The Tao Of Self Confidence With Sheena Yap Chan

Lola Fair is a Kpop star turned tech entrepreneur.  She was one of the 1st-generation members of the super-popular KPOP girl group Baby VOX, which debuted in 1997 and ran until 2006.  Lola is now the founder of Qoop, which is a gamified social Q&A app where users earn company shares. Lola shares how the experiences in her life helped her grow her confidence especially making the leap from being a Kpop star to a tech entrepreneur.  She also shares tips that can help you in your own journey to self confidence. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Lola's episode, Lola's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Alice Ko is an actress and singer.  The Hong Kong-born American actress is known for her subtle dramatic roles in independent films. She has starred in festival darlings that have screened at the New Orleans Film Festival, Denver Film Festival, Seattle Asian American Film Festival, RiverRun International Film Festival, and Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival among others. Her short film, "The Shuttle", is part of Cannes Court Metrage 2018.  Alice graduated from University of California, Berkeley with a degree in Chemical Engineering. She began to pursue her career in acting while working as a professional singer with San Francisco Symphony Chorus and a piano teacher. She has studied Meisner Technique at American Conservatory Theatre and Comedy Technique at Lesly Kahn & Company.  In 2014, she landed a supporting role in TV movie "Exposed" directed by Patty Jenkins and has since worked on various film and TV projects, including HBO's hit show "Silicon Valley". She is a member of SAG-AFTRA and the Americ

Scarlett Hao is an influencer, marketer and activist.  She started off her fashion career as a fashion PR and Social Media Specialist, she logged in years of managing social media channels for fashion media and brands.  In 2015, Scarlett founded ScarlettHalo to chronicle her personal style and lifestyle to empower and inspire women all over the world. As a curvy woman herself, she helps them discover their true beauty and gives them the confidence they need to feel beautiful beyond size and body type. Within a short period of time, 100k+ people have subscribed to her social channels channel.  Scarlett’s goal is to encourage, motivate, educate, and inspire all size women across the globe through her personal style, runway trends, beauty secrets, and fashion tips. She believes there should be #nolabel in fashion or beauty, confidence and be yourself is the slogan for all women. Scarlett shares why it's important to love yourself and your body type, how she discovered body positivity and why it is so important

Cynthia Cherish Malaran is a DJ and Reverend known as CherishTheLuv.  She is an International Mobile Audio&Video DJ, sparking events from NYC to an ever-growing list of locations in the Tri-State area, DC, NOLA, PA, LA, Chicago, Silicon Valley, Hawaii, Canada and Europe, with so much more to come on the calendar. Recently DJing for W Hotel, Punta de Mita, Mexico, DJ CherishTheLuv will DJ anywhere her passport will allow. Her current DJ Residencies are at Whole Foods Bryant Park NYC, Urban Vegan Kitchen, Heritage Radio Network and for the We Are Family Foundation. You’ll also see and hear her DJing the Blue Bird Party Bus, driving around NYC. Cynthia shares her journey as a breast cancer survivor and it has given her a positive outlook on life.  She also shares how being her boss allowed her to live life on her terms creating her own income and boosting her confidence. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Cynthia's episode, Cynthia's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Leanne Robers is the co-founder of She Loves Tech.  She Loves Tech is a global platform committed to building an ecosystem for technology, entrepreneurship and innovation that creates opportunities for women. Founded in 2015, they are the world’s largest tech startup competition focused on women-led or women-impact businesses and are currently in over 20 international locations.  It's been Leanne's purpose and mission to create a support system for women in tech and have more representation in the industry. Leanne shares the struggles she went through growing up, what she learned from becoming a manager in her 20s leading an all male team and why it's so important for women to step into opportunities versus shying away from them. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Leanne's episode, Leannes website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Rafiya Sultana is a Keynote Speaker, Corporate trainer and Transformational Coach. She is recognized as the catalyst of change and awarded as “Asia’s most talented Coaching Leader “by the World HR Congress. She is the founder of Neuroexcel Pte Ltd, Singapore. She brings along the decade of experience in studying and training human behaviour and neuro patterns that help to program our mind to excel in our personal and professional life. She helps organizations to build a positive and productive culture for employee engagement and peak performance. She helps individuals to break through and build confidence to live an abundant and purposeful life. She delivered training on Leadership, NLP, effective Communication and Confidence for organizations. She deliver specialized training programs for teachers and Communications &confidence program for students of Universities. She is a licensed NLP master professional and trained by co-creator of NLP, Dr Richard Bandler from London. She was published Author and had

