Ambassadors of Joy

We often believe that life is happening TO us. In this episode, Christie Tang, a seasoned product manager in the Silicon Valley, takes us through her journey of exploring the flip side of that statement - life is not happening TO us, it’s happening FOR us. With product management being an incredibly popular but demanding and stressful career, Christie talks to us about how she’s expanded her consciousness and spirituality to thrive and live life exactly the way she’s creating it for herself. We delve into important topics, such as transforming negative self-talk, building confidence, setting intentions, and celebrating the wins.

As we set out to accomplish great things, there may come moments in our journey where we feel stuck or in pain or come across some seemingly large obstacles. How do we transform ourselves at these inevitable crossroads in life? In this heartfelt and enlightening episode, our special guest, Lucky Sandhu, shares practical tips, frameworks, and tools that have led him through his MBA from UC Berkeley Haas School of Business to his term as President of San Ramon Rotary to founding and expanding his business, RelFin Mortgage, to fund a billion dollars in residential mortgages, all while raising his incredible daughter Chaya. In our conversation, we explore how opening our hearts and surrendering in challenging moments, embracing our true essence, and believing in others’ success can manifest growth, joy, success, and well-being.

When we’re aligned with our purpose, pure in our intention, and trusting of the universe, unbelievable opportunities start popping up everywhere to help us achieve our goals in ways we never imagined possible. Meet Michael and Janet Mendonça, a heartful and enterprising couple, who have produced and distributed over 30,000 prosthetic hands in 80 Countries, with their acclaimed prosthetic hand design represented in the Smithsonian Museum. From their remarkable stories, we learn the hidden lessons of the universe on how to channel the power of creation, trust frequency, and joy to unlock and manifest our fullest potential.

Who says that spirituality isn’t practical? When you’re fully connected to your inner being, your entire world can blossom in unimaginable ways. In this episode, we learn from entrepreneur and fashion design professor Bita Rad, who shares special examples of how the alignment of expanded consciousness and her skills and desires has manifested wonderful accomplishments in various parts of her life. From crafting products to teaching at Otis, Bita’s manifestations and wisdom show how our inward journey, natural curiosity, and celebration of every moment can come together and lead to unprecedented growth and success.

Why do some companies make the leap and others don’t? Jim Collins' Good to Great continues to fuel our conversations in regards to energy, momentum, and manifestations of seemingly lofty goals and achievements. There is no silver bullet, but our practice of patience, allowance and trust can lead us to clarity; and in clarity we can invoke laser-focused intentions to create something much bigger than ourselves.

Society has been developing in favor for the left-brain, the logical side of our reality. We are joined together by Daniel Pink’s book, A Whole New Mind, to discuss what happens when we activate the right-brain to bring forth a super power brain. We explore the human experience in duality, abundance, and the integration of a holistic life leading to balance.

We often look for that one thing which caused a disruption, a breakthrough, or an overnight success. In this episode, we discuss real life Law of Attraction examples, illustrating how we are all constantly creating our reality with the energies of momentum, intentions, and emotions via Malcolm Gladwell’s most celebrated book, The Tipping Point.

What builds a great culture? We are joined together in this episode to decode the stories presented by Daniel Coyle in his book The Culture Code. Listen to how the San Antonio Spurs’ success in teamwork has a direct correlation to the service paradigm. As well as why taking care of yourself is a prerequisite of helping others, and how living with an open heart and mind can become the key in creating a great life and culture in any context.

Why did Oprah give Stanford’s entire graduating class of 2008 a book called A New Earth? Was she trying to share the secrets of her success and we totally missed the point? After a decade, Amy and Priya are joined together on this first episode to uncover Oprah’s messages. We discuss the nature of our ego, where the rise of individualism and diversity further promote separation and how we might move beyond the labels to awaken to our life’s true purpose.

Join Amy and Priya on a journey as they bridge the narratives of spirituality, conscious living, and business through illuminating, accessible, and contagious conversations. This is the trailer for Ambassadors of Joy.