Mike is the owner of KM Communities, a social enterprise merging residential real estate investment and community development in Oklahoma City. Mike was on the founding board of directors and is the current President of the Asian District Cultural Association. He was recognized as among the top up and coming leaders in Oklahoma City under 30 years old becoming financially independent at the age of 31. As a public speaker, Mike uses his experience in business and his family’s journey as immigrants to the US as a platform to influence and inspire others. He has been invited to speak around the country and has spoken to crowds upward of 25,000 people. Mike accounts his drive in business and leadership to his family’s Vietnamese heritage and his faith.

We hit on a wide range of topics in this episode, from business, real estate, financial independence, spirituality, cultural identity, and masculinity.

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Connect With Mike

• http://mikelhoang.com

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You can reach out to Nish on LinkedIn.

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In this episode, we catch up with a couple of the hosts of the show on what being a badass Asian dudes means to them and what their plans are for this community. To find what to look forward to in 2022, we took the route of looking inside. Tune in and share this show with someone you think would like to hear it! And don't forget to subscribe for more episodes (dropping every Wednesday)!

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[05:55] How did Sam get into men's work?

[12:15] Being a BAD means choosing the uncommon, heart-centered path

[17:15] Sam's journey in developing emotional stability and fulfillment

[32:36] How Sam could help you find purpose

[48:10] The first step to depth, aliveness, and creativity is to just start talking about it

[59:01] What Sam's working on to address these problems

From Samuel about the course...

Thanks, Victor and BAD for letting me promote my course! I don't mention much about it in the interview, so here's more info: Conscious Career Master runs every quarter. It’s an 8-week journey limited to six men who know they have a bigger, heart-centered mission, but are feeling stuck in loops of fear, self-doubt, not feeling ready or good enough (imposter syndrome). These are men who have a vision or even a general direction, but aren't sure what actions to take. Using proven techniques from therapy, meditation & coaching, I help you get clear on your vision, remove mental, emotional and spiritual blocks, and start getting results. 

Contact me to get on the waitlist:

Facebook: @asianshealing

Instagram: @theasiancoach 

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In this episode, we talked about:

[02:29] What is a Badass Asian Dude to JT

[03:47] JT's background in physical education allowed him to develop students into full-fledged athletes. However, becoming a competitive athlete is as much of a mental game as it is a physical one.Time in education allowed JT to embrace self-development creating a to shift towards mental health and spiritual well-being

[08:34] As much as the athlete's mindset and discipline can help with succeeding with long term goals, it is using this example JT warns of the duality of character traits. While the athletic mindset can be leveraged to great effect to improve yourself and overcome obstacles, it also leaves you to be unable to turn off where it removes you from other important activities such as being fully present with family and friends.

[09:30] Deep self-reflection is what JT credits to sparking the change in his behaviours, believing self-reflection is the key to gathering awareness of who you are. With genuine introspection it allows one to prioritise their values and focus more energy into creating more time with what is important to the individual. 

Consequently, introspection and defining your vision will allow you the power to take ownership of your values and sense of self, which in turns leads to more deliberate action in your own life.

[13:35] JT comments that prioritising, permitting yourself to take breaks, and time management is essential to begin the process of self-reflection and taking ownership in your life. Warnings of allowing time for growth and not being so fixated on the time duration is the key to long term commitment of this journey. 

Furthermore, being objective with yourself and examining yourself without judgement will enable you to explore suppressed emotions and experiences, as well as thoroughly reflect on how developed behaviours may have been influenced by others. Only after reconciling what can be extremely difficult emotions and experiences can we begin to take the next steps towards developing better mental and spiritual well-being.

[19:52] Challenging how we think, act and behave and creating permanent changes can be extremely troublesome, however, JT believes one of the most important aspects is the need to create your vision and then use your vision as your guiding North Star. 

Listeners should take particular note where Victor comments that the journey does not have to be an independent one and can be undertaken with others where you can find support, as well as further opportunities to explore and reflect. It is common knowledge that Asian culture and its influence can create obstacles to pursuing your path, where these flawed beliefs can take form in the way of generational parental conditioning. 

So it is important to do as Bruce Lee once said and use these teachable moments to take the good and leave the bad to better develop the future generations. As a father, JT uses everyday moments with his children to create better conversations, engagement, and opportunities to take ownership of their own lives.

[32:44] The Next Generation. In this section, JT talks about the need and benefits of guiding children and young adults to develop strategies to take more ownership in their lives. With mindfulness being the first step to developing the necessary self-awareness to develop further positive habits and momentum. On the other hand, JT also expands upon the organisational and political barriers to developing mental wellness in educational institutions.

