With Lunar New Year around the corner, today's Barbershop Talk podcast is about our unique experience with this special holiday and what we're doing this year to celebrate.  Be sure to subscribe and leave a review if you enjoy the podcast!In this episode, we discuss:Timestamps:1:32 - Lunar New Year vs. Chinese New Year 4:04 - Discussing our Chinese horoscope7:00 - Leo breaks down a few common sayings for Lunar Year8:00 - Leo recalls a memory where his mom would hold his cash 9:45 - The significance of firecrackers during New Years10:35 - Koreans and Japanese people celebrate the lunar new year as well12:30 - Mike talks about the line he had to say before receiving an envelope 14:30 - Mike lists traditional Vietnamese dishes that were present during Vietnamese New Years 16:55 - We can't let our history and culture fade away 19:00 - Public schools didn't celebrate or recognize Lunar New Years22:00 - Influencer work and Lunar New Year24:00 - Lunar New Year in New York Chinatown27:00 - Do companies do a good job celebrating Lunar New Year with different collaborations?HOW TO RECEIVE EXTRA BENEFITS & CONTENT, BECOME A PATREON BELOW:https://www.patreon.com/asianmenswearSOCIAL MEDIA:The Asian Menswear Podcast -- @asianmenswearpodMike Tran -- @asianmenswearLeo Chan -- @levitatestyleCONTACT US:asianmenswearpodcast@gmail.comJOIN THE OFFICIAL ASIAN MENSWEAR COMMUNITY ON DISCORD:Support the show

Welcome back to The Asian Menswear Podcast! This week, we're back with a Spotlight/Barbershop Talk episode to talk all about Asian hair with hair experts Peter and Tim from the popular 12 Pell Barbershop located in the heart of Chinatown, New York. 12 Pell is a barbershop founded by young millennials & Gen Z determined to bring new energy to the traditional men's grooming space. In addition, 12 Pell has been featured on Yahoo Finance, BBC News, and ABC News and has a social media following of over half a million followers across all platforms. In this episode, we'll learn about Tim and Peter, their Barbershop 12 Pell, and talk about something that doesn't necessarily get talked about enough, and that's Asian hair. So if you ever wondered why your hair grows outward or why you're not able to rock specific haircuts like the ones you see in magazines, then you'll enjoy this episode!In this episode, we discuss:Timestamps:0:32 - 12 Pell Barbershop backstory 1:15 - First guest Tim introduces himself 2:00 - How Tim got into barbering3:20 - Second Guest Peter introduces himself and how he got into barbering 6:55 - Peter decides to give barbering a shot. 9:00 - Walk me through the moment you discovered your Asian hair was different than other types of hair?11:52 - it’s hard to find someone who understands how to shape the hair properly to a person’s face while simultaneously providing a good fade.13:13 - why do you think it’s taboo that Asian guys don’t talk about their hair, and why aren’t there any resources for this topic?14:00 - A lack of Asian role models and representation trickles down and affects us in different ways 14:05 - Our parents teach us that hair doesn’t need to be complicated. Just get something practical and cheap.15:36 - Why are haircuts important? 18:12 - How common is it to find your clients not ever getting a good haircut in their life?21:53 - A good barber doesn’t necessarily mean they understand how to cut Asian hair22:00 - Why is Asian hair different from Blacks, Latinos, White, etc.?24:50 - Product to keep side hair from flaring up 25:50 - A good haircut should last upwards of 3-4 weeks. Bad haircuts have a shorter lifespan 27:10 - Tips when dealing with Asian hair 27:40 - Never do this if you have Asian hair 28:49 - Asian hair can achieve volume30:45 - How knowledgeable is the average barber/stylist?32:30 - How should someone who doesn’t have access to someone who knows how to cut Asian hair go about getting this haircut?35:32 - Why does a barbershop encourage guys to vent and talk about things 38:50 - If you have a good barber, it becomes an essential relationship40:28 - What’s something about the barbering profession that needs to change?43:32 - What are some good things you can do with your hair?45:26 - Did you guys have bowl cuts growing up?49:42 - The best piece of advice You can follow 12 Pell Barbershop @12pellYou can follow Tim @timsparadiseYou can follow Peter @pc.cutsHOW TO RECEIVE EXTRA BENEFITS & CONTENT, BECOME A PATREON BELOW:https://www.patreon.com/asianmenswearSOCIAL MEDIA:The Asian Menswear Podcast -- @asianmenswearpodMike Tran -- @asianmenswearLeo Chan -- @levitatestyleCONTACT US:asianmenswearpodcast@gmail.comJOIN THE OFFICIAL ASIAN MENSWEAR COMMUNITY ON DISCORD:Support the show

