The Tao Of Self Confidence With Sheena Yap Chan

Christine Choi is the host of Choi Says Podcast.  Every alternating week, she speaks briefly about her progress as an aspiring actress.  She only recently begun to realize that she wants to pursue acting.  She talks about her struggles with performance anxiety and her journey of trying to overcome that fear.  Her recent discovery of therapy is another huge piece of these episodes. I She tries to relate therapy and its role in helping her get over her stage fright. The other alternating weeks, Christine speaks with her friends and discuss their lives and the hardships they had to overcome. Everyone walks different walks in life, but we all have hardships to overcome and goals we want to achieve.  The purpose of this podcast really is to let everyone know that YOU ARE NOT ALONE. We all have something. We are all living as hard as we can and there are hurdles in life. It’s really how you deal with those hardships that makes you who you are. Christine shares how the difficult times in her gave her the opportunit

Annett Bone is the creator and host of The DancePreneuring Studio podcast where she guides her listeners on a journey of transformation inspired by dance, life, and business. The podcast is a reflection of her personal adventure overcoming her fears and returning to her passion for dance after a 20 year hiatus, the lessons that she has learned along the way, and proving that it’s never too late to be great.  She also has online marketing experience including website development, social media strategy and management, project management, and content creation since 2012 with entrepreneurs, small companies and non-profit organizations. Annett shares what confidence has done for her especially returning to her passion for dancing after a 20 year hiatus.  Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Annett's episode, Annett's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Angie Chang is CEO and Founder at Girl Geek X (formerly Bay Area Girl Geek Dinners). Prior to Girl Geek X, she was VP of Strategic Partnerships at Hackbright Academy, a women's engineering school which has graduated over 500+ female software engineers. Hackbright was acquired by Capella Education Company in April 2016. Angie led partnerships with employers from February 2013 to February 2017 at Hackbright, where she built valuable hiring partnerships (Uber, Slack, GoDaddy, Redfin, Indiegogo and more), launched the mentorship program (enlisting 700+ industry engineers as volunteers in 4 years) and connected countless women to new jobs in tech. Prior to that, she co-founded Women 2.0 in 2006, a media company which promotes women in high-tech entrepreneurship, and Bay Area Girl Geek Dinners in 2008 (now Girl Geek X). She was named in Fast Company's 2010 "Most Influential Women in Technology"​ and more recently Business Insider named her one of "30 Most Important Women Under 30 In Tech"​. Angie has been invited b

Mariko Hirakawa is the founder of Visionary Yoga.  She is also an internationally recognized Yoga-Ayurveda Expert with over 27 years of teaching experience, author of the #1 International Bestselling Book, The Yoga of Personal Development.  She’s a teacher of teachers, currently working with top business leaders in New York City bringing Yoga as a powerful Peak Performance and personal development tool to break free from the unconscious loops that are sabotaging their health, relationships, and financial abundance, and step into their highest expression as leaders.  A former professional ballet dancer as well as an Ayurvedic physician trained in India, she is dedicated to positioning Yoga as something far beyond fitness, the ultimate technology for human consciousness evolution. Mariko shares how Visionary Yoga has helped to her to find her purpose in life and have the confidence to be her authentic self.  She also shares her tips that can help you in your own journey to self confidence. Check out thetaoofs

Natalie Chan is the CEO Of Own Academy.  Natalie was an engineer by studies, corporate by lifestyle, independent film producer by choice, and now an educator by freedom and mission.  Today, Natalie focuses her efforts in projects with educational and social purposes. Her recent production Dream On, is a doco-reality series with a social mission, helping marginalized individuals to believe in the power of their dreams. With education as her passion, Natalie founded OWN Academy with the undertaking of engineering an alternative education system in Hong Kong and beyond, providing personalized, decentralized and democratized education. Natalie shares how she was able to see things in a different way by changing her perspectives on life.  She also shares tips that will help you in your own journey to self confidence. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Natalie's episode, Natalie's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Melody Garcia is both a #1 International & National Best- Selling Author, with her co-authored book titled " Women Who Influence" which has also been accepted in the Library of Congress. A multiple award winning writer, speaker, thought leader and influencer, highly demanded speaker , host, Business consultant strategist and connector. Melody's passion for humanity is evident in all the work she is involved in.  Melody founded and leads the 14th Congressional Action team in the United States for Unicef, representing 190 countries for children advocacy. She is a contributing columnist for Manila Up International Magazine, with a column titled "Life Journey" and has been blessed to interview some of the world' biggest influencers in their true to life breakdown to breakthrough. In addition, she is a television show host for her segment titled "Melody in Motion" aired globally on ACTV and KXLA.  One of Melody's biggest milestone was single-handedly creating a humanitarian focused benefit event she created ti

