Entrepreneur
November 24, 2019
We recently recorded a podcast episode with Tanya Zhang, co-founder of Nimble Made, an Asian American clothing brand than makes actually slim dress shirts for men. Here are some highlights from our conversation.
February 25, 2019
I’ve been an entrepreneur for most of my life. At 8, I was the kid selling Oreos on the side of the street. At 12, I was buying computer parts, assembling computers and selling them online to random people I met or on platforms like eBay. At 22, I began […]
August 17, 2018
Over the past few years, I’ve grown a startup into a successful multi-million-dollar digital agency called Supreme (www.supremeopti.com). I went from a novice freelancer with a good work ethic to leading a team of 30+ individuals. This meant I had to learn how to effectively lead, manage, and ultimately grow […]
July 2, 2018
I’d like to share with you the story of how I went from a poor Asian kid to aspiring doctor, to aspiring actor (synonym for unemployed), to a world traveller and successful entrepreneur & CEO of a million dollar company in less than four years. Truth be told, I don’t like to talk about myself.
July 2, 2018
Over the past few years, I’ve attended some of the best drama and acting programs in the world. These include advanced scene study classes at the Aaron Speiser Acting Studio in Los Angeles, improvisation at the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles, and Shakespearean classical acting at the London Academy […]
June 28, 2018
Gary Vaynerchuk once told a 20-year-old about what to do after graduating college. Here’s what he said: “It’s not going to happen in the next 6 years and you gotta accept it. I gave up my entire 20s, all of ’em. Imagine not doing anything fun or going anywhere for […]
June 28, 2018
Many times people just tell you to work harder, to put in longer hours, and that’s how you get more stuff done. The problem with this mentality is that you’ll forever be competing with other people who just work longer hours, but there are only 24 hours in a day. […]
June 28, 2018
Over the years, I’ve worked with and interviewed numerous C-level business owners, top movie directors, screenwriters, actors, musicians, and more. Every single one of these people had something that stood out more than anything else. Intuition. They were highly intuitive and had unwavering confidence in their decisions. This did not […]
June 27, 2018
The facts: Asians and Asian-Americans represent 27% of workers at the big five tech firms (Google, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, LinkedIn, and Yahoo) but only 14% of executives. Asians represent 1.5% of corporate officer positions in the Fortune 500 according to 2012 data. Model minority. Bamboo ceiling. Stereotypes. The status quo. Yeah […]