The Tao of Self Confidence

Karen Rosalie is a photographer, artist and founder of Rosalie Agency & Rosalie Studios.  She has been a photographer for over ten years.  She used to be the editorial manager for Chriselle Lim who is one the biggest beauty influencers on social media and was able to attended major events such as the Paris Couture Week.  She has worked with brands such as Bvglari, Dior, Gucci, Hugo Boss, Ferragamo, to conceptualize shoots to feature products organically.  Currently she owns an creative content agency in Los Angeles where she helps elevate brands with high contrast editorials, flatlays and videos. Karen used to live a rigid life due to her upbringing.  She thought she had to be perfect to be accepted.  In her episode, Karen shares what it feels like to be liberated to live a life that she has design versus what is expected of her and how her camera has opened so many doors in her career. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Karen's episode, Karen's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Kimi Lu is a life coach and an advocate of celebrating life.  First of all, she likes to call her friends protons, because she believes that we are all positively charged beings. Some are already sparking off with light, while some are still waiting to be plugged in.  In 2010, Kimi went to San Diego, California and trained at the Bennet Stellar University to be licensed as a Certified Master Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioner, Neuro-Linguistic Hypnotherapy Life Coach, and Reiki Master Practitioner.  She was then initiated with “Angels” at the Spiritual Unfoldment Network in Manhattan, New York City.  It is her true passion to help others light up.  Kimi is also a believer of celebrating one’s self healthily and  in the power of becoming and loving who you are. Kimi shares how she was able to find her true passion which is to become a life coach and how she took action to live the life that she has today.  She also shares tips that can help you in your own journey to self confidence. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Kimi's episode, Kimi's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Kymberly Maitland-Smith is the creator of Solti Activewear which is handmade in Cebu, Philippines.  Their handcrafted, reversible and versatile pieces are designed to contour any type of woman, and for ANY occasion. SOLTI's comfortable designs can be worn as daywear, at the beach, for your favourite workout, and even for a night out. It's easy and light for travel so you won't need to overpack with our two color alternatives designed in one.   She also lives a cruelty free lifestyle and is raising awareness about animal cruelty, the food industry, environmental issues, and health & wellness.  Kymberly also shares vegan recipes, vegan hot spots and her travels. Kymberly shares that being inspired by other women to be live their selves has helped her to live her authentic self and paying it forward by empowering other women to do the same.  Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Kymberly's episode, Kymberly's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Christine Choi is the host of Choi Says Podcast.  Every alternating week, she speaks briefly about her progress as an aspiring actress.  She only recently begun to realize that she wants to pursue acting.  She talks about her struggles with performance anxiety and her journey of trying to overcome that fear.  Her recent discovery of therapy is another huge piece of these episodes. I She tries to relate therapy and its role in helping her get over her stage fright. The other alternating weeks, Christine speaks with her friends and discuss their lives and the hardships they had to overcome. Everyone walks different walks in life, but we all have hardships to overcome and goals we want to achieve.  The purpose of this podcast really is to let everyone know that YOU ARE NOT ALONE. We all have something. We are all living as hard as we can and there are hurdles in life. It’s really how you deal with those hardships that makes you who you are. Christine shares how the difficult times in her gave her the opportunity rebuild her life and get to know her true self.  She also shares tips that can help you in your own journey to self confidence. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Christine's episode, Christine's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Annett Bone is the creator and host of The DancePreneuring Studio podcast where she guides her listeners on a journey of transformation inspired by dance, life, and business. The podcast is a reflection of her personal adventure overcoming her fears and returning to her passion for dance after a 20 year hiatus, the lessons that she has learned along the way, and proving that it’s never too late to be great.  She also has online marketing experience including website development, social media strategy and management, project management, and content creation since 2012 with entrepreneurs, small companies and non-profit organizations. Annett shares what confidence has done for her especially returning to her passion for dancing after a 20 year hiatus.  Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Annett's episode, Annett's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Angie Chang is CEO and Founder at Girl Geek X (formerly Bay Area Girl Geek Dinners). Prior to Girl Geek X, she was VP of Strategic Partnerships at Hackbright Academy, a women's engineering school which has graduated over 500+ female software engineers. Hackbright was acquired by Capella Education Company in April 2016. Angie led partnerships with employers from February 2013 to February 2017 at Hackbright, where she built valuable hiring partnerships (Uber, Slack, GoDaddy, Redfin, Indiegogo and more), launched the mentorship program (enlisting 700+ industry engineers as volunteers in 4 years) and connected countless women to new jobs in tech. Prior to that, she co-founded Women 2.0 in 2006, a media company which promotes women in high-tech entrepreneurship, and Bay Area Girl Geek Dinners in 2008 (now Girl Geek X). She was named in Fast Company's 2010 "Most Influential Women in Technology"​ and more recently Business Insider named her one of "30 Most Important Women Under 30 In Tech"​. Angie has been invited by the U.S. State Department to speak on women's high-tech, high-growth entrepreneurship in the West Bank, Switzerland and Germany. In her early career, Angie held positions in product management and web/UI production at various Silicon Valley startups. She holds a B.A. in English and Social Welfare from UC Berkeley. Angie shares how she says yes to what life offers her and how it has helped her become the successful entrepreneur that she it today.  Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Angie's episode, Angie's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Mariko Hirakawa is the founder of Visionary Yoga.  She is also an internationally recognized Yoga-Ayurveda Expert with over 27 years of teaching experience, author of the #1 International Bestselling Book, The Yoga of Personal Development.  She’s a teacher of teachers, currently working with top business leaders in New York City bringing Yoga as a powerful Peak Performance and personal development tool to break free from the unconscious loops that are sabotaging their health, relationships, and financial abundance, and step into their highest expression as leaders.  A former professional ballet dancer as well as an Ayurvedic physician trained in India, she is dedicated to positioning Yoga as something far beyond fitness, the ultimate technology for human consciousness evolution. Mariko shares how Visionary Yoga has helped to her to find her purpose in life and have the confidence to be her authentic self.  She also shares her tips that can help you in your own journey to self confidence. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Mariko's episode, Mariko's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Natalie Chan is the CEO Of Own Academy.  Natalie was an engineer by studies, corporate by lifestyle, independent film producer by choice, and now an educator by freedom and mission.  Today, Natalie focuses her efforts in projects with educational and social purposes. Her recent production Dream On, is a doco-reality series with a social mission, helping marginalized individuals to believe in the power of their dreams. With education as her passion, Natalie founded OWN Academy with the undertaking of engineering an alternative education system in Hong Kong and beyond, providing personalized, decentralized and democratized education. Natalie shares how she was able to see things in a different way by changing her perspectives on life.  She also shares tips that will help you in your own journey to self confidence. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Natalie's episode, Natalie's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Melody Garcia is both a #1 International & National Best- Selling Author, with her co-authored book titled " Women Who Influence" which has also been accepted in the Library of Congress. A multiple award winning writer, speaker, thought leader and influencer, highly demanded speaker , host, Business consultant strategist and connector. Melody's passion for humanity is evident in all the work she is involved in.  Melody founded and leads the 14th Congressional Action team in the United States for Unicef, representing 190 countries for children advocacy. She is a contributing columnist for Manila Up International Magazine, with a column titled "Life Journey" and has been blessed to interview some of the world' biggest influencers in their true to life breakdown to breakthrough. In addition, she is a television show host for her segment titled "Melody in Motion" aired globally on ACTV and KXLA.  One of Melody's biggest milestone was single-handedly creating a humanitarian focused benefit event she created titled "One Night, One Voice" that became a miracle movement which ended up aiding over 20,000 people, building sustainability gardens, structures and providing medical aide, to a country half-way around the world by tapping into what she calls " the mustard seed that moved mountains". Melody used to have a routined life that kept her living inside the box.  Find out how she was able to break out of the box to live the life that she lives today. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Melody's episode, Melody's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Diana Nguyen is an actress and comedian.  She has been in the industry for over 13 years and loves sharing human stories to the world using theather.  She is best known for her viral LinkedIn videos as #DancingDiana since she loves to dance and wanted to create content that represents her true self.   Her accomplishments include having the first Australian Vietnamese family comedy webseries in the world called Phi and Me which was conceived in 2010 which Diana co-produced, co-written and performed.  Diana is also am a writer, producer, director, theatre maker, guest speaker, drama facilitator, MC and performer. Back then, Diana's mother was very supportive of her decision to work in the industry but after seeing her mother become her biggest support and fan, her confidence has increased for the better.  Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Diana's episode, Diana's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Aisha Tritle is a novelist, playwright, actress, singer, marketer and tea fiend. Spending her childhood in Arizona, she was active in the performing arts which led to her moving to Los Angeles at the age of eighteen to pursue a career in acting. She has studied with famed acting coach John Kirby, and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Turning her hand to plays, she completed two One-Act Comedies in 2016, on of which was recently performed and published in the U.K.  She has also published two books called Occidis and Vamp.  Aisha spends her days in sunny Los Angeles producing films, marketing for innovative tech startups, and working on her true passion of writing novels. Aisha shares the importance in believing in yourself even when there are people in your life that will discourage from living your passion.  She will also how believing in herself has led to live the life on her terms. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Aisha's episode, Aisha's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Jennifer Moore is the creator of Sewing Report and Jen Talks Forever.  She quit her job at CNN to focus full-time on both shows.  Ever since she discovered sewing soon after moving from the Tampa Bay area in Florida to Atlanta, she has been absolutely hooked on it.  Her love of all things involving a needle and thread has driven her to brainstorm ideas of how she could contribute to the community and help to encourage others to learn how to sew.  Jennifer is YouTube Certified in Channel Growth, Content Strategy, and Content Ownership.   She is also available for consulting/coaching to individuals and organizations on media relations and YouTube strategy.  She can help you navigate the YouTube platform and come up with a specific plan for your channel and videos. Jennifer shares how her life experiences helped her quit her job and start a new path doing with confidence doing what she truly loves.  She also shares her tips that can help you in your own journey to confidence. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Jennifer's episode, Jennifer's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Simmone Park is a Speaker, Strategic Consultant and a Standup Comedian.  Simmone is passionate about driving global change through comedy, innovative social projects, and philanthropic endeavors.  As a Master Global Connector, with the ability to communicate in multiple languages, Simmone is a natural at creating synergistic partnerships all over the world. She is an award-winning international speaker, strategist, corporate trainer, and standup comedian.  An avid traveler, Simmone has lived/worked in 10 countries and traveled to ~50 to date. Simmone has advised and collaborated with Forbes billionaires, Heads of State, and top CEO's on branding and marketing initiatives in the MENA region, Europe, and throughout the Caribbean and her work has been featured in Forbes Magazine, My Vegas Mag, CREW Magazine, Toronto Star, and more. Simmone shares a moment in her life she realized if she wasn't satisfied with the life she was living and decided to take action to pursue her true passions.  Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Simmone's episode, Simmone's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Chinie Go is a model manager and the CEO of Prime Stella MGT.  She was the woman who scouted Maureen Wroblewitz, a household name in the modelling industry as she became the first Filipina ever to win Asia's Next Top Model.  Before becoming a scout, Chinie explored many careers; she was once a ground attendant, a singer and also a model.  Her modelling agency focuses on helping Eurasian models be seen and heard.  Chinie is dedicated to ensure the best personal management for each and every signed individual.  Other interests are film, music, movies, photography and all its creative content. Chinie shares how she was able to see the potential in herself to go out and be the successful woman that she today.  She will also share tips that will help you in your own journey to self confidence. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Chinie's episode, Chinie's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Linh Dao was born and raised in Vietnam until she was 8 years old. Her family moved to Washington DC in 2001. English is her second language.  She went to college in Richmond, Virginia at Virginia Commonwealth University with a background in finance, risk & management and insurance.  Linh moved to Los Angeles three years ago to pursue her dreams. She works an 8-5 day job doing entertainment insurance and outside of her day job, she is an influencer, in other words a Blogger.  Her blog called XcapewithLinh which is a blog covering fashion, lifestyle, travel and motivational topics. Xcapewithlinh is based out of Los Angeles, CA and it was created as an outlet generated from her desire and passion for fashion and creativity. XcapewithLinh is a “no judgment zone” for her viewers, a place that she shares her personal style with meaningful, honest, truthful opinion and high quality contents. XcapewithLinh promotes viewers to be comfortable in their own skin, staying true to themselves, empower one another and finding their own voice. Linh shares that her petite frame doesn't define her and that she is a big person with big confidence that speaks her mind and loves herself unconditionally.  Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Linh's episode, Linh's website, resources, gifts and so much more.