Diana Nguyen is an actress and comedian.  She has been in the industry for over 13 years and loves sharing human stories to the world using theather.  She is best known for her viral LinkedIn videos as #DancingDiana since she loves to dance and wanted to create content that represents her true self.   Her accomplishments include having the first Australian Vietnamese family comedy webseries in the world called Phi and Me which was conceived in 2010 which Diana co-produced, co-written and performed.  Diana is also am a writer, producer, director, theatre maker, guest speaker, drama facilitator, MC and performer. Back then, Diana's mother was very supportive of her decision to work in the industry but after seeing her mother become her biggest support and fan, her confidence has increased for the better.  Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Diana's episode, Diana's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Aisha Tritle is a novelist, playwright, actress, singer, marketer and tea fiend. Spending her childhood in Arizona, she was active in the performing arts which led to her moving to Los Angeles at the age of eighteen to pursue a career in acting. She has studied with famed acting coach John Kirby, and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Turning her hand to plays, she completed two One-Act Comedies in 2016, on of which was recently performed and published in the U.K.  She has also published two books called Occidis and Vamp.  Aisha spends her days in sunny Los Angeles producing films, marketing for innovative tech startups, and working on her true passion of writing novels. Aisha shares the importance in believing in yourself even when there are people in your life that will discourage from living your passion.  She will also how believing in herself has led to live the life on her terms. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Aisha's episode, Aisha's website, resources, gifts and

Jennifer Moore is the creator of Sewing Report and Jen Talks Forever.  She quit her job at CNN to focus full-time on both shows.  Ever since she discovered sewing soon after moving from the Tampa Bay area in Florida to Atlanta, she has been absolutely hooked on it.  Her love of all things involving a needle and thread has driven her to brainstorm ideas of how she could contribute to the community and help to encourage others to learn how to sew.  Jennifer is YouTube Certified in Channel Growth, Content Strategy, and Content Ownership.   She is also available for consulting/coaching to individuals and organizations on media relations and YouTube strategy.  She can help you navigate the YouTube platform and come up with a specific plan for your channel and videos. Jennifer shares how her life experiences helped her quit her job and start a new path doing with confidence doing what she truly loves.  She also shares her tips that can help you in your own journey to confidence. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.c

Simmone Park is a Speaker, Strategic Consultant and a Standup Comedian.  Simmone is passionate about driving global change through comedy, innovative social projects, and philanthropic endeavors.  As a Master Global Connector, with the ability to communicate in multiple languages, Simmone is a natural at creating synergistic partnerships all over the world. She is an award-winning international speaker, strategist, corporate trainer, and standup comedian.  An avid traveler, Simmone has lived/worked in 10 countries and traveled to ~50 to date. Simmone has advised and collaborated with Forbes billionaires, Heads of State, and top CEO's on branding and marketing initiatives in the MENA region, Europe, and throughout the Caribbean and her work has been featured in Forbes Magazine, My Vegas Mag, CREW Magazine, Toronto Star, and more. Simmone shares a moment in her life she realized if she wasn't satisfied with the life she was living and decided to take action to pursue her true passions.  Check out her episode t

Chinie Go is a model manager and the CEO of Prime Stella MGT.  She was the woman who scouted Maureen Wroblewitz, a household name in the modelling industry as she became the first Filipina ever to win Asia's Next Top Model.  Before becoming a scout, Chinie explored many careers; she was once a ground attendant, a singer and also a model.  Her modelling agency focuses on helping Eurasian models be seen and heard.  Chinie is dedicated to ensure the best personal management for each and every signed individual.  Other interests are film, music, movies, photography and all its creative content. Chinie shares how she was able to see the potential in herself to go out and be the successful woman that she today.  She will also share tips that will help you in your own journey to self confidence. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Chinie's episode, Chinie's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Linh Dao was born and raised in Vietnam until she was 8 years old. Her family moved to Washington DC in 2001. English is her second language.  She went to college in Richmond, Virginia at Virginia Commonwealth University with a background in finance, risk & management and insurance.  Linh moved to Los Angeles three years ago to pursue her dreams. She works an 8-5 day job doing entertainment insurance and outside of her day job, she is an influencer, in other words a Blogger.  Her blog called XcapewithLinh which is a blog covering fashion, lifestyle, travel and motivational topics. Xcapewithlinh is based out of Los Angeles, CA and it was created as an outlet generated from her desire and passion for fashion and creativity. XcapewithLinh is a “no judgment zone” for her viewers, a place that she shares her personal style with meaningful, honest, truthful opinion and high quality contents. XcapewithLinh promotes viewers to be comfortable in their own skin, staying true to themselves, empower one another and f

