When I Grow Up

As cool as it is to work for a well known tech company like Dropbox, my guest, Daniel Chun, explains that his work isn’t everything. Listen in as Chun shares how his work allows him to continue to go after the things he is really passionate about. You don’t want to miss his story about how he and his friends entered a basketball tournament where the winning team gets $1million!

I know… what does this job title even mean?! My guest, Kit Song, explains what he does as Business Support III for the City of Fort Collins Water Utilities and it is so much more than I could have expected! Listen in as we chat about the many jobs he has had before this one, the challenges that he has faced along the way, and his passion for writing.

When I first met my guest, Yuni Min, she was just beginning her journey of Love Your Abode and she shared with me her passion to share her knowledge with others through blogging. It didn’t take too long for her blog and social media platforms to get recognized for her simple but effective DIY’s coupled with her down to earth and fun personality. Tune in to hear how this mom of 3 turned her love fo...

Can you imagine a day when your Papa John’s pizza order is delivered to your door by a drone? After chatting with this week’s guest, Phillip Choi, I learned that this day could be a reality in the not so distant future. Listen as he explains his role as Senior Strategy Consultant and Transformation Manager at Papa John’s and how he and his team need to come up with new strategies in order to stay...

It’s always great to hear different perspectives! If you are a regular listener, you’ll recall that I’ve had a physician’s assistant on before (EPISODE 71 with Sarah Bailey). On this week’s episode I had the opportunity to chat with Calvin Cheung, a PA that specializes in oncology. Make sure to listen as Calvin explains his journey towards becoming a PA and why he chose to work with cancer treatme...

So excited to be able to do this dual release episode with @ihopetheyhearthis host and my friend, David Shin. After a few years of parenting under our belts, David and I talk about some of the revelations that we have had as parents and what we have been learning from our experiences. Listen in as we press into some raw and honest conversation about some of the challenges we face and fears that we...

Dr. Hyewon Lee is more than just a pediatric dentist. She wears a lot of different hats, but basically she is a super hero 🦸🏻‍♀️ Listen as Dr. Hyewon shares about how she joined the Uniform Service after dental school and worked at the policy level on dental programs across the United States. It was after she served 4 years in the Uniform Service that she began her pediatric dental residency. I’...

Ever wonder who comes up with the designs and patterns for those cute journals you always want to buy, or any type of print design on anything you buy for that matter? Most likely, it’s a surface designer! My guest Christine Cheung shares with me what it’s like to work for a stationary company and her journey of how she got where she is today. I am grateful for Christine and her transparency as sh...

 Who loves movies? 🙋🏻‍♀️ I especially love a good action film. On this episode my guest, Jiamin Kino Wu, explains that her job is to use computer animations to give movie directors a pre-visualization of what the scene will look like before they film it.🤯 Jiamin is credited for her work for visual effects on “F9” (Fast and Furious 9) and “The Tomorrow War.” If you have an interest in art and ha...

Have you ever looked at something and thought about how it was made, or what had to happen for it to be put together? Well that’s what my guest this week, Blair Kim (not me), does for Tesla! NDA’s prevent Blair from spilling all the details about his job, but the stuff he can talk about is really insightful. Listen as he shares about his journey and the pros and cons of working for one of the larg...

After chatting with this week’s guest, I am now a huge AJ Dungo fan! AJ is an artist and his job is to create illustrations for editorials, publications, and/or clients that hire him to help tell their stories. He tells me about his experience as an art student, his creative process, and of course, we talk about his recent success in the release of his graphic novel “In Waves.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

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My guest this week is Jonathan Lim, and in short, his job is to analyze and take samples from amputated human limbs. 😳 A job that I’ve definitely never thought about, but after talking to Jonathan, I realized that this job saves lives. Listen as he explains his job and how a moment of self reflection on a park bench changed the trajectory of his life.