[39:17] As the three discuss the benefits of positive momentum, JT points out that a positive mindset and attitude about oneself is key before the positive momentum can start permeating the areas in life that you want to work towards.

[44:35] In closing JT re-emphasises the need to create easily manageable steps and limiting your focus on particular areas before moving onto the next. But alongside these methods, JT reaffirms the need to have the discipline to commit to these long term changes which can be incremental and slow.

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02:09 - Intro

Rob explains his process of being a relationship coach where he supports men to open up and engage in areas of their emotional intelligence they are deficient in. Whether that be social, personal and work life, Rob can help. 

03:21 - What Does BAD Mean To Rob?

Interestingly this definition changed over time for Rob, from traditionally badass beliefs expected from society to increasing importance on character values and emotional connection. Listeners should note the importance of staying true to the values you, and only you believe in but then having the fortitude to stand tall when your values are challenged from all sides. 

05:26 - Origins of a King

In this section Rob explains his embarrassing story; the feelings of shame and the guilt of being ugly felt during his first rejection led him to take those first steps to develop himself and become the person he is now. 

Identifying and taking ownership of his shortcomings led him to refine his relationship skills and incorporate social frameworks. Rob shares that even after developing these social skills you are still not guaranteed success; even after finding success, Rob continued to experience empty interactions which eventually lead to suicidal thoughts. 

Rob's experience can be quite relatable to other Asian men and highlights the dangers of neglecting all of our emotions or refusal to confront past trauma which can negatively shape our character. Rob commented that strength to express the full range of emotions to the fullest and embrace this side created vibrancy in life he didn't have before - as men, it can be easy to fall into the trap to pursue complete mastery over our emotions, but in its pursuit can prevent us from being human. 

12:36 - How to develop EQ 

Rob and Seibo discuss how to take small, actionable steps to begin developing EQ. Many of the key areas require an honest dialogue with yourself such as your fears, forgiveness for an experience that can be seen as shameful and addressing negative self-worth. It should be said, many of these areas can be difficult to explore where it is important to move past the ego which can prevent you from exploring these negative emotions and taking steps to resolve them. 

Character experience is developed through slow, incremental changes but with continual, positive experiences and breakthroughs. Over time you can make these changes, but it requires complete effort time. While the journey was long, in Rob's eyes it was worth it.

25:16 - Challenges of being an Asian man

Taking this back to the topic of Asian men, the pair explore aspects of Asian men that can be beneficial or a barrier to developing EQ. The ability to conduct root cause analysis can quickly identify areas for improvement, but common traits such as being overly self-critical may inhibit progress.  

29:41 - Transformative Change & Creating More Sustainable Relationships

In the last big topic, Rob empathises the need to acknowledge mistakes and not to be overly calculated and curated, which can hinder your ability to create better human relationships. Rob's transformational change was attributed to his ability to express characteristics authentic to himself, taking true ownership of his values and flaws, as well as showing vulnerability; much akin to the characteristics of the Byronic Hero. Defining these traits also allowed him to screen people in his personal and love life to form higher quality communities aligned with his values. 

If listeners are sceptical about expressing negative emotions, in Rob's experience it was these difficult experiences that created chances to create strong emotions and stronger bonds between parties. 

54:46 - Where to find Rob

http://greatdateguy.com

Podcast on Spotify

linktr.ee/greatdateguy

57:41 - Closing thoughts

Closing out, Rob leaves listeners with some final encouragement - the values you define are yours alone and if they go against common consensus, it doesn't mean you're broken.  

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In this episode, we talked about:

• [05:12] How Down To Lunch was born
• [12:01] How Nikil became a high-performer
• [13:10] How he maintains health as a startup founder
• [16:15] His cultural upbringing with East and South Asians
• [21:15] Getting to know Nikil with rapid-fire questions
• [31:10] How he worked through obstacles as a startup founder
• [38:17] How he had the confidence to get investors to believe in his team
• [42:08] Something Nikil's still struggling is work-life balance as an entrepreneur

Learn more about Alchemy: https://alchemyapi.io/company.

Connect with Nikil at http://nikilster.com and @nikilster on Instagram / Twitter.