Remy Park is a vegan recipe developer and food photographer, specializing in recipes inspired by healing plant based ingredients and herbalism. What began as a food accountability log while in treatment for an eating disorder and her struggles with addiction and mental health, her blog Veggiekins has become a resource for health and wellness tips with a holistic, mind body approach to well being. Today, Remy is an advocate for self love, healing and inclusivity in wellness. Outside of the kitchen, she is a yoga teacher, mindfulness coach, holistic nutritionist and professional chocolate chip cookie eater. She has been featured on ABC News, NBC and online publications MindBodyGreen, Well + Good and Livestrong.com. Remy shares the growing pains she faces when she puts out content on social and how it has helped her re-enforce her confidence to keep moving forward. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Remy's episode, Remy's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Dr. Connie Wun is the Co-founder AAPI Women Lead and the Founder of Transformative Research.  She trains organizations and people to do the work that students spend time and money learning and executing in academia. Through Transformative Research trainings, people learn research, data analysis, complex theory, and writing.  She also develops and consults on research designs, projects, qualitative data collection tools and analyses.  Also, AAPI Women Lead was created based upon personal and political needs for there to be more accurate and diverse representation of AAPI self-identified women and girls in the United States. Dr. Connie shares how she was able to realize that she was gifted which fueled her to live the life that she has today.  Check our her episode to listen to her story. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Dr. Connie's episode, Dr. Connie's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Rachel Rhee is a wellness blogger and an events producer.  She also runs a blog called The Dimple Life  where she shares travel, career, health, beauty, mindset and her personal journey.  She wanted to create a space to inspire people to live a life full of smiles, through nourishing the mind, body, and soul.  Rachel's mission is to now help others feel empowered through making their own healthy choices and living in a way that cultivates love for themselves. Rachel shares what it truly means to be happy and healthy as an inside job.  She also shares her struggles and how she was able to overcome them to be powerful Asian woman that she is today.  Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Rachel's episode, Rachel's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Christina Vo is passionate about helping women redefine their narratives and limiting beliefs. Her business transforms women's lives by guiding them through the process of deeply understanding their life stories and empowering them to step into their power. Christina previously ran a floral business, Conscioustyle, in San Francisco. She holds an MSc in Social and Public Communication from the London School of Economics and has worked internationally for UNICEF, the World Economic Forum and Solidaridad. She's currently writing a collection of personal essays and can be found here @redefining40 Christina shares how enjoying your solitude can help you build confidence and be able to live life on your terms.  She also shares tips that can help you in your own journey to self confidence. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Christina's episode, Christina's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Celina Lee is a career coach, podcast host, writer, and lawyer, and is passionate about helping people to pursue their dreams and live a life doing what they love. She coaches many professionals on their career development, and has given speeches and delivered workshops in many countries.  On her podcast, Live Your Dream with Celina Lee, she interviews inspirational people from diverse industries about what they have learned in their journeys in life and career. The podcast has listeners from over 80 countries around the world.  She is the founder of Give One Dream, a global movement that inspires people to pursue and achieve their dreams. She has collected and shared dreams from people all over the world, and created Live Your Dream coaching program for students in which they experience an inspirational journey of making their dream a reality. Celina shares how she started to give herself permission to start doing the things that give her joy versus being told what to do.  She also shares tips that can help

Laurie Wang is an award-winning digital marketer who gets businesses seen by audiences that are hungry for their products or services. Her knowledge and understanding of the digital landscape have benefited from an eclectic mix of clients from young startups to FTSE 100 giants. She has been featured in the Metro, the Guardian, FT and Fast Company, and has trained industry executives on the power of digital marketing. In 2017 she was named by the British Interactive Media Association as a top rising star in the digital industry. Laurie shares how she was able to breakthrough the fear to build confidence and be the powerhouse woman that she is today.  She also shares tips that can help you in your own journey to self confidence. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Laurie's episode, Laurie's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Elaine Espinola is a television producer and host, speaker, spokesperson, podcaster and Mrs. DC America 2015. During her reign, Elaine promoted the platform, Empowerment for Women through Entrepreneurship and she continues to advocate on behalf of small businesses and for the empowerment and women and girls everywhere.  The television show, Capital Connect is lifestyle television show featuring Producer and Host, Elaine Espinola interviewing local experts around our nation's capital on a variety of trending topics. Capital Connect inspires, entertains and empowers it's audience with information that encourages conversation, connection and community.  As the national podcast Host for the Better Business Bureau, Elaine interviews elite entrepreneurs and organizational founders on the latest trending consumer topics on a channel called The Bistro.  Elaine is a spokesperson for the Northern Virginia Human Trafficking Initiative and a trained speaker for the Northern Virginia Human Trafficking Task Force. She is

