The Tao Of Self Confidence With Sheena Yap Chan

Rasha Goel is an Emmy nominated Television Host/Producer, Red Carpet Reporter, and International Correspondent. With a Bachelors Degree from UCLA in Communication Studies Mass Media, she has worked for outlets such as CNN IBN, ESPN, REELZ Channel, TV Guide Channel, AOL, as well as Warner Bros., Sony Pictures, and Disney.  She is a local anchor/reporter for an Emmy winning Los Angeles news magazine, “LA This Week”. On the international front she has worked with the top south Asian networks including ZEE TV, Times Now, MTV ASIA, Star TV and the French Network F24.  She has also been an invited speaker at the renown World Communication Forum in Davos, Switzerland and University of Southern California, and has served as an Emcee for local charitable events in California.  Her versatility has also led her to acting opportunities in various television shows and crossover films. She's been seen on shows such as CBS's "Scorpion", “S.W.AT.”, and Showtime’s “DICE”.  Rasha enjoys traveling, exploring marine life, workin

Tanaya Ghosh is the founder of Tanaya’s Table, is an entrepreneur, media personality, food and travel writer, content creator and on-camera host.  Combining her passions with her Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from UCLA, and her Masters degree in Public Relations at USC Annenberg, Tanaya has carved out a unique path of her own over the years.  Growing up as a South Asian American girl in Southern California, she started out shy, quiet and reserved. Through life experiences and her personal journey, she’s learned to break out of that shell. Ever-curious about self growth and personal development, she’s made it her mission to delve deeper into the inner workings of how we let our stories form who we are, and how we can empower ourselves by breaking free of outside limitations and our subconscious beliefs. She’s obsessed with the art of living your best life, and has spoken at conferences, events and universities. A lover of all things food, travel, adventure and exploration, Tanaya loves laughing and squeezing

Yun Cee Dirsa is the podcast host and blogger of Resus Nurse.  She is also an emergency department nurse.   Yun Cee is a resourceful board-certified RN with experience in critical care emergency nursing care within a Level I Trauma Center. Goals include mentoring, further education, and creating positive experiences for patients and families who receive care in an emergency and trauma setting.   The nursing podcast and blog is primarily for emergency nurses learning how to apply critical care techniques to patients in the emergency department and reduce their morbidity and mortality. Yun Cee shares how creating her podcast and blog gave her the confidence to believe in herself and realize that her voice and opinions do matter.  She also shares tips that will help you in your own journey to self confidence.  Tune into her episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Yun Cee's episode, Yun Cee's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Adelle Platon is the editor of culture and content at TIDAL, where she produces and hosts the series, Side Hustle and In Conversation.  She is also the co-founder of her sweat., a fitness lifestyle site for badass women.  She used to pump out puns for Billboard as the hip-hop editor and co-host of the sports-meets-music podcast "Ballin' Out." She also hosted the 2017 GRAMMY red carpet show, which was live-streamed on social media and brought in 5.5 million views across Facebook and Twitter.  Previously at VIBE, she tackled features for both dot com and the magazine, where she penned a cover story on Jhené Aiko and interviewed the likes of Janet Jackson, Spike Lee, and Oprah.  Her prior experience includes interning at NY1 News, The Rachael Ray Show, NBC, and ABC's 20/20 and What Would You Do?. She was also a weekend overnight booker for ABC's Good Morning America Adelle shares how she being relentless on going for any and every opportunity to pursue her passion and purpose led her to be the confident woman t

Jade Berry is a singer/songwriter and a social media influencer.  Music wasn’t just a source of passion for Jade Berry, it was a means for survival. Born in China, Jade would be put up for adoption but life would take an dark turn as she was placed in an abusive situation. She moved more than 60 times into various foster care homes to escape the trauma and it was during these turbulent times she discovered her love for music. She would find herself surrounded by people who allowed her unbelievable access to various music genres, styles, and techniques. She began studying classical music and became heavily influenced by Hip-Hop and R&B music as she identified with the pain and struggle depicted in these songs. At age 14, she was accepted into the Creative Writing and Opera program at Orange County High School of Arts where she would begin to develop her vocal skills by observing rehearsals of other musicians and copying their techniques. Her dedication would pay off when she was selected as a Horatio Alger

