Mx. Asian American

Roger Vasak is the owner of Scalp SGV (San Gabriel Valley), a company that uses scalp micropigmentation (hair tattoos) to help people who are balding or want to see a full head of hair. In this episode, we dive into Roger’s adolescent life, growing up near lots of gangs, getting shot, moving to Korea, coming back to the states to do sales, and finally pivoting careers to become an entrepreneur.

Connect with Roger:

https://scalpsgv.com/

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Bob Chao started Boba Fit tangentially during his time in college when he went through a depressing slump. To get back into shape but also to help empower the Asian/American community through a protein-filled version of milk tea (or a milk-tea filled version of protein powder). Listen to this episode to learn more about Bob’s journey.

Connect with Bob:

https://boba.fit/

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Daniel Chan is an internationally renowned, award-winning magician and mind-reader. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Dan is regarded as one of the world’s top virtual magicians. In this episode, Dan shares his experiences with corporate life and transitioning into doing magic full-time.

Connect with Dan:

https://www.danchanmagic.com/

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Malisa Tep a Cambodian American and the founder and CEO of bbtea jars, a sustainable boba accessories company that offers glass boba cups and most recently soy wax bubble candles. In this episode, Malisa shares her entrepreneurial journey thus far.

Connect with Malisa:

bbteajars.com

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Andy Baptista is one of the co-founders of Cookie Command Center, a small business based in New York. She works full-time in the alcohol marketing industry while balancing her cookie business with her partner Rob. In this episode, we explore her beginnings in her career in the alcohol industry and the start of Cookie Command Center.

Connect with Andy:

https://cookiecommandcenter.com/

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Stacey is a co-founder of the world’s first self-serve boba truck, Milk + T. Along with Beyah, Stacey began the journey in December of 2015. They have since settled in Little Tokyo since 2017 as their flagship location. You can also find Milk + T in DTLA and Portland, OR. In this episode, we dive into Stacey’s experiences with beginning this boba-filled journey.

Connect with Stacey: milkandt.com

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Ashton Yoon is a co-founder of Antithesis Foods. In this episode, we talk about Ashton’s journey transitioning from a career in fashion into an entrepreneurial journey in food science and product development. Antithesis Foods’s brand Protos uses chickpeas and other pulse ingredients to create high fiber and high protein snacks that are good for you.

Connect with Ashton:

@eatprotos

eatprotos.com

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Simon Tam is the founder and bassist of The Slants, an electronic dance music, indie, pop, rock band founded in 2004. In this episode, we dive deep into the beginnings of the band, the long and hard legal battle with trademarking the name, and finally, the establishment of the nonprofit organization The Slants Foundation, dedicated to changing culture using arts and activism.

Connect with Simon:

theslants.org

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Catherine Zhang is a Chinese Australian recipe developer and pastry chef. She competed in Netflix’s “Zumbo’s Just Desserts” in 2019. After the show, she runs her own online blog content and Youtube channel sharing her recipes with the world. In this episode, we discuss her journey with making desserts, filming the show, and her future plans.

Mango Spongecake Recipe: https://zhangcatherine.com/mango-cake/

Connect with Catherine:

IG: @catherine.justdessertsau

zhengcatherine.com

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmFU98jIzuDbw_-Rfc5m6fQ

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@mxasianamerican

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Rina Takikawa is a ballerina, full-time product designer in fintech, and a youtuber. In this episode, we discuss Rina’s journey in the professional ballet industry into her pivot into a completely different career and circling back to her doing ballet as a hobby now.

Connect with Rina:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rinatakikawa/

https://twitter.com/rinaxtakikawa

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFzzMCQn6k-kEz17SiGq8ww

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@mxasianamerican

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