Zhou announces the return of The Intersection, as well as introduces the new music used in the show, and its creator Kjell.

Musician: Kjell van Zoen. https://www.instagram.com/vanzoen/

Solo Episode! In this short-ish monologue, Zhou Fang, the host and producer of The Intersection (presented by Intersectional Group), announces the summer break for the program in July and August (returning in September), the practice of the Abundance Mindset, Hope, and a look into the future.

Zhou shares some raw moments and emotions halfway through the monologue, talking about her own struggles and her intersectional practice of the abundance mindset and hope. Zhou looks into the future and invites folks to return in the fall.

Listen to all 30 episodes from 2025 so far.

Zhou can be found on www.intersectional.group,

@zhoufangig and @intersectionalliving on Instagram,

and https://www.linkedin.com/in/zhoufang35/ on linkedin.

Zhou's email is [email protected] for more engagements.

Ashlan Glasizer-Anderson is the founder and CEO of AshbeanPDX Marketing, a fractional marketing firm that helps mission-driven businesses and non-profits with their marketing needs. Ashlan is also the co-host and producer of Take the Leap Podcast. In this episode, Ashlan and Zhou talk about how marketing can be non sell-sy, the everything-is-urgent trend and how that is unnecessary, helping value-driven organizations, reading (book riot), and the abundance mindset.

Follow and work with Ashlan:

Website: https://www.ashbeanpdx.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashbeanpdxmktg

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashbeanpdxmktg

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ashbeanpdxmktg/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ashbeanpdxmktg

Book Riot:

https://bookriot.com/

Sarah Patterson is the founder of CERASart and an Expressive Art Coach based out in California. She's been practicing expressive art for more than 15 years, helping organizations and individuals use art to express, explore, process, and heal. In this episode, Sarah talks about the difference between expressive art and traditional art therapy, how expressive art can be a tool for self reconciliation, fostering cultural humility, and using art to go deeper and heal.

Work with Sarah Patterson, in person or virtually:

https://cerasart.com/

[email protected]

Curtis Shirey is the CEO of Aspasia Wealth Management, a BIPOC-owned financial planning firm based in Portland, making financial management accessible for all. In this episode, Curtis talks about finance being a language (finance literacy), how growing up multicultural shaped his journey, why financial health is critical for our overall health, accessibility to finance and wealth, and system changes.

Correction: at 37 min 31 secs, Zhou says "100%", it should be "the 1% (one percent)".

Follow and work with Curtis Shirey:

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

https://www.aspasiawealth.com/

Brian Aquart is a VP of Workforce and Community Education, a Presidential Leadership Scholar, and the Executive Producer and Host of Why I Left Podcast, a program for folks to share their resignation stories. In this episode, Brian and Zhou talk about lifting up emerging leaders in healthcare, coming together and seeing humanity, being a successful podcast host, and practicing the abundance mindset.

Follow and work with Brian:

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

https://whyileft.co/

https://www.youtube.com/@whyileft

Kaylee Brunette is the Talent & Operation Specialist at a local recruiting agency in Portland, Oregon. In this episode, Kaylee talks about the power of exploring our own strengths, networking (both in person and linkedin) with consistency and authenticity, making and owning mistakes, taking care of ourselves, and relying on community.

Follow and work with Kaylee Brunette:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaylee-brunette/

Follow Kaylee's company:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/mulberrytalentpartners/

disclaimer: no monetary value exchanged in this collaboration. all businesses and names mentioned are organic content.

Jasmine Tran is the founder and lead practitioner at Essance Skincare, a Portland-based, internationally recognized brand that teaches folks how to properly take care of ourselves. In this episode, Jasmine talks about her journey as an entrepreneur who respects and works with nature, a teacher who guides people to treat our skin and our body appropriately, and a mentor who advocates for "just do it now".

Find Essance Skincare and work with Jasmine:

https://essanceskincare.com/pages/about

https://www.instagram.com/essanceskincare/

Adriane Jones is a learning experience designer, the host of the career breaker podcast, and a distance runner. In this episode, Adriane shares her journey as a career breaker, a public speaker and podcast host, as well as a life-time runner and learner.

Follow and work with Adriane:

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

https://www.adrianeejones.com/

https://sites.google.com/adrianeejones.com/the-career-breakers-show/home

Melody is Zhou's first guest who uses a pseudonym, in order to protect their identity and safety. Melody is a Ph.D candidate, education researcher, and advocate for students from the immigrant community. In this episode, Melody talks about bringing more young immigrants into STEM, creating more access, using research to influence education policy, using privilege to open doors, the abundance mindset, and having the audacity to dream big!

We aren't providing links to Melody as we are trying to protect their identity and safety.