The Tao of Self-Confidence

Nastasha Alli is the host and producer of Exploring Filipino Kitchens podcast.  On the podcast she talks with chefs, home cooks, food producers and book authors (among others!) about Filipino food such as how they cook it, source it, and share it with friends and family.  It combines her love of storytelling and Filipino food culture. Nastasha shares how her love and passion for exploring Filipino...

Theresa Shan is the founder of Madana Yoga and the co-founder of Soulscape.  She is trained in a wide array of yoga forms such as, Hatha, Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Hot, Universal and Pre-Natal to name a few. But her passion is in creating balance in the body, physically, mentally and emotionally. "You need to look at your starting point to determine what is right for you, there is no one size fits all"....

Tina Chow is a food blogger and cookbook author better known as @fitchickscook.  She works for a bank as her day job, meal prepping and fitness, along with health and wellness, are her personal hobbies and interest. She has created a blog where she can share her fitness journey, her homemade recipes and maybe a little personal information about herself every now and then. She also released her fir...

Aditi Gupta is the co-founder of Menstrupedia.  Menstrupedia is a friendly guide to periods which helps girls and women to stay healthy and active during their periods. With a team of dynamic and passionate people with complementary skills, Menstrupedia aims at delivering informative and entertaining content through different media. Menstrupedia is a small but definitive step to shatter the myths...

Minali Liyanage is a Social Media Marketer.  People describe me as a social butterfly, with her friendly nature and passion for connection. Never turning down an honest job, she has worked and volunteered in all kinds of roles. And if you’re lucky, you may even hear Minale geeking out about her scientific roots in Molecular Biology.  Through life experiences and a natural knack for communication,...

Brooke Ishibashi is an actress and singer.  Her theatre credits include the award-winning, critically acclaimed productions of The Foundry's "Good Person of Szechwan" at The Public & La MaMa and New Georges' "A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes" at NY City Center with Women's Project.  She is writing a musical solo show inspired by the life & music of Pat Su...

Quiggle Ignacio is an Asian model and actress that has experience in runways, commercial, films, publication, magazine and live news. She is working with a motto of “beauty with a purpose” to lead as an example of using beauty as an inspiration to serve.  She is modelling and acting as a voice to bullied children and people with illness. She is a registered nurse and she does public service by vol...

Jasjit Rai is a Coach in Life & Business and the Founder of Joi Works.  She guides people to live their life calling and vision by getting clear on their desires, living more from joy, and accessing their brilliance.  Her coaching approach is designed to create a positive impact for her clients and for the people they impact by living their dreams. Jasjit used to think she was limited to what peop...

Heidi Nazarudin is an ex-investment banker and CEO of a Nasdaq listed company.  She is now a blogger in chief at TheAmbitionista.com , a blog for women entrepreneurs, as well as CEO at Marque Media, one of the fastest growing digital agencies in Los Angeles. Heidi started the blog in 2013 as an avenue for her to showcase the fact that yes, ambitious, seriously intelligent, work-focused professiona...

Stephanie Chuang is a journalist and TV News reporter.  She has a decade of experience as an Emmy-nominated journalist, but above all else, she is a storyteller.  Stephanie began her career in Topeka, Kansas as a “one-woman-band” reporter as part of a college on-air internship shooting, writing, and editing stories by herself.  She also enjoys mentoring aspiring journalists. Stephanie used to worr...

Jennifer Yen is the founder of purlisse, a line of skincare products.  She is mostly known for  her role as Vypra, on Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue.  As a former actress, Jennifer spent hours under heavy makeup and bright lights and her skin paid the price. The quest to restore her complexion and confidence lead me to rediscover her grandmother’s Asian beauty secrets, which healed her skin and i...

Shobhna Juneja is a Yoga Teacher by profession for the last seven years. She runs her own Yoga studio in Chandigarh, India.  She has done her masters in Journalism and communication.  Shobhna also had a brief stint in the corporate world too before leaving it all and choosing yoga as her personal and professional calling. Shobhna used to be unhappy with herself and with her life.  She realized tha...

Arika Sato is a lifestyle blogger. She started blogging and vlogging as a hobby about makeup and beauty.  She never went the traditional route to work for a news station or a newspaper.  She initially created the blog, ArikaSato.com, in hopes of doing the Hollywood thing but now she has other aspirations now.  She hopes to connect with people from around the world through her writing, photos, and...

