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Send a text We’re joined by Actress, Martial Artist, Producer and Director, Maria Tran. She’s also the Founder and Director of Phoenix Eye Films, a female led film and media production company that represents culturally diverse artists based in Western Sydney. In this episode, Maria takes us back to the beginning of her journey, how she navigated through the film industry, refined her skills aroun...

Send a text We’re joined by wealth strategist, best-selling author, chartered accountant and certified property investment adviser, Salena Kulkarni.  In this episode, Salena shares her journey in taking the ‘non-traditional Asian path’, her personal relationship she has with wealth and the time her parents tried to set her up in an arranged marriage halfway across the world. Over the last 12 years...

Send a text In this episode, we’re joined by influencer, blogger and two-time published author, Cherie Tu. Also known as the community of Thrivingonplants, Cherie takes us back to the beginning of her journey and how she turned her photography and blogging hobby into a successful career.  Now working with small businesses as her first clients to working with brands such as Dyson, LG, and Kikkoman,...

Send a text In this episode, we’re joined by Le Tran - Director & Head of Dropbox APJ Communications and Bree Bunzel - Head of Dropbox Global Customer Marketing.  Both Le and Bree each share their own unique backstories. Le shares what it was like growing up in the Western Sydney bubble and growing up with Vietnamese migrant parents and Bree shares how she navigated a mixed-Asian upbringing in Sil...

Send a text In this episode, we’re joined by the ‘Points Whisperer’, Steve Hui – founder and CEO of iFLYflat.  Steve guides us through how SMEs can take advantage of their frequent flyer points and credit card rewards for bigger and better returns. We also discuss Steve’s undeniably successful background in the accounting and financial space, and talk all things business, as he walks us through wh...

Send a text In Part 2 of our episode with Liz Miu, we touch on her upcoming food and travel tour to Bali and what kind of content we can expect to see across her platforms. We unpack the reasons behind Liz’s sensitivity to racism as well as her childhood memories of China.  Liz also leaves us with valuable advice for other people looking to pursue influencing as a career.  Links: https://www.insta...

Send a text In this episode, we’re joined by influencer, blogger & YouTuber, Liz Miu. Liz opens up about her parent's expectations of her going to medical school and how she eventually gained her parents' approval after becoming a career influencer. We also talk about her experience as an Asian female in the influencing space and the pressure that comes along with keeping up her image. W...

Send a text In Part 2 of this episode with Dr. Justin Sung & Michael Tsai, Co-Founders of iCanStudy, we examine whether or not our education system sets students up for failure, discuss how to find the motivation to study and unpack why students have become ‘mark obsessed’. Dr Justin Sung is a medical doctor, certified teacher, author and YouTuber with over 100,000 subscribers, where he shares mor...

Send a text In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Justin Sung & Michael Tsai, Co-Founders of iCanStudy, a teaching platform helping anyone from students to professionals use effective evidence-based systems for studying, time management and productivity derived from research and designed from their experience.  We discuss and unpack the flaws within the schooling system, pressures that students are...

Send a text In this episode, we’re joined by Tu Le, community worker, advocate, and organiser, currently working in the community legal sector assisting victim-survivors of domestic and family violence and coordinating capacity-building and community legal education programs. Tu has previously served as the General Secretary of the Vietnamese Community in New South Wales. She also co-founded Y-Col...

Send a text In this episode, we’re joined by Elisa Choy: economist, advisor, global speaker and founder of Australia's first AI-powered market research agency called Maven Data. She’s been able to scarily and accurately predict the most recent federal election, the rise of Greta Thunberg, COVID vaccine hesitancy, the 2020 US election, and has even predicted the winners of the Voice for the la...

Send a text In this episode, William Wang shares his experience of being the ‘black sheep’ in the family, known as the party-goer in his younger days and failing university multiple times.  Will is now the founder and CEO of Growth Labz, a 7-figure marketing agency, helping multiple B2B SaaS, Tech and FinTech companies grow exponentially.  It wasn’t an easy journey for Will though. He opens up abo...

Send a text In this episode, Claudia Li shares how she went from working as a personal trainer and yoga instructor to becoming a 6-figure business coaching company in less than a year (during a pandemic), all at the mind-blowingly tender age of 23. Claudia has always been a pure-bred entrepreneur, known for selling pens and stationery in primary school to hustling hundreds of dollars of frozen yog...

Send a text Our guest in this episode is Phillip Liao, 2018 Australia Commonwealth Games Representative in Olympic Weightlifting. Phil graduated with a Masters in Physiotherapy with 8 years of physio experience under his belt. He now runs an online coaching and educational platform called the M3 Initiative that empowers and educates other individuals, coaches and members of the fitness industry. ...

Send a text Level: Asian is a weekly podcast where we have candid discussions about Asian-POC experiences with entrepreneurs, creatives, influencers & anyone breaking the bamboo ceiling. ‍ In this Episode 000, you’ll get to meet the team: Kan, Davie, Noel and Vivian. We delve into the origin story of how this podcast came about and what this new community all means to us.  We’re excited to build a...

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