The Tao of Self-Confidence

Simone Heng is a Singapore-born Australian TV and radio presenter based in Singapore. She was brought over to Singapore by Mediacorp Radio to host the afternoon shift (2-5pm) on Class 95FM, Singapore's number 1 English radio station. Simone is the only Singaporean radio broadcaster to have worked on air in both Australia and the Middle East for global brands Southern Cross Austereo and Virgin Radi...

Maria Tran is an Australian-Vietnamese actress, model and presenter renown for being queen of onscreen action in both Australia and internationally. Bold, daring, multitalented; she is represents a new fresh wave of women who not only have great compassion for the world, but know how to do it with imagination and creative style. Maria wasn't always so confident. Back then she suffered from people...

By way of the west coast, and some southern states in between, Paulina Vo is a singer, songwriter, and music maker now based in Brooklyn, NY. Her fourth release, “Weekends,” is a 5-song self-written and self-produced EP with final touches from long-time friend and producer, Joey. Inspiration for the EP ranges from Sara Bareilles and Lianne La Havas to Chet Faker and Jessie Ware. Currently, Paulina...

Emma Wo is a former Miss Hawaii USA 2015 (placed Top 10 at Miss USA) and Miss Hawaii Teen USA 2008. Currently, she is a graduate student at New York University studying integrated marketing. Previously, she worked as a PR executive at Bennet Group Public Relations where she represents clients in the areas of travel tourism and real estate. She is also a fashion blogger and owner of TheAlohaBabe.co...

Jane Lui is a musician, actress and music producer. She has showcased at CMJ, critics liken her to Cat Power, Fiona Apple, and Rufus Wainwright. She has opened for Jason Mraz, Kate Earl, Vienna Teng, and worked with Felicia Day (Geek & Sundry). She has toured US East & West coasts, EU, Canada, Japan, playing at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Ford Amphitheatre, Hotel Cafe, Rockwood Music Hall. Her video...

Reera Yoo is a writer and filmmaker based in Southern California. Her name means “conqueror of the world,” and like all Ravenclaws, she carries a book with her wherever she goes. Reera completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts at New York University in 2012, majoring in Dramatic Writing and minoring in Producing. As a writer and editor, she has contributed to publications including KoreAm Journal, Audre...

Miki Yamashita is a comedian, and actress. She is also a singer and teaching artist with the Los Angeles Opera. Miki has a list of performances under her belt such as her one-woman show, The Geisha Next Door. As a television actress, Miki has appeared in principal roles on Law & Order, The Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, One Life To Live, and As The World Turns. She is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA...

Jennifer Ho-Dougatz is an entrepreneur. She now owns United Tribe, Inc. a transformational coaching company focused on educating and empowering entrepreneurs to step outside the box in their life, business and community. Her clients have gone from startup to making 6 figures within the fist year. She also owns Hangar Studios, a podcast production company in the heart of Times Square, which creates...

Melly Lee is a conceptual photographer with a BA from the University of California, Irvine whose clients include Google, Warner Bros., LEGO, and Harper Collins. Once you go down the rabbit hole with Melly you'll also realize that she is an imaginative adventurer who doesn't believe in “can’t” “no” and “don’t.” Melly used to be very cautious and was taught to go the safer route in life but she knew...

So Yun Um is a Korean American Filmmaker & Film Critic. She runs So's Reel Thoughts which highlights international, independent, and genre films. She writes a bi-weekly column called Badass Femmes for Crome Yellow & is the creator of the #GirlTalkSeries. She programs for LA Festivals and is part of the Women Film Critics Circle. Back then, So used to doubt herself since other people used to doubt...

Sabrina Wang is the founder of Sauce Ink which is a social commerce platform to discover and shop for things you love. She provide her members an easy means of creating their own website, blog, ecommerce and more to reach users immediately. Her aim is to help brand owners understand their customers and connect them while creating great experiences. Sabrina was once a shy girl and even bullied by h...

Erica Paredes is a seasoned writer, former magazine editor, a student and a certified make-up artist. She loves to cook and eat as much as she loves to work out, She loves girly, boho fashion but has a million tattoos, she's addicted to travel and is constantly bouncing in and out of Manila, but she actually hates flying, she's a mother but could pass for someone fresh out of college. Erica shares...

