Asian Tech Leaders

Asian Tech Leaders

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Asian Tech Leaders episodes

  • Donna Litt - Co-founder and COO Kiite

    Donna Litt is the Co-founder and COO at Kiite, a B2B AI platform that serves as an intelligent sales coach. Before Kiite, Litt co-founded TribeHR, which was acquired by NetSuite in 2013. On this episode, I chat with Donna about her experience growing up in a mixed race household, how her background in archaeology led to a career in technology, and what drove her to writing and publishing her first novel in 2018 called 'Where the Sun Sets'. 

    Links:

    • Connect with Donna on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donnalitt/
    • Follow Donna on Twitter: https://twitter.com/donnamlitt
    • Buy Donna's novel 'Where the Sun Sets': https://www.amazon.com/Where-Sun-Sets-Donna-Litt/dp/1947848615
    • Donna's talk on Failure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4mA-GLpz9Y
    • Donna's perspective of Work-Life Balance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCsFjSHClE4
    • Learn more about Kiite: https://kiite.ai/
      • 44 min
    • Paul Huynh - Entrepreneur in Residence | Social Entrepreneur | Ex-Googler
      Paul Huynh was a Google executive for 11 years where he incubated, launched and led new sales and operations teams for products like YouTube, Google Display Network, DoubleClick Buy Side Platforms and DoubleClick Ad Exchange. He started his Google career in NYC working within the healthcare sector before moving to Australia in 2009 where he developed and drove business growth across Asia Pacific. Prior to Google, Paul worked in media and communications planning with brands like P&G, Diageo, and H&M at Carat and Vizeum. Paul is currently transitioning to the US and focused on social entrepreneurship in the area of Refugee/Immigrant enterprises for rehabilitation, community integration and/or entrepreneurial empowerment. You can follow Paul on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulhuynh/
      41 min
    • Emma Yang - Founder of Timeless

      Emma Yang is the fifteen-year-old Founder of Timeless, a mobile app that helps Alzheimer’s patients stay engaged and connected to loved ones. In September 2017, Timeless was selected as the winner of the MIT Solve Brain Health Challenge and designated as one of the 38 Solvers out of nearly 1,000 solutions from 103 countries. Most recently, Emma was named the Grand Prize Winner of the Women Startup Challenge hosted by Women Who Tech and Google. On this episode, I chat with Emma about challenges she faced raising money as a 13-year-old, the influence of her parents and her transition from Hong Kong to New York. Enjoy!

      35 min
    • Jimmy Chen - CEO and Founder of Propel

      Jimmy Chen is the CEO and founder of Propel, a software company that aims to make America’s safety net more user friendly. Prior to Propel, Jimmy graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Symbolic Systems, and worked as a Product Manager at LinkedIn and Facebook.  On this episode, I talk with Jimmy about his childhood as a Chinese immigrant in Kansas City, how he decided to start his own company, and advice on how to find your passion. 

      41 min
    • Sobhan Etemadi - CEO and Founder of Sobie Systems

      Sobhan Etemadi is the CEO and Founder of Sobie Systems, a Canadian-based startup that builds smart-product solutions using advanced sensor technologies for monitoring of residential HVAC systems. Sobie Systems’ current product, Everest, monitors the energy efficiency and performance of the HVAC system in real-time and prevents homeowners from exposure to deadly carbon monoxide leaks. Prior to starting Sobie Systems, Sobhan worked at aerospace leader Pratt & Whitney, and transportation manufacturer Bombardier. Sobhan holds a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from Ryerson University and was also selected to join the prestigious Next 36 accelerator program in Canada.

      On this episode I talk to Sobhan about his upbringing as an immigrant from Iran, how his parents shaped his career journey, and his love for the outdoors and rock climbing. 

