Chief Executive Auntie Podcast
Chief Executive Auntie is a podcast exploring the work lives of Asian Americans beyond the conventional doctor, lawyer, and engineer. You’ll hear from Asian Americans doing unique creative or entrepreneurial work, from full time professionals who’ve done their thing for years, to freelancers and side-giggers who are just getting started. You’ll also get lots of opinions and unsolicited advice from me, your resident Auntiepreneur. New episodes drop every Monday and run about thirty minutes each, perfect for your lunch break, workout, or dropoff run. Subscribe on your favorite podcast player to be the first to know when new episodes go live!
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Episode 37: Reach Out With Assistant Editor Ashley Hong
In this episode, I speak with Penguin Random House Editor Ashley Hong (she/her) about what makes a book marketable and her path to the publishing world with a couple detours through Grey's Anatomy and computer science. Powered by RedCircle
Episode 36: Make Active Choices with Habbi Habbi Co-founder Hanna Chiou
In this episode I talk to Hanna Chiou, the co-creator of one of my favorite products, the Habbi Habbi Reading Wand and Global Library. We discuss her journey from global consulting to toy and book manufacturing as well as the power of seeing your identity in books....
Episode 35: Feminist Asian Dad Eugene Hung
Feminist Asian Dad Eugene Hung (he/him) shares about his journey from teacher to blogger and activist and back to teacher, what his kids really think of his blog, and how he amplifies female voices without taking away space. Eugene's blog: https://feministasiandad.com...
Mini Episode 34: 8 Numbers You Need to Know for Your Business
In this mini episode, my business bestie joins me in going through our year-end reviews, talking specifically about which income metrics are *actually* informative and important. Powered by RedCircle
Episode 33: Technical Writer Sam Brandt
Sam Brandt (they/them) provides a fascinating (seriously!) glimpse at technical writing, which I now think is the most underrated niche in the writing world. Marketing copywriters get customers and clients in, but good documentation keeps them coming back for more....
Mini Episode 32: Another Way to Raise Your Rates
Giving yourself a raise is an oft-trumpeted goal for freelancers and creatives. But in order to pay yourself more money, you usually need to take on more work. There’s a running joke that entrepreneurs and freelancers are the only ones who will work 60 hours a week to...
Episode 31: Opportunities for All Of Us with Rebecca Kuang
In this episode, I somehow manage to not pee myself while talking to Rebecca Kuang, award-winning author of The Poppy War trilogy about her writing process, changing her major (we’d all be sad if she’d stayed in economics and finance), and the many complexities of...
Mini Episode 30: Price Shaming and Other Stupid Judgey Nonsense
In this episode, Auntie throws down over freelancers and creatives price shaming one another and pours the tea about what a "good" client actually means. Powered by RedCircle
Episode 29: Find People Like You with Sophie Kim
In this episode, Los Angeles County Youth Poet Laureate Sophie Kim shares the benefits of taking a gap year, her experience as poet laureate, and her hopes for her creative work during and beyond her education at Harvard. Powered by RedCircle
Mini Episode 28: My Business Skip List
In this episode I discuss the words and phrases I don't use in my brand communications and why it's not really about "not offending people." (Which seems like a perfectly worthy goal to me, but what do I know.) To ask a question or leave a comment, you can call or...