May Lee-Yang is an award-winning playwright and performance artist. She is most well-known for her play, Confessions of a Lazy Hmong Woman, which has been toured nationally and was translated into a Hmong-language production. She often teaches theater and creative writing through COMPAS, Mu Performing Arts, the St. Paul Public Library, and Letters to Our Grandchildren, a theater project with Hmong...

Christi McGarry is a model, a host and DJ, and a firm promoter of female empowerment. She has been modelling in and out of the Philippines for the past 5 years, but have made it her permanent home for the past 2 years since decided to join Binibining Pilipinas (Miss Philippines). For Christi, competing in pageants is very important for as she uses it as a platform to inspire a nation and herself p...

Ji Qian Lee is a Chinese Metaphysics practitioner. She has been helping clients with destiny consultations and Feng Shui audits to better their fortunes and to live in health, wealth and love. For Ji Qian, she always thought life was already mapped out for her, that there was no other way. As a child, her mother has planned out her whole life which is something you can relate to. Find out how Ji Q...

Teressa Siu is a broadcast journalist, consultant, teacher, student, health guru, yoga teacher, wellness speaker, connector. She is the host of LotusLifeTV which is a visual contents provider and educator for health matters around Asia. Like so many of us, Teressa had moments in her life where she would seek approval of others. Teressa shares her story on how she is able to stop seeking approval a...

Joy Stoffers was raised in East Brunswick, NJ, by a Taiwanese mother and a Caucasian father. At the age of six, she wrote, illustrated, and promptly recycled her first short story. Since then she dreamed of becoming a novelist. She holds a BA in English from Rutgers University and an MA in Creative Writing from Newcastle University, UK. Harken Media published her debut novel, Whasian, on November...

Jia Ni Teo is a Success Coach to New Coaches and Entrepreneurs. She runs an international boutique coaching business, guiding clients all over the world to make their business and lifestyle visions a reality. She believses in the power of declaring your dreams, goals, aspirations, grand vision and she also believes that in this exciting day and age we can all consciously design and curate our own...

Shan Ju Lin was born in Taiwan and migrated to Australia in 1991. She has earned a Masters of Education and runs both the Children’s Festival and the Harmony Festival held in Ipswich, Australia. She was also a journalist and editor for the Chinese version of the Epoch Times. Becoming a single mother and moving to a new country helped Shan Ju realized it was up to her to create the life she desired...

Kristina Wong is a performance artist, comedian and writer who has created five solo shows and one ensemble play that have toured throughout the United States and UK. Her most notable touring show– “Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” looked at the high rates of depression and suicide among Asian American women and toured to over 40 venues since 2006. Before, Kristina could not enjoy life to the ful...

Chinky Del Mar is her own boss. She is a woman of many talents. Coming from a poor village in the Philippines she always knew that being her boss was the way to live a better life for herself and her family. Back then, Chinky used to always live in the fear zone. She was always too scared of doing anything for the fear of failure or things not working out. Find out what she did to step out of the...

Rachel Tang is a military wife, owns a postpartum skincare brand and runs Girls in Tech Austin Chapter to give back. She has been learning and researching how to reach out to women around the world that need support postpartum but aren’t able to access them easily due to conditions such as geographical or economic factors. That is how Bella Belly was created. Back then, Rachel only based her succe...

Lily Born is the creator of the Kangaroo Cup. When Lily Born was 8, she noticed that her grandpa, who has Parkinson’s Disease, was knocking over his cup a lot, creating spills that Grandma needed to clean up. Inspired, she came up with the idea for the Kangaroo Cup: a three-legged cup that won’t tip over. After prototyping for several years, first with hand-moldable plastic and then with clay at a...

Lisa Siefert is an online fitness coach for women romance writers and bloggers. Her goal is to help women writers/bloggers to become the best they can be in fitness, their career and in life. She also recently quit her job to pursue her dream of becoming a romance writer herself. Lisa was adopted by Caucasian parents, it was difficult for her to love the skin she was in since she was ashamed of he...

Jennifer Zhang is a well-known musician, model, actress and MC based in Chicago. She is a singer, songwriter, and musical performer of various instruments including the Chinese bamboo flute, the Chinese zither, and the piano. Crowned as the 2015 Miss Friendship Ambassador of Chicago, she was granted the honor of representing Chicago in the 2015 Miss Chinese International Pageant in Hong Kong. Back...