Asian Hustle Network

Welcome back to Season 2, Episode 145 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have Michelle Li on this week's show. We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals. We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us. Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is our opportunity to use the voices of the Asian community and share these incredible stories with the world. We release a new episode every Wednesday and Saturday, so stay tuned! Michelle Li is a news anchor for NBC-affiliate KING-TV in Seattle. She is a morning show anchor and co-created and hosted the show Take 5, a daily, hour-long, interactive news show before it sunsetted in 2019. Previously, Michelle worked as the primary evening anchor for legacy stations in Wisconsin, the Coastal Carolinas and Southwest Missouri. Michelle has been recognized for leading innovation and audience engagement projects in newsrooms. Google, Poynter, Facebook, and RTDNA have showcased her work in newsrooms across the country. She has received four national Murrow awards and 9 regional Emmys. Congress also honored her with an Angels in Adoption award for her dedication to international and domestic adoption causes. As a Korean adoptee, Michelle spent many summers volunteering with adoptive families and in orphanages in Seoul. She launched a television program in Missouri to help foster kids find more permanent solutions and spoke at the National Press Club for international adoption awareness. Michelle's more notable recognition includes 5 regional Emmys for interactivity in Chicago and Nashville, national Murrows for innovation and feature writing, regional Murrows for social media and innovation, Social Media Personality of the Year for Wisconsin, two regional Murrows for writing, and Anchor of the Year of the Carolinas. Michelle grew up in a rural area near Kansas City and studied journalism at the University of Kansas. Her hobbies are mostly cooking and volunteering, and she loves being a homebody with her husband Jim and their son. Jim is an Emmy-award-winning photographer who now works as a software engineer for a news corporation. For fun, Michelle once played a reporter in the movie 'Tammy' and on the TV show 'The Following'. To stay connected within the AHN community, please join our AHN directory: bit.ly/AHNDirectory

Welcome back to Season 2, Episode 144 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have Jessica Woo on this week's show. We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals. We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us. Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is our opportunity to use the voices of the Asian community and share these incredible stories with the world. We release a new episode every Wednesday and Saturday, so stay tuned! Originally from LA’s Koreatown but native to Las Vegas, a 35-year-old mother of three darling girls (Adeline 10, Maxine 8, and Olive 3), Jessica Woo, has recently seen massive success as a viral lifestyle content creator on TikTok for her creative and aesthetically magical short clips of assembling simple, yet strikingly beautiful DIY bento-style lunches with mom’s unique, loving touch. After starting her TikTok account (@sulheejessica) in January 2020, Jessica has surpassed over 5 million followers eagerly watching and sharing her cooking and lunch videos mixed in with DIY, family fun, beauty, and lifestyle clips. Asian Hustle Network knows how important it is for small business owners to have access to tools and resources that help them thrive, which is why we have partnered with Comcast RISE, a multi-year, multi-faceted initiative launched in October 2020 to help strengthen small businesses hit hard by COVID-19 with FREE services! They have already provided nearly 8,000 POC- and Female-owned small businesses - and yours could be next! Qualifying businesses can apply to receive consulting, media and creative production services from Effectv, the advertising sales division of Comcast Cable, or technology upgrades from Comcast Business. Comcast RISE is now accepting applications from people of color-owned or women-owned, small businesses. Learn more and apply at bit.ly/RISEQ1_Podcast_AHN and share with all your fellow business owners. To stay connected within the AHN community, please join our AHN directory: bit.ly/AHNDirectory

Welcome back to Season 2, Episode 143 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have Isabella Sun on this week's show. We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals. We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us. Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is our opportunity to use the voices of the Asian community and share these incredible stories with the world. We release a new episode every Wednesday and Saturday, so stay tuned! Isabella Sun is the co-founder and CEO of Short Story, the first personal styling service dedicated to helping petite women find their perfect fit. Isabella grew up in Beijing and is from a family of entrepreneurs. Her mom came to the US to start an import business, and her uncle owned a tailoring shop, so she always knew she wanted to start something of her own one day. Prior to Short Story, Isabella spent several years in New York as a trader at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. After struggling for years to find professional, properly fitting clothes, Isabella founded Short Story with the mission to help millions of women dress with effortless confidence. Since launching in 2019, Short Story has been featured in BuzzFeed, Who What Wear, and USA Today. Isabella is passionate about empowering women and breaking fashion barriers. Aside from being an entrepreneur, Isabella loves trying spicy food, going on long hikes, and exploring new countries in camper vans. To stay connected within the AHN community, please join our AHN directory: bit.ly/AHNDirectory

Welcome back to Season 2, Episode 142 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have Alessandro Roco for this week's show. We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals. We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us. Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is our opportunity to use the voices of the Asian community and share these incredible stories with the world. We release a new episode every Wednesday and Saturday, so stay tuned! Sandro Roco is the founder and chief executive officer of Sanzo, the first Asian-inspired sparkling water. Sandro graduated from Villanova University with a degree in chemical engineering and began his career as a nuclear engineer at Exelon Corporation. He previously worked on the credit derivatives trading floor at J.P. Morgan and most recently served as head of growth and then chief-of-staff at Bombfell, an online personal styling service. He launched Sanzo in 2019 with a mission of bridging cultures by connecting people to authentic flavors. To stay connected within the AHN community, please join our AHN directory: bit.ly/AHNDirectory

Welcome back to Season 2, Episode 141 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have David Ho on this week's show. We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals. We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us. Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is our opportunity to use the voices of the Asian community and share these incredible stories with the world. We release a new episode every Wednesday and Saturday, so stay tuned! David Ho is from Hawthorne, CA and is an owner of Arena Ktown, Arena SF, SIP Boba Lounge, and Academy of DJs. An ex-medical engineer with an unrelenting will to create and inspire David seeks to create an impact in the entertainment and music industries and give the opportunity to young hustlers out there! To stay connected within the AHN community, please join our AHN directory: bit.ly/AHNDirectory