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In this episode, we talked about:

• 03:04 How humility is embedded in Asian culture, but a level of internalized confidence is needed to approach life
• 04:46 How athletics shaped his life and led to his refocus on mental state
• 07:28 Why that focus on mental state lead to starting Neuro
• 10:56 The story and struggles of starting Neuro
• 18:58 How personal sacrifices earlier in life lead to realizing balance and relationships with others is really important
• 21:12 How darkness in his life lead to art, and Bruce Lee as an icon
• 24:12 Reemphasizing that personal sacrifices and struggles made him realize the importance of balance
• 29:46 His co-founder Ryan’s indefatigable personality and how that brings positivity to his life and the company
• 38:41 Reading and his love of the outdoors

Watch the video to see Kent’s art:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHKAgE8yHG0

Check out the latest promotional video from Neuro!

https://www.facebook.com/mrkentyoshimura/posts/2774154832859336

Connect with Kent Yoshimura!

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kentyoshimura/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kentaro/
• Neuro: https://getneuro.com/
• Use code BAD15 to get 15% off your order!

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In this episode, we talked about:

• 10:41 How do you help your partner achieve an orgasm?
• 18:52 Does masturbating to porn affect sex drive?
• 26:50 What advice would you give to someone who never got sex teachings?
• 37:16 How can I shoot bigger loads?
• 41:17 How to deal with delayed ejaculation
• 53:13 Is cumming at the same time important?
• 53:38 Talking to men and other women about sexual hangups
• 58:17 The impact of sexuality myths in other cultures
• 01:04:30 How can we build confidence in our own sexual identity outside of societal expectations?
• 01:17:51 How do you stay emotionally engaged in relationships?

Connect with the coaches!

Dori Melton

As a Sex and Relationship Coach, my mission is to help people prioritize their pleasure as a way to deepen connection in their relationships.

I’m a big fan of LOVE but I learned through my own personal experience that it isn’t always enough. A few years ago my marriage of almost 30 years exploded and I was forced to go through the most difficult transition of my life. It was through that experience that I came to Somatica Sex & Relationship coaching. Although it was, at times, incredibly painful, I came away transformed and am currently living the life of my dreams, full of passion and more love than I imagined possible. I learned how to access and pursue my own desire and follow where that leads me. Today it has led me to help others like myself to go through similar transformations. A few of the areas that I specialize in are guiding individuals and couples in the journey of consensual non-monogamy and other alternative relationship paradigms and helping individuals explore their sexuality whether that is kink, BDSM, role play or the many other vast sex positive alternatives. I am open to all sexual orientations and identify as queer.

I have a MA in Clinical Psychology and worked for 10 years with children and families. That experience has given me a firm foundation in understanding attachment theory and the ability to explore difficult topics in a non-judgmental, non-shaming, compassionate way.   

Kai Wu

Kai Wu is a guide and facilitator who works in the realms of love, sex, and familial and ancestral healing. For over a decade she has supported people of all kinds so they can experience greater connection, peace, and freedom in their bodies, relationships, and communities. She believes that cultivating a sense of belonging and pleasure is essential resilience practice for navigating these uncertain times. 

Some of her specialties and interests include supporting folks through significant life transitions, illness and trauma, unwinding body shame, and sexual challenges (particularly around performance, low libido and pain). Although she welcomes people of all identities, cultures, gender expressions, orientations, abilities and bodies, she is especially passionate about supporting those who want to be lovingly and fiercely held as they step more fully and authentically onto their lifepaths and missions, folks who are Asian/POC , and those who want to engage in Chinese/Asian cultural reclamation work. Her work is rooted in somatics, science, the erotic and the sacred. It can sometimes be hands-on. It is always trauma-informed, loving, and compassionate.

Kai is co-founder of San Francisco-based Embodiment Arts Collective, maintains membership in the American College of Sexologists, and is a senior faculty member of the Ecstatic Living Institute. She has also been faculty at the Somatica Institute. She holds certifications in Sexological Bodywork/Somatic Sex Education, SkyDancing Tantra, and the Somatica Method of sex and relationship coaching. She is multicultural, multilingual, and supports people internationally. For more information about Kai, please visit www.lovebodysoul.com.

Sho-sho Smith

Sho-Sho specializes in helping men through her program, Masculine Arts™. She helps men compassionately unravel ideas of masculinity and erectile performance, and guides them in understanding women and seduction. As an Chinese-American, Sho-Sho also supports Asian-American men and men of color in healing their racial identity around sexuality and masculinity.

Her program for women, Lust for Life™, takes women on personal journeys through self-care, relationship grief and sexual freedom. Within this safe space, women find themselves restored, adored and able to find their glow again.   

Sho-Sho can help you in your sexual exploration and expansion, including opening up monogamous relationships to polyamory, role-play and fantasy, kink and BDSM, while teaching you to navigate two central skills that underpin them all: boundaries and negotiation.

