The Pandemic Pivot from 0 to 250 with Amanda Ma

12/07/22 • 18 min

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.

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DREAM Success Strategy with Marilen Crump

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."

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Self-Care 24/7 - with Dr. Julie Tran-Olive

I have an amazing guest with me on this episode of Extraordinary Asian Women! She is a naturopathic doctor based in San Jose, CA. She decided to pursue this career as an avenue to explore whole person healing.

Along with it, she is an international best selling author of the book Asian Women Trailblazers Who BossUp and of the eBook The Best Book on Naturopathy, a guide for starting a career in naturopathic medicine.

I’d like to introduce you to Dr. Julie Tran-Olive
In this episode, Dr. Julie shared with us her journey of becoming a naturopathic doctor, and her struggle with dealing with her own body image.

Which led us to the discussion of self-care.

One of the tips she shared with us was how to master our calendar. It is important for us to schedule this time for ourselves.

She explained the importance of choosing ourselves first, because our family is dependent on us. When we choose ourselves, then we can be healthy enough to be there for them.

Also, Dr. Julie shared with us how self-care can be really easy!

Don’t miss this episode!

Get in touch with Dr. Julie Tran

https://svnaturalhealth.com/

https://www.facebook.com/svnaturalhealth

https://www.instagram.com/svnaturalhealth/

https://svnaturalhealth.com/bossupbook/

Dr. Julie’ Bio

Dr. Julie Tran-Olive, ND, L.Ac, is a native of San Jose, CA. She earned a BA in Psychology from The University of Redlands in CA. During her undergraduate studies, she interned at the Loma Linda Behavioral Medical Center as a Behavioral Health Specialist. Inspired by the idea that there is more to healing than just changing brain chemistry, Dr. Tran-Olive decided to pursue a career in naturopathic medicine as an avenue to explore whole person healing.

An avid researcher and clinician, Dr. Tran-Olive enjoys writing articles and keeping patients abreast of new treatment methods. She is an international best selling author of the book Asian Women Trailblazers Who BossUp and of the eBook The Best Book on Naturopathy, a guide for starting a career in naturopathic medicine.When not researching or seeing patients she enjoys relaxing, music and spending time with her husband.