For today's Spotlight Episode, I'm excited to welcome Kevin Kreider to the show. Kevin is a male model, a fitness influencer, and one of the stars in the hit Netflix reality show called "Bling Empire."

As a model, Kevin Kreider has been featured in publications such as Men's Health and Men's Fitness Magazine and was the first Asian-American to greet guests shirtless at the Abercrombie and Fitch store on Fifth Avenue in New York City.

Aside from modeling, Kevin is a longtime advocate for positive Asian male representation and has done TEDx and Google talks around Asian Masculinity. He's also starred in the documentary "The Ugly Model," which explores the question "can Asian men be sexy?"

In this episode, we discuss:

- Adopted at the age of three by white parents

- Growing up during a time before social media and mainstream media was dominated by white faces/culture

- Going through self-hate

- Asian issues get swept under the rug because Asians have it easier 

- Suffering from low confidence and low self-esteem 

- If you focus on things you can't control then those things control you

- People who say they don't need validation are lying 

- Who inspired Kevin to go into modeling

- Not being reached out to by modeling agencies even after the success of Bling Empire

- Addressing critics of Bling Empire

- How has life changed since Bling Empire came out

- What was Kevin's expectations for Bling Empire

- Bling Empire being renewed for another season. 

- Kevin shares his piece of advice 

- Where Kevin sees himself in the next five years 

You can follow Kevin Kreider on Instagram at @kevin.kreider.

If you're interested in trying out Kevin's new supplement performance matcha, go here: https://kevinkreider.com/products/supplement


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