Sho-Sho is also training to be a practitioner of Internal Family Systems Therapy and a sex educator for kids and teens. She is a writer, mother, founder and former-Fortune 500 corporate dropout. Sho-Sho became a Somatica-trained coach after her husband of 20 years died of cancer. No stranger to grief, she launched her coaching practice F U R T H E R M O R E (www.furthermore.love) to help others go from barely surviving to truly thriving. Follow Sho-Sho on Instagram: @furthermore.love and @lustyquestions.  

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In this episode, we talked about:

• Asian representation in leadership positions in media
• Being badass means mastering your craft
• How Kyle got started in entrepreneurship
• How Kyle is amplifying the Asian American voice
• How has COVID impacted business and personal life
• The importance of mentorship
• Detaching personal identity with business or entrepreneurial success

Connect with Kyle Wong!

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylewong/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kwong47/
• Pixlee: https://www.pixlee.com

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In this episode, we talked about:

• How Alan get into the music industry
• How hip hop was the perfect avenue for Alan to express himself
• How Alan got past obstacles in forging his own path growing up
• What made him shift into rapping about Asian American issues
• Breaking the mold of the quiet Asian

Connect with Alan Z!

• YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/AlanZmusic
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alanzmusic
• Instagram: http://instagram.com/alanzmusic
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlanZmusic
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alanzmusic
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2sSwCAZDFSHkjrhh6M0ycx
• IMDb: https://imdb.me/alanz
• SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/alanzmusic

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In this episode, we talked about:

• Being badass means being authentic, without the front
• How Jerry shifted from inauthentic consulting and into founding multiple podcast shows
• The imbalance of work and family were breaking points
• Starting a new company with a family
• Pushing past Asian family's limiting beliefs
• Communication is about expressing what you don't know as well

Connect with Jerry personally:

• On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon
• On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon
• Listen to the Dear Asian Americans podcast: https://www.instagram.com/dearasianamericans

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In this episode, we talked about:

• 03:12 Being badass means knowing when you're right and when you're wrong
• 05:51 How Johnny got into working with male vulnerability
• 09:21 The blockages in emotional growth
• 14:48 The benefits of developing a better connection to the emotions of our bodies
• 19:25 How Sail aims to help men connect deeper with others
• 22:47 Ask "what" questions, rather than "why"
• 30:50 What's making Johnny start this company
• 37:47 Raising capital for a company to focus on men's mental health

Connect with Johnny:

• On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnnychen0
• Train your mental and emotional fitness at Sail: https://joinsail.co

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• Join the other 1100+ Badass Asian Dudes on Facebook: http://facebook.com/groups/badassasiandudes.
• Register for one of our virtual Saturday Social Hours: https://bit.ly/BADsocialhour
• Get on the waitlist for the Emotion Dojo for Asian Men, a brotherhood of fulfilled Asian males working on their emotional intelligence: http://bit.ly/emotiondojo.

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In this episode, we talked about:

• 03:32 John's transition away from therapy and into coaching
• 09:20 Most Asian parents don't know what emotional intelligence is
• 11:10 What is it going to take for Asian men to get representation in media?
• 17:51 How men can find their own badass-ery
• 23:18 Living in the "through me" stage with psychedelics
• 29:49 How Crossfit was a catalyst for John's emotional transformation
• 34:09 John started it all by posting "My F***king Feelings"
• 40:10 The grandfather of relaying profound concepts to the masses, Bruce Lee
• 42:32 Being a badass means not exchanging your truth for membership

Connect with John:

• On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theangrytherapist/
• Get his book, “I Used To Be A Miserable F*ck”: https://amzn.to/2Pu3Dyo

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In this episode, we talked about:

• Jason's definition of a Badass Asian Dude
• Jason's Asian American male study
• Having limited Asian representation contributes to many self limiting beliefs
• Bruce Lee was a trailblazer and left a legacy, but unfortunately still the only one that comes to mind for many
• The most surprising insights since the study
• The 3 factors to job satisfaction
• Developing emotional resiliency through breaking masculine stereotypes in sports
• The hard part of maintaining founder relationships
• Taking risks means letting go of the outcomes

Connect with Jason:

• http://twitter.com/jasonshen
• Newsletter: http://jasonshen.substack.com

Resources mentioned:

• Reflected Best Self Exercise by Harvard Business Review

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In this episode, we talked about:

• Jason's entrepreneurial story started with ad clicks on anime websites
• Dealing with instability starting up Caviar
• Dealing with discomfort of having friends drop out of stable careers to start a business
• How Jason and his founders adopted the mentality, "If you never quit, you never fail."
• How it's important to have other people to support you through hard times

Connect with Jason:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/jwang815/
• https://www.facebook.com/jwang815
• https://www.instagram.com/jwang815/

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• Join the other 1000+ Badass Asian Dudes on Facebook and register for one of our Saturday Social Hours: http://facebook.com/groups/badassasiandudes.
• Get on the waitlist for the Emotion Dojo for Asian Men, a brotherhood of fulfilled Asian males working on their emotional intelligence: http://bit.ly/emotiondojo.

