The Tao of Self Confidence

Freda Liu is a Producer and Presenter for the Enterprise show which airs on BFM, Mondays to Fridays. Her show Enterprise provides the tools to help businesses succeed covering topics with the startup scene, personal development, technology to organizational development.  Freda has conducted over 5000 interviews with some prominent names which include author Stephen Covey, motivational speaker Nick Vijucic, former GE CEO Jack Welch, the Duke of York HRH Prince Andrew to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Freda shares how finding an anchor has helped her boost her confidence and be the successful woman that she is today.  Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Freda's episode, Freda's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Rin Chupeco is a Young Adult author of The Girl from the Well series and the Bone Witch series, both published by Sourcebooks. The first book of her upcoming duology, The Never Tilting World, will be published by HarperCollins in 2019. She currently lives in Manila, Philippines. Rin used to live a sheltered life growing up in a Filipino Chinese household.  Even with the sheltered life, she was able to start building confidence in little ways which has yield positive results to live the life that she has today doing what she loves.  Check out her episode and listen to how Rin was able to build up her confidence. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Rin's episode, Rin's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Yeonsil Yoo is the Founder and CEO of Upfly, an online education platform to teach ambitious young Korean professionals international job search strategies and personal branding.  Her mission is to bridge the information gap regardless of location and position.  Prior to her entrepreneurial journey, she spent her entire career in HR, leading international projects with cross functional teams.  She was fortunate to work for iconic tech companies, but she aspired to do something different, something more impactful and something bigger.  Yeonsil decided to help those who are eager to go for the path she has been.  Her specialties include HR Consulting, Career Coaching, Digital Content Creation, and Online Marketing. Yeonsil has failed in her life but she always knew that failure was part of the process to build her confidence and success.  Check out her episode as she shares her story and tips that can help you in your own journey to self confidence. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Yeonsil's episode, Yeonsil's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Chelsea Nguyen is a professional image consultant specializing in working with the vision impaired and disabled community.  She is also a makeup artist and a hairstylist.  She is also the founder of CN Vision Image Consulting which offers consultation services to people who are blind, low vision or have other disabilities.  She can help increase confidence and independence for people to become gainfully employed or to elevate their current professional image.  Her team shares specialized non-visual and adaptive techniques to applying make up, shaving and how to dress for success, even with limited or no eyesight. Chelsea shares the dark times she faced in her life and how she was able to start improving herself for the better to be the confident woman that she is today.  Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Chelsea's episode, Chelsea's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Sonia Hou is a jewelry designer who was featured on CNBC, Pop Sugar, People and Nextshark for designing jewelry for the Olympic athletes.  It has been worn by celebrities, featured on numerous national TV shows and magazines.  SONIA, a Los Angeles based designer and fashion enthusiast, always had trouble finding stylish, reasonably priced jewelry that was safe on her skin and long-lasting in the sense that it will not easily tarnish, peel or flake. She would shop at major high-end retailers and overspend on jewelry made out of cheap metals that would tarnish in less than a year, and also cause her allergic skin reactions.  So in 2013, SONIA introduced a new category in the jewelry world, combining the best qualities of Fine Jewelry and Fashion Jewelry together, forming Fine Fashion Jewelry, using the finest materials found in Fine Jewelry, like 14K Gold Filled /14K Gold, Sterling Sliver, Semi-Precious Gemstones, Swarovski Crystals, and creating a line that was stylish, modern and affordable like Fashion Jewelry. Inspired by the everyday Hollywood celebrities and pop culture, every jewelry piece that SONIA creates comes with a unique story, and her creativity, along with her intricate eye for detail, has allowed her to create timeless designs with a modern flair. SONIA proudly discloses the materials in her line, catering to people who have sensitivity issues. Sonia shares how she was able to take her side passion of designing jewelry and transition to making it a full time career that she loves.  Tune into her episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Sonia's episode, Sonia's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Fumiko Takatsu is the creator of the Face Yoga Method.  As an innovator of anti-aging techniques, Fumiko is known as the “Face Yoga expert”. She has dedicated her life to bringing you top-notch knowledge plus in-the-trenches experience about how to look young again.  Face Yoga Method uses conventional approaches, muscle exercises, stretching and visualization to naturally tighten, tone and brighten your face in a whole new way! Her methods have revitalized thousands of faces, even those with stroke-paralysis or severe injury.  