Joanne Encarnacion is a women's life coach and a wellness blogger.  In July 2013, she started a fitness/health journey, making large changes in her lifestyle with how she viewed food and exercise.  It's become her mission to help others feel empowered to find their own way of authentic living in all that they do.  She believe that fitness is not about the perfect body it's about getting your life together, overcoming fears, and building self confidence. For Joanne, fitness will always be a continuous evolution of discovering who you are meant to be.  Joanne's hope is that by sharing the raw version of her journey is that you find a sense of connection to your own. Joanne shares about why she used to think taking care of herself was being selfish and what made her realized that self care isn't selfish but is necessary in her own journey to self confidence. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Joanne's episode, Joanne's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Linh Podetti is an outsourcing expert, wife, mother and owner of the internationally recognized outsourcing business, Outsourcing Angel.  Linh Podetti was born in Vietnam and moved to Australia when she was nine years old. It was a tough childhood growing up as Linh struggled to get along with her strict parents, which led her to running away from home multiple times, becoming pregnant at the age of 19, and raising her baby alone as a single mum for many years. However Linh, did not let adversity get in the way, she fought through her struggles and was able to eventually achieve success in all areas of life from relationship, finance, health and business.  Linh Podetti now has a team of over 80 around the world. She also manages several other online businesses including an animation video production business called Monkey Video Production and a digital agency called Red & Black Solutions.  The success and freedom provided by her businesses has also enabled Linh to focus on her passion for philanthropy. Wh

Katherine Ho is a singer/songwriter from Thousand Oaks, California. She is best known for her Mandarin cover of Coldplay’s “Yellow” that was featured on the soundtrack of the hit Hollywood film, Crazy Rich Asians. Since the movie’s release, the song has reached No. 1 on the Spotify Viral 50 Global chart and has over 13 million combined streams on Spotify and YouTube.  At age nine, she booked her first professional singing job as a children’s choir member in the Warner Brother’s feature film Valentine’s Day. Around this age, she also began pursuing acting and landed both on-camera and voiceover roles in Disney and Nickelodeon shows. At age sixteen, Katherine competed on season 10 of NBC’s The Voice on Team Adam Levine. Katherine is also a proud alumnus of A Cappella Academy, which led to the opportunity to audition to sing “Yellow” in Crazy Rich Asians Katherine shares the story and mission behind the Mandarin cover of Coldplay’s “Yellow” and why it was so important to include the cover song in the hit movie

Leslie Tieu is a calligrapher and author.  In August 2015, Leslie Writes It All was born from a love of all things lettering and calligraphy. From her popular Instagram profile Leslie.Writes.It.All, Leslie shares video tutorials, her various art ventures, and DIY projects.  Leslie first discovered the beautiful elegance of calligraphy when planning her wedding in 2014. She was first inspired by all the beautiful wedding pointed pen calligraphy found on Instagram and dedicated her time to learning more lettering. From there, she was introduced to the world of all types of lettering, ranging from pointed pen, brush lettering, to digital lettering. She met so many amazing artists from the lettering community that both encouraged and inspired her to further develop her skills.  In 2017, she authored the lettering guide “Modern Calligraphy: A Beginner’s Guide to Pointed Pen and Brush Pen Calligraphy” in order to share with others her passion for calligraphy and lettering. Leslie shares how she got into calligraph

Dr. Jamie Chiu is a clinical psychologist.  She has a private practice therapy working with Asian girls and young women overcome mental health challenges.  She is also the co-founder of The Brightly Project which envisions a world where no teen ever has to feel so hopeless and desperate that they try to end their own lives.  Dr. Jamie been invited to share her work at TEDx and at education and mental health conferences across Asia. In 2016, she was honoured to be chosen as one of Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneurs.  She has also been named one of Hong Kong’s most influential young leaders in byTatler’s Generation T, and was featured in the Real Leaders 100 Young Visionarieslist. Dr. Jamie has also been selected by Channel NewsAsia as one of their Champions for Change, a series celebrating 20 individuals whose imagination, talents, and efforts have uplifted their communities here in Asia.  Her goal is to continue helping young people overcome their challenges, know that they belong, and feel hopeful

Martine De Luna is a personal brand coach.  She guides women as they create changes in their lives, so that they can truly be blissful, peaceful and free, no matter what stage of life or business they are in. Together, she works with a client to reinvent her self-image, or perceptions about herself and her limitations.  Martine is in love with helping people turn their “I Can’t” into “I CAN”! Martine shared what she struggled with and how learning to develop new ideas help her get back on her feet and become the powerhouse woman that she is today.  Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Martine's episode, Martine's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Zeena Koda is a podcaster and music executive.  She is an Ambitious polka-dot rocketing through the digital landscape. Creative, results-driven digital and social strategist and content producer with a deep focus in music, entertainment and lifestyle brand integration marketing. She has 10+ years of executive experience in the entertainment industry in a variety of creative, client-facing and media-facing roles and artist / partner relations.  She is also the host and founder of the Lady Ish podcast where she shares all the uncomfortable things no one tells you about womanhood. Stories and real-life accounts of all the LADY ISH things all women go through. Zeena shares how being a misfit has helped her go after a path against a grain and be the woman that she is today.  Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Zeena's episode, Zeena's website, resources, gifts and so much more.