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In this episode, we talked about:

• How Gavin found his calling in facilitation, coaching, public speaking, and freestyling
• How Gavin's crushed childhood dreams led him into personal development
• What is Flowmasters?
• How to build creativity
• Letting go of internal and external judgment
• Becoming badass by turning the mirror inwards

Connect with Gavin:

• Join the Facebook Flowmasters community and jump into a Flow Session: https://www.facebook.com/groups/flowmasterstribe/
• Hire Gavin for mindset coaching: https://www.gavinmasumiya.com/

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• Join the other 1000+ Badass Asian Dudes on Facebook and register for one of our Saturday Social Hours: http://facebook.com/groups/badassasiandudes.
• Sign up for the newsletter to learn about the Asian male diaspora: http://badassasiandudes.com/newsletter.
• Get on the waitlist for the Emotion Dojo for Asian Men, a brotherhood of fulfilled Asian males working on their emotional intelligence, creativity, and problem-solving skills: http://bit.ly/emotiondojo.

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In this episode, we talked about:

• JD's mission to bring Asian American perspectives to a global audience
• JD's transition into nonprofit activism raising awareness to his Asian American identity
• Why is it important to have a stage for Asian Americans?
• Are all Asians conservative in growth mindset or just Asian Americans?
• A badass Asian dude should be happy and/or content
• Asian American men have the challenge of being invisible
• How Asian American males can breakthrough their obstacles

Connect with JD:

• On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrydamonchang/
• Join the speaker series: https://www.crushingthemyth.com/

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• Join the other 1000+ Badass Asian Dudes on Facebook and register for one of our Saturday Social Hours: http://facebook.com/groups/badassasiandudes.
• Get on the waitlist for the Emotion Dojo for Asian Men, a brotherhood of fulfilled Asian males working on their emotional intelligence: http://bit.ly/emotiondojo.

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In this episode, we talked about:

• How Calvin developed emotional resiliency growing up
• How Calvin rebelled against becoming a doctor, then became one anyway
• Using journaling to deal with emotions as a shy, emotional kid
• Asian American men also desire self-expression, but don't have the tools or language
• Subconscious beliefs and behaviors also get passed down through generations of DNA
• How one girl changed everything for him
• Traveling alone developed emotional intelligence and love for himself
• Life is not a journey or destination, it's a dance
• Calvin was not a great student, but got into med school for his ability to be with people and to LIVE
• There's always a third option
• His happiness came from being able to create his life his own way

Connect with Calvin:

• Travel with Calvin: https://monsoondiaries.com/
• https://www.instagram.com/monsoondiaries/

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• Join the other 1000+ Badass Asian Dudes on Facebook and register for one of our Saturday Social Hours: http://facebook.com/groups/badassasiandudes.
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Introducing Victor Ung, former tech consultant turned cannabis wellness coach for Asian men and host of the Human Up podcast, and emotional intelligence geek.

Seibo Shen, father of 2, cannabis entrepreneur, co-host of the Happy Asian Males podcast, Executive Coach, and wannabe freestyle rapper.

Nick Hong, Engineering Manager at Medium, writer, and psychedelic nerd.

Michael Wu, Software Engineer at Stripe, major chef and party host.

Brandon Scott Chien (absent from this episode), Movement Coach and co-host of the Happy Asian Males podcast, and all-around weird dude.

In this episode, we talked about:

• Victor expanding his definition of badass with internal accomplishments rather than external
• Mike becoming a badass by expanding social circles
• Mike enriching himself and others through food
• Nick modeling Bruce Lee's mental game to becoming badass
• Seibo looking to impress other people, but losing control of his own self-worth and happiness
• Evaluation is just as important as the action
• This is a community of Asian men for Asian men, you don't have to do it alone
• The future of the Badass Asian Dudes brand and community

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• Join the other 1000+ Badass Asian Dudes on Facebook and register for one of our Saturday Social Hours: http://facebook.com/groups/badassasiandudes.
• Get on the waitlist for the Emotion Dojo for Asian Men, a brotherhood of fulfilled Asian males working on their emotional intelligence: http://bit.ly/emotiondojo.

