Will has spent $50,000 on coaching for personal development this year. Andrew has a visualization coach. We share what we've learned, what we do for ourselves, and how we do when we coach others.By Will Chang, Lee Chang, Andrew Hsu

Robert Hao is the General Manager, Enterprise Partnerships and BD for Poizon Global. Poizon is China's global online marketplace for sneakers, apparel, and luxury products. Prior to Poizon, Robert launched Airbnb and GOAT into the Chinese market. In this episode, we discuss his experiences bringing US companies into China and bringing Chinese compa…

By Will Chang, Lee Chang, Andrew Hsu

Today we have Victor Hwang with us. Victor is the founder and CEO of Right to Start, a campaign fighting to expand entrepreneurial opportunity for all. Right to Start drives civic change through: grassroots organizing and mobilizing, policy advocacy and engagement, and lifting the voices of entrepreneurs through media and storytelling. Recently, Vi…

Christi Powell is a visualization strategist in the mindfulness sector of mental performance. She empowers World and Olympic athletes and leaders by enhancing their focus and adaptability through visualization. By collaborating with coaches, support staff and sports psychologists, she designs personalized visualizations and holistic growth plans—ut…

Jeremy Sng is the General Manager of Corporate Finance & Strategy and Head of Centre of Excellence at M-DAQ Global. Prior to M-DAQ, Jeremy was the Head of Investment Banking of South East Asia at CLSA. In this episode, Jeremy shares how he grew up in Singapore with a silver spoon and lost it all when his parents went bankrupt. He reveals how he reb…

In this episode, Will gives an update shares what he's been up to over the past 6 months. He shares his approach to building large group community events, how to lead a men's group, and how he's started coaching Asian American men.By Will Chang, Lee Chang, Andrew Hsu

Giles is a Senior Program Officer for Arts & Creativity at the Barr Foundation. With assets of almost $2.5B, Barr is among the largest private foundations in New England and has contributed more than $1 billion to charitable causes since 1999. Prior to Barr, Giles spent fourteen years with the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center. Hired as BCNC’s f…

Jay Shek is the VP Consumer Product of Hone Health. Hone is the premier men’s optimization clinic that helps men get their spark back and be their best self. Prior to Hone Health, Jay was the Director of Product Management at Noom, a product that helped people live healthier lives by changing their long-term habits. Jay also worked at Facebook, Sna…

Dana Leong is a two-time Grammy award-winning musician, composer & producer. He is considered by many as the world’s top electric cellist, as well as one of the world’s top trombone players. Dana began competing internationally at the age of 8 and taught Jazz at Stanford University at the age 16, and completed the public policy program at Harvard K…

Jason Shafton is the founder of Winston Francois, a growth consulting firm. Winston Francois helps helps founders, executives, and investors with growth, product, and marketing. Prior to Winston Francois, Jason was the VP at Vively Health, VP of Marketing at Headspace, and Chief Marketing Officer at Soothe. Jason was also the co-founder of Heal, pr…

Michael Hsieh is the Founder and President of Fung Capital, a venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology companies. Fung Capital is the investment arm of the Fung family in Hong Kong which separately controls the Fung Group that sources, distributes, and retails consumer products globally. The Fung Group of companies include Li & Fung…

Mark Young is one of the co-founders of the nonprofit group Stand with Asians. An organization with a mission to strengthen the AAPI community by bringing more awareness to the challenges and opportunities within the AAPI community. And by funding and helping promising AAPI community leaders, grassroots groups, and non-profit organizations. Mark ha…

Michael Lee is the President of the Museum of Chinese in America. MOCA preserves the history, tells the stories, promotes the culture, and celebrates the accomplishments of Chinese in America. Prior to MOCA, Mike was the Managing Director of Corporate Development for the New York Institute of Finance. Prior to that, Mike was the Executive Director …

Geo is the author of Fidenza Macro, a newsletter with over 3,000 subscribers that provides valuable resources and insights to global macro traders who are looking to improve their skills. Geo currently manages his family office, where he invests in financial markets, venture capital, and private equity. And uses the profits to support causes in cli…

Joe Wang is the executive director of South Bay Youth Sports, a youth sports organization which promotes American football, basketball and athletic training. Joe has led the training of nearly 8,000 athletes, with currently 2 members playing in the NBA and 10 in Division I College football. This include’s Joe’s son. Jameson Wang, the starting quart…

Anthony Tse has a background in finance and is a two time founder. First, at the age of 30, Anthony started his own hedge fund, Pangu Capital Limited. Then in 2018, at the age 40. Anthony built his own preschool group in Singapore, which was recently acquired. Today, Anthony is starting a coaching business focused on high-achieving professionals.…