Welcome back to Season 2, Episode 140 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have Raad Ahmed on this week's show. We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals. We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us. Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is our opportunity to use the voices of the Asian community and share these incredible stories with the world. We release a new episode every Wednesday and Saturday, so stay tuned! Raad Ahmed is the Founder and CEO of Lawtrades, an angel investor, writer, and musician. In 2011, Raad started myfbcoverphoto, one of the first apps in the Facebook app store that grew to over 30 million hits per month, while attending law school. In 2015, he got into the 500 Global Flagship Accelerator Program and launched Lawtrades, one of the first marketplaces for legal services that made it easy for big companies to hire legal freelancers. The company has gone on to raise $9.7m in total funding and freelancers earn millions on the platform every year. In 2019, he started publishing a newsletter called Spacecult. Raad is originally from Queens, NY, and a graduate of the University at Buffalo Law School. To stay connected within the AHN community, please join our AHN directory: bit.ly/AHNDirectory

Welcome back to Season 2, Episode 139 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have Gaurav Bhattacharya on this week's show. We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals. We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us. Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is our opportunity to use the voices of the Asian community and share these incredible stories with the world. We release a new episode every Wednesday and Saturday, so stay tuned! Gaurav Bhattacharya is CEO and co-founder of involve.ai, a Customer Intelligence platform to empower companies with AI-based Customer Intelligence that drives Transformational Growth. He actively participates in the Los Angeles tech innovation ecosystem through panel discussions and mentoring. Bhattacharya started his career by founding a medical software business while still in high school. He is a Forbes 30 under 30 alum and an accomplished technology leader speaking at major conferences and authoring several publications in this space. To stay connected within the AHN community, please join our AHN directory: bit.ly/AHNDirectory

Welcome back to Season 2, Episode 138 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have Gary Hwang on this week's show. We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals. We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us. Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is our opportunity to use the voices of the Asian community and share these incredible stories with the world. We release a new episode every Wednesday and Saturday, so stay tuned! Gary Hwang is one of the co-founders of Gyuzo Japanese BBQ, a restaurant that specializes in A5 Wagyu. Launched in the middle of Covid 2020 shut down multiple times due to lockdown, survived, and is now thriving as one of the busiest restaurants in Rockville, Maryland. Gary has a broad range of life experiences from immigrating to the US, dropping out of high school, having served 6 years in the Army with 1 deployment to Afghanistan, and having worked in public accounting. To stay connected within the AHN community, please join our AHN directory: bit.ly/AHNDirectory

Welcome back to Season 2, Episode 130 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have Kevin Lee on this week's show. We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals. We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us. Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is our opportunity to use the voices of the Asian community and share these incredible stories with the world. We release a new episode every Wednesday and Saturday, so stay tuned! Kevin Lee is a Co-Founder of immi, a better-for-you Asian American food brand that creates the world's first low-carb, high-protein, and 100% plant-based instant ramen. Previously, he led food & beverage investing as a Principal VC at Pear Ventures and is an angel investor in 30+ companies. Prior to investing, he built the world’s largest online product manager community and worked as a Product Manager at AltSchool and Kabam. He grew up in a food family helping his grandparents harvest rose apples from their produce farms in Taiwan. To stay connected within the AHN community, please join our AHN directory: bit.ly/AHNDirectory

Welcome back to Season 2, Episode 136 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have Tiffany Moon on this week's show. We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals. We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us. Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is our opportunity to use the voices of the Asian community and share these incredible stories with the world. We release a new episode every Wednesday and Saturday, so stay tuned! Award-winning anesthesiologist, frontline worker, supermom to 6-year-old twins, and philanthropist, Dr. Tiffany Moon, took over televisions this year as the first medical doctor and first-generation Chinese-American cast member in franchise history to be a part of “The Real Housewives of Dallas.” Now moving into the content-creating space, Dr. Moon has most recently launched her very own YouTube channel, “Paging Dr. Moon” with various lifestyle, medical, comedic, and other videos being released soon. With a love for all things pop culture, fashion, food, medical practice, and more, Dr. Tiffany Moon’s new YouTube channel “Paging Dr. Moon” will offer fans and new viewers new content each week that will cover a wide variety of topics. Dr. Moon is passionate about medical student and resident education, and in 2014 she won the Dennis F. Landers, M.D., Ph.D. Faculty of the Year Teaching Award. She serves on multiple committees for the American Society of Anesthesiologists and is an Oral Board Examiner for the American Board of Anesthesiology. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the International Society for the Perioperative Care of the Obese Patient (ISPCOP). In 2019, she was honored by D Magazine as one of Dallas' Best Doctors. She has also received the Distinguished Educator Award from the Society for Education in Anesthesia and the American Society of Anesthesiologists and was inducted into the prestigious Association of University Anesthesiologists (AUA). Dr. Moon is the principal investigator on multiple clinical research grants and has received numerous research awards. She has published more than two dozen original manuscripts, reviews, and book chapters and speaks internationally on topics related to her research. Dr. Moon resides in Dallas with her husband Daniel Moon, vice president and general counsel for jewelry and accessory brand Sam Moon. Together, they’re parents to 6-year-old twin girls, Chloe and Madison, and Tiffany is stepmom to 16-year-old twins Nathan and Nicole. When she’s not in front of the camera or saving lives, Dr. Moon also serves on the board of directors of The Family Place, an organization that empowers victims of family violence by providing safe housing, counseling, and skills that create independence while building community. To stay connected within the AHN community, please join our AHN directory: bit.ly/AHNDirectory