Across The Lines

Across The Lines

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  • S3 Ep 11 | Career Advice Compilation

    This week we’re excited to share our third season career advice compilation. In our episodes, we ask our guests “what is one piece of contrarian advice you would give?”

    There were so many gems in those answers and we wanted to share them for you to incorporate into your own careers. You'll hear from Debby Soo, Nick Mehta, Dave Liu, Neeracha Taychakhoonavudh, Sandro Roco, and Sriram Krishnan who are several of our wonderful third season guests.

    Angie & Jay

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    9 min
  • S3 Ep 10 | Angie, Jay & Ankita Reflect On Season Three

    In this episode, we’ll be reflecting on our second season! Creating and building this podcast has been such an insightful and rewarding journey. In this week's episode, our team reflects on the joys, challenges, and learnings of Season 3. We'll be speaking about the following:

    • Our reflections and learnings from the past year   
    • Aligning your career decisions based on where you receive your energy
    • The balance between creative energy and being disciplined 
    • Ankita's decision to leave the podcast 
    • On the perceiving risk from the lens of our parents  

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      27 min
    • S3 Ep 9 | Sriram Krishnan, General Partner @ Andreessen Horowitz, On Rebelling Within A Conformist Culture

      Sriram Krishnan is a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, investing in early-stage startups. He is also a social media product veteran who previously held leadership roles at Twitter, Snap, and Facebook. Along with his wife Aarthi Ramamurthy, he hosts the "Good Time Show" on Clubhouse which covers interesting people in the world of technology, sports, and entertainment. He also publishes "The Observer Effect".

      In this episode we spoke with Sriram about the following:

      • How he navigated being a rebel in a conformist culture
      • What he learned working alongside Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey
      • Why he believes creating content and building a personal brand online is an infinite game

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        43 min
      • S3 Ep 8 | Sandro Roco, Founder & CEO @ Sanzo, On Reframing Risk

        Sandro Roco is the Founder & CEO of Sanzo, the 1st Asian Inspired sparkling water made with real fruit and no sugar. Prior to founding Sanzo, Sandro spent 5 years as head of growth and then chief-of-staff at Bombfell, a twice venture-backed personal styling service for men. He previously worked in investment banking at J.P. Morgan and as a nuclear power engineer for Exelon.

        Sandro is also a board member and founding member of Naturally New York, which brings people, products and passion together to strengthen and build the New York natural products community.

        In this episode, we spoke with Sandro about:

        • Why the biggest thing he learned in his twenties was how to reframe risk
        • How he thinks about the idea of authenticity for Sanzo
        • Why it’s detrimental for founders to be massive generalists when trying to build a successful startup

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          31 min
        • S3 Ep 7 | Neha Sampat, Founder & CEO @ Contentstack, On The Importance Of Resilience

          Neha is the CEO and Founder of Contentstack, a platform adopted by brands including Best Buy, Chase, Miami HEAT, Shell, and Walmart to manage their content experience. Previously, Neha was the Founder and CEO of Built.io, which was acquired by Software AG in September 2018. Alongside her work with Contentstack, Neha is the Host of the Dreammakers, a podcast that hosts conversations between trailblazing female leaders.

          In this episode, we spoke with Neha about:

          • Why she thinks resilience is the most important trait for entrepreneurs
          • How helping others helped her develop the confidence to overcome setbacks
          • Changing her subconscious thinking to not allow herself to feel like an imposter

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            29 min
          • S3 Ep 6 | Neeracha Taychakhoonavudh, EVP @ Salesforce, on Asking For What You Want

            Neeracha Taychakhoonavudh is the Executive Vice President of Global Success and Strategy at Salesforce, focused on creating sustainable customer success. Neeracha also serves as Executive Advisor for the Salesforce Women’s Network and is the executive sponsor for Asiapacforce, the employee group for members of Asia-Pacific origin and their allies.

            Before joining Salesforce in 2009, Neeracha held various leadership roles at Oracle. She currently also serves as a board member for both the Girl Scouts of Northern California and for Safe & Sound, a San Francisco nonprofit focused on the eradication of child abuse.

