The Tao Of Self Confidence With Sheena Yap Chan

Rach DiMare is a Data Acquisition Consultant, which entails managing data/portfolio from top tier 1 banks prior to getting it on credit reports.  She also runs a fashion and lifestyle blog called RD’s Obsessions.  Rach's blog started out as an outlet for my creativity, enjoyment in fashion, and now it is evolving to include young women cancer advocacy. In the blog, Rach shares her journey and thoughts, and gets raw about life with cancer. Rach shares how being diagnosed with breast cancer has helped her gain a newfound strength and confidence that she never thought was possible.  Tune into Rach's episode as you listen to her story and tips to help you in your own journey. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Rach's episode, Rach's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Maring Higa is an acupuncturist, a creative strategist coach and host of The Messy Middle Podcast.  She helps Curious Creatives awaken their biggest and boldest ideas and take action in a fun and playful way. She has worked with hundreds of people exploring the middle space in her aerial bootcamp business, acupuncture practice, and/or coaching my creative clients.  Maring watched as they embraced their light, made changes in their life, and started living a life that they felt had meaning.  She believes that when we feel seen and find a safe space to share our work we feel free to express our most authentic selves. Maring shares what she used to struggle with and how she was able to overcome them with the experiences she faced in life.  She also talks about getting messy and how we can embrace it to be a more confident person to keep moving forward. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Maring's episode, Maring's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Kat Gumabao is an international plus-size model and women empowerment advocate.  She is making a name for herself in the modelling industry and has been seen in major fashion shows such as Paris Fashion Week and the New York Fashion Week.  She is redefining what is means to be beautiful in your own skin and changing the definition of fashion and beauty in the modelling world. Kat shares how she is was able to come out of a dark time in her life by realizing her true beauty.  Realizing that she is beautifully made just the way she is has also given her the strength to be her love her complete self, live life on her terms by making a name for herself on the runway and continue to be an advocate for women empowerment. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Kat's episode, Kat's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Samaira Mehta is a 9-year-old girl who lives in Silicon Valley, California.  She is a Founder, Speaker, Inventor and a Maker who created a board game called Coderbunnyz and a company to teach coding among kid of age 4-104. CoderBunnyz is the most comprehensive coding board game available.  Besides coding, Samaira is a blogger, songwriter, singer, swimmer and an ice skater. She does workshops at libraries, tech events, corporations, community and schools with CoderBunnyz to introduce coding. Within no time kids learn basic and advanced programming concepts. Turns out all computer languages like Scratch, Python, Java, and C use these same concepts. So once a kid learns fundamentals playing CoderBunnyz, it makes much easier for them to learn any coding language. The idea is easy, play a board game, make code, and learn to code. Saimara has not only learned coding in the computer world but she's learned the confidence code and has applied it to her own life.  She has gone in the direction of her dreams and also

Paige McPherson (aka McFierce) is an Olympic taekwondo competitor from the United States.  She represented the USA at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women’s 67 kg taekwondo event, and in the preliminary round secured a surprise defeat over Team GB's Sarah Stevenson. Paige went on to win a bronze medal by defeating Franka Anić of Slovenia 8-3.  After winning a Gold medal in the 2016 Pan American Games, McPherson was selected to represent the United States as a member of the Team USA Taekwondo Team in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games if Rio, Brazil.  Paige believes in the three B's which is to breathe, believe, and be yourself. Paige shares how she was able to trust her own path with her God given talent instead of listening to what others were telling her.  Trusting on her own path gave the confidence to be the person that she is today and now is empowering others to move in the direction of your dreams. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Paige's episode, Paige's website, resources, gifts a

