Cycle Breakers & Money Makers

73: Why First-Gen Entrepreneurs Need More Than Strategy with Eunice Kimian


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Daughters of immigrant entrepreneurs need more than business strategy, and this episode will show you why.

In this deeply moving conversation, I talk with my Reclamation client Eunice Kimian, a somatic business coach who grew up in a Korean immigrant household where silence, emotional suppression, and over-responsibility were the norm.

We talk about what it meant for her to start her business from scratch while healing—without abandoning her culture, her family, or herself.

Eunice shares how choosing softness felt like the biggest risk, how her somatic work created enough safety to even have a vision, and why it matters that daughters of immigrants have access to mentors who understand the emotional cost of being “high functioning.”

✨ And as Eunice says: “We’re not taught to listen to ourselves… it’s not just about strategy. It’s about helping people hear themselves again.”

This conversation is a reminder that for daughters of immigrants, healing and business aren’t separate—and strategy alone is never the full answer.

📌 In this episode we talk about:

  • How Korean collectivist culture shaped Eunice’s identity and instincts
  • Why emotional repression was tied to safety in her family—and how she’s unlearning that
  • The moment she realized “softness” was her next edge
  • What it actually means to regulate your nervous system enough to hold a vision
  • Why thought leadership looks different when you come from a high-control environment
  • Why Eunice believes strategy is never enough for daughters of immigrants
  • How she’s now filling a powerful gap in the market between somatics and entrepreneurship

How to stay in touch with Eunice:

  • Listen to her podcast Embody Your Brilliance with Eunice Kimian
  • Find her on Instagram @eunicekimian.
  • Check out her website for 1:1 Somatic Business Coaching.
  • Join her upcoming Free Somatic Workshop on 8/7, Safe to Shine: Unblock Your Visibility.

Work with me:

  • Get coached in community with incredible WOC like Eunice by joining the waitlist for Reclamation Mastermind
  • Apply to work with me privately

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Cycle Breakers & Money MakersBy Mariela De La Mora | Leadership and Business Coach for Women of Color

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