For today's Spotlight episode, I'm excited to welcome Jon Hernandez to the show.Jon Hernandez is the NFL Los Angeles Rams' physical therapist and athletic trainer. He previously worked for the Buffalo Bills and is a Trojan Alumni, where he completed his DPT education and sports residency training.In this episode, we'll learn about Jon's journey into the NFL as a Physical Therapist, the challenges that come with the job, and how it feels to represent Asian Americans in the industry. Hopefully, some insider info only someone within the NFL would know as well.Timestamps:2:00 - Originally from the East Coast 3:30 - Parents came to the US back in the late seventies 4:00 - Do you have any family out in the Bay Area?5:00 - How did you get into your current profession?5:50 - Experience going to Cambodia 6:50 - Dealt with kids with missing limbs and being victims of landmines7:49 - Had an upper-classmen who worked for the eagles and asked Jon to come help 9:25 (HIGHLIGHT)- First experience with an NFL game11:00 - Being scared of making a move to California, where he knew nothing about12:00 - Getting a call from the buffalo bills12:55 - Moving to buffalo14:00 - Stars aligned, and there was an opportunity on the west coast 15:00 - What's given you the advantage in terms of receiving different opportunities 16:00 - "you should keep your head up and work," not "keep your head down and work."21:00 - Could you talk to us about what an NFL culture looks like?22:00 - One of their sayings in the building is 'we win games with our schemes, but we win championships with our people'24:00 - Is working in the NFL a dream job for you?25:41 - Can you tell me about the moment you got the call for the job?29:00 - Are there a lot of Asian Americans working within the NFL?34:00 - Your experience dealing with ignorant players who don't know any better 37:00 - What's it like treating multimillionaires 38:00 - Helping a 90-year-old grandma 39:00 - A lot of these athletes are use to special treatment, so you have to approach it a little different41:00 - Being friends with multimillion-dollar athletes outside of work 44:00 - Leaving your comfort zone to get to the next levelYou can follow Jon on Instagram at @jernzzz.FOR FULL VIDEO PODCAST EPISODES, BECOME A PATREON MEMBER:https://www.patreon.com/asianmenswearFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA:The Asian Menswear Podcast -- @asianmenswearpodMike Tran -- @asianmenswearLeo Chan -- @levitatestyleCONTACT US:asianmenswearpodcast@gmail.comJOIN THE OFFICIAL ASIAN MENSWEAR COMMUNITY ON DISCORD:The Official Asian Menswear CommunitySupport the show

Welcome back to The Asian Menswear Podcast! We're kicking off the new year with a Barbershop Episode on society's expectations on where you should be in life at different ages. For example, finish school at 22, a career job by 25, a house, and a family by 30. Yeah, those expectations. We explore whether these expectations are valid today and how someone should look at age. If you're feeling behind in life or if you've checked off all the boxes but still feel like it wasn't what you expected life to be, then this is the episode for you. In this episode, we discuss:Timestamps:2:00 - Mike feeling a certain way with being 30, but for Leo, it was different2:34 - Leo talks about his girlfriend's experience turning 303:12 - Why is age such a big deal?3:29 - Age is just a number 4:00 - Others think we're younger than we are6:00 - Past generations were completely different from today's8:00 - Having to deal with the societal expectations of where one should be at in life 8:55 - Times have changed a lot 11:00 - Changing your perspective on age and time12:00 - Expectations on marriage 13:00 - Women are working more than ever with even more opportunities 14:00 - Weddings are expensive expensive 14:30 - In some parts of America, it's normal to see early marriages 17:00 - Homes have gotten extremely expensive compared to previous generations17:30 - Life is about the life experiences you have and the things you do within your time here 19:00 - Randall Park was a Starbucks barista at 32 to support his acting career HOW TO RECEIVE EXTRA BENEFITS & CONTENT, BECOME A PATREON BELOW:https://www.patreon.com/asianmenswearSOCIAL MEDIA:The Asian Menswear Podcast -- @asianmenswearpodMike Tran -- @asianmenswearLeo Chan -- @levitatestyleCONTACT US:asianmenswearpodcast@gmail.comJOIN THE OFFICIAL ASIAN MENSWEAR COMMUNITY ON DISCORD:The Official Asian Menswear CommunitySupport the show

