Asian Hustle Network

Welcome back to Season 2, Episode 149 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have Aileen Xu on this week's show.

We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals. We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us. Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is our opportunity to use the voices of the Asian community and share these incredible stories with the world. We release a new episode every Wednesday and Saturday, so stay tuned!

Aileen Xu is a content creator and entrepreneur at Lavendaire, empowering people to embrace their true potential and create their dream life. Her YouTube channel Lavendaire has over 1.6 million subscribers. Her podcast, The Lavendaire Lifestyle, has over 7 million downloads. Lavendaire also offers a stationery line including the top-selling Artist of Life Workbook and Weekly Reset Planner.

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Welcome back to Season 2, Episode 148 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have AJ Rafael on this week's show.

We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals. We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us. Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is our opportunity to use the voices of the Asian community and share these incredible stories with the world. We release a new episode every Wednesday and Saturday, so stay tuned!

AJ Rafael, singer/songwriter from Moreno Valley, CA. With over 1 Million subscribers on YouTube and 600K on TikTok, AJ was recognized as a Fil-Am Game Changer by the City of Los Angeles in 2017. His debut album, Red Roses, charted on Billboard and at #4 on the Pop iTunes Charts. AJ continues to make music and upload videos as he did when he first started back in 2006. He is also active in the theatre world, performing and music directing in theaters around the United States such as East-West Players and American Repertory Theatre. AJ started a podcast with his fiancée, Alyssa, called "Sweet or Savory" where they debate topics like "Is peanut butter sweet or savory?" and "Can you be friends with your ex?" now out on all platforms.

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Welcome back to Season 2, Episode 147 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have Vanessa Chen on this week's show.

We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals. We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us. Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is our opportunity to use the voices of the Asian community and share these incredible stories with the world. We release a new episode every Wednesday and Saturday, so stay tuned!

Vanessa Chen is a social media content creator who loves to experiment with various fashion aesthetics. She channels her creativity through dynamic photos & style videos. She's a recently-graduated student with an inquisitive mind who likes to put a twist on current trends & make them her own.

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Welcome back to Season 2, Episode 146 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have Darice Chang on this week's show.

We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals. We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us. Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is our opportunity to use the voices of the Asian community and share these incredible stories with the world. We release a new episode every Wednesday and Saturday, so stay tuned!

Darice is a Taiwanese-American writer, artist, model, and activist from Minnesota. They believe in a compassionate and equitable society for all regardless of gender expression, race, ethnicity, ability or socio-economic status.

They hosted the first English language LGBTQA+ radio show in Taiwan, “Queerious”, hosted on iCRT FM.100 from 2020-2021. They perform Drag under the moniker Dan Dan Demolition and was featured in the Netflix docuseries “Midnight Asia”. They are passionate about authentic Asian and Asian American representation in media and entertainment.

They also volunteer as social media director, international events ambassador, and English language liaison for Women’s March Taiwan.

They have previously aided in coordination and promotion for various causes including animal rights, women’s rights, human rights, and Taiwan’s representation in the international space.

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Welcome back to Season 2, Episode 145 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have Michelle Li on this week's show.

We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals. We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us. Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is our opportunity to use the voices of the Asian community and share these incredible stories with the world. We release a new episode every Wednesday and Saturday, so stay tuned!

Michelle Li is a news anchor for NBC-affiliate KING-TV in Seattle. She is a morning show anchor and co-created and hosted the show Take 5, a daily, hour-long, interactive news show before it sunsetted in 2019.

Previously, Michelle worked as the primary evening anchor for legacy stations in Wisconsin, the Coastal Carolinas and Southwest Missouri.

Michelle has been recognized for leading innovation and audience engagement projects in newsrooms. Google, Poynter, Facebook, and RTDNA have showcased her work in newsrooms across the country.

She has received four national Murrow awards and 9 regional Emmys. Congress also honored her with an Angels in Adoption award for her dedication to international and domestic adoption causes. As a Korean adoptee, Michelle spent many summers volunteering with adoptive families and in orphanages in Seoul. She launched a television program in Missouri to help foster kids find more permanent solutions and spoke at the National Press Club for international adoption awareness.

Michelle's more notable recognition includes 5 regional Emmys for interactivity in Chicago and Nashville, national Murrows for innovation and feature writing, regional Murrows for social media and innovation, Social Media Personality of the Year for Wisconsin, two regional Murrows for writing, and Anchor of the Year of the Carolinas.

