EP 475: Thomas Lee On How Bruce Lee Mastered Business, Confidence, and Success
ASIAN AMERICA: THE KEN FONG PODCAST
Release Date: 05/05/2024
ASIAN AMERICA: THE KEN FONG PODCAST
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info_outline EP 475: Thomas Lee On How Bruce Lee Mastered Business, Confidence, and SuccessASIAN AMERICA: THE KEN FONG PODCAST
Author and business journalist Thomas Lee has given us a refreshingly new and relevant way to appreciate the life and legacy of the late pop icon Bruce Lee. In writing The Bruce Lee Code: How the Dragon Mastered Business, Confidence, and Success, and in serving as the lead curator and editorial director of the We Are Bruce Lee exhibit in the Chinese Historical Society's museum in San Francisco, Lee has been able to humanize Bruce Lee by looking at him through four new lenses that prove that he is incredibly relevant today.
info_outline EP 474: Alexandra Chan On Loss, Myth & MagicASIAN AMERICA: THE KEN FONG PODCAST
Alexandra Chan had excelled in life as a left-brain, logical and educated person. But the recent loss of her amazing father Robert Earl Chan showed her the inherent limitations of just using reason to deal with life's greatest challenges. In her new book, In the Garden Behind the Moon: A Memoir of Loss, Myth, and Magic she takes us all on this journey inward, while telling us about this actual 'most interesting man in the world.'
info_outline EP 473: Newton Cheng On Helping Breakdown The Stigma Surrounding Mental Health StrugglesASIAN AMERICA: THE KEN FONG PODCAST
Newton Cheng is the Director of Health + Performance at Google. He's a husband, a dad, and a champion powerlifter. From all appearances, he was doing great. Even better than great! But he was privately struggling with depression and burnout. It took his decision one day to take off his mask and openly talk about his struggles to set him on a course of getting better, but also pave the way for many other Googlers to step out of the shadows in search of solace and help.
info_outline EP 472: The Two Kens With Betsey Newenhuyse On What America Might Lose If Religious Communities DieASIAN AMERICA: THE KEN FONG PODCAST
In this latest episode of The Two Ken's podcast series, Ken Kemp's regular guest Betsey Newenhuyse from Chicago joins us to talk about the ongoing need for regular groups of reliable, religious people, despite the burgeoning exodus from all forms of religion in America. Although unprecedented numbers of us no longer belong to a religious group or have zero-interest in every joining one, most of us haven't found viable alternatives to them. Without anywhere to go regularly, and without a caring community around to help each other navigate life's twists and turns, what might happen to our...
info_outline EP 471: Wing Ho On Coaching Relationship-Driven LeadersASIAN AMERICA: THE KEN FONG PODCAST
Wing Ho is the founder of Xcela Coaching, where he offers Leadership Coaching and Team Culture Coaching. His relational-driven approach is something that leaders today in all kinds of settings need to understand and incorporate.
info_outline EP 470: Lisa Sanaye Dring On Her New Play "Kairos" @ East West Players TheaterASIAN AMERICA: THE KEN FONG PODCAST
Writer and director Lisa Sanaye Dring's new play Kairos opens East West Players new season on April 4th. Because her play explores what can happen to a couple when there's a possibility of them living forever, we delve headlong into a captivating discussion of the significance of time, special moments, mortality, immortality, and even success and failure! To see the schedule and buy tickets to performances, go to www.eastwestplayers.org.
info_outline EP 469: Joseph Tseng On His New EP "Pearls Of Home"ASIAN AMERICA: THE KEN FONG PODCAST
Back when Joseph Tseng graduated from college, he focused on making a living as a singer/songwriter/storyteller. But he soon discovered that that dream wasn't ready to become a reality. He put his music behind him and worked conventionally for years. But questions began to float to the surface of his awareness. About his identity as an Asian American. About the importance of being part of a close-knit community. About whether there was still a way for him to see himself as a Christian. Nineteen years into his adult-journey, Tseng has discovered how these various streams of consciousness...
info_outline EP 468: Danna Okuyama On Creating A Safe Online International Penpal Platform For ChildrenASIAN AMERICA: THE KEN FONG PODCAST
Danna Okuyama left her career in high finance to become the founder and CEO of Urban Sandbox, a new modern-day pen pal app and safe space for students to connect, share, and grow with other like-minded peers from around the world, while learning from qualified educators. Students have a place to engage like other platforms, without the concerns of unregulated content, as parents have access to easily supervise activity and ensure safety. www.urban-sandbox.com
info_outline EP 467: The Two Kens On Those Today Who Are Trying to Colonize AmericaASIAN AMERICA: THE KEN FONG PODCAST
In this latest installment of The Two Kens series, podcasters Fong and Kemp see the decision by Alabama's Supreme Court to outlaw invitro fertizilation (IVF) as the latest and most blatant example of Christian Nationalists and members of the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) to colonize America. They adhere to the historical falsehood that God created this country to be a Christian theocracy, where conservative white Christians use their biased interpretations of the Bible to dictate how everyone must live here. Former POTUS Donald Trump has convinced them that he alone can lead them to victory...
info_outlineAuthor and business journalist Thomas Lee has given us a refreshingly new and relevant way to appreciate the life and legacy of the late pop icon Bruce Lee. In writing The Bruce Lee Code: How the Dragon Mastered Business, Confidence, and Success, and in serving as the lead curator and editorial director of the We Are Bruce Lee exhibit in the Chinese Historical Society's museum in San Francisco, Lee has been able to humanize Bruce Lee by looking at him through four new lenses that prove that he is incredibly relevant today.