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After talking with Charlie, what I love about him is he just jumps into things without knowing anything. I’m the complete opposite. I have to buy the course, find the community, read tons of books, etc - before I ever get into anything but Charlie just dives right in. And from those opportunities - other opportunities just magically seem to show up. Half the battle is just showing up and Charlie is a great example of that.

We talk about his entrepreneurial journey and all of his side hustles he has and how he got started with them. In this interview we talk about his photography hustle, clothing business, amazon fba e-commerce business, and his real estate brokerage.

We also talk about self-improvement and how that has changed his life. We go into his morning routine, books he loves, and the things that have made a huge impact on his life.

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After graduating from NYU, he worked in the fashion industry in NYC as a buyer moving overseas to Tokyo and launching his own footwear brand. Teaming up with the factory in Italy that produced some of the world’s most famous and expensive shoe brands, he built a premium quality brand at a more accessible price point sold in department stores like Saks and Bergdorf Goodman.

His travels to Europe for his shoe brand had him traveling to Portugal frequently where his second act began…building luxury villas.

Victor had been dabbling in real estate investing during his times in New York and Tokyo. While living in these cities, he found that he had an eye and passion for real estate. These lessons from brand and real estate investing took him to a little known area of Portugal called Vila Nova de Gaia.

Falling in love with Vila Nova de Gaia and seeing a big future for the area, Victor started developing his own home there. He now helps and facilitates other international investors who want to build their own villa. Interested in being his neighbor?

We get into his whole entrepreneurship journey in this interview and i think you guys will really enjoy it. this conversation is like listening and learning from your wise older brother who’s just done a lot of cool shit all over the world.

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What is a Virtual Summit? Think of it like an industry conference where he gathers attendees, speakers, and sponsors - except his are all online.

Through these virtual summits, Eric has generated over $350K and 40,000 virtual summit attendees without spending a dollar out of pocket.

Eric has put on virtual summits in industries like real estate, cryptocurrencies, design, and more.

He’s the go-to-guy if you are interested in doing something like this in your industry and as you’ll find out - they are really profitable and help build your influence and credibility in your industry.

If you’re a young dude who wants to be an entrepreneur that doesn’t know where to start - you have to listen to this one. There’s so much gold in here if you follow what Eric did while he was a student.

The week after our interview together, we met up in Bangkok at an entrepreneurship conference i like to attend yearly. He was coincidentally one of the speakers where he gave a talk about his virtual summit strategy.

Eric is one of my new favorite dudes. I think my big takeaway from our interview is don’t be afraid of asking - you never know what the answer might be. Sounds obvious but obvious things need to be hammered into our heads once in a while for you to really take it in.

In this episode we go through:

• How Eric’s business failures led him to doing virtual summits
• How Eric got thousands of dollars worth of conference tickets for free
• Why Eric decided to drop out of college
• The exact strategies Eric used to get huge names to talk at his summits including his word-for-word script
• Eric’s hack for building influence
• What Eric thinks is the next big thing

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This is an interview with my friend Alfred Hsing (Personal Website, Instagram). He is the first American to win a gold medal at the World Wushu Championships. Wushu is a Chinese martial art that has thousands of years of history.

After winning the gold medal, Alfred got a job living, working and traveling with Jet Li where he got to be a part of Jet Li’s daily life and meet celebrities and business leaders all over the world. Alfred actually lived in Jet Li’s house.

It doesn’t stop there.

After his time with Jet Li, Alfred made the hard decision to leave and joined Jackie Chan’s stunt team where they worked on a movie together.

But before all that - Alfred was just a normal dude working at KPMG after graduating from UCLA.

How did he go from normal accounting job to working with Jet Li and Jackie Chan? That’s what we get into in the interview today and it’s a long long journey.

In this episode we talk about

• his journey to becoming the first American to win the world wushu champion while working his accounting job
• the struggles he faced when trying to decide if he should quit his job
• how he got a job living, working and traveling all over the world with Jet Li and meeting people like Bill Gates, Bill Clinton, and Jack Ma
• the lessons he learned from Jet Li
• why he ultimately decided to leave his job with Jet Li and join Jackie Chan’s stunt team
• what Jackie Chan is like in person
• some great stories of his times with Jackie Chan and Jet Li
• we end with some overall lessons and thoughts he’s learned in his life for achieving unbelievable things in your life

Thanks for listening. If you want to connect with Alfred, find him on instagram @AlfredRocks.