With 2022 around the corner, we couldn't end the year off without recording a wrap-up of 2021. In this episode, Leo and Mike reflect on everything that happened in the past year, expectations for 2022, and share their New Year resolutions. Thank you to all of our supporters for your continued support. We hope you guys crush it next year and accomplish everything you set your mind to in 2022. Cheers!In this episode, we discuss:Timestamps:1:30 - Reviewing 2021 podcast stats2:50 - Make that first step to do something you’ve been putting off3:35 - Leo hearing about podcast numbers for the first time4:00 - You have to start somewhere, and the first episode will probably suck 4:38 - Possibly releasing full video podcasts on Youtube5:00 - Adding a third co-host? 7:30 - Leo reflecting a bit on this past year with the podcast 9:10 - What to expect for season 3 10:12 - Mike reiterating the ethos of Asian Menswear11:29 - Asian Menswear Suit Walk13:30 - Asking the audience to send in feedback for the podcast 16:30 - Don’t wait till New Year to start doing something 17 - Leo goes over some common New Years resolutions 18 - Focus on passion, not on how you look 19 - Workout to feel good, not to be thinner 20 - Giving someone a compliment 21 - Reading more books HOW TO RECEIVE EXTRA BENEFITS & CONTENT, BECOME A PATREON BELOW:https://www.patreon.com/asianmenswearSOCIAL MEDIA:The Asian Menswear Podcast -- @asianmenswearpodMike Tran -- @asianmenswearLeo Chan -- @levitatestyleCONTACT US:asianmenswearpodcast@gmail.comJOIN THE OFFICIAL ASIAN MENSWEAR COMMUNITY ON DISCORD:The Official Asian Menswear CommunitySupport the show

With Christmas around the corner, today's Barbershop Talk is all about our experience with Christmas. We talk about what Christmas was like for us growing up, how Christmas in the East is much different from the West, how we celebrate it now, and our plans for this year. We break it all down in this fun episode. In this episode, we discuss:Timestamps:0:48 - Leo talks about getting Covid recently1:12 - New York experiencing a massive wave of Covid infections 2:40 - Leo is going to buffalo for Christmas with his girlfriend 3:15 - Christmas is different from Christian Christmas 3:58 - Leo talks about experiencing three different types of Christmas4:15 - Leo talks about celebrating Christmas in Hong Kong5:25 - In Asian culture, Christmas was more about holiday bonuses, holiday parties, and it was time not to spend time with family 5:58 - Eastern Christmas vs. Western Christmas is different 7:00 - Japan celebrates Christmas with a KFC meal 8 - Mike talks about what his Christmas was like 10:40 - What kind of tree did we have 12 - Growing up with sleet in Texas 13 - Leo describes his family experience with Christmas 14 - Christmas traditions were with girlfriends and friends 16 - Leo talks about converting to Christianity 18:35 - Feliz Navidad20:54 - Leo's first time learning about a Christmas stocking 22 - Mike never knew what the purpose of a Christmas stocking was 25 - Christmas has become this commercialized event that brings stress and problems 27 - Are you a hard person to shop hard?30 - What we're doing for Christmas this year 33 - Wearing Christmas attire for Christmas HOW TO RECEIVE EXTRA BENEFITS & CONTENT, BECOME A PATREON BELOW:https://www.patreon.com/asianmenswearSOCIAL MEDIA:The Asian Menswear Podcast -- @asianmenswearpodMike Tran -- @asianmenswearLeo Chan -- @levitatestyleCONTACT US:asianmenswearpodcast@gmail.comJOIN THE OFFICIAL ASIAN MENSWEAR COMMUNITY ON DISCORD:The Official Asian Menswear CommunitySupport the show

