The Tao Of Self Confidence With Sheena Yap Chan

Jasmine Ma currently serves as your 2020 International Junior Miss Taiwan. Born in Taipei, Taiwan and later moving to the United States, the reigning Miss Taiwan is a graduate of Temple University with a Bachelors in Psychology and a Product Manager in the engineering resins industry. When Jasmine is not working in the engineering field, she’s tending to her two fluffy cats in Los Angeles, California. Jasmine shares how breaking her jaw and her recovery process from it helped her become the confident woman that she is today.  She also shares her tips that can help you in your own journey to self confidence. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Jasmine's episode, Jasmine's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Mary Chan is a Podcast Strategist, Voice Coach, and Voice-Over Artist who believes in empowering women to find their voice.  Born and raised in Vancouver, BC, Canada to immigrant parents, Mary was told to stay quiet, even when she was laughing, and not ruffle any feathers. Today, Mary gives women self-confidence with their voice because she felt that she didn't have one growing up. After working in radio for 20 years, she struck out on her own and founded Organized Sound Productions, a podcast production and consulting company. Mary shares what it means to have the voice of confidence and why it's important to use your voice to show your true self.  She also shares tips that can help you in your own journey to self confidence. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Mary's episode, Mary's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Irene Tsu is a renowned actress, gifted watercolor artist, and writer. She has worked in the film and television industry for over five decades and is considered to be one of the first Asian-American actresses to break-through Hollywood’s rigid diversity barriers. Over the years, Irene has graced the big and small screen alongside some legendary stars including Elvis Presley, Jeff Bridges, Bette Midler, and many more.  She recently published a memoir titled “A Water Color Dream: The Many Lives of Irene Tsu,” which chronicles her rise in Hollywood while helping to break barriers for Asian Americans. This is an episode to listen as Irene shares what it was like being an Asian American actress in Hollywood during those rigid times.  She also shares her confidence tips and the struggles she faced as an Asian woman forging her own path over five decades ago.  Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Irene's episode, Irene's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Carla Ravanes Higham is a Communications Consultant.  She was born and raised in Manila, Philippines, and graduated with a degree in International Marketing with a Minor in Public Relations from the American City University. She worked as a Publicist and Communications Specialist for multinational companies in Southeast Asia such as Coca-Cola, Nivea, Honda, and Starbucks to name a few. Carla has worn many hats during her career in the Philippines in the field of Communications and she also a Lifestyle Columnist for the Philippines’ longest running newspaper, The Manila Times. Carla shares how starting from the bottom gave her the confidence to take a risk and live life on her terms.  She also shares tips that can help you in your own journey to self confidence. Also, this is the last episode for Season 5 and the new season will be back on September 1, 2020.  I really appreciate each and everyone of you for tuning into the podcast.  See you in September!  In the meantime, feel free to listen to past episodes

Maggie Chui is the co-founder of the Asian Hustle Network.  She was born and raised in San Francisco and she currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.  Maggie comes from a Finance background and work in tech. She started a Facebook group called Asian Hustle Network that offers a global platform for Asian entrepreneurs and hustlers to be able to share their businesses, uplift and support each other, and feel empowered to pursue their dreams. The group has gained over 9,000 members in over a month when it was launched.  Maggie is also really into fitness and in the process of creating her own fitness apparel line at the moment, called Prism Fitwear, with the goal to become a better version of yourself physically, mentally and emotionally. Maggie shares how launching the Asian Hustle Network Facebook group boosted her confidence and created a positive impact to the Asian community.  Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Maggie's episod

Emily Piggford is a Canadian Screen Award-nominated actress currently based in Toronto. Her passion for performance began as a child with singing, dance, violin, piano and, when she was eleven, her first musical. Since then, Emily has earned a BFA in theatre from the University of Victoria, graduated from the Canadian Film Centre CBC Actors Conservatory, become an artistic associate of the movement- based theatre company, Impulse Theatre, toured internationally with the revolutionary Canadian Stage production, Helen Lawrence, and appeared in numerous on-screen roles. Recent credits include starring in the action-fantasy series Warigami (CBC/CW), recurring in The Umbrella Academy (Netflix) and The Girlfriend Experience (STARZ) and producing as well as starring in D.W. Waterson’s award-winning digital series, That’s My DJ. Up next, Emily plays Esther Ishikawa in the thrilling new Canadian-New Zealand miniseries, The Sounds (CBC), opposite Rachelle Lefevre directed by Peter Stebbings. You can also catch Emily in

