PODCAST · business
The Asian American Voice
by B.J. Kang
Offering Insight and Inspiration to the current and aspiring Asian American entrepreneur.
Episodes
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TAAV 41: Erasing Shame with DJ Chuang
DJ Chuang is a strategy consultant, currently working with the .BIBLE ("dotBIBLE") Registry, a new top-level domain for all things Bible. He co-hosts the Erasing Shame podcast (erasingshame.com) and authored the book, MultiAsian.Church: A Future for Asian Americans in a Multiethnic World...
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TAAV 40: Normalizing Therapy in The Asian-American Community
Yin is an Asian American marriage and family therapist licensed in California and Oregon and founder of Theralane. As a child of immigrants, she didn't always know she wanted to be a therapist. Yin started out in investment banking right out of college and co-founded an IT services company where...
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TAAV 039: From Backyard Kung Fu Filmmaking to The Paper Tigers Movie
Mentored early on by master action director Corey Yuen, Bao was instilled with an approach to action that doesn't rely solely on spectacle, but also draws on story and character. Screen Anarchy praised his written-and-directed short Bookie for its "flawlessly realized world populated by entirely...
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TAAV 038: How to Not Care What Others Think with Andrew Choi
St. Lenox is an American indie pop outfit from Columbus and Brooklyn, helmed by Andrew Choi, who works as an attorney in New York City. Writing in the vein of modern American social realism, Choi's most recent record, Ten Hymns From My American Gothic, discusses progressivism, immigration and...
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TAAV 037: From Quarter Life Crisis to Quarter Life Calling with Paul Sohn
Paul Sohn is a leadership coach, best-selling author and speaker. Formerly employed by both a Fortune 50 company and a Top 100 Great Place to Work Company, Paul is the founder and CEO of QARA, an organization committed to helping twenty-somethings discover their God-given identity and calling.…
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TAAV 036: Reflecting On The End of Season 1
B.J. Kang talks about his thoughts and reflections after season 1 ends of The Asian American Voice podcast. For the show notes page for this episode please visit: theasianamericanvoice.com/podcast/36 "Like" our Facebook page for updates on future shows and other resources:...
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TAAV 035: From Depression to Purpose with Tuan Nguyen
Tuan is first and foremost, a father and family man. While doing his best at that, he is an entrepreneur driven by fun, passion and the purpose of making the world a better place. Currently, he owns 3 businesses. HealthGenie.ca provides business advisory, marketing and leadership services to…
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TAAV 034: Making Your Art Your Business with Koji Steven Sakai
Koji Steven Sakai is the founder of Little Nalu Pictures LLC. He has written five feature films that have been produced, Haunted Highway , The People I've Slept With , Monster & Me , #1 Serial Killer , and Dying to Kill. He also served as a producer on The People I've Slept With, #1 Serial…
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TAAV 033: Showing Your Talents To The World with Scott "Chops" Jung
Musician Scott "Chops" Jung has produced music for The Lonely Island, E-40, Nikki Minaj, Kanye West, Ice Cube, Snoop, Lil Wayne Scott is a member of the legendary hip hop group "Mountain Brothers" which is the first Asian American rap group to be signed to a major record label. Scott shares when...
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TAAV 032: Having a Positive Mindset with Anisha Adusumilli
Anisha Adusumilli is an LA-based South Asian content creator and actress making her directorial debut in her first short, FIRST DATE, currently making rounds at film festivals across the country. She is also an actress, and has been previously seen as a guest on major television shows like How I...
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TAAV 031: How to Launch a Consulting or Coaching Business with Mike Kim
Mike Kim is a marketing consultant and host of the #1 ranked podcast on personal branding in iTunes, The Brand You Podcast. He helps corporate professionals launch a coaching or consulting business so they can leave their day job and do work they love and believe in. He is also an in-demand...
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TAAV 030: Doing The Inner Work with Sheena Yap Chan
Sheena Yap Chan is a blogger, podcaster, marketing consultant, author and speaker whose sole purpose, drive and passion is to help women live a better life through entrepreneurship. She currently inspires women everyday through her podcast called The Tao of Self Confidence where she interviews...
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TAAV 029: Embracing Your Inner Nerd with Keith Chow
Keith is the creator of the website "The Nerds of Color" at www.nerdsofcolor.org which is a website that talks about pop culture, comic books and movies with a different cultural lens. He is also an editor of the "Secret Identities" anthology available on Amazon.com. Keith shares about how he got...