Over the past thirteen years, Fumiko has successfully built her female-led brand and created several highly-regarded Face Yoga Method programs online.  Additionally, Fumiko has published four books, two E-books, skincare line, blog, and multiple online programs and most recently, is launching a third round of her Teacher Certification Course with hundreds of students all over the world. Fumiko shares the reason why she started the Face Yoga Method and how she is able to live life of freedom and happiness by learning to live in the moment.  She also shares her tips that can help you in your own journey to self confidence. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Fumiko's episode, Fumiko's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Puja Madan is an award winning mindful leadership coach, author and speaker supporting leaders become more productive and mindful in their life and business.  Puja’s qualifications include an MBA, 14+ years in tech startups and business strategy, and 14+ years of meditation and spiritual development from India. She’s passionate about bringing wisdom from the East to support mission-driven entrepreneurs to explore their full potential without burning out.  Puja is the best-selling co-author of Unleash Your Inner Magnificence and 365 Ways to Connect with Your Soul. Puja also contributes regularly to publications like the Washington Post, the Huffington Post, MindBodyGreen and ElephantJournal. Puja shares how she is able to have an inner compass to live her best life and be her true self in the process.  She also shares a free gift for you that you can use in your own journey to confidence so tune into the whole episode to receive the free gift while getting your boost of confidence for the day. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Puja's episode, Puja's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Kimberly Kong is a pianist, a teacher and a blogger.  She is currently getting her DMA (doctorate) in Piano Performance and a second Master’s in Musicology.  She also has  awesome cello-piano duo called the Ward-Kong Duo.  By day, Kimberly teaches piano at Johns Hopkins University, and by night, she is full time blogger and works as a freelance social media consultant.  For those of you interested, she also has a second blog called, Nomtastic Foods!  Kimberly started Sensible Stylista back in 2011, and she has been going strong ever since.  She prides herself on being a smart shopper who knows when to save and when to splurge. So, if you’re looking to live a glam life on a budget, make sure to follow along. Kimberly shares how music helped her to be empowered and become the confident woman that she is today.  Tune into her episode to listen to her story and the tips she shares to use in your own journey to self confidence. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Kimberly's episode, Kimberly's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Alyssa Mangaoang is a LinkedIn Content creator, a VidCon US 2018 speaker and a student at California Polytechnic State University.  She believes in a people-oriented approach to business and to her life. Building meaningful relationships, understanding communication styles, and maintaining a growth mindset all comprise of the foundation that makes she is today. Since then, she's established a thriving personal brand, interned and created content for some of LinkedIn's biggest influencers, and significantly grown her business's fraternity's brand awareness through social media and street marketing. When she's not creating content on LinkedIn, she can be found playing with Adobe Premiere Pro for hours on end. Alyssa shares how coming out has given her the freedom to be her true self and become an advocate for queer visibility.  She also shares the pain she experienced before coming out and tips to help you in your own journey to self confidence. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Alyssa's episode, Alyssa's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Suria Sparks is the founder and creator of Soul of Success. She is widely known as an Inspiring Force for Women Empowerment and Social Entrepreneurship supporting the underserved, such as retrenched workers and single mothers with Entrepreneurship skills for survival.  Suria was also listed one of The Top 20 Game Changers in Wall Street Journal and was awarded with the Mentorship Award at the Harvard Business Expert Forum, Harvard University. Another speech about her Journey in entrepreneurship was held at the United Nations.  She has been invited to closed door events with Sir Richard Branson and has spoken at TEDx events. Suria shares how making space to have her inner me time has helped her build her confidence back up and help her live her best life while empowering others to do the same.  She also shares her tips that can help you in your own journey to self confidence. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Suria's episode, Suria's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Lorie Corcuera is the Co-Founder and CEO of SPARK Creations and Company Inc., a training and development organization that inspires people and companies to create meaningful cultures and workplaces.  For over 20 years, she has had the honour of partnering with amazing business owners, entrepreneurs, leaders, learning and development specialists and coaches, and people potential professionals from small to large businesses in the mobile and web technologies, interactive entertainment, professional services, retail, hospitality, manufacturing, and non-profit industries.  