            In this episode we spoke with Neeracha about the following:

            • How growing up as the oldest daughter of Thai immigrants impacted how she showed up in the workplace early in her career
            • Why one of the best pieces of advice she received was to state her own needs and ask for what she wants
            • How she code switches when she’s doing business in the US versus in Asia

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              34 min
            • S3 Ep 5 | Jessica Chen, Founder & CEO @ Soulcast Media, on Discovering Confidence Through Humility

              Jessica is the Founder and CEO of Soulcast Media, a business communications agency, where she provides high-touch strategies to elevate people's speaking and authority.

              Prior to starting Soulcast Media, Jessica was a broadcast television journalist. She has been awarded an Emmy-Award for her work at ABC 10News and multiple Associated Press Awards. Jessica is also a top LinkedIn Learning Instructor where her communications courses have been watched by over 1 million learners.

              In this episode we spoke with Jessica about the following:

              • Defining humility for herself in order to become a more confident and effective communicator
              • How being one of the only Asian American women discussing communications gave her the energy and courage to found Soulcast Media
              • How the primary communication challenges she coaches her clients on varies based on cultural background

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                30 min
              • S3 Ep 4 | Eric Chan, CFO @ LA Clippers, on Developing Trust By Sharing Weaknesses

                Eric currently serves as the CFO for the LA Clippers, where he leads the organization’s financial operations, including establishing and implementing a long-range financial strategy, policies, and goals and leading financial project management for all Clipper's operations.

                Before joining the Clippers, Eric served as CFO for The Bouqs Company and Loot Crate, where he received the Los Angeles Business Journal CFO Rising Star Award. Eric also previously served as the Senior Vice President of Finance at Mattel Inc., where he oversaw financial and operational matters across brands such as Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, and American Girl.

                In this episode we spoke with Eric about the following:

                • Why the notion of never showing others your weakness was one of the biggest things he had to unlearn
                • How a references check from someone he had previously let go helped him land a job as the CFO of the Clippers
                • Why he transitioned from diminishing his Asian identity to embracing and leaning into it in his professional life

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                  Learn more about the show at acrossthelinespodcast.com and follow us @acrossthelinespodcast to get the latest updates.

                  30 min
                • S3 Ep 3 | Dave Liu, Founder & CEO @ Liucrative Endeavors, on Lessons from 3 Decades on Wall Street

                  Dave is currently the CEO of Liucrative Endeavors, a strategic consulting and investment firm to high-growth companies. He previously spent almost 25 years at Jefferies, where he progressed from Analyst to Managing Director, co-running all Digital Media and Internet investment banking activities.

                  Dave is also an artist and writer who publishes a career advice column called “Breaking Bamboo,” and a cartoon series called “The ABC Life.” Dave recently published a book, The Way of the Wall Street Warrior, a humorous and irreverent guide where he captures the lessons he’s learned about conquering the corporate game from his time on Wall Street.

                  In this episode we spoke with Dave about the following:

                  • Experiences early in his career that compelled him to unlearn some of the Confucian values he grew up with
                  • How behavioral economics, and prospect theory in particular, influenced how he approaches his career
                  • Why thinking about himself as a unique durable good helped him advance to Managing Director at Jefferies

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                    35 min
                  • S3 Ep2 | Nick Mehta, CEO @ Gainsight, on The Power of "And"

                    Nick Mehta is the CEO of Gainsight, the leading Customer Success company. Prior to Gainsight, Nick was the CEO of LiveOffice, where he led the Inc. 5000 company’s profitable growth and successful sale to Symantec. He is also the co-author of Customer Success: How Innovative Companies Are Reducing Churn and Growing Recurring Revenue. Nick has been named one of the Top CEOs of 2018 by Comparably, was a finalist for EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year, and holds one of the highest Glassdoor approval ratings for CEOs.

                    In this episode we spoke with Nick about the following:

                    • The story of why he goes by “Nick” instead of “Nikhil”
                    • Having his visible identity be represented in tech but not feeling like he completely belonged
                    • Why going through similar experiences is an antidote to loneliness

                      • If you enjoyed today’s conversation about the intersection of work and Asian American identity, please subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and leave us a review to spread the word. We’d really appreciate it!

                      Learn more about the show at acrossthelinespodcast.com and follow us @acrossthelinespodcast to get the latest updates.

                      34 min

                    About Across The Lines

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                    Across The Lines is a podcast that highlights the stories of Pan Asian American leaders and explores the intersection of their personal and professional journeys. Our vision is to inspire and empower…