Venture capitalism can sound like an intimidating world to get involved in. Maybe it even feels impossible because how many of us who come from immigrant parents learned about it when we were young or had opportunities to get involved with VC as we entered the workforce? Justin Kang, general partner at Visible Hands, is demystifying VC for us and challenging the idea that VC is just for "ivy leaguers."

What do you do with your life after your parents worked hard to build a life for you after escaping The Fall of Saigon to immigrate to America? Become an internationally-recognized political and public policy leader, of course! Or maybe that’s just Jeff Le. He’s in the studio to talk about the fascinating work he’s done throughout his life to reverse the damage The Model Minority myth has caused and empower others to get active in this social justice climate

EPISODE 69: Amplifying BIPOC Voices In Investing with Nathalie Molina Niño

Today we have our first non-AAPI voice on the podcast, and I'm thrilled to break that tradition with none other than Nathalie Molina Niño! She is an author, educator, retired global tech entrepreneur, and investor with Builder Capitalism. She's dedicated her life to amplifying voices of color in the sectors that need it most: tech and investing. Listen in for a truly inspiring episode!

Frances Tang, the founder of sexual wellness company Awkward Essentials, shares her norm-defining life in today’s episode. After feeling uninspired by the corporate world, she decided to leave and come up with the after-sex cleanup solution no one knew they needed: the dripstick. Tune in to listen to her journey into the sexual wellness niche, and how she navigates being the only solo venture-capital-backed female Asian American entrepreneur in the sex tech space.

We’re talking about S-E-X on the podcast today. If you grew up in a household like mine, raised by traditional parents, there’s a good chance you never talked about sex. But I’m slowly learning how to detach guilt, shame, and embarrassment from not just sex, but also self-exploration and pleasure. (Spoiler alert: so far, it’s been incredibly liberating.) Want to join me in this journey? Listen to this episode, where I explain how my shame manifested at a young age. Plus, how to find the reframe your experience around sexuality, sensuality, and pleasure.

Welcome to our first mindfulness episode of season 2! This meditation practice focuses on freedom. Like, true freedom — freedom to express yourself unapologetically in a world that simultaneously expects a lot from us, yet wants us to act in specific ways that ‘serve’ the circumstances. It can feel a bit like switching masks, and eventually, that gets exhausting because it’s not authentic. Join me in this meditation if you want to live out with the freedom you’re looking for in your life.

In this incredible second episode of season 2 of F*ck Saving Face, I interview the co-hosts of the “Dear White Women” podcast, Sara and Misasha. These Harvard graduates have challenged what we think we know about race and racism, and they’re here to share both personal and professional stories about how we can evolve and elevate together.

It’s the first episode of season 2 — join me as I update you on everything I’ve been up to for the past three months, and give a few hints at what I’ve got in store for this season.

Join me in this season end episode of F*ck Saving Face with a mindfulness practice designed to nurture gratitude for all the ways in which you show up every day, and to look back at all the experiences and the people who have been part of a wonderful season. Take a moment to remind yourself of how truly worthy you are.

Check out this interview with Dr. Sam Ko, Board Certified emergency physician and the founder of Reset Ketamine, where we talk about how he uses advances in ketamine therapy to support mental and emotional health, transforming what was once considered a party drug into a solution for patients. He also shares his personal experience growing up as Asian American male.

In this episode, I share my own personal experience with the use of DMT and how I’ve defied what my Chinese parents thought was acceptable when it came to substance use.

When exploring trauma, a lot of things can come up. Today’s practice helps you handle those feelings with care, and gingerly move towards a deeper kind of healing. Discover what it’s like to breathe and let your guard down.

Licensed psychotherapist and Red Cross first aid responder KJ Nasrul joins us to talk about trauma - both the big T and small t trauma. Tune in and know the difference, and get plenty other insights, including how to embrace your Asian identity when you were adopted into a white family.

I’ll be sharing in this episode, a little bit of the trauma that I have experienced from the most unexpected people - my own family. This episode opens up this week’s topic on Trauma, and the ways you can process every day little moments of it to the big experiences, too.

This week’s mindfulness practice is to remind you how powerful you are, and how to exercise that power to live the kind of life you want, not what the kind of life other people think you should have. Discover your inner strength today.

Vietnamese American triathlete and Google team member Chi Pham, joins us in this episode where we talk about what it was like to pursue competitive sports AND become plant-based with traditional Vietnamese parents... and how we're changing the story of female beauty for Asian Americans everywhere.

Listen in to today's episode about growing up and wanting to express yourself, but not get any support from family and other people close to you. In this episode, we talk about how difficult it is to go on a plant-based diet when you’re coming from an Asian family.

This Mindfulness Practice is to bring awareness about eco-grief and use meditation and breathing to give yourself a kind of relief and healing.

Check out this interview with Daisy Chen Hutton, founder of The Fixx Collective, where we talk about why sustainability in fashion is so essential, and how growing up with traditional Chinese parents both showed her what it was like to not be wasteful, and why rising in socioeconomic status doesn't mean you need to buy-buy-buy!

This week, we’re talking about sustainability — namely the lessons you may have learned in your immigrant household and how that can translate into a greater good for all. I hope this serves as a reminder that it’s never too late, and we can make a beneficial impact even with small shared efforts to help our planet. Listen today!