At the age of 4, Jeremy Harvey was put into foster care, due to his parents’ issues with abuse, neglect, and substance abuse. After leaving foster care, Jeremy has dedicated his life to helping other children in the system. First, at Cook County Illinois as a paralegal advocating for foster children on a case by case basis. Then at the state level …

Lee Cheng is an attorney and civil rights activist who has fought discrimination against Asian Americans for three decades. Lee helped found the Asian American Legal Foundation and Asian American Coalition for Education. Most well known for its part in helping win the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard. A landmark decision of the US Supreme Co…

Gene Lee is the founder and CEO of Better Me NYC, where he teaches communities to raise awareness and find inner peace through breath and meditation. Gene has taught and arranged events for tens of thousands participants globally. Including at events such as Tze San Sze Monastery in Hong Kong, and the Feel Good Festival in Shanghai. And has worked …

In this episode Will shares his discovery that he has ADHD, why he has comfort with vulnerability, and how he's building community. Andrew shares his coaching business.By Will Chang, Lee Chang, Andrew Hsu

Conrad Lee is the former mayor of Bellevue, Washington from 2012 to 2013. He’s been serving on the city council of Bellevue since 1994. He is Bellevue's first minority member of the City Council and its longest continuous serving member. Conrad is not only the first Chinese American mayor, but the first minority mayor of Bellevue. Bellevue is home …

We bring our friend Hanny Pei-Rodriguez on the podcast to share her stories with us.By Will Chang, Lee Chang, Andrew Hsu

Deron Quon is a serial entrepreneur, investor, a connector, and community builder. Deron hosts an incredible monthly breakfast in Los Angeles called Breakfast of Champions, centered around authentic conversations and being genuinely helpful towards others. Deron is the Founder and CEO of a new startup, Hoopla.com, an event discovery and booking app…

At the age of 18, Anthony dropped out of college to take the Thiel Fellowship and pursue his first startup, EnvoyNow. Which was acquired by JoyRun, then by Walmart. Seven years ago at the age of 21, Anthony suffered a life-changing accident that left him as a quadriplegic. Although he’s recovered some function since, he’s still currently in a wheel…

Today we are joined by Julian Chan, an entertainment attorney in private practice with an incredibly diverse clientele. A few of his clients include a billion-dollar internet retail company, internet businesses, best-selling authors, film production companies, and the official North and South American representative of the Shaolin temple. A few hig…

To this day, our favorite episode is still Joe Cha's first episode with us. We bring him on a second time to talk more about some of things we didn't cover as well as talk about his life updates. In this episode we talk about: How Joe lost $10MM selling his company to a publicly traded company that suddenly filed for bankruptcy Why Joe (Harvard-Wes…

First published September 2020. Our guest is Joe Cha, who’s story can be divided into two acts. The first half of Joe’s life, by most standards, would be considered impressive and inspiring. Growing up in SoCal, Joe attended some of the top universities in the world, with multiple degrees from Stanford, as well an MBA from Harvard Business School. …

Rich Shiu from Episode 114: "Richard Shiu: Navigating Big Failures to Chart a Dream Life" interviews WLD Show hosts Will, Lee, and Andrew about their experience and learnings building the podcast.By Will Chang, Lee Chang, Andrew Hsu

Today our guest is Tony Zhang. The visionary behind Shanghai's Park 97. A legendary nightclub that redefined Shanghai nightlife and laid the foundation for today's vibrant scene. Last week, I moderated a panel with Tony. Where we talked about the impact that Park 97 had on the participants who navigated Shanghai's dynamic landscape during the late …

Rich Shiu is a multifaceted professional with an impressive track record. His career has spanned roles as a Wall Street Trader, Financial Consultant, Real Estate Developer and Broker, as well as Principal at Palatine Asset Management, his own Private Equity Firm. Rich is the epitome of a renaissance man, always onto the next big thing. In our conve…

Peter Corbett is the founder of iStrategyLabs, a digital agency he bootstrapped out of apartment. In 7 years, Peter grew his company from 0 to 100 employees, landed 35 Fortune 500 brands as clients, and generated $20MM in revenue with no investors. In 2016, Peter sold iStrategyLabs to WPP, the world’s largest publicly traded marketing services comp…

Andy Aguilar is the owner and head coach of Forj Fitness. A boxing club that attracts elite professional fighters. By having track a record of molding champions, Andy has earning himself the nickname "Elitesmith" - a blacksmith for elite athletes. Some of his clients include: Four-weight world champion Leo Santa Cruz Two-time WBC super middleweight…

Kenneth Wu is a serial entrepreneur that has founded and exited multiple businesses. Including Airsplat, the largest retailer of shooting sports equipment, gear, & tactical accessories. Airsplat was acquired by a vertical integrator in 2016. And Milk and Eggs - a digital platform providing consumers with higher quality, fresher, perishable foods at…