Kat McDowell has always loved music. She draws inspiration from artists like Foo Fighters and Jason Mraz, Kat's fun Ocean Pop sound delivered in a blend of Japanese and English is definitely her own. Her career kick started when her first record went to no 1. on the vinyl charts in Japan selling out after two days, and has since released 3 albums and appeared on several TV commercials. She has als...

Abby Asistio is a singer/songwriter and Alopecia Awareness Advocate in the Philippines.    She was diagnosed with Alopecia (hair-loss condition which usually affects the scalp) at the age of four and it has been a huge part of her journey.  Abby was chosen to share her journey to over 1.7 billion Facebook users in the historic Facebook Friends Day in February 2016 where got the chance to meet and...

Julia Tsai is a film and television producer based out of Los Angeles, California who also happens to be a licensed attorney. She has seven years of employment and business law litigation experience behind her and used to be in and out of court on a regular basis. Though being a litigator was tough, Julia enjoyed telling stories to judges and juries. However, the stories weren’t her own, and most...

Mei Lee is a successful corporate marketer turned successful entrepreneur whose mission is to educate digital literacy in Asia.  She is also the founder of Dots Group in Singapore where she helps clients win in the digital economy.   Also, Mei is an exceptional business strategist, coach and marketing trainer with 15 years of experience developing and executing disruptive digital initiatives. Mei...

Josie Ong is the host of the Affirmation Pod Podcast which is rated the world's #1 Affirmations Podcast.  Her podcast is a weekly presentation that provides calming affirmations you can use to boost confidence and address areas you want to improve in your life. In recent episodes, Josie has presented her affirmation audio in a series of monthly themes, including "self-care", "stress-management", "...

Harasha Bafana is the founder of The Adam and Hawa Network.  She helps Small Business Owners get the Right Knowledge and work with the Right Partners to grow their businesses while avoid making expensive mistakes.  She was formerly the Centre Director of SME Centre @ SMCCI, an organisation supported by SPRING Singapore. Together with her team, she helped advise more than 5,000 small business owner...

Jella Jornales is an ethical fashion blogger currently based in Manila, Philippines.  She is passionate about sustainability, minimalism, conscious living, and social justice.  She also volunteers for Fashion Revolution Philippines which is part of a global movement that fights for greater transparency and ethics in the fashion industry. When she not busy doing those things, you’ll probably find h...

Ginni Saraswati is the host of the podcast called The Ginni Show.  The Ginni Show invites listeners to follow the hilarious journey life of a young Sri Lankan immigrant woman growing up in Australia.  She always knew she had to work in an industry where she could have a voice by sharing stories, and unleashing her comedic charms and dancing moves on unsuspecting audiences.  Ginni has worked in com...

Anja-Vanessa Peter is a Filipina-German who was born in Saudi-Arabia and raised in Germany. Currently, she is taking up her online masters in Organisation and Communication at a German University.  Anja used to be a professional tennis player.  She played SEA Games and FED Cup for the Philippines in 2005 and she played College Tennis for the University of Hawai’i in 2008/09.  Anja is based in the...

Marguerita Cheng is the CEO at Blue Ocean Global Wealth. Prior to co-founding Blue Ocean Global Wealth, she was a Financial Advisor at Ameriprise Financial and an Analyst and Editor at Towa Securities in Tokyo, Japan. Marguerita is a past spokesperson for the AARP Financial Freedom Campaign and a regular columnist for Investopedia & Kiplinger. She is a CFP® professional, a Chartered Retirement Pla...

Rach DiMare is a Data Acquisition Consultant, which entails managing data/portfolio from top tier 1 banks prior to getting it on credit reports.  She also runs a fashion and lifestyle blog called RD’s Obsessions.  Rach's blog started out as an outlet for my creativity, enjoyment in fashion, and now it is evolving to include young women cancer advocacy. In the blog, Rach shares her journey and thou...

Maring Higa is an acupuncturist, a creative strategist coach and host of The Messy Middle Podcast.  She helps Curious Creatives awaken their biggest and boldest ideas and take action in a fun and playful way. She has worked with hundreds of people exploring the middle space in her aerial bootcamp business, acupuncture practice, and/or coaching my creative clients.  Maring watched as they embraced...