By Anne Fan and Caroline Chou
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The podcast currently has 9 episodes available.
In loving memory of Dr. Fan
In this episode, Anne shares about her up and coming coffee shop, Tomokohi.
Topic covered:
01:18 - Anne shares about the reason for her to open the coffee shop and the current progress.
03:17- Anne talks about how covid has affected her plans and the concept behind the coffee shop.
06:08 - Anne shares that the coffee shop is her passion project and talks about the reason for her to start a coffee shop which is so different from the job of being a realtor.
09:03 - Anne talks about how she uses her realtor background to her advantage to open a coffee shop.
In the next episode, Anne and Carol will talk about the concept of giving without expectations, and how they’ve learned to manage those expectations.
Check them out on Instagram @tomo.kohi or visit their website at Tomokohi.com
Connect with Anne
https://www.linkedin.com/in/annefan
http://fanofluxury.com
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Connect with Caroline
https://hk.linkedin.com/in/cchou
http://openuu.com
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Season 1, Episode 8 - Continuing Education and Certifications - Cornell certificate / ARE exams
In this episode, Anne and Carol talk about how they stay engaged in their profession and what types of continuing education and certifications they are working on.
Topics covered:
05:12 - Anne talks about meeting experienced classmates from around the world.
07:20 - Caroline shares that she is currently in the progress of taking the AREs (Architect Registration Exams) and to get a US architect license.
https://www.ncarb.org/
09:34 - Caroline talks about why she needs to take the AREs even if it’s not required in Hong Kong.
You can also visit our website at: makinglemonadeshow.com for more details!
In the next episode, Anne is going to share her up and coming coffee shop, Tomokohi.
Connect with Anne
https://www.linkedin.com/in/annefan
http://fanofluxury.com
[email protected]
Connect with Caroline
https://hk.linkedin.com/in/cchou
http://openuu.com
[email protected]
Season 1, Episode 6 - Volunteer Work and Non-Profit Involvement
In this episode, Anne and Carol talk about how they spend their time outside of work and their involvement with professional and non-profit organizations.
Topics Covered:
02:08 - Anne talks about her volunteer work for CASL (Chinese American Service League).
https://www.caslservice.org/
08:15 - Anne’s CASL Virtual Gala on October 29, 2020
https://www.caslservice.org/events/
09:38 - Carol shares about her Wellesley AAR (Alumnae Admissions Representative) on interviewing high school students applying to college.
https://www.wellesley.edu/
15:00 - Anne talks about how she helps people through her mediation volunteer work at CCR (Center for Conflict Resolution).
https://www.ccrchicago.org/
20:20 - Carol shares about her architecture volunteer work at AIA (American Institute of Architects) Hong Kong chapter.
http://www.aiahk.org/
In next episode, Anne will share about her acting career.
Connect with Anne
https://www.linkedin.com/in/annefan
http://fanofluxury.com
[email protected]
Connect with Caroline
https://hk.linkedin.com/in/cchou
http://openuu.com
[email protected]
Season 1, Episode 5 - How Carol ended up in Hong Kong and her life as a designer
In this week’s episode, we’re gonna learn about Carol’s life as a designer, and how she ended up starting her business in Hong Kong
Topics Covered:
00:18 - Anne introduces how Caroline ended up getting married and starting business in Hong Kong and how she runs her design studio with her partner, Kevin.
02:30 - Carols talks about moving back to Asia with her now husband, Kevin, on Christmas about 8 years ago. Their 2 dogs Oki and Dolce also move back with them.
03:45 - Carols talks about living in Boston for 10 years before moving back to Hong Kong. She studied at Wellesley College in Boston, and Rhode Island School of Design for architecture school in Providence, Rhode Island. Carol and Anne talk about the famous bakery, Pastiche in Providence.
04:45 - Carols shares that she graduated from architecture school, and Kevin’s architecture school and culinary career.
05:30 - After Carol graduated from school and Kevin quit his job, they were contemplating and figuring out future plans, and decided to move.
06:18 - Carol shares about the first year struggles, as Hong Kong was crowded and busy and she didn’t speak the local language and had no friends here.
06:55 - Carol discusses the local Chinese dialect in Hong Kong, and how she’s still learning the language.
08:13 - Carol shares about moving and looking for a place to live.
09:00 - Carol said she lived a bit far from the city center and she didn’t have a car, so she could only take the bus to travel around.
09:55 - Carol said she missed Asian food when she was in Boston, and talks about the good balance of western and Asian food in Hong Kong.
11:47 - Carol shares that she found a job in Hong Kong as the purpose of moving back is for Kevin and his friends to start a business, but after 3 years, the 2 partners decided to leave.
15:25 - Carol shares about the typical design process of her company.
16: 42 - Anne shares that she is happy to get into more details of Carol’s perspective of designing for a hotel and wants to know more about how corporate standards can affect hotel designs in the further episodes.
Connect with Anne
https://www.linkedin.com/in/annefan
http://fanofluxury.com
[email protected]
Connect with Caroline
https://hk.linkedin.com/in/cchou
http://openuu.com
[email protected]
Season 1, Episode 3 - Carol's restaurant Mean Noodles
In our third episode, Caroline talks about her restaurant business Mean Noodles with her husband Kevin. Anne and Caroline discuss how the restaurant business is doing, and what their signature dishes are, and what new products they have.
Topics Covered:
00:19 - Anne’s introduction and about her co-host Carol’s restaurant in Hong Kong.
00:41 - Caroline shares about her restaurant business Mean Noodles, in addition to her design practice.
1:09 - Caroline talks about how they operate two businesses.
1:46 - Caroline introduces her husband Kevin and his background.
2:07 - Anne and Caroline discuss why they decided to open a restaurant, which is very different than their interior design business.
2:40 - Caroline shares about the advantages and disadvantages of running two businesses, and how it helps her as a designer, and Kevin’s background in culinary.
4:22 - Caroline talks about the whole design and renovation process, as the designer and the restaurant owner.
5:07 - Anne and Caroline discuss Mean Noodle’s signature dishes, which has been voted best Laksa in Hong Kong.
5:38 - Caroline shares about using their creative background to their advantage, including logo and menu designs.
6:13 - Caroline shares about Kevin’s market adventures on Instagram lives. Follow Kevin to the market on instagram @meannoodles.
7:05 - Anne and Caroline discuss the dine-in restriction with COVID19 challenges, and what’s been happening for the last few months at Mean Noodles.
8:03 - Caroline shares about the launch of their new product InstaLaksa.
Next week’s topic is about how Anne ended up in Chicago and how she’s building her career in real estate.
Follow us on Instagram @meannoodles and Facebook http://facebook.com/meannoodles, to watch Kevin livestream his shopping adventures.
Connect with Anne
https://www.linkedin.com/in/annefan
http://fanofluxury.com
[email protected]
Connect with Caroline
https://hk.linkedin.com/in/cchou
http://openuu.com
[email protected]
The podcast currently has 9 episodes available.