harvey was put into foster care, due to his parentsâ issues with abuse, neglect, and substance abuse. After leaving foster care, Jeremy has dedicated his life to helping other children in the system.
First, at Cook County Illinois as a paralegal advocating for foster children on a case by case basis. Then at the state level for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services as a Deputy Director, as the Deputy Chief of Staff, and the Chief Accountability Officer.
Then for multiple states - as a change management consultant for foster care for the state departments of Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. And today. at the federal level - working for the Office for Refugee Resettlement under the Unaccompanied Children Program.
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Lee Cheng is an attorney and civil rights activist who has fought discrimination against Asian Americans for three decades.
Lee helped found the Asian American Legal Foundation and Asian American Coalition for Education. Most well known for its part in helping win the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard. A landmark decision of the US Supreme Court in 2023 in which the court held that race-based affirmative action programs in college admissions processes violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
As the Chief Legal Officer for Newegg, Lee was famously known as "chief troll hunter.â He was one of the few attorneys a decade ago to fight back against the multi-billion dollar patent troll industry and win.
In this episode. we talk about Lee's fight against IP patent trolls and race-based affirmative action.
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Gene Lee is the founder and CEO of Better Me NYC, where he teaches communities to raise awareness and find inner peace through breath and meditation.
Gene has taught and arranged events for tens of thousands participants globally. Including at events such as Tze San Sze Monastery in Hong Kong, and the Feel Good Festival in Shanghai. And has worked with corporate clients such as NIKE and WeWork.
Before starting Better Me NYC, Gene worked in investment banking and wealth management, leading expansion efforts in Asia, at JPMorgan, HSBC, and BBVA.
In this episode, we talk about Gene's journey from investment banker to dharma yoga teacher. And the different ways we can raise awareness and find inner peace.
Learn more about Gene and Better Me NYC:
Instagram: @bettermenycWebsite: https://bmnyc.co/ - Montre plus
