The Tao of Self Confidence

Adrienne Na is a Board certified naturopathic doctor, fitness model and personal trainer.  She is also an International Level Bikini Athlete who likes to motivate/inspire others by sharing her own fitness journey. Adrienne shares how being in the fitness industry has helped live a life of passion and purpose, stopped hiding her true self  and is able to express herself again like when she was a kid.  Check out Adrienne's episode to listen to her story and tips that you can use in your own journey to self confidence. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Adrienne's episode, Adrienne's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Maggie Hsu is the cofounder of Mochi Magazine which is an online magazine dedicated to young Asian American women, and is run entirely by an amazing group of volunteers.  Maggie graduated from Harvard Business School with an MBA and from Harvard College with a degree in biology. She has worked in the luxury and the hospitality industries and is currently at an e-commerce company in San Francisco. She enjoys learning about architecture and urban planning, trying new restaurants, and matchmaking. Maggie shares how she was able to remove the masks and started showing her true authentic self to the world. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Maggie's episode, Maggie's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Devika Srimal started her career at Ernst & Young, London in Financial Services and simultaneously qualified as a Chartered Accountant. She always had an entrepreneurial itch since she was little and found her calling when she moved back to Delhi and identified a gap in the footwear industry.  After a brief stint at Deloitte, she started KANABIS which is a brand for fashionable, high quality and PETA approved VEGAN footwear for  women. Kanabis is available at select stores, exhibitions/trunk shows, online at  and all leading marketplaces. Devika is a graduate from University Of Warwick, UK and MBA from Duke University, USA. She is also a teacher at Young Entrepreneurs Academy, Delhi. Devika shares how her light bulb moment turned into a successful business by taking action and having the confidence to go after what she wants.  Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Devika's episode, Devika's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Poorna Bell is a journalist of 14 years and an digital editorial expert, having worked as UK Executive Editor and Global Lifestyle Head for HuffPost.  She currently works freelance as a journalist, columnist and digital consultant for brands names including The Pool, Guardian Red magazine and Telegraph. At HuffPost, she worked as deputy to the Editor-in-Chief, and managed two core teams - Life (Lifestyle, Tech, Style and Parents) as well as our Blogs team.  Apart from working closely with Commercial, Marketing, Comms and Audience Development teams, Poorna also represented the company externally and internally at a brand level speaking publicly.  She is also well experienced with radio and TV. Poorna talks about how being authentic has helped her build confidence and build success in her career.  She also shares tips on how you can be more authentic in your own journey to self confidence. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Poorna's episode, Poorna's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Maria Kang is known as the No Excuse Mom.  In her twenties, Maria battled an eating disorder and began her popular blog in 2005. She gave birth in 2009, 2010 and 2011 and started the first free No Excuse Mom group in Elk Grove. In 2014 she started the No Excuse Mom movement, where she rallied thousands of mothers to begin hundreds of free workout groups in over 25 countries. In March 2015, she is launched her first book with Harmony books, titled “The No More Excuses Diet” detailing a realistic meal plan, home workouts and her trademark goal-setting strategy of S.P.E.E.D., S.T.R.I.V.E. and S.C.O.R.E. Maria shares what she her confidence struggles were and how she is able to overcome them by living life on purpose.  She shares how No Excuse Mom has helped become the powerhouse that she is today and helping other moms boost their confidence in the process with her No Excuse movement. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Maria's episode, Maria's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Pay is an experienced TV host, writer and producer with a passion for food, fitness, dogs and travel. She is a big fan of pastries and dairy products.  Pay currently hosts The Pay Chen Show Saturday afternoons from 3-4pm (EST) on Newstalk 1010. The live show is a mix of lifestyle topics and comedy, with celebrity guests and a slightly twisted sense of humour. Pay is also an actress and has appeared on a variety of TV series such as: Degrassi- Next Class, Hi Opie!, and Dark Matter. Pay’s hosting credits include Breakfast Television Winnipeg (Citytv), OMNI-TV in Toronto, G4 TechTV, the Biography Channel Canada, and the popular national pre-school program 4 Square on Treehouse TV. She is frequently asked to participate in events as a host, judge or speaker.  Pay contributes food, travel, health and other lifestyle content to various publications including: The Globe and Mail, National Post and Canadian Living magazine. She has also written extensively for live-action and animated television series. Pay shares her struggles when she first started working in the media industry and how she was able to put her foot down to start doing the things that is in alignment with her true self.  Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Pay's episode, Pay's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Sylvina Lopez is a self-taught, freelance make-up artist based in Metro Manila Philippines. She has been doing make-up for events, theater, print, film and fashion since 2013. She has done editorials, features and covers in various publications in the Philippines such as Scout Magazine, Preview, Candy, The Philippine Star and Mega. She has also worked on corporate and commercial projects for companies and brands such as Pink Manila, Yhansy, Ayala Land, Globe Telecom, Belo Sexy Solutions and others. She was named an up and coming makeup artist by Preview magazine in July 2013. Sylvina shares how she was able to celebrate being different from the crowd and own her confidence through her makeup artistry.  Check this episode to listen to Sylvina's story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Sylvina's episode, Sylvina's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Simran Sethi is a journalist and educator focused on food, sustainability and social change. Named the environmental “messenger” by Vanity Fair and designated one of the top eight women saving the planet by Marie Claire, Simran is the creator of The Slow Melt, the first podcast on the continuum of chocolate, winner of the 2017 SAVEUR award for Best Food Podcast. She is also the author of Bread, Wine, Chocolate: The Slow Loss of Foods We Love. The book tells the story of changes in food and agriculture through bread, wine, chocolate, coffee and beer, and was named one of the best food books of 2016 by Smithsonian. She is a fellow at the Institute for Food and Development Policy (Food First) in Oakland, USA, and a former visiting scholar at the Cocoa Research Centre in St. Augustine, Trinidad. Simran shares what her life was like before and now as she started choosing things which was in alignment with living her true self instead of living life for others.  Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Simran's episode, Simran's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Eva Chaewon Yoo works as a writer at TechNode. In the past she wrote with Korean tech media platform beSUCCESS, and has spent time with dozens of entrepreneurs in both Silicon Valley and Tel Aviv reporting on tech culture in the world';s biggest innovation hubs. Eva previously served as a marketing manager at Korean startup Nalebe.   She also participated in the StarTau Entrepreneurship program in Israel and published series startup video lessons with Startup consultant Emma Butin. Eva struggled with her confidence especially when living in Korea trying to keep up with the society standards.  It wasn't until she travelled abroad where she realized that confidence is like a rainbow.  Check out her story as she explains how rainbows can relate to being confident. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Eva's episode, Eva's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Kartika Nair is the founder of Synchroshakti.  Her purpose is to create content to empower people mentally, emotionally and spiritually, through Youtube videos, coaching, training and higher conscious music.  Over the years, Kartika has successfully coached hundreds of people across the world through her Youtube videos, one on one personal coaching session and wellness training programs. Kartika shares what is was like she tried to be somebody else for others instead of being her true self.  The more she was her true self, the more confidence she had to the work that she is doing today.  Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Kartika's episode, Kartika's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Felicia Lin writer, blogger, and host of the Talking Taiwan podcast.  Felicia always had a deep curiosity about Taiwan, which is why she has always been involved in the Taiwanese American community, and it’s a bit of reason she ended up deciding to move to Taiwan in 2001.  Felicia's podcast called Talking Taiwan is an audio magazine (podcast) about interesting people who are connected to Taiwan and what they are doing. Felicia shares how she was able to live life for herself instead of others by picking up the book called The Artist's Way along with other factors in her life to be the confident person that she is today. Also, this will be the last episode before the holiday break and new episodes will start on January 8, 2018.  Happy Holidays! Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Felicia's episode, Felicia's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Andrea Ming writer and blogger for In Business and Life Blog.  The blog began as an attempt to record Andrea's musings, observations, hopes, fears, dreams and experiences as a GEN Y girl working, living and learning in New York City.  Now She is in Los Angeles as of July 2015 and she is using this blog to share what I does/sees/thinks/eats in her new life adventure.  She is a recent graduate navigating the world all while figuring out what she wants to do, what she likes and the person she wants to be in business and life. Andrea shares how she was able to overcome her struggles to be the confident person that she is today and also helping others along the process with her blog.  Check out Andrea's episode to  listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Andrea's episode, Andrea's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Claire Yeung is a lawyer, teacher, coach, author and entrepreneur.  She has been a lawyer for 28 years. The year Claire turned 50, she walked away from her 6-figure income job as a lawyer to regain her health. She decided that going back to corporate life was not for her so she went to Portland, Oregon and got her coaching certification as a Whole Person Certified Coach with Coach Training World. While getting her coaching certification, she also authored a book, The Eighty-Year Rule, What Would You Regret Not Doing in Your Lifetime? She is now a multi-faceted entrepreneur. Claire teaches law at a post-secondary institution in BC and she also runs her own coaching business, helping people to live happier, more fulfilling lives, as well as helping organizations to build happier workplaces. Claire shares how she was able to walk away from the 6-figure career as a lawyer to do work that is meaningful to her and helping others along the way live life on their terms.  Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Claire's episode, Claire's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Shinjini Das, The Go-Getter Girl!, is the Founder and CEO of The Das Media Group, a digital content marketing agency, global millennial influencer, trilingual television personality, keynote speaker, industrial engineer, and author with a global social media following of 130K+ and interviews on ABC, Marie Claire, NBC, C-Suite Radio, FOX, Sirius XM, and Business Insider. She considers it a true privilege to impact her global audiences, shared her thoughts on broadening access to global girls’ education with INC. Magazine, and was profiled in FORBES Magazine as a 24-year- old American CEO. Shinjini was honored to have been invited to moderate a panel at the 2016 Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations Headquarters in recognition as a Global Hero for her advocacy work to fight for gender equality and empower women. Shinjini was invited to serve as 1 of 100 authors and shared her strategies for building businesses in ‘The Better Business Book: Volume 2’ to be published internationally in June 2017. Shinjini shares what its like to be a go-getter and create the opportunities to live life on your own terms and inspiring others to do the same.  Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Shinjini's episode, Shinjini's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Winnie Sun one of the industry’s most sought after financial professionals.  She is a regular contributor to Forbes, she’s appeared on the biggest finance programs and channels in the country, including CNBC, ABC, CBS, Fox Business, hot finance startup Cheddar and dozens of local network affiliates to help viewers better understand their money.  She has spoken at major international conferences, to large audiences at Fortune 500 companies, has been named Investment News “20 Women To Watch” * and nicknamed “The Wealth Whisperer” by OC Metro Magazine. She’s now one of the hottest names in money. Winnie shares how she was able to create a successful career as one the industry's sought after financial professional and gained self confidence in herself along the way.  Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Winnie's episode, Winnie's website, resources, gifts and so much more.