      Hope you enjoy the episode and feel free to follow Sobhan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sobhanetemadi/

      44 min
    • Xiao Wang - CEO of Boundless

      Xiao Wang is the co-founder and CEO of Boundless, helping families navigate the complex legal immigration system more confidently, rapidly, and affordably than ever before. Prior to Boundless, he held leadership roles at Amazon Go, Providence Equity, NYC Department of Education, and McKinsey. Xiao holds a BA/MS from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.


      On this episode, we hear from Xiao about his upbringing as a Chinese immigrant raised in the suburbs of Seattle, how training for endurance races has made him a better founder and executive, and advice he has on how to find your passion. 


      Learn more about Boundless at: https://boundless.com

      Follow Xiao on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xiaowang1/

      Recommended books written by Brad Feld: https://www.amazon.com/Brad-Feld/e/B0043MYSL8



      45 min
    • Karen Hao - Artificial Intelligence Reporter at MIT Technology Review
      Karen Hao is the artificial intelligence reporter for MIT Technology Review. In particular she covers the ethics and social impact of the technology as well as its applications for social good. She also writes the AI newsletter, the Algorithm, which thoughtfully examines the field’s latest news and research. Prior to joining the publication, she was a reporter and data scientist at Quartz and an application engineer at the first startup to spin out of Google X.
      In this episode I talk to Karen about her upbringing as an Asian American minority in a small town in New Jersey, how she got the courage to make a career pivot from engineering to journalism, and her thoughts on the future of AI. I learned a lot from this conversation with Karen and hope you do too!
      46 min
    • Eva Wong - Co-founder and COO of Borrowell
      Eva Wong is Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Borrowell, a Canadian fintech company that helps consumers make great decisions about credit.
      Eva's career has spanned both the private and not-for-profit sectors, including leadership roles at The OTF Group (a Monitor spin-off), Maple Leaf Foods, UNDP and Oliver Wyman (formerly Mercer Management Consulting). She has studied or worked in the US, Caribbean, Africa, Asia and Europe.
      She was named to the 2017 Women in FinTech Powerlist and was a finalist for "Fintech Woman of the Year" at LendIt, the world’s biggest show in lending & fintech. Eva was named one of 20 Canadian tech start-up founders to follow by Twitter Canada, was featured as one of "9 Canadian Women Changing The Game" by Elle Canada and on Flare's #HowIMadeIt list of Canadian women with cool jobs.
      Eva holds degrees from Harvard University and Queen’s School of Business.
      28 min
    • Tiffany Pham - CEO of Mogul
      Tiffany Pham is CEO of Mogul, a global platform enabling women worldwide to reach their goals and realize their full potential. A coder, Tiffany developed the first version of Mogul, now reaching across 196 countries and 30,470 cities. She is the bestselling author of YOU ARE A MOGUL and GIRL MOGUL. On this episode I talk with Tiffany abut her upbringing as a Vietnamese-Chinese immigrant to America who could barely speak English, lessons she's learned from her dad, how to find your passion, and what her biggest failure is.
      Tiffany was named one of Forbes "30 Under 30" in Media, Business Insider "30 Most Important Women Under 30" in Technology, ELLE Magazine "30 Women Under 30 Who Are Changing the World," Good Housekeeping "Awesome Women Award" Winner, "Alice Paul Equality Award" Honoree, Cadillac "IVY Innovator" Award Winner, SmartCEO Magazine "Smart CEO Award" Winner, "Innovation & Inclusion Award" Winner for Social Entrepreneurship, NY Business Journal "Woman of Influence" Winner, Tribeca Film Festival "Innovation Award" Fellow, and SE "Top 100 Social Entrepreneur."
      Tiffany is a Judge on the TLC TV show "Girl Starter," produced by Al Roker, and Co-Host of the show "Positive Pushback" from the Producer of The View. She speaks on a quarterly basis at the United Nations to present gender policy recommendations, as well as MSNBC, Bloomberg, Viacom, Microsoft, AOL, Prudential, SXSW, Harvard Business School, Wharton Business School, Scripps Research Institute, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Panama & Dubai. She is a graduate of Yale & Harvard Business School.
      32 min

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