She also co-founded a social enterprise called Enspire Foundation, which sponsored the education of 18 students and sent over 60 Canadians to build a library and 5 homes, part of a larger community project to relocate families from the shanty town of Bagong Silang, Manila to the clean area in Norzagaray, Bulacan, Philippines. Today, they hold monthly soup kitchens to feed the Vancouver East Side community. Lorie shares how she was able to realize her worth and start taking action to become the confident and successful woman that she is today.  Tune into her episode to listen to her story. Also, this will be the last episode before the holiday break and new episodes will start on January 7, 2019.  Happy Holidays! Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Lorie's episode, Lorie's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Preksha Kaparwan is a chef turned techie.  She is the Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer for RealBox which uses business intelligence and predictive analysis tools to help offline businesses increase revenues and decrease risk. The signature product which is Pulse, provides decision- makers business summaries and key performance metrics on their mobile devices in real time, helping them remain agile and in control of their businesses.  She has raised $300k for Realbox and the company's customers are VLCC, Reliance, PVR. She was awarded 'She sparks 2018' by YOUR STORY for tech services. Preksha shares how she was able to find her calling and taking action on it led her to be the powerful Asian woman that she is today.  She also shares tips that can help you in your own journey to self confidence. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Preksha's episode, Preksha's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Rachel Grant is a travel writer, host and actress.  Rachel played Bond girl Peaceful Fountains of Desire opposite Pierce Brosnan in the James Bond film Die Another Day. One of her first TV roles was on SyFy as horror hostess Nina in Friday night's Sci-fright, becoming SyFy UK's most watched TV slot. She has had roles in theatre and on British TV shows including Emmerdale, Murder in Suburbia, Blue Murder, Star Hyke and Casualty. Other roles include Maria Ronson in the film Until Death with Jean Claude Van Damme and Stephen Rea, and in The Purifiers with Dominic Monaghan.  As a seasoned traveller, Rachel has hosted travel shows onboard Cathy Pacific Airways and is the Tour Guide/Host of TV show Tour Group on Bravo USA. She has written travel articles for various magazines.  In August 2016, Rachel became a viral star. She made a 2-minute home video for Shark Tank company Biaggi foldable luggage. "How To Pack Over 100 Items into a Carry-on" was viewed millions of times on release, featured on TV stations across the globe, covered by over 200 websites and was shared by Ashton Kutcher, Oprah and TIME magazine. Since being dubbed "packing queen", Rachel has won a Shorty Award and has guest-hosted on various TV shows including the Emmy-winning Rachael Ray Show and Hallmark's Home & Family Show. Rachel shares how charity work has helped her gain her confidence back and learned to live a life of true freedom from the expectation of others.  She also shares tips that you can use in your own journey to self confidence. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Rachel's episode, Rachel's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Rachel Kong is the Chief Executive Officer of Success Options Inc., a publishing company for many years that just recently transformed and evolved into a training and development provider.  She graduated Multi-Media Arts from the College of Saint Benilde. As she grew up surrounded by family who’s well versed in entrepreneurship, she has been in different businesses on and off with her siblings while still in high school.  She took up Apologetics and Philosophy at Oxford University and is very active in a group called “Everyday Apologetics.”  Rachel is also youngest daughter of a well-known inspirational speaker, businessman, entrepreneur, business consultant, columnist and book author in the Philippines named Francis Kong. Rachel shares the moment she was able to start to build her confidence and become the powerful Asian woman that she is today through a conversation with her father.  She also shares her tips that can help you in your own journey to self confidence. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Rachel's episode, Rachel's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Ee Ling Lim is the CEO of Smarter Me which is an education platform whose purpose is to inspire kids to discover, grow and live their passion. Our mission is to be a global school that equips children with the skillset, mindset and heartset to define their own success in the future. Above all , we want to help kids understand themselves - their What, How and Why.  Her vision is to be a global school that empowers children and teens with the skillset, mindset and heartset to define their own success in the future world.  In her previous life, Ee Ling was an Investment Banker with almost a decade of experience in M&A, equity and debt capital markets. Ee Ling shares how she is able to bounce back better to have the confidence to be the successful entrepreneur that she is today.  Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Ee Ling's episode, Ee Ling's website, resources, gifts and so much more.