Extraordinary Asian Women

In this episode of Extraordinary Asian Women, I have an amazing guest with me! Lilian Wee

She shared her story with us about how she uprooted her life from Singapore to Houston, Texas, going through the dark journey of feeling alone in a new and foreign land.

Through her therapy work, she was able to have a better relationship with her husband, she found her happiness and purpose by building her own community, and creating her podcast, Heart Open ConversAsians.

Don’t miss this episode!
Connect with Lilian
https://www.instagram.com/heartopenconvers_asians/
About Lilian

Podcast host of heartopenconvers_asians

Specialist in Commercialization of Offshore Transportation of Ultra Large Cargoes | Female Empowerment Advocator | Amplifying Asian Voices & Stories through Podcasting

In this episode of Extraordinary Asian Women, I had an amazing time speaking with Amanda Ma.
Amanda talked about how she got into event planning. She also shared with us how she processed the fear she faced and the mindset change required for her to turn the situation around when the pandemic hit.
There are many amazing nuggets in this episode, don't miss out!
Connect with Amanda:
Website
LinkedIn
Bio:
Amanda Ma is the Founder and CEO of Innovate Marketing Group, an award-winning experience agency based in Los Angeles that provides full-service event management service for top brands such as TikTok, Google, and East West Bank (Live, hybrid, virtual event experiences). Through her leadership, the company has flourished into one of the most distinguished experience agencies both locally and nationally. Her mission is to help fuel brands to change lives for the better. Amanda has 17+ years of experience in business, event management & marketing. During the pandemic, her
events company not only did not close but thrived. Her pandemic pivot story of 0 to 250 continues to shine to inspire others. She was named "Top 100 Most Influential People in the Event Industry Globally" by Eventex and Bizbash Top 500 most influential event professionals in the US. She is recognized as a business and community leader. She is also host of the EventUp Podcast.A collaborative leader, she is consistently sought out as a trusted strategic advisor. She currently sits on
numerous boards. When she is not working with the White House or secret service, you can find her spending time with her family or traveling.

Because of our past expeirences and interactions, we grow up believing that what we see is true.
But we're only seeing the world based on our filtered lenses.
All the beliefs that we hold about ourselves, what if there is more to it?
You may have the belief that you can't do it.
Maybe you want to get a dream house, write a book, have a better relationship, lose weight.
But you've stopped yourself from dreaming, because you were afraid of dealing with disappointment.
You are too scared to do it because you're afriad you can't reach the goal.
What if you are actually gifted this desire to achieve, because you're actually gifted the ability to obtain it?
The path may not be easy, but what if you have the ability to do it?

In this episode of Extraordinary Asian Women, I got a chance to interview Marilen Crump. She shared with us her epiphany moment when she decided to go after what she wanted in her life.
Marilen also taught us her D.R.E.A.M strategy to achieve our goals!
Make sure you don't miss this one!
Connect with Marilen:
Website
Facebook
LinkedIn
Instagram
Bio:
Marilen Crump is the owner of ARTINSPIRED, LLC and is a sought-after Business Developer and Marketing Strategist based in Yorktown, VA. She serves on the board of the York County Chamber of Commerce and recently launched the "Phenomenal Female Business Network" where she serves as it's President and Creative Programs Director. She is also the owner of multiple brands such as "$1k in a Day Program", "Online Course Creators Community", and "VAPC Video, Photography, Audio Classes."

In this episode, I have a very special guest. She is a powerhouse in the publishing world! Also, she and I are in the same book which we’d written, which is called Asian Women Trailblazers Who Boss up.

I’d like to introduce you to the Founder of Quill Hawk Publishing and the award-winning author of the Snow Trilogy, Amy Le.
In this episode, Amy shared with us her journey of going to America from Vietnam, and how she started writing her books.
Amy also shared with us on how she found her voice, and her strategy on dealing with No's.
If you'd like to connect with Amy because you also want to write your own book, or if you're interested in reading her Snow Trilogy books, you can connect with her through the following ways!
About Amy:
Like hundreds of thousands of boat people, my family fled Vietnam as refugees of the war to escape persecution. Because I was also born with a Congenital Heart Defect (CHD), the escape was extremely perilous and complicated due to my heart condition. In 1980 my family was sponsored to America. After graduating from Western Washington University with a BA in Sociology, I served for twenty years in the tech industry. My world shattered when my mother passed away. I took two years off to mourn, unearth my identity and write my mother's story to honor her memory. The Snow trilogy (Snow in Vietnam, Snow in Seattle, and Snow’s Kitchen) tell the tale of how we survived the war, the escape, the refugee camps, and learned to thrive in a new land.
I am the founder of Quill Hawk Publishing and help authors indie publish their work. To continue my passion for community service, I co-founded The Heart Community Collection, an online cooperative resource for the CHD community. I serve on the board of the Vietnamese Boat People Podcast and am an officer of two writing organizations in Oklahoma. I also partner with Together For Good Refugee Film School, Healing Hearts Vietnam, the Seahawks Booster Clubs, AASuccess, and many other nonprofits as a volunteer and advocate.
For fun, I love to cook, watch NFL, UFC and F-1 events. I have a Scandinavian husband and a 13-year old son who loves football and Vietnamese food.
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https://www.instagram.com/amy_m_le/
https://www.facebook.com/authoramymle
www.quillhawkpublishing.com