Your Potential For Everything

In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Emily Elizabeth the founder of Elite Skate Wear, a custom figure skating dress company, which is one of the leading brands in the skating community today. Emily talks to Alex about how she built her business organically and how she pinpointed her customers in a targeted way.

She discusses her brand and how it is not always fun to build a business. Entrepreneurship is hard and it takes a lot of work to grow your business and your brand. Emily shares about her journey and gives some great takeaways.

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Instagram: @emilyeduong & @whatfulfillsyoupod & @eliteskatewear

Podcast: What Fulfills You Podcast

Website: https://www.eliteskatewear.com/

Blog: https://emilyelizabeth.blog/

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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Anthony Kung a rocket scientist turned professional actor. Anthony talks to Alex about losing everything and changing careers for a better life.

Anthony was born and raised in Hong Kong and received his education from a Chinese primary school, a British secondary school, then at the University of Southern California where he received a bachelor of science in Aerospace Engineering. He worked in the IT industry for 15 years in Europe, Asia, and the U.S. before getting laid off after a corporate merger. He knew he needed to change careers.

His decision in 2010 to change careers turned his life 180° and today he is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and is based in Los Angeles, California. He is an actor, writer, author, and director whose work can be seen on HBO's "The Leftovers", FX's "You're The Worst", and "Paper Tiger".

His book, entitled Stop Calling Me Jackie!, is a reflection of his own drastic life transformation and career change and it gives readers a guideline on how to recreate and redefine their own lives, which may have been impacted by unemployment, or influenced by a desire for a career change.

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

Book: http://amzn.to/3q0s9rQ

IMDB Page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4527731/

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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Casey Drillette an entrepreneur building her business during the pandemic. Casey talks to Alex about building a business online and working a full-time job while building your own company.

She discusses why "done is better than perfect" and why you should never wait for the "perfect" time to start your entrepreneurship journey. Her business is currently gaining new clients and trending in an upward trajectory despite the pandemic. Learn about what Casey did to grow her business and the triumphs and difficulties she encountered along the way.

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caseydrillette/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drillette/ Email: [email protected]

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Side Hustles & Entrepreneurship book: yourpotentialforeverything.com/books

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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Casey Drillette, digital nomad and side hustle queen. Casey talks to Alex about being a digital nomad, managing a side hustle and full-time job, along with picking the right side hustle for you.

She has been side hustling since she first moved to China around 2011. When she was in Asia, she was able to reinvent herself and try new jobs and experiences. That led her to being a host for a television show, teaching children English, modeling, and more.

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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Casey Drillette, the co-founder of Study Room Learning where she teaches primarily Mandarin-speaking students. Casey talks to Alex about Living Abroad, Working from Anywhere, and Working from Home boundaries.

After graduation Casey knew she wanted to make some changes and in the summer of 2011 and decided to start living abroad. Casey moved to Zhengzhou, China to teach for a year and continue to develop her Chinese language skills. One year quickly turned into 7 years and she started to hone her working from anywhere and living abroad life. Casey worked for numerous education companies, hosted a Chinese tv show, completed her MBA at Fudan University in Shanghai, and began competing in Muay Thai. In 2017, Casey decided it was time for another change and she began working remotely as a Project Manager and made the move to Chiang Mai, Thailand. Casey also launched her own online education company abroad and is learning the ins and outs of the entrepreneur life. She also recently welcomed her first child.

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Episode notes: In this episode of Your Potential for Everything Alex speaks with her best friend and fellow work from homer, Casey.

You will learn:

-How Casey has worked from home while living on a different continent from her job

-Tips and Tricks Casey has honed for effectively working from home

-Common pitfalls to the work from home life

-Why working from home is a skill everyone needs to hone

-Morning routines

-Setting boundaries

In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex discusses next steps for the Your Potential for Everything Community and being a Multipotentialite. Be sure to listen and subscribe to her podcast and subscribe to her YPFE newsletter for weekly insights & knowledge direct to your inbox.