Kim Fernandez is a professional model, writer, and Co-Founder of KimChi Communications.  She started modelling professionally when she was 17 years old after joining Ford Supermodel of the World Philippines and finishing as a runner up in the competition. She was still in college when she started modelling so she had to juggle both of her studies and career. Pretty much almost 10 years of her life was dedicated to modelling. Kim has had a couple of corporate jobs, working for an ad agency and a community magazine. She has always loved writing and when she got the chance to have a career in writing, she grabbed that opportunity real quick.  She is currently writing for a tech website and a retail learning channel, where she also works as its community manager. Recently, she started a company, KimChi Communications, which is a creative writing agency based here in the Philippines. Kim shares about the insecurities she used to deal with such as her height and how she was able to turn them into her strengths.  S

Crystal Ro is the Senior Editor at BuzzFeed, writing viral content and quizzes focusing on women, pop culture, and trending stories.  She focuses on a lot of content around women’s interests and also doing illustrations which are mostly about periods, Disney Princesses, and Keanu Reeves. Sometimes all at the same time.  She was born in New Hampshire and graduated from St. Andrews in Scotland.  Crystal was once called the “Mother of Dragons and Period Drawings.”   Crystal shares how she was able to create a career from her artwork and also what gave her the confidence to take her artwork seriously.  She also shares tips that can help you in your own journey to self confidence. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Crystal's episode, Crystal's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Amber Inthavong a freelance writer, a self published author and outdoor adventure blogger for Colorado Caribou.  She has an MBA with three years in content creating, freelance writing for local magazines and outdoor adventure websites. Amber is passionate about blogging and collaborating with Asian Am/Women Led/Outdoor Organizations.  She is also the author of Glow Up, her first self published book which is about transforming to become your “best self” and the best version of who you are. Ambers shares about her journey to self love and growing up through reassessing her mindset and environment.  She also talks about publishing her first book called Glow Up: transforming to your best self. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Amber's episode, Amber's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Dr. Gia Sison is the head of Women’s Wellness Center at Makati Medical Center.  She is a doctor specializing in Occupational Medicine and is a graduate of the University of Santo Tomas. She is also a breast cancer survivor and advocate, serving as the Philippine Leader for Livestrong Foundation.  Her blog, Sand and Stone is all about the concept of – you mark things you want to remember in stone and write those you want to forget on sand to be washed away forever.  It is her personal blog that contains lessons she has learned from her battles and victories as well that left scars that she considers “trophies” in life. Dr. Gia shares the moments where she was able to surpass herself and build confidence along the way.  She also shares about being diagnosed with breast cancer 6 years ago and the lessons she learned during her journey. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Dr. Gia's episode, Dr. Gia's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Kathy Wong is the founder of Quest for Calm, a private online community to promote growth and healing through social learning material, guides, resources, accountability partners and much more. She is a NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Health, the largest grassroots mental health organization) advocate working to bring awareness to ending the stigma of mental illness as well as working with legislation to improve mental health services in New York. She is born and raised New Yorker with a background in hospitality, sales and marketing. Kathy spent over 5 years hosting some of the hottest nightclubs in New York and Vegas (EMM Group and Caesars Entertainment.) It wasn’t until she left that career that she was able to focus on her true passion which is writing. Kathy shares how spending time with herself has allowed her to do the inner work that gave her the confidence to put herself out in the world through her passions and live her authentic self. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes

Suneera Madhani is the CEO and Founder of Fattmerchant and Mom Boss Co.  Fattmerchant is a transparent, subscription- based model with its' integrated payment platform called Omni. Now processing 5 billion in payments, Fattmerchant is recognized as the top 5% of Fastest growing companies in America by INC.  Suneera’s inspirational startup story and her success in raising 20 million in venture capital as a minority woman - has been featured in high profile publications such as Forbes, Fast Company, Yahoo Business, Tech Crunch, Huffington Post, and the countless others. Suneera is a regular contributing writer for Forbes, Fortune and INC Magazine as well as a key note speaker for conferences such as Money2020, Collision and Tedx to name a few.  Also at Mom Boss Co, Suneera shares about her experiences from being a bad ass CEO and business owner to being an incredible mother and wife which includes sleepless nights, 6 am workouts, breastfeeding, diapers, in-laws, and chores to running a boardroom, shareholders,

Sarah May Low is Malaysia’s No. 1 Tarot Reader. Apart from being Malaysia's No. 1 Tarot Reader, Sarah is also a chakra healer, shoe designer, a professional singer, dancer, stage actress, emcee, and was formerly Miss Malaysia Earth Energetic 2013. Sarah holds a Bachelors degree in Mass Communication (majoring in Journalism & Public Relations) and also a Masters degree in Performing Arts (Dance). In her free time (when she is not busy saving the world), she plays the Ukulele.  Sarah first studied astrology with one of New Zealand's top Astrologer while she was living in Auckland in 2011. After doing much research on other forms of divination and healing such as Chinese feng shui, Taoism oracle, palmistry, tea leave reading, angel cards reading, meditation, yoga, and many other forms of healing arts, she finally found her true calling in Tarot.  Sarah aims to use her intuition and her academic background in Media, Human Communication, Gender, Sociology and Psychology to offer guidance for her querent to see