In today's Barbershop Talk show, we discuss the passing of Louis Vuitton's artistic director Virgil Abloh and his impact on pop culture, Simu Liu beating out Daniel Craig (No Time to Die), Chris Pratt (The Tomorrow War) & Vin Diesel (F9: The Fast Saga) to win the People's Choice Award for Best Action Movie Star, & what the hell is the metaverse and how do we think it will impact us in the future. In this episode, we discuss:Timestamps:2:40 - Introduction of Virgil Abloh 3:35 - How Virgil came from an engineer and architecture background prior to jumping into the fashion space5:00 - Virgil becoming the first Black designer at Louis Vuitton 7:55 - Losing three prominent African American figures in a small time frame (Chadwick Boswick, Kobe & Virgil)8:20 - How do you feel about people fighting cancers privately?9:30 - In Asian culture, illness is kept private 12:35 - Learning to enjoy our time here on earth while we have it14:00 - Simu Liu topic intro 14:30 - Simu hosts SNL16:45 - Shang-Chi getting a sequel even when people said it would flop17:30 - Leo hooped with Simu Liu 22 - Metaverse intro24 - How video games give you a glimpse of what the metaverse can become27 - Nike joining the metaverse30 - Metaverse will potentially change many industries37 - Tom Cruise deep fake 38 - Overall, is the metaverse good or bad?HOW TO RECEIVE EXTRA BENEFITS & CONTENT, BECOME A PATREON BELOW:https://www.patreon.com/asianmenswearSOCIAL MEDIA:The Asian Menswear Podcast -- @asianmenswearpodMike Tran -- @asianmenswearLeo Chan -- @levitatestyleCONTACT US:asianmenswearpodcast@gmail.comJOIN THE OFFICIAL ASIAN MENSWEAR COMMUNITY ON DISCORD:The Official Asian Menswear CommunitySupport the show

Dan Go, a top body transformation coach, shares his inspiring journey from a high school dropout with debt to a successful entrepreneur. Topics discussed include the impact of losing his mother, the importance of fitness for entrepreneurs, debunking fitness misconceptions, and life advice on setting goals and perception.

For today's Spotlight episode, I'm excited to welcome model Dylan Yau to the show.Dylan Yau is a UK-based model managed by Elite London, the world's leading model management company and an icon in the industry, and Modelwerk, Germany's leading international modeling agency.Dylan has modeled for some of the most recognizable brands such as Louis Vuitton, Adidas, Super Dry, New Balance, off-white, to name a few. Today we're going to learn about how Dylan got into modeling, what life is like being a model and an Asian male model on top of that and just how different it is being British Asian vs. Asian American.In this episode, we discuss:- Attending a prestigious school as a kid- Going from private school to public- How he got into modeling- There is still a lack of Asian models even in 2021- Asians accounts for only 2% of the population in the UK- What does the day-to-day look like for a male model?- What's a myth about the modeling industry that people get wrong?- The coolest modeling gig Dylan landed- If you had to start all over again as a model, what would you do differently?- Dylan offers his best piece of advice- Where Dylan sees himself in the next five yearsYou can follow Dylan on Instagram at @dylanyau.Support the show

With Thanksgiving happening tomorrow, today's Barbershop Talk podcast is about our unique experience with this special holiday as Asian Americans. A special thank you to our supporters! We are incredibly grateful to have loyal listeners tuning into our show every week. We hope you guys have a great Thanksgiving with your families. Be sure to subscribe and leave a review if you enjoy the podcast!In this episode, we discuss:- Growing up in households where our parents didn't celebrate Thanksgiving- Experiencing our first "real" Thanksgiving with friends- The importance of Thanksgiving isn't about the food. It's about family and being grateful for the things you have- Leo & Mike talk about what they're grateful for- Rating traditional Thanksgiving foodSupport the show