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Apolo Ohno is the most decorated US Winter Olympian in history, having won 8 Olympic medals & 21 World Championship medals! He talks about psychotic obsession, getting into the FLOW, self-sabotage and what Harvard taught him in the So This Is My Why Podcast

Ep 120: 40 Secs to Win & The Power of Psychotic Obsession | Apolo Ohno (Most Decorated US Winter Olympian with 8 Olympic Medals & 21 World Championship Medals)

Apolo Ohno is the most decorated US Winter Olympian in history, having won 8 Olympic medals & 21 World Championship medals! He talks about psychotic obsession, getting into the FLOW, self-sabotage and what Harvard taught him.

Ep 120: 40 Secs to Win & The Power of Psychotic Obsession | Apolo Ohno (Most Decorated US Winter Olympian with 8 Olympic Medals & 21 World Championship Medals) Read More »

Justin Byam Shaw - Chairman ESI Media; co-owner of the Evening Standard and the Independent / I Newspaper; co-founder of the Felix Project

Ep 119: Building a Global Media Empire | Justin Byam Shaw (Chairman, ESI Media – Evening Standard & the Independent; Founder, Felix Project)

Justin Byam Shaw is the Chairman of ESI Media and co-owns the Evening Standard and Independent Newspaper (including The i Newspaper), and co-founded the Felix Project.

Ep 119: Building a Global Media Empire | Justin Byam Shaw (Chairman, ESI Media – Evening Standard & the Independent; Founder, Felix Project) Read More »

Bryan Pham co-founder of Asian Hustle Network with Maggie Chiu, Hate is A Virus Movement

Ep 113: How Do You Build a 200,000+ community in 3 years?! | Bryan Pham (Co-Founder, Asian Hustle Network, AHNF, AHN Ventures, Hate Is A Virus)

Bryan Pham is the founder of Asian Hustle Network (AHN), AHNF, and AHN Ventures. He is passionate about bringing together communities of like-minded individuals through growing AHN to over 200,000+ members in three years. Bryan seeks to uplift, amplify, and connect Asian creatives and entrepreneurs around the world.

Ep 113: How Do You Build a 200,000+ community in 3 years?! | Bryan Pham (Co-Founder, Asian Hustle Network, AHNF, AHN Ventures, Hate Is A Virus) Read More »

Amanda Cua - Founder, Backscoop newsletter on Southeast Asian tech startups, One More Scoop podcast

Ep 111: Building the hottest Southeast Asian Tech Startup Newsletter | Amanda Cua (Founder, Backscoop)

Amanda Cua is the Founder and CEO of BackScoop, a media startup focused on Southeast Asian startups and tech. It started with their first product, a free daily newsletter that makes it fun and easy to stay informed with everything Southeast Asian business and startups in minutes.

Launched in late 2021, BackScoop is read by thousands of SEA’s top founders, execs, VCs and startup operators. Born and raised in the Philippines, Amanda is 20 years old and was previously the first employee at Y Combinator-backed edtech Avion School.

Ep 111: Building the hottest Southeast Asian Tech Startup Newsletter | Amanda Cua (Founder, Backscoop) Read More »

Chrissy Hill - General Counsel, Parity Technologies Web3; COO & GC at Tony Blair Institute for Global Change; Director, Compliance at Barclays Capital

Ep 109: From a £1.75 billion purchase of Lehman Brothers to Tony Blair & Web3 | Chrissy Hill (General Counsel, Parity Technologies)

Chrissy Hill is the General Counsel of Parity Technologies, the former COO & GC at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and former Director of Compliance at Barclays Capital, where she was involved in the £1.75 billion of Lehman Brother (US).

Ep 109: From a £1.75 billion purchase of Lehman Brothers to Tony Blair & Web3 | Chrissy Hill (General Counsel, Parity Technologies) Read More »

Michelle Toh - writer reporter CNN Fortune Magazine award-winning

Ep 107: The Story Behind the Story – How a CNN Reporter Built Her Career | Michelle Toh (Writer & Reporter, CNN)

Michelle Toh is an award-winning writer and reporter for CNN Business, based at the network’s Asia Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong. She covers business and tech across APAC, writing breaking news, features and analysis about companies, startups and banks in the region.

Ep 107: The Story Behind the Story – How a CNN Reporter Built Her Career | Michelle Toh (Writer & Reporter, CNN) Read More »

Xav Desmet - Head of Digital Natives, Startups and Unicorns for Asia at Zoom; former Strategic Account Director at Microsoft and co-founder of Some Sweet Moments in France

Ep 106: WTF? This is the best secret to unhappiness | Xav Desmet, Head of Digital Natives, Startups & Unicorns for Asia @ Zoom

Xav Desmet is the Head of Digital Natives, Startups and Unicorns for Asia at Zoom. Before that, Xav was a management consultant and startup founder in France then Australia.

Ep 106: WTF? This is the best secret to unhappiness | Xav Desmet, Head of Digital Natives, Startups & Unicorns for Asia @ Zoom Read More »