The Tao of Self Confidence

Judith Martinez is the founder of InHerShoes Inc.  InHerShoes is a millennial lead, social impact driven, global organization. It is an LA-based non-profit committed to catalyzing courage for girls and women around the world to live lives of empowerment, exploration, and possibility by asking one question, What would you do if you were 1% more courageous?  They take a stand for girls' freedom of expression, assertion of passion, and pursuit of possibility in every aspect of their lives. Judith shares the struggles that she dealt with before discovering self confidence and how creating InHerShoes gave her the life she is grateful to live everyday.  Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Judith's episode, Judith's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Kristin Wong is a freelance writer, journalist, and author of the book Get Money. She writes about career, finance, and human behavior for places like the New York Times, Refinery29, and Glamour magazine. She's discussed her work on WNYC, Buzzfeed's AM2DM, and NPR's Life Kit. Kristin shares how negotiating helped her build her confidence and realize her own worth in the process.  She also shares tips that can help you in your own journey to self confidence. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Kristin's episode, Kristin's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Lisa Estrella Yang is the Founder and CEO of Faceted Beauty.  Her company was established from her lived experience of rarely fitting into molds as a second generation post-war woman of color. “Too short. Too loud. Too tan. Too fem. Not fem enough,” you name it. She heard it and unfortunately still does today.  Growing up in a society that was not built to include different folks, may it be race, gender, religion, socioeconomic status, or sexuality, she grew up falsely believing that beauty had boundaries and was one-sided. At a young age Lisa turned to nail art as an outlet to cope with bullying and depression, and discovered the pure joy of adorning her nails as a budding Nail Artist.  Embarking on a self-love journey while attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison she created a grassroots movement called “pro-self-esteem” which attracted young women from all over campus to talk about various beauty standards over nail polish sessions. In 2014 Lisa was selected top four out of over 16K talented competitors in Sally Hansen’s nationwide “I Heart Nail Art” competition, thanks to her younger sister’s encouragement on submitting her nail art.  Her dedication to breaking beauty boundaries brought her to Boston, MA where she is actively researching solutions and top tier products in the market to make nail art manicures more accessible for multifaceted beauties from around the world in the comfort of their homes. Lisa shares her struggles and how she was able to overcome them when she established Faceted Beauty.  She also shares tips that can help you in your own journey to self confidence. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Lisa's episode, Lisa's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Sheila Bella is the Founder and Lead Artist of Sheila Bella Microblading, the host of Pretty Rich Podcast, speaker,  and a Beauty Business Coach.  With 15 years as a professional makeup artist for leading brands including Chanel, Lancome, Benefit and Clinique, Sheila received her certification at Permatech in Los Angeles and then became a Certified Permanent Cosmetic Professional (CPCP), the highest certification for permanent makeup, after seeing a huge growth opportunity in the industry.  She also helps Beautypreneurs create a successful business through online mentorship and programs. Sheila shares her struggles and how she was able to overcome them when she decided to become others centered.  She also shares tips that can help you in your own journey to self confidence. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Sheila's episode, Sheila's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Kimothy Wu is a South African-born digital artist focused in the realms of illustration, video and animation, and virtual reality. Her fascination with the “untold story”, where the subjects in her work often go unnoticed in the everyday stream of information and imagery, has led her to recreating her personal delight in discovering the natural world and sharing it in a public sphere.  Deeply inspired by the vast and magnificent landscapes of her birth country, her video and virtual reality works explore the relationship between humans and nature’s multitude of other lifeforms. Her use of emotive imagery aims to evoke the “inner child” in her audiences - to play, touch and experience the world from a shifted perspective. Kimothy used to live a life with no passion.  She shares how the exposure of encouragement by sharing her self taught artwork gave her the confidence to keep putting herself out there to be the woman that she is today. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Kimothy's episode, Kimothy's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Desiree Frederickson is also known as the Keto Ass Bih.  She shares her weight loss journey by living the keto lifestyle and inspiring others through her life experiences on social media such as her weight loss transformation, her keto friendly dishes and her family life.  Her weight loss journey has inspired her followers to create positive changes in themselves in the process. Desiree shares the ups and downs of her weight loss journey and the lessons she had learned from it.  She also shares to give yourself some slack when we are on this journey to self confidence.  Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Desiree's episode, Desiree's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Nicole Maxali is the founder of "Manifesting Magic Online Course" and is the Executive Producer and Creator of "Good Vibes The Series" that just premiered at the 42nd Annual Asian American Film Festival in NYC. Nicole Maxali is a Queens based, San Francisco native. She began acting other people’s scripts at Bindlestiff Studio, the only Filipino-American Theater in the nation. During her years as a stand-up comedian, Nicole had the honor to open for comic geniuses Dave Chappelle, Jo Koy and Hasan Minaj.  When she's not writing screenplays or working on creative work, she is a Manifestation Mentor and helping women of color find their inner confidence and helping them to manifest a life they love! Nicole shares how her life lessons helped her build her confidence and how it has helped manifest magical experiences, people and connections. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Nicole's episode, Nicole's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Cynthia Jee Yoon Kim is an entrepreneur in Singapore and running a startup called Venuerific.  Venuerific is the largest marketplace of venues in Southeast Asia for all things celebratory from 21st birthday parties to seminars and company year-end gatherings. With a selection of unique and one-of-a-kind venues in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Philippines, and Indonesia, Venuerifc is the place to go when planning a hassle-free event. Cynthia felt she had to do what society expected of her but when she was in college, she knew in heart there was another path for her.  