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New episode of Badass Asian Dudes. This week I have Asian dating & confidence coach Danny Kim. Contact Danny on instagram @CaptainDanielKim.‍

Before we get into the interview, i just want to say that Danny is the real deal. i went out with him a few times and i have to say that I was quite impressed with his confidence and naturalness when approaching and connecting with women. I think he would be a great resource to talk to if you are trying to step up your game…which is why I interviewed him for the show.

I think you guys will really like the episode. Here are some highlights:

• how he went from chubby, unattractive teen to dating coach
• the steps he took to get better in his dating life
• how to be more attractive to the women you want
• how to get over the fear of approaching
• his favorite cities for dating (the last one surprised me)
• and much more

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This week i had the opportunity to chat with Seibo Shen and Brandon Chien of the Happy Asian Males Podcast.

Two super interesting, insightful dudes with a lot of knowledge to share. They have a podcast that you guys should check out called Happy Asian Males where they talk about all sorts of stuff like business, psychedelics, fitness, mental health, and a lot more. All stuff that I’m super interested in as well.

Seibo and Brandon are also both entrepreneurs. Seibo is in the cannabis industry and he designed his own vaporizer. Check out his company VapeExhale.com.

Brandon teaches self-development through olympic style weightlifting. Really interesting stuff. Check him out at TheArtofSelfAlignment.com.

My conversation with these guys was quite eye-opening and i learned a ton. I loved getting to know these guys and I’m sure you will too. We talk about a whole bunch of different topics and you’ll get to hear more about what they do and how they get started as well.

Some things we talk about:

• our entrepreneurship stories (including mine)
• psychedelics
• asian masculinity
• feeling fulfilled in your life
• and a lot more

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This week’s guest is Andy Park, the founder of 7till8. 7till8 makes custom fit surf and dive wetsuits tailored to your body’s exact specifications. You just go on their website, send your measurements, and then they send you a custom wetsuit in a few weeks.

You see this a lot with clothing for example suits, shirts, jackets - but i remember when Andy and his former business partner came up with this idea years back - I thought it was pretty genius because custom and made to measure clothing was getting big in those days.

Of course just having an idea is nothing. The hardest part is executing it and actually turning it into something.

But what do you do if you have no experience with wetsuits and you’ve never made a wetsuit before?

And also how do you compete against the already established wetsuit companies out there like Body Glove, Billabong, and O’Neill that have been in the game for years?

All they had was the idea of creating a custom wetsuit company.

That’s the position Andy and his former business partner were in.

Some things we talk about in this episode:

• his kickstarter strategy and how they raised 20k
• creating a vision for your company
• key takeaways from his accelerator program
• what he would do if he started over from scratch

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Here’s my podcast with entrepreneur Michael Koh of Tree to Tub.

Michael created an all natural-skincare brand with his buddy after graduating from college. The main ingredient of his brand is a berry that comes from Taiwan called the soapberry.

When you mix the berry with some water, it creates a natural soap. Michael and his friend created a company around this soapberry and does multiple millions of dollars per year.

In our conversation today, we talk about his entrepreneurship story but we also go into a bunch of other different topics. This conversation kind of goes all over the place but i like it because you get to learn a lot of his thought process and mindset for things other than business.

Some topics we talk about:

• why he loves and lives in Chiang Mai
• his number 1 question in life
• leaving the safety of Google to go down his own path
• what owning and operating a food truck taught him
• my first acid trip
• what it was like going on QVC and how it impacted his business

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New episode of Badass Asian Dudes is now out.

This week I interview one of my friends - his name is Alan Vantoai, and he’s an entrepreneur currently based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. You can check out Alan’s blog at zenhustle.com or check out his new company Telefuel.

Alan is incredibly thoughtful and purposeful with how he lives his life. i love how he breaks his life down into 4 buckets: health, wealth, relationships, and play and I also love the way he challenges himself and gets out of his comfort zone.

Some examples we talk about in our conversation is his first time trying stand-up comedy and his 30-day Youtube challenge.

in this episode we go through things like:

• Alan’s general life and entrepreneurship story
• what it’s like living in the USA vs Asia
• the challenges of dating in Asia
• thinking about what is most important to you in life and optimizing your life for that
• challenging yourself to step outside of your comfort zone
• why suspending disbelief is important in life
• why you should listen to crazy people
• the crypto bubble of 2017

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This week is a new episode with Calvin Sun. I think Calvin could be in my personal top 5 “Most Interesting Man in the World.” He is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, former MTV show host, dancer, medical doctor, and entrepreneur. There’s probably a few more that I left out.

