Yinh Hinh

Growth & Failure

Society EN ↓ 86 episodes

Growth & Failure is a podcast that salutes the doers, knowing that growth is born from action, struggle, and perseverance. Our mission is to initiate productive conversations, and champion action with a 'win or learn’ growth mindset. The show highlights unique interviews with entrepreneurs, investors, athletes, pioneers of all types - and shares their personal and professional journey with a slight twist. Join Creator/Host, Yinh Hinh, as they discuss their mistakes, their failures and the lessons learned along the way.

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Yinh Hinh

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Tahira Rehmatullah - Wonder Woman in Weed 18.09.2019 1:04:13

This is the story of Tahira Rehmatullah.  Fortune Magazine listed her as one of the Top 5 Most Powerful Women in Weed. On this episode, we discuss her journey from homecoming queen at Ohio State, her work in subprime mortgages, getting her MBA from Yale and ultimately getting into the world of cannabis.

Julie Nguyen - Founder and CEO of Methodology on using Food as Medicine 11.09.2019 37:11

This is the story of Julie Nguyen, founder and CEO of Methodology - a meal prep service has been on a mission to end autoimmune disease using food as medicine.  On this episode, we discuss her journey of dropping out of law school before heading into finance then to Silicon Valley to finally becoming an entrepreneur.  

Tina Lindstrom - Commodity Portfolio Manager - If you're the best, you can still lose. But don't be a quitter, get back up 08.08.2019 31:34

This is the story of Tina Lindstrom, a Partner at First NY where she manages an oil volatility portfolio. On this episode, you'll hear a remarkable story of a fighter - literally. Tina talks about fighting in a boxing charity tournament and falling in love with martial arts on the side while balancing a demanding derivatives trading career for the last 20 years. We discuss how she first heard abou...

Kelly Brennan: Head of ETF at Citadel Securities - Never underestimate your unique perspective 07.08.2019 44:44

This is the story of Kelly Brennan, Head of ETF at Citadel Securities where she is responsible for the firm's ETF trading business globally. Before that she was head of Goldman Sachs' ETF trading and before that was at Susquehanna International Group. A fun fact about Kelly - while at Susquehanna, she become the only female specialist at SIG on the NYSE. On this episode, you'll hear a story about...

Sarah Piampiano, a professional triathlete and Ironman champion 01.04.2019 44:38

This is the story of Sarah Piampiano – a professional triathlete and Ironman champion. On this episode, you'll hear about Sarah's journey from investment banking to being a professional triathlete and the mental strength she built along the way. Like what you hear? Be sure to subscribe to the podcast and leave a review! Thanks for listening - Yinh

Grace Reyes - President of AAAIM on Being Comfortable with Who You Are 02.03.2019 27:28

This is the story of Grace Reyes. She is the President of the Association of Asian American Investment Managers (AAAIM). In this episode, you'll hear about Grace's journey. She immigrated from the Philippines and grew up in California's Central Valley, raised in Stockton by a single mother with her two younger siblings. She got a degree in Economics from UCLA and went on to get her MBA from UC Ber...

Lu Zhang (Founder of Fusion Fund), an entrepreneur, venture capitalist and avid learner 01.02.2019 41:29

This is the story of Lu Zhang, an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and avid learner. On this episode, you'll hear about Lu's journey from Inner Mongolia to Stanford University where she created a medical device for early-stage diagnosis in Type II Diabetes to becoming a venture capitalist and launching her own venture capital firm, Fusion Fund. Like what you hear? Be sure to subscribe to the podc...

Shabnam Koirala-Azad (Dean at University of San Francisco) on the importance of female and diverse leadership in higher education 01.01.2019 1:07:35

In this episode - you'll hear from Shabnam Koirala-Azad, the first female Dean for the School of Education at the University of San Francisco. Another fun fact about Shabnam - she is the FIRST person from Nepal (male or female) to be Dean at ANY university in the United States! We discuss her unique upbringing in Kathmandu - being raised by a Nepalese father and an Iranian mother and how her paren...

Elizabeth Shaughnessy (Founder of Berkeley Chess School) on learning more from your loss game than your won game 01.12.2018 54:03

In this episode - you'll hear from Elizabeth Shaughnessy - Founder of the Berkeley Chess School. Elizabeth is 81 years YOUNG and has no plans on dying... Elizabeth was Women's Chess Champion in Ireland. She has played in seven international chess Olympiads and is active in chess tournaments around the world. She served as President of CalChess and is on the US Chess Executive Board. She cites two...

Ellen Chen (Founder of Mendocino Farms Restaurant) on selling happy, finding your why and getting better every day. 01.11.2018 40:54

In this episode - you'll hear from Ellen Chen - co-founder of Mendocino Farms Restaurant, the incredibly popular neighborhood sandwich restaurant and how it all started. It is clear that Ellen and her team want to make a difference in their journey to "Selling Happy" - a difference for Mendocino Farms employees, for the farms and farmers that they partnered up with and for each neighborhood they o...

Welcome to Growth & Failure 01.10.2018 4:09

In this episode, you'll hear how Yinh came up with idea for the podcast. And what her goal for the show is... Like what you hear? Be sure to subscribe to the podcast and leave a review! Thanks for listening - Yinh You can connect with Yinh and subscribe to the show at GrowthandFailure.com or email yinh@growthandfailure.com