Today our guest is Nick Thompson. The host of the Airbnb Experience Kelp Forest Spearfishing Adventure. And the host of Airbnb Experience Lobster Hunting After Dark. Prior to taking people spearfishing and lobster hunting full time, Nick was a Private Banker at Wells Fargo. Learn more about Nick: Instagram: @seacreaturecreations Airbnb Experience K…

We've invited our friends Winston Ma and Chris Chou to do a fitness round table with us. Lee moderates the conversation while Winston, Chris, Andrew, and Will talk about their fitness journey, workouts, diet, and common misconceptions.By Will Chang, Lee Chang, Andrew Hsu

Today our guest is our friend Matt Wang. Matt has run 3 Boston marathons, the Wasatch 100 miler, the Moab 240 miler. And he just completed the Bigfoot 200 miler in Washington state. Matt is currently chasing the triple crown of ultra running. With the last race being the Tahoe 200. This unique series was created to highlight the most scenic and non…

Brian is a Chinese American entrepreneur and investor. He was the first American and the 52nd employee to join Alibaba Group, where he contributed to the company’s early globalization efforts and served as Jack Ma’s special assistant for international affairs. During his 16-year tenure, Brian established the Alibaba Global Initiatives division and …

Today’s guest is our friend Paul Elliott. Paul is the Director for the AI/ML department at pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, GSK. His team is responsible for the AI/ML services and infrastructure that enable researchers to leverage advanced AI. To develop novel therapies to existing diseases and quickly respond to new diseases with personal…

In this episode, Will, Lee, and Andrew reflect on takeaways from Ron Wong and Brian Liu episodes. We talk about journaling and other topics.By Will Chang, Lee Chang, Andrew Hsu

Today our guest is our friend Brian Liu. Just for a little of context. Andrew, Lee, and I are in this group chat called 6-pack Global Challenge. There’s about 50 friends in this group chat, age range 30’s to 50’s, living all over the world. As the title of the group chat says - we’re all working towards a six pack. But really it’s a community where…

Ron Wong is the President and CEO of Imprenta Communications Group Incorporated. An award-winning marketing, communications and political campaign agency specializing in today's multicultural consumers and communities. Ron has 4 decades of professional experience advising elected officials, Fortune 500 companies, and government entities on public r…

Today, our guest is San Eng. San is a Wall Street Journal best-selling author of the book “The Ten Commandments of Investing.” A collection of guiding principles from the greatest investors in history that he cowrote with his nephew Tim and daughter Oia. San is currently focused on real estate investing in multifamily apartments. With a 5-year goal…

Today, we are delighted to welcome our friend, Tuan Uong - to the podcast. Tuan's formative years were spent in South Central LA, where he was the only Asian kid in a predominantly Hispanic, low-income neighborhood. He was raised single-handedly by his mother, a refugee from Vietnam. Tuan earned his Bachelor's from UCLA, followed by a law degree at…

Today, our guest is Joseph Choi. Most recently, Joe was the VP of corporate development for AmazeVR. Most well known for it’s Megan Thee Stallion Concert in Virtual Reality. From 2011 to 2018, Joe was a Navy SEAL officer where he was deployed in Korea, Philippines, Guam, and Iraq. Joe received a bachelors in Economics from the United States Naval A…

In this episode, Andrew shares his experiences his wife's pregnancy, childbirth, and having a week old daughter.By Will Chang, Lee Chang, Andrew Hsu

Will Chang, Lee Chang, and Andrew Hsu come back six months later to talk about what their plans are for the podcast.By Will Chang, Lee Chang, Andrew Hsu

Dane Lund is a Core Contributor and DAO architect for the Web3 Accelerator Alliance DAO. After graduating Harvard Law School, Dane became a litigator for Wilkie Farr focused on corporate governance and shareholder rights - looking at the inner workings of board rooms. And then became an investment banker where he financed private equity transaction…

Carl Choi is the project lead for 247 Comics. A studio that utilizes Web3 to fix the broken comic book business model. In February 2021 during the wave of Asian hate crimes that swept across America. Carl helped launch #StandWithAsians, where he collaborated with NFT artists like Shibuya’s pplplsr and Azuki’s steamboy33 to raise over $750,000. This…

Omar Bohsali is the CEO and cofounder of Center. Center is attempting to index and organize every NFT on every chain, 120 million NFTs on its books so far. Center has raised $11MM with Thrive Capital and Founders Fund leading. Angel investors include big names in crypto like Balaji, Emilie Choi, and Dan Romero. Prior to Center, Omar was Entrepreneu…