Freda Liu is a Producer and Presenter for the Enterprise show which airs on BFM, Mondays to Fridays. Her show Enterprise provides the tools to help businesses succeed covering topics with the startup scene, personal development, technology to organizational development.  Freda has conducted over 5000 interviews with some prominent names which include author Stephen Covey, motivational speaker Nick Vijucic, former GE CEO Jack Welch, the Duke of York HRH Prince Andrew to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Freda shares how finding an anchor has helped her boost her confidence and be the successful woman that she is today.  Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Freda's episode, Freda's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Rin Chupeco is a Young Adult author of The Girl from the Well series and the Bone Witch series, both published by Sourcebooks. The first book of her upcoming duology, The Never Tilting World, will be published by HarperCollins in 2019. She currently lives in Manila, Philippines. Rin used to live a sheltered life growing up in a Filipino Chinese household.  Even with the sheltered life, she was able to start building confidence in little ways which has yield positive results to live the life that she has today doing what she loves.  Check out her episode and listen to how Rin was able to build up her confidence. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Rin's episode, Rin's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Yeonsil Yoo is the Founder and CEO of Upfly, an online education platform to teach ambitious young Korean professionals international job search strategies and personal branding.  Her mission is to bridge the information gap regardless of location and position.  Prior to her entrepreneurial journey, she spent her entire career in HR, leading international projects with cross functional teams.  She was fortunate to work for iconic tech companies, but she aspired to do something different, something more impactful and something bigger.  Yeonsil decided to help those who are eager to go for the path she has been.  Her specialties include HR Consulting, Career Coaching, Digital Content Creation, and Online Marketing. Yeonsil has failed in her life but she always knew that failure was part of the process to build her confidence and success.  Check out her episode as she shares her story and tips that can help you in your own journey to self confidence. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Yeons

Chelsea Nguyen is a professional image consultant specializing in working with the vision impaired and disabled community.  She is also a makeup artist and a hairstylist.  She is also the founder of CN Vision Image Consulting which offers consultation services to people who are blind, low vision or have other disabilities.  She can help increase confidence and independence for people to become gainfully employed or to elevate their current professional image.  Her team shares specialized non-visual and adaptive techniques to applying make up, shaving and how to dress for success, even with limited or no eyesight. Chelsea shares the dark times she faced in her life and how she was able to start improving herself for the better to be the confident woman that she is today.  Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Chelsea's episode, Chelsea's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Sonia Hou is a jewelry designer who was featured on CNBC, Pop Sugar, People and Nextshark for designing jewelry for the Olympic athletes.  It has been worn by celebrities, featured on numerous national TV shows and magazines.  SONIA, a Los Angeles based designer and fashion enthusiast, always had trouble finding stylish, reasonably priced jewelry that was safe on her skin and long-lasting in the sense that it will not easily tarnish, peel or flake. She would shop at major high-end retailers and overspend on jewelry made out of cheap metals that would tarnish in less than a year, and also cause her allergic skin reactions.  So in 2013, SONIA introduced a new category in the jewelry world, combining the best qualities of Fine Jewelry and Fashion Jewelry together, forming Fine Fashion Jewelry, using the finest materials found in Fine Jewelry, like 14K Gold Filled /14K Gold, Sterling Sliver, Semi-Precious Gemstones, Swarovski Crystals, and creating a line that was stylish, modern and affordable like Fashion Jewel

Fumiko Takatsu is the creator of the Face Yoga Method.  As an innovator of anti-aging techniques, Fumiko is known as the “Face Yoga expert”. She has dedicated her life to bringing you top-notch knowledge plus in-the-trenches experience about how to look young again.  Face Yoga Method uses conventional approaches, muscle exercises, stretching and visualization to naturally tighten, tone and brighten your face in a whole new way! Her methods have revitalized thousands of faces, even those with stroke-paralysis or severe injury.  Over the past thirteen years, Fumiko has successfully built her female-led brand and created several highly-regarded Face Yoga Method programs online.  Additionally, Fumiko has published four books, two E-books, skincare line, blog, and multiple online programs and most recently, is launching a third round of her Teacher Certification Course with hundreds of students all over the world. Fumiko shares the reason why she started the Face Yoga Method and how she is able to live life of fr

Puja Madan is an award winning mindful leadership coach, author and speaker supporting leaders become more productive and mindful in their life and business.  Puja’s qualifications include an MBA, 14+ years in tech startups and business strategy, and 14+ years of meditation and spiritual development from India. She’s passionate about bringing wisdom from the East to support mission-driven entrepreneurs to explore their full potential without burning out.  Puja is the best-selling co-author of Unleash Your Inner Magnificence and 365 Ways to Connect with Your Soul. Puja also contributes regularly to publications like the Washington Post, the Huffington Post, MindBodyGreen and ElephantJournal. Puja shares how she is able to have an inner compass to live her best life and be her true self in the process.  She also shares a free gift for you that you can use in your own journey to confidence so tune into the whole episode to receive the free gift while getting your boost of confidence for the day. Check out thet

Kimberly Kong is a pianist, a teacher and a blogger.  She is currently getting her DMA (doctorate) in Piano Performance and a second Master’s in Musicology.  She also has  awesome cello-piano duo called the Ward-Kong Duo.  By day, Kimberly teaches piano at Johns Hopkins University, and by night, she is full time blogger and works as a freelance social media consultant.  For those of you interested, she also has a second blog called, Nomtastic Foods!  Kimberly started Sensible Stylista back in 2011, and she has been going strong ever since.  She prides herself on being a smart shopper who knows when to save and when to splurge. So, if you’re looking to live a glam life on a budget, make sure to follow along. Kimberly shares how music helped her to be empowered and become the confident woman that she is today.  Tune into her episode to listen to her story and the tips she shares to use in your own journey to self confidence. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Kimberly's episode, Kimberly's