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TAAV 028: Creating Stories with Gene Luen Yang
Gene Luen Yang was named earlier this year as national ambassador for young people's literature by The Library of Congress. Gene is the 2007, 2010, 2015 recipient of the Eisner Award which is the Oscar awards of the comic industry. Gene shares his journey into creating comics and graphic novels…
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TAAV 027: A Call To Service with JT Tran
JT Tran went from being a rocket scientist working for NASA to becoming a dating, confidence coach and a pick up artist. JT speaks about what he calls a "call to service" for Asian males in the dating and confidence space. JT shares about the concept of pick up artists and debunks some myths…
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TAAV 026: Pivoting in your Career and Business with Meg Le Vu
Meg Le Vu is a content creator who helps businesses brand themselves with video. She has a show called Get in the Lab which is in it's final season and is a best selling author of The Video Marketers Cookbook. Before that, Meg was a wedding photographer and inspected businesses for hazardous...
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TAAV 025: Utilizing Passion in Film with Evan Jackson Leong
Evan Jackson Leong is a 6th generation Chinese American director and documentary filmmaker. Leong is known for his documentary Linsanity about Jeremy Lin, which made its world premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. We discuss his upcoming and first narrative feature film "Snakehead". Evan…
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TAAV 024: How to Launch a Top Rated Podcast with Jay Wong
Jay Wong is the host and executive producer of "The Inner Changemaker"; an award-winning podcast where he interviews modern-day changemakers on choosing legacy over currency. Jay is dedicated to working with purpose-driven individuals and passionate creators, helping them get their inner message...
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TAAV 023: The Journey and Business of Art with Dave Young Kim
Dave Young Kim is an award winning artist and muralist. His murals can be seen all around the world. Dave is the recipient of the 2015 Asian Pacific American Heritage Award. Dave shares about the inspiration behind his art which is rooted in his Korean-American heritage. Dave's passion for art...
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TAAV 022: From Corporate Job to Creating a Dating App with Dawoon Kang
In 2012, Dawoon Kang co-founded Coffee Meets Bagel along with her sisters Arum and Soo. Dawoon shares her experience taking the leap from a cushy, corporate job to starting the company as well as the experience she had on "Shark Tank" and turning down a $30 million offer from Mark Cuban For the...
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TAAV 021: Breaking Stereotypes through R & B with Paul Kim
Paul Kim aka P. Keys is a former top 24 contestant on American Idol. Paul's music is a blend of covers and original music. His youtube channel has amassed over 96,000 subscribers and his videos have been viewed over 10 million times. Paul continues to shatter stereotypes being a Korean-American…
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TAAV 020: Saving Dogs from Torture in Asia with Marc Ching
Marc Ching is the owner of The Petstaurant located in Sherman Oaks, CA where he makes species-appropriate meals for both dogs and cats. He founded Animal Hope & Wellness Foundation five years ago so he could start rescuing locally abused animals. Just last year, he added another cause to the...
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TAAV 019: The Original Asian-American Entertainment Blog with Nelson Wong
Nelson Wong is the original Asian-American entertainment blogger. He is the founder of AA Risings Record and also founder of AA Risings the blog that used to be called the "Yahoo of Asian American entertainment websites". Nelson was in a car accident that propelled him to go all in with AA…
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TAAV 018: Connecting to People with James Hsu
James is a professional speaker, author of "Mobilizing People", performance coach and owner of MPM a video production and marketing company. James started his entrepreneurial journey at the age of 19. He shares mindset tips and well as tangible strategies to start a business using passion and...
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TAAV 017: Using Crowdfunding to Launch a Product with Brandon T. Adams
Brandon T. Adams is a serial entrepreneur, motivational speaker and crowdfunding expert. Brandon left his corporate job to pursue entrepreneurship and talks about the steps he took to make the leap. Brandon shares tips on how to launch a crowdfunding campaign with success. For the show notes page...
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TAAV 016: Communicating an Effective Message with Jennifer Choi
Jennifer Choi is Founder and Champion of Communication at Bon Intent, a boutique communications consultancy. Jennifer walks us through step by step what she did to quit her corporate job and start her company. She talks about the importance of self reflection and the emotional aspect of following...
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TAAV 015: Making Psychology a Household Name with Dr. Michi Fu
Dr. Michi Fu is a Taiwanese American licensed psychologist who specialized in Asian American mental health. Dr. Michi Fu's goal is to make psychology a household name especially in the Asian-American community. Dr. Fu discusses finding the right career path, lack of mental health in the Asian...