Cola Paclibar is the founder of Good Vibes Only Movement which is a positive content media platform that showcases their capability to produce content through your passion projects, partnerships and collaborations.  Cola is a third culture kid. She was born in Manila, and raised in Abu Dhabi and Hong Kong in a semi-traditional but usually funky and open-minded Cebuano household. Her background is as colorful as her experience in various industries. She has dabbled into event management, marketing, performing arts and recently into design and media development. She is passionate about creating positive content and shifting mindsets to focus on the good things this life can offer. Cola shares she was able to realize her worth and stop living a life of missed opportunities to create a company that is creating a positive impact with the Good Vibes Only Movement platform. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Cola's episode, Cola's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Ruby Lee is an online entrepreneur, a podcaster and a side hustle coach.  She was once nearly fired for having a side hustle, and today she dedicates her life and business to enabling early stage entrepreneurs everywhere to create options in their career and abundance on their own terms, some whilst balancing a day job. She is also the co-founder of Tribe9, a platform dedicated to helping funded startups scale up.  Ruby is also the host of Own Your Hustle podcast where she shares her own experiences, practical tips to help you crush through those mindset blockers. Ruby shares her experiences when she first started her online business and how she was able to overcome obstacles by owning her hustle to be the successful powerhouse woman that she is today. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Ruby's episode, Ruby's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Lynn Pinugu is the co-founder of She Talks Asia and Mano Amiga.  She is a passionate advocate for women's empowerment and quality education for all.  Mano Amiga is a nonprofit organization providing high quality education and community development services to children & families from low-income communities.  Mano Amiga uplifts communities through increased student learning outcomes, improved access to health and medical services, and increased sustainable livelihood opportunities.  She Talks Asia aims to spark global female conversations through on-ground conferences, advocacy campaigns, and online stories focused on educating, empowering, and inspiring females from all over the world. Lynn shares how she was able to re-examine her life to get to know her true self and what she was truly passionate about.  She also shares her life's purpose to make the world a better place. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Lynn's episode, Lynn's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Ai Addyson-Zhang is an entrepreneur and educator. As an educator, she connects the dots between technology/social media and education. She believes in using technology to effect positive changes in higher education.  Inside the classroom, she teaches Public Relations and Social Media courses.  her goal as a teacher is to bridge the gap between education and practice, exemplify what she teach esby walking the talk and helping her students embrace the entrepreneurial mindset.  She incorporates various social media sites and technologies into her classes as pedagogical tools to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes.  Outside the classroom, Ai is a blogger (Top Writer in Social Media on Medium), speaker, live streamer, and digital learning consultant.  She produces content focusing on the intersection between Technology/Social Media, Education, and entrepreneurship.  She also offers both virtual and in-person training on digital learning, personal branding, and social media marketing. Ai shares how ta

Ikumi Schuckert is Mindset Coach and Mompreneur.  She was born and raised in Osaka, Japan and came to the United States during her sophomore year in college as an exchange student and pretty much never left ever since.  Ikumi currently lives in Lake Tahoe with her family.  She really enjoys being a mom of a 4-year-old daughter, and owns a successful wine fusion restaurant called Toast Tahoe in Zephyr Cove along with multiple 6-figure online businesses.  She is also passionate in helping others either by providing safety blankets to her clients or proper trainings and values to her students and customers. Since she operates several successful businesses, her core value of teaching starts with how to balance and systemize daily activities so you can achieve goals while living meaningful and fulfilled life with loved ones.  Her mottos in life are INTEGRITY and GIVERS GAIN! Creating platforms using cutting edge technologies to assist her students and customers to reach their potentials and make them superstars ar

Cathlyn Choi is a TV Producer/Host, Celebrity chef and community activist.  She has over 20 years of business development, sales and marketing executive background within the consumer electronics, wireless, media, wellness, health and beauty industries in North America, South America and Asia.  Since 2009, Cathlyn is best known for hosting and producing Cathlyn’s Korean Kitchen, the first Korean TV cooking show produced in English worldwide. Dubbed “Hansik Korean Food Ambassador” by the media and her fans, Cathlyn self-published and launched her first cookbook in 2012 along with her Season 4 cooking show launch on national PBS. Currently, Cathlyn is the co-owner and producer at Carma Media Productions specializing in digital media marketing solutions as well as producing commercial ads and Television shows.  She is also the founder and Executive Director of Asian Culture and Media Alliance, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization established in 2013 to promote and empower the Asian and Pacific Islander communiti

Katie Chung Hua is a fitness professional. She used to live and breathe ice hockey and graduated from the National Sports Academy in Lake Placid, NY, where she was the hockey team's starting goaltender. Katie always worked out to become a better athlete, but as she moved on from hockey she kept lifting weights to stay in shape. With her competitive nature, Katie was convinced by her dad to try bodybuilding. At 19 she competed in her first figure competition at a local show. A couple years later, Katie won the FLEX Online Bikini Contest. That victory opened some doors for her, and she fell in love with the health and fitness industry. In 2009 she placed 2nd in her first NPC Bikini contest, the Washington Iron Man. She continued competing and in 2010 Katie entered the USAs in Las Vegas and placed 5th. Then at the 2011 NPC Team Universe, Katie finished in 2nd place and achieved her goal of earning an IFBB pro card. Katie graduated from Boise State University with a Business Management degree. Katie is very passi