Michelle grew up in a rural area near Kansas City and studied journalism at the University of Kansas. Her hobbies are mostly cooking and volunteering, and she loves being a homebody with her husband Jim and their son. Jim is an Emmy-award-winning photographer who now works as a software engineer for a news corporation. For fun, Michelle once played a reporter in the movie 'Tammy' and on the TV show 'The Following'.

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Welcome back to Season 2, Episode 144 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have Jessica Woo on this week's show.

We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals. We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us. Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is our opportunity to use the voices of the Asian community and share these incredible stories with the world. We release a new episode every Wednesday and Saturday, so stay tuned!

Originally from LA’s Koreatown but native to Las Vegas, a 35-year-old mother of three darling girls (Adeline 10, Maxine 8, and Olive 3), Jessica Woo, has recently seen massive success as a viral lifestyle content creator on TikTok for her creative and aesthetically magical short clips of assembling simple, yet strikingly beautiful DIY bento-style lunches with mom’s unique, loving touch. After starting her TikTok account (@sulheejessica) in January 2020, Jessica has surpassed over 5 million followers eagerly watching and sharing her cooking and lunch videos mixed in with DIY, family fun, beauty, and lifestyle clips.

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Welcome back to Season 2, Episode 143 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have Isabella Sun on this week's show.

We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals. We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us. Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is our opportunity to use the voices of the Asian community and share these incredible stories with the world. We release a new episode every Wednesday and Saturday, so stay tuned!

Isabella Sun is the co-founder and CEO of Short Story, the first personal styling service dedicated to helping petite women find their perfect fit. Isabella grew up in Beijing and is from a family of entrepreneurs. Her mom came to the US to start an import business, and her uncle owned a tailoring shop, so she always knew she wanted to start something of her own one day. Prior to Short Story, Isabella spent several years in New York as a trader at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. After struggling for years to find professional, properly fitting clothes, Isabella founded Short Story with the mission to help millions of women dress with effortless confidence. Since launching in 2019, Short Story has been featured in BuzzFeed, Who What Wear, and USA Today. Isabella is passionate about empowering women and breaking fashion barriers. Aside from being an entrepreneur, Isabella loves trying spicy food, going on long hikes, and exploring new countries in camper vans.

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Welcome back to Season 2, Episode 142 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have Alessandro Roco for this week's show.

We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals. We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us. Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is our opportunity to use the voices of the Asian community and share these incredible stories with the world. We release a new episode every Wednesday and Saturday, so stay tuned!

Sandro Roco is the founder and chief executive officer of Sanzo, the first Asian-inspired sparkling water. Sandro graduated from Villanova University with a degree in chemical engineering and began his career as a nuclear engineer at Exelon Corporation. He previously worked on the credit derivatives trading floor at J.P. Morgan and most recently served as head of growth and then chief-of-staff at Bombfell, an online personal styling service. He launched Sanzo in 2019 with a mission of bridging cultures by connecting people to authentic flavors.

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Welcome back to Season 2, Episode 141 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have David Ho on this week's show.

We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals. We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us. Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is our opportunity to use the voices of the Asian community and share these incredible stories with the world. We release a new episode every Wednesday and Saturday, so stay tuned!

David Ho is from Hawthorne, CA and is an owner of Arena Ktown, Arena SF, SIP Boba Lounge, and Academy of DJs. An ex-medical engineer with an unrelenting will to create and inspire David seeks to create an impact in the entertainment and music industries and give the opportunity to young hustlers out there!

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Welcome back to Season 2, Episode 140 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have Raad Ahmed on this week's show.

We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals. We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us. Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is our opportunity to use the voices of the Asian community and share these incredible stories with the world. We release a new episode every Wednesday and Saturday, so stay tuned!

Raad Ahmed is the Founder and CEO of Lawtrades, an angel investor, writer, and musician. In 2011, Raad started myfbcoverphoto, one of the first apps in the Facebook app store that grew to over 30 million hits per month, while attending law school. In 2015, he got into the 500 Global Flagship Accelerator Program and launched Lawtrades, one of the first marketplaces for legal services that made it easy for big companies to hire legal freelancers. The company has gone on to raise $9.7m in total funding and freelancers earn millions on the platform every year. In 2019, he started publishing a newsletter called Spacecult. Raad is originally from Queens, NY, and a graduate of the University at Buffalo Law School.

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