Find out what was the deciding factor that took Cynthia on another path that has led to live the life that she today. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Cynthia's episode, Cynthia's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Sita Chay is an interdisciplinary performance artist, composer, and producer who won a 2017 Latin Grammy Award for Best Mariachi Album as a violinist of world-renowned Latin band, Flor de Toloache. Sita is the first and only Korean artist to ever win the Latin Grammy. Because of Sita’s unique ability to improvise and absorb different cultural music she has been in demand for versatile world music scenes including Afro-Caribbean music, Korean folk music, Bulgarian dance music, Flamenco and Indian raga. Most of her performances and compositions involve improvisational aspects and a combination of old and new techniques from both western and eastern music. Sita shares how she able to build her self confidence through music along with tips that can help you in your own journey to self confidence.  Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Sita's episode, Sita's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Esther JuLee is a travel blogger and the co-founder of Local Adventurer blog.  She was born in Korea but grew up in the Midwest since she was 3 years of age. In 2010, she started sharing her travel adventures on her wedding website, and in 2013, it became an outlet when she was in a career transition, lost, and spiralling into depression. Esther needed a new project, and it was a way to document her adventures after moving cross country.  Since then, the blog has grown to be one of the top 5 travel blogs in the world and has taken her on many amazing adventures!  Her friends described Esther as “indoorsy” until she started training for the 4-Day Hike to Machu Picchu.  Esther shares her struggles,  what made her realized that "it's okay to be ME" and what her life is like now after the realization.  She also shares tips that can help you in your own journey to self confidence. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Esther's episode, Esther's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Mai-kee Tsang is a Launch Strategist, Copywriter, Podcast Host & Coach who helps purpose-driven entrepreneurs to build their authority in business so that they can thrive when they launch their signature courses.  As a Launch Strategist, she’s at the front lines during course launches from start to finish. But with her 5 years of coaching under her belt, she’s able to dig deep to understand the true desires and fears of her clients’ customers in order to turn it into empowering copy.  To date, she has worked on multiple 5 figure launches with Tim Han, #1 Amazon Bestseller and Founder of Success Insider, Pete Scott, Founder of the Sales Pro Academy and Sebastian Bates, #1 Amazon Bestseller and Founder of the Warrior Academy, and many more. Mai-kee shares the cost of living life for others and what happens when she had the courage to choose herself.  Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Mai-kee's episode, Mai-kee's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Jessica Yuan is the host of The Asian Madness podcast, a place where we discuss true crime, superstition, urban legends, mysteries, and weird news from the Asian continent.  She is the youngest child of 3, she studied English Literature and is now working in IT doing operations and management for a Chinese company based in Taipei, Taiwan.  She has a passion for true crime and horror and after discovering podcasts, she was encouraged to create her own. Jessica shares how she was able to build her own confidence along with tips that can help you in your own journey to self confidence.  Check out Jessica's episode to listen to her story. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Jessica's episode, Jessica's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Jannelle So is a Filipino-American media pioneer, making a name for herself as the creator, and original host and producer of America’s first and only daily show for and about the Filipinos, “Kababayan TODAY” on KSCI-TV LA18. The show that ran for 9 years under Jannelle's leadership, is also the longest-running Filipino daily talk show outside of the Philippines.  She also produces and hosts her own magazine show called "SO Jannelle" where she addresses issues, feature events and highlights a variety of aspects of the Filipino lifestyle in North America, from fashion to politics to sports to community affairs.  In addition to TV, Jannelle also maintained a weekly lifestyle column and a separate weekly sports column in The Philippine Star, a national paper in the Philippines. Currently, Jannelle also writes a weekly column in Balita, one of the leading Filipino American newspapers. Jannelle used to compare herself to others and based her self worth on her career accomplishments.  She shares what made her feel whole and complete on the inside and realized that she was more than enough. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Jannelle's episode, Jannelle's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

So-Young Kang is a pioneer and serial entrepreneur constantly looking at new ways of solving big challenges. Her latest challenge is focused on how to maximize human potential and reach billions through founding Gnowbe, which is disrupting the future of talent and work through a mobile-first, microlearning and employee experience solution.  This was spun-out from her first company, Awaken Group, a multi-disciplinary Transformation Design (TD) firm that integrates strategy, leadership and innovation to catalyze change. Her experiences also include McKinsey & Company, Harvard Business School and Citigroup. With the impact of her work, she was nominated to be a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2014.  She believes in giving back having founded The Young Professionals’ Group (YPG) in 2000, a nonprofit dedicated to helping students achieve their professional dreams. She sits on the boards of LNKM and GeniusU. So-Young is a Korean-American based out of both the US and Singapore. So-Young shares how finding purpose has helped become the powerhouse woman that she is today.  She also shares tips that can help you in your own journey to self confidence. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of So-Young's episode, So-Young's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Grace Chon is a commercial and editorial animal photographer, an author and podcaster.  She is a former art director in the advertising industry and self taught photographer. She merges her art director background with her photography work, creating modern, lifestyle portraits of people and animals. Her clients include ad agencies, magazines, publishing companies, celebrities, non-profit organizations and TV shows.  She is also the host and founder of the Creativity School, a podcast that is all about how to tap into your creative potential and put your greatness out into the world. Grace shares how forging her own path led to her to create a full-time career out of her creativity versus being told what to do and now helping others tap into their creativity through her podcast.  Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Grace's episode, Grace's website, resources, gifts and so much more.