Patricia-Ann Que has over 10 years of experience in Project Management, Learning and Development, Events and Communications. She has organized various events in South East Asia, Middle East and now in North America. She also enjoys traveling and trying new things that brought about her personal blog, Crayonized. The blog is a reflection of her lifestyle focusing on fashion and traveling.  It is also content put together to you bring inspiration and vibrancy into your life. Patricia-Ann shares how a past project forced her to say no to the things that do not serve her in order to say yes to herself.  Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Patricia-Ann's episode, Patricia-Ann's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Rukshana Hassanali is the founder of 2 startups in the education industry called Protohack and Startup League.  ProtoHack is a group of adventurers, dreamers and conceptualists who have successfully transitioned from wantrepreneurs to bona fide entrepreneurs. Startup League is teaching high school students how to solve problems through applied creativity in a fun, competitive, and low-stakes environment. Students will learn process over outcome, preparing them to be self-starters, critical thinkers, and team players ready for an internship, college course, or first startup. Rukshana shares how she was able to have the courage to share her ideas out to colleagues that led her to pursue her two companies and be the powerhouse woman that she is today. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Rukshana's episode, Rukshana's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Natasha Che is the founder of Soundwise, the #1 mobile-focused audio publishing platform for experts, influencers and solo entrepreneurs to sell on-demand audios and build an engaged audience community for their podcast that delivers business results. Natasha is an award-winning podcast host and has coached over 200 experts and entrepreneurs on how to use podcasting to grow their business. She is a contributor to Huffington Post and Entrepreneur, and the author of the upcoming book Podcast Conversion Secrets: The Ultimate Guide for Turning Your Podcast Listeners into Paying Customers. Natasha is also a personal growth teacher. She hosts The True Voyage Soundcast, a weekly podcast that teaches empathic light beings how to thrive in work and life, and create a bigger impact in the world. She is the creator of the Power Mornings course, an audio program that teaches powerful daily rituals to boost your productivity, creativity, and well-being. Natasha shares why it is important to tune in with your high self an

Tanvi Mehra is a yoga teacher, professional dancer, and owns a dance/yoga studio called Tangerine Arts Studio in Mumbai.  At Tangerine, they take a fresh approach to create something new, unexpected and exciting. If it involves expression, movement, conversation and education, they are the studio for you.  In her free time, you will find her cuddling and kissing her baby Tara, her pet dog and or else traveling the world. Tanvi shares how she was able to quit her office job to pursue what she loves most which is to dance and do yoga.  She also shares her tips that can help you in your own journey to self confidence. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Tanvi's episode, Tanvi's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Francesca Nicasio is a professional writer and content strategist, specializing in retail, technology and SMB.  Her work has been featured on various publications, including Entrepreneur, The Huffington Post, and Thought Catalog.  She is also the content marketing manager for Vend, a cloud-based point-of-sale and retail platform for small and medium retailers.  Francesca has always loved writing.  She was one of those kids who knew exactly what she wanted to do when she grows up. As a student, she loved writing essays, she volunteered for pretty much any writing assignment that came up, and she joined the school paper. Francesca shares how she struggled with herself when she first moved to the United States and how she was able to create a successful career as a writer.  Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Francesca's episode, Francesca's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Pradeepa Narayanaswamy is a Fertility Coach helping women, men and couples infertility journey SUCK LESS!  She believes couples, men and women who feel empowered during their fertility journey, have a more positive experience.  With 3 miscarriages, 3 failed Intra Uterine Insemination (IUI) treatments and 8 back-to-back In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) treatments, she can understand what other couples are going through and can help through this tough process.  Pradeepa is also an International Coaching Federation's Associate Certified Coach.and a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach from Coaches Training Institute. Pradeepa shares her story about her experiences with her infertility and how passionate listening gave her the light bulb moment to become a fertility coach as her life purpose. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Pradeepa's episode, Pradeepa's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Khushboo Nangalia is a growth marketer and the host of Women of Impact.  She is also the founder of BEYOND99 which is a strategic, tactical marketing & technology agency driven by data and focused on results. Delivering business growth with digital strategy, innovation and execution that can be measured.  She helps Brands Win In The Connected World.   Her show, Women of Impact, is a series she brings in women from different corners (work or personal) to share their experiences and knowledge with everyone out there, helping to become a woman of impact. Khushboo shares how she was able to live life with no regrets and be the woman of impact that she is today.  She also shares tips that can help you in your own journey to self confidence. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Khushboo's episode, Khushboo's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Clarice Lin is a Marketing Strategist, Growth Marketer and founder of BaselineLabs.  Ten years ago, she quit her job and left everything behind in Singapore to move to London. After more than 100 rejections over four months, she finally secured a job.  Five years later, she  co-founded BaselineLabs which is a growth-marketing and rebranding agency.  In her company, she utilized a practical, creative approach, that means no B.S, using numbers to guide decisions and unique ideas on how to help your business stand out. Clarice shares how moving to London taught her how to do things for herself and become the independent woman that she is today. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Clarice's episode, Clarice's website, resources, gifts and so much more.