Olena Hart is an immigrant from Ukraine and is a professional writer. In this episode, Zhou learns about Olena's experience living in the U.S. as a Ukrainian, her efforts as a multicultural communicator, and how she takes care of herself and family knowing the war in Ukraine may not end soon.

Follow and connect with Olena:

https://ukrainianinphilly.com/

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

Book recs by Olena:

What Happened to You https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/what-happened-to-you-oprah-winfrey/1138411016

The Culture map

https://erinmeyer.com/books/the-culture-map/

Cait Donovan is a renowned burnout expert, keynote speaker, and Chinese medicine practitioner. In this real, fun, moving, and profound conversation, Zhou learns from Cait about Burnout, resentment and boundary, getting help and support, behavioral change, Chinese medicine, and looking at someone's life holistically.

Follow and work with Cait:

https://www.friedtheburnoutpodcast.com/

https://www.caitdonovan.com/

Dr. Joel Pérez is an Executive and Leadership Coach. He is the author of Dear White Leader, a book that helps leaders who identify as white learn and practice cultural humility. In this episode, Zhou learns from Dr. Pérez about Cultural Humility, Growth Mindset, Deep Curiosity, and How to Apologize properly.

Follow and work with Dr. Joel Pérez:

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

https://apoyocoaching.com/

Find his book: https://dearwhiteleader.com/

Disclaimer: Zhou is not associated with Dr. Pérez' business or publications. This conversation is not an endorsement or an ad. There is no monetary values exchanged.

Young Seo is a Senior DevOps Engineer by trade. She is an experienced and active rock climber with over 14 years of experience "chasing rocks". In this episode, Zhou learns from Young about her journey as a sophisticated rock climber, her recent incident (a bad fall) and recovery, luck, and gratitude.

Contact Young about her athletic life and experience: https://www.linkedin.com/in/young-seo/

Find PDX Climbers of Color: https://www.instagram.com/pdxclimbersofcolor/?hl=en

Vivian Acquah is a Certified Diversity Executive, prolific public speaker, and Virtual Reality Trainer on DEI based in the Netherlands. In this episode, Zhou learns what is "replenishing phase", using Virtual Reality in DEI work, using cooking and recipe as teaching tools, and cultural appreciation.

Article Using VR To Unlock Empathy: https://amplifydei.com/using-vr-to-unlock-empathy/

Follow and work with Vivian:

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

https://amplifydei.com/

Priscilla María Gutiérrez is a certified trauma recovery coach. She helps people break toxic cycles and get on healing journeys. In this episode, Zhou learns from Priscilla about becoming a trauma recovery coach, figuring out a career that has no playbook, helping people heal, and keeping your hands open.

Connect with Priscilla:

https://www.instagram.com/cyclebreakercoach/

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

https://www.priscillamaria.com/

Suhasini Gavarshetty is a global citizen who's lived in India, Singapore, Dubai, New York City, and now in Portland. In this episode, Zhou learns about what it means to be a global citizen, a climate activist, and someone who's interested in policy making in order to make our future better.

Follow and get in touch with Suhasini: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suhasini-gavarshetty/

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Mandy King is the owner and chef of Money Bowl, an establishment in Portland, Oregon, selling innovative/reengineered traditional food from Guilin, China, where both Mandy and Zhou are from. In this episode, Zhou learns about localizing and recreating traditional recipes for a local market; seasonality (eat what's in season); soup as medicine; and love for food.

Follow and find Mandy in Portland:

https://www.instagram.com/_moneybowlpdx_/

https://moneybowlpdx.com/

Claire Parsons is an employment law, and litigation attorney in Ohio. She is also a seasoned meditation practitioner and teacher to lawyers. Claire has published 2 books and is working on her 3rd book. In this episode, Zhou learns about the impact of meditation on lawyers, how teaching and writing have enriched Claire's life and brought her joy, as well as the importance of collaboration and community.

Follow Claire:

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

https://brilliantlegalmind.com/about-the-founder/

https://www.mindfulnessinlawsociety.org/

"Work is love made visible." - https://poets.org/poem/work-4

Audrey Alverson is an expert in communications. In this episode, Zhou learns about using communications for equity and justice, owning our identities with pride, choosing to be childless (an identity Zhou and Audrey share), and making an impact through small actions.

Connect with Audrey:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/audrey-alverson/

https://boldworkcollaborative.com/