Hannah Chan is a fitness business coach.  She teaches fitness coaches how to scale their online businesses without a website, thousands of followers or spending a dime on paid ads.  Before that, she was into competitive powerlifting and took the Great Britain and international powerlifting scene by storm.  She won the British championships in 2015 and going onto breaking multiple British records while representing team GB internationally in 2016-2017 where she placed 3rd in the European championships and medaled at the world championships. Hannah shares how starting her fitness journey helped her increase her confidence in herself and in other areas of her life.  She also shares tips that can help you in your own journey to self confidence. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Hannah's episode, Hannah's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Winnie Mak is the founder of One Dear World which is a collection of multicultural dolls and storybook that allow different children to be represented in toys and books and allow parents to introduce diversity to children from an early age. She has been featured on BBC, Huffpost and more.  Winnie wants all children to grow up having a secure self image, appreciating themselves as they are and learning to respect others. Winnie shares about how she was able to create One Dear World and why it's important for her to promote diversity and inclusion to children at an early age.  She also shares tips that can help you in your own journey to self confidence. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Winnie's episode, Winnie's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Angi Phillips is a calligrapher, graphic designer and calligraphy teacher, specializing in modern handwritten script and hand-lettered design for corporate events and weddings, for business applications like logos, products and publications, large-scale script murals, and in person, live lettering at events.  She is also the founder of Angelique, Ink which is a creative studio of calligraphy and design providing hand lettered design work for brands and events, and custom stationery and calligraphy services for weddings and clients worldwide.  She also teaches calligraphy to a variety of students of different levels at various locations throughout Southern California, occasionally other locations in the U.S. and internationally. Angi shares how starting out her career as a calligrapher helped grow as her authentic self and become more confident. She also shares how it has helped her stop comparing herself to others and continue to pursue her own path. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show not

Xandra Robinson-Burns is an Essayist and the Founder of Heroine Training. 'The Queen of Character Development', she writes about being the protagonist of her own story, and finding storybook magic in everyday life.  Her membership programme, Everyday Wonderland, helps readers discover magic where they already are, away from screens. She also hosts The Art Life, a weekly podcast and emerging philosophy on what it means to be an artist in the modern age.  A TEDx speaker and Oxford graduate, her work has been featured in The Guardian and the San Francisco Chronicle.  Xandra is also the co-host of two podcasts called The Art Life and What's Your Favorite Part? Xandra shares how she integrates her cultural identity with every aspect of her life to live her authentic self along with her tips to help you in your own journey to self confidence. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Xandra's episode, Xandra's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Leannah Lumauig is a Life Coach originally from San Francisco. She has over a decade of experience working in Silicon Valley for companies like Adobe, eBay and PayPal. She is now based in Bali pursuing her dreams of helping women build meaningful and fulfilling lives and businesses. She enjoys surfing, playing her ukulele and pugs. Leannah shares how she decided to make herself a priority and started doing things for herself instead of pleasing others.  She also shares tips that can help you in your own journey to self confidence.  Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Leannah's episode, Leannah's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Joy Cho is the Founder and Creative Director of Oh Joy! and has been running a successful business for over 13 years. Launched in 2005 as a graphic design studio, Oh Joy! is now a lifestyle brand and design studio that includes various licensed product lines and a daily editorial content with a focus on design, fashion, food, and joyful moments from everyday life. Oh Joy! creates a wide range of licensed products including home décor, kids, pet, and furniture collections with brands such as Target, Band-Aid, Calpak, Petco, and more.  Joy has given keynote speeches on entrepreneurship, leadership, and business at many conferences and companies including Watermark, Alt Summit, Pinterest HQ, Target HQ, and Hallmark HQ. She has consulted for hundreds of small businesses over the years, helping to guide budding entrepreneurs through their growth and struggles. Joy and her company have been featured in: Time, Fast Company, Oprah Magazine, Domino, Good Morning America, Parents, People, InStyle, and more. For two yea

Alex Chester is the Editor-in-Chief of Hapa Mag, an online publication written by Hapas for everyone. Alex is also a co-host on the podcast We’re Not All Ninjas and she is part of the first Asian American Sketch Comedy Troupe “Model Majority." Alex can also be seen in several National Commercials including H&M, UPS, and Popeyes.  She has been performing since she was 5 years old. Some favorite theatre credits include How the Grinch Stole Christmas” at Madison Square Garden. Little Red Riding Hood in “Into the Woods” with Prospect Theatre Co/National Asian Artist Project (NAAP), Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre in “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” at Fire Island Pines Arts Project. Other favorite NYC theatre credits include Minnie Fey in “Hello Dolly” with NAAP, and “Bubble Boy” staring Alice Ripley (Stage & Original Cast Recording) 54 Below. Alex shares what she struggled with especially being a woman of mixed race.  She also shares how being herself everyday has helped her boost her confid