Calvin is an ER Doctor in New York City and he’s traveled to 170+ countries. What’s crazy is that he traveled to 150 of those countries during medical school and residency.

While traveling, Calvin, started a blog documenting his travels which turned into a travel company.

That company is called Monsoon Diaries.

In this episode we talk about:

• how he dealt with his father’s death at an early age
• getting into medical school with a below average academic record
• radical honesty and where that has gotten him
• being present and in his words “fuck your dreams”
• how his trip to North Korea went viral
• his plans for his travel company
• and much more

This is a great episode. Thanks for listening guys.

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In this episode I interview Danny Tran. Danny is the founder of multiple 6-figure businesses under his belt...all at the age of 25. Find Danny on instagram @DannyTuTran.

I talk to Danny about his first business launching a watch brand on Kickstarter and making 6 figures. He then got sued and lost all the money he made. Oh shit.

We talk about the low point in his life and then how he went from rock-bottom to creating his successful digital marketing agency he runs now.

Towards the end of the interview we talk about mindset and also the best books that have changed his life.

I actually ended up buying the book he talks about and I try to implement it in my life right now.

Loved my conversation with Danny. Hope you guys enjoy.

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Johnny has been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, BBC, and several other publications.

He's known for quitting his corporate 9-5 job and then becoming a location independent entrepreneur. He has documented his whole journey on his blog.

Johnny is one of the most well-known digital nomads in the digital nomad scene - for better or for worse.

We dive in deep into his story and go super deep.

As soon as we start the interview he told me he doesn’t want to just do the regular interview he has done over and over.

So instead we talk about some sensitive, never before heard issues that he has never been public about:

• his struggles growing up as an asian guy in America
• his identity and insecurity struggles
• what it’s like dealing with his haters
• his biggest regret in life
• and then we end with some straight knowledge bombs that are seriously packed with value

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Thanks!

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He is a venture partner at ARC Fund, which is a seed stage venture capital fund focused on tech and food. In his next venture he is a Public Speaking and Executive Presence Coach and Tech Innovation Advisor.

He was one of the first members to join the community and from his introduction post, he seemed like a sharp, driven, badass dude.

This was my first time talking to Ken, and I asked him to come up with a list of 5 things he wish he knew when he was 20.

I came up with my own list as well and so we go back and forth talking about some life lessons or keys to think about when you're in your 20s.

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TK and his brother grew up in New Jersey and then moved to China to start a sneaker brand. That didn't work out but their travels to Korea inspired them to start a streetwear brand mixing in traditional Korean elements.

Yes, a Korea inspired streetwear brand.

The brand is called IISE. IISE means “second generation” in Korean.

With no money, no experience, no nothing they built this brand from the ground up and even had a runway show at New York Fashion Week in 2018.

It’s been exciting watching their company grow. We dive deep into the origin story.

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Enjoy dudes!

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At HBO he searched and cultivated multicultural talent: writers, directors, and actors.

He currently works at Disney working on multicultural audience engagement.

Because of these roles, Chris has a unique and inside look into the inner-workings of the entertainment industry and Hollywood.

We talk about Asians in media today, how to get better representation in media, the rise of China, and much more.

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When I first got to Seoul, several people within my network told me that I had to meet Victor.

"Who the hell is this Victor guy?!" I thought.

Well I had a chance to meet him and talk to him about his wine-accessories business, Vintorio.

He is the #1 seller for the product in his category on Amazon. If you don't know what that means...just know that it is huge and incredibly difficult to do.

Victor is a super interesting guy and I loved my chat with him.

We talk about entrepreneurship, business mindset, and selling on Amazon.

This is a great episode! Thanks for listening.

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I met Ben several years back at an entrepreneur conference and he is one of the most badass asian dudes I know. If you're into ecommerce / entrepreneurship / marketing, you should follow him on Twitter.

Ben co-founded the company Natural Stacks, and I've seen it grow from one product to now over 20 with an incredible loyal fanbase of customers.

Natural Stacks sells nootropic supplements - supplements for your brain.

Ben has a lot of great entrepreneurial stories to tell in this podcast.

For example, the story of how he sponsored with the World Series of Poker Champion Martin Jacobson. Jacobson won the WSOP for $10,000,000 that year.

I learned a lot from this podcast and I think you will too.

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Thanks for listening!

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