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TAAV 014: Being Seen in Business and Life with Lynn Chen
Lynn Chen is an entertainer and body image activist. She has a diverse resume, ranging from singing on The Metropolitan Opera Stage, to starring in Sony Pictures Classics' "Saving Face," narrating the international bestseller "Crazy Rich Asians," playing the villain "Goh Xiulan" in "Call of Duty:...
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TAAV 013: Starting and Scaling a Consulting Business with Ojay Malonzo
Ojay Malonzo is the co-founder of Figure 8 Solutions a consulting business. Ojay shares his story of taking the leap into starting his own business and talks about how to effectively scale a business. For the show notes page for this episode please visit: theasianamericanvoice.com/podcast/13…
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TAAV 012: The Important of Persistence in Acting and Business with Kathreen Khavari
Kathreen Khavari is an Iranian-American producer, writer, and actor. Kathreen shares her journey into acting and provides insight in staying persistent. For the show notes page for this episode please visit: theasianamericanvoice.com/podcast/12 "Like" our Facebook page for updates on future shows...
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TAAV 011: Being Confident in Business and Life with Nada Lena
Nada Lena is the CEO and Founder of Rise Up for You, a network dedicated to empowering women globally. Nada shares strategies of becoming more self loving in order to have more confidence in business and life.
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TAAV 010: Staying Committed to your Dreams with Henry Kim
Henry Kim is a writer, producer, director and co-founder of Empty Kingdom. Henry discusses his realization of wanting to be a film maker at a young age and his work on a sports documentary for The Golden State Warriors. For the show notes page for this episode please visit:...
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TAAV 009: Health, Fitness, and Entrepreneurship with Tony Huynh aka "The Fit Asian Man"
Tony Huynh aka "The Fit Asian Man" is a podcast host, blogger, coach and former competitive body builder. Tony discusses his decision to quit his stable job to pursue his passions and offers fitness and health tips in this interview.
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TAAV 008: Launching a Startup and Creating the Life You Want with Karl Gusner
Karl Gusner is the co-founder of the startup Good Audience. Karl talks about his journey into entrepreneurship as well as what he has learned along the way.
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TAAV 007: The Hero's Journey. Quitting a Job to Fulfill Dream of Becoming a Ninja with Izzy Arkin
Izzy Arkin quit his job in his 20s to fulfill his dream of becoming a ninja. Izzy shares his hero's journey and gives tangible tips to find direction in your life and career.
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TAAV 006: From Feeling Lost to Working a Dream Career with Diana Chan
Diana is a celebrity stylist and wardrobe stylist. Diana speaks about feeling lost after college and the road to finding her dream career. Show notes for this episode located at our website: TheAsianAmericanVoice.com/podcast/6
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TAAV 005: Not living with Regret. From Lawyer to Entrepreneur with Claire Yeung
Claire Yeung is a motivational speaker, coach, trainer and author of "The Eighty Year Rule". We discuss not living with regret, quitting her 23 year career as a lawyer with no plan of action after being diagnosed with a mysterious illness.
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TAAV 004: From Engineer to Working with Location Freedom with Dale Ting
Dale Ting is an entrepreneur focusing on online businesses. We discuss Dale's move from being a product engineer to creating his businesses and being able to work form wherever he wants with just his laptop.
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TAAV 003: Selling a $20 Million Company and Moving Towards Purposeful Prosperity with Joni Young
Joni Young is a coach and consultant to CEOs and business owners. Joni speaks about being a 10 year old immigrant with no english speaking skills to building up a $20 million company and moving towards what she calls "Purposeful Prosperity"
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TAAV 002: The Importance of Hustling. From movie extra to Actor and Producer with Brian Yang
Brian Yang is an actor and producer. We discuss how Brian went from becoming an extra in a feature film to becoming an actor on the hit CBS TV show, Hawaii Five-0 and producing the documentary "Linsanity" that was featured at The Sundance Film Festival in 2013
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TAAV 001: Using Self Discovery & Goal Setting to Achieve Your Dreams with Tash Wong
Tash Wong, co-owner of Seldom Seen speaks about following her dreams to start an online and brick and mortar boutique.
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TAAV 000: The Asian American Voice
Introduction episode of The Asian American Voice podcast as well as introducing your podcast host, B.J. Kang.
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