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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Donna (BasicTaq) Walters, the founder of the CSU Esports Collective which works to bring esports to university campuses. Donna talks to Alex about Collegiate Esports, Community Building, & Higher Education.

Donna is a non-traditional student at California State University, Sacramento where her drive to gain community led her to found the CSU Esports Collective. She recently hosted the first of its kind, primarily student run event highlighting experts and entrepreneurs in the esports industry. The Esportspreneur Expo was a FREE public 5-day virtual event open to students, higher education professionals, and the general public to learn more about collegiate esports.

We discussed her background in community building and how that helped her with the event and in bringing collegiate esports to California campuses.

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Website: https://www2.calstate.edu/CSUEA/events/Pages/esports-conference.aspx?mc_cid=56d03e52b7&mc_eid=1b260f1c93

Twitter: @TaqitoBurrito

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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Jess Davis, founder of GameHer, manager of Youth Basketball Operations at the Cleveland Cavaliers, & guru to Cavs Legion GC of the NBK 2K League. Jess talks to Alex about the Cleveland Cavaliers, Female Gamers, & Esports Player Development.

Jess started gaming at a young age and also playing traditional basketball throughout her life. She founded GameHer in 2013 to because she noticed she wasn't coming across female gamers in Madden and NBA 2K. Jess wanted to connect females gamers with each other. Throughout her journey she has worked with the Cleveland Cavaliers at a variety of positions and when they added an NBA 2K team to their portfolio, she knew she could lend a hand.

While many people understand the importance of player development off the court for professional athletes in traditional sports, many people don't understand that professional esports players need that as well. Jess works with Cavs Legion GC players on their player development off the court and understands the vital role it plays in the overall health and wellness of the gamers. Recently two female gamers were drafted in the 2021 NBA 2K League Draft and Jess discusses this step toward diversity, equity, and inclusion in the league.

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Website: https://www.gameher.com/

Twitter: @gameherr

Instagram: @gameher

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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Brent "Lord Beezus" Aasgaard a professional esports player for Jazz Gaming of the NBA 2K League. Brent talks to Alex about NBA 2K, Being a Gamer, & the NBA Draft.

Brent was a gamer from a young age and never dreamed that going pro in NBA 2K would be in his future. He was drafted in the NBA 2K League Draft in 2019 as the #24 overall pick by the Indiana Pacers. He points out similarities between professional esports athletes and professional traditional sports athletes. Brent played traditional basketball for a long time before an injury sidelined him. He believes is real-life experience in basketball helps him as a gamer in the NBA 2K League.

He encourages everyone who is interested in esports to network in the industry and get familiar with the different career paths you can take. Being a professional gamer is great, but he points out there are jobs behind the scenes that are important and diverse as well. He also mentioned he was happy that women are getting drafted into the NBA 2K League because diversity is a great thing to have.

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Jazz Gaming: https://jazzgaming.nba.com/

Twitter: @LordBeezus_

Instagram: @beezythor

Twitch: @LordBeEzUs_

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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Ellen Zavian, a sports attorney, GWU professor, and Editor-in-Chief for esportsandthelaw.com and mylegalbookie.com. Ellen talks to Alex about esports law, sports betting, breakdancing, and skateboarding.

Ellen discusses the trending topics in the esports law industry along with how sports betting plays into the industry. They also discuss how esports are similar to the world of skateboarding and breakdancing as there are those who consider themselves athletes or competitors and those who consider themselves artists and not athletes.

The esports industry has many similarities to the traditional sports world, but there are some more complex issues that stem from the nature of the industry. The intellectual property rights in the esports world are quite complex and the labor and employment aspects of the industry are also multifaceted. Ellen does a great job of breaking these aspects of the industry down.

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Esports & the Law: https://esportsandthelaw.com/

Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/esports/2020/01/15/esports-players-tax-man-cometh/

My Legal Bookie: https://mylegalbookie.com/

Twitter: @zavian

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