Jules Reyes is a matchaholic, a matcha blogger and co-founder of the matcha blog called Saint Matcha.  Jules has created one of the biggest matcha communities on Instagram featuring the very best matcha finds in Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco.  The blog, Saint Matcha, is also the ultimate resource for the matchaholics everywhere. Jules shares how she used to settle for less and broke out of it.  She started realizing that she deserves better and took action on it.  Her passion for matcha has given her opportunities that she never thought was possible.  Check out her amazing story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Jules' episode, Jules' website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Marilen Faustino- Montenegro is an Interiors and product stylist, a digital content creator and a design and lifestyle blogger.  She is also the founder of the lifestyle blog called Marilen Styles.  creating space by carefully curating furniture and decor is what Marilen does best.  She believes in making the home beautiful one step at a time because surrounding yourself with clean and pretty surroundings will help make your life better. Marilen shares what she used to struggle with growing up and how modelling helped her boost her own confidence which has enabled her to be happy with who she is and have a thriving career in the process.   Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Marilen's episode, Marilen's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Valerie Grace is a Holistic Success Coach at the Speed Of Grace Holistic Breakthrough Coaching Program.  She helps female high achievers breakthrough their 'impossibilities' and achieve success in career, relationships and health.  She has also been featured in numerous publications such as Cosmopolitan, Channel NewsAsia and more. Valerie shares the importance of empowering yourself.  When you empower yourself, you have the ability to empower others and that is how she was able to build her confidence.  She now helps others be empowered through the Speed Of Grace coaching program that she created so that others can see their own potential in themselves.   Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Grace's episode, Grace's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Precious Angellyn Sanchez is an International flight attendant and travel blogger.  Travel has always been a passion of Precious and she is living her dream while inspiring others to do what they love by sharing her travel photos on social media. Precious shares how looking back at her past accomplishments that she achieved gave her the confidence to fly higher in her career and live the life of her dreams.  Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Precious' episode, Precious' website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Lauren Toyota is a former MTV Canada host and a YouTube sensation. Her channel and blog, Hot For Food, attract a wide and engaged audience of young people curious about how to make vegan food fast and fun. In less than two years, her YouTube channel has gained 330,000 subscribers. She lives in Toronto, Canada.  Her cookbook, Vegan Comfort Classics: 101 Recipes To Feed Your Face (Coming out February 27, 2018), is a fun and irreverent take on vegan comfort food that’s saucy, sweet, sassy, and most definitely deep-fried. Lauren's life back then wasn't so easy.  She used to be bullied for being mixed race which made her feel isolated.  It was in those moments of isolation that she was able to discover her inner voice that gave her the confidence to become her true self.   Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Lauren's episode, Lauren's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Danah Gutierrez is the co-founder of Plump.ph.  She is also a body positive advocate, model, and author.  Plump.ph is an advocacy website aiming to raise awareness about everything body positive in the Philippines.  The website has been featured in numerous top publications online and offline across the nation.  Danah loves Jesus, good food, make up artistry, and 90s hip-hop (in that particular order). In fact, she can rap Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony's Tha Crossroads flawlessly. Danah used to be obsessed with her external looks which made her unhappy.  Digging deep and seeing a Bible verse has helped her realized how beautiful she truly inside and out.  This grew confidence and has created a movement to help other women see their own true beauty.   Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Danah's episode, Danah's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Anastazcia Gutierrez (also known as Stacy) is the co-founder of Plump.ph.  She is also a body positive advocate, model, and author.  Plump.ph is an advocacy website aiming to raise awareness about everything body positive in the Philippines.  The website has been featured in numerous top publications online and offline across the nation. Stacy shares how she was able to come out of an eating disorder to creating the biggest body positivity movements in the Philippines.  Check out her episode as she shares her amazing story plus tips to help you in your own journey to self confidence. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Anastazcia's episode, Anastazcia's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Bonnie Chiu is the Founder and CEO of Lensational.  She has been named a Forbes 30 Under 30’s Social Entrepreneur in Europe in 2017 at 24 years old, was awarded Young Achiever at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards and the Hong Kong Youth Service Award. The Entrepreneur.com has listed her as one of 30 International Entrepreneurs Really Are Solving the World's Problems. Lensational is a non-profit social enterprise based in Hong Kong and London, aiming to equip underprivileged women with cameras and photography training to empower them emotionally and economically. Lensational has served 400 women and girls from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, the Philippines, India, Bhutan, Cambodia, Thailand and Kenya.   She now manages 50 volunteers spanning across 18 countries. Bonnie used to question her own abilities but when she read stories of unsung heroes taking action and creating a positive impact on the world, that is when she also decided to start Lensational. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show no

Tiffany Lo is the Senior Supervising Video Producer at BuzzFeed working on the Facebook pages such as Goodful and Tasty. Tiffany manages the teams that create content for Buzzfeed's Facebook distribution, including Tasty, the short-form video cooking instruction and discovery site that we all love to watch. Tiffany shares how she started from the bottom and work her way to where she is today.  She talks about what she is willing to do to be more confident in herself and to go after her dreams.  Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Tiffany's episode, Tiffany's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Paola Mardo is a writer, reporter, and producer of podcasts, radio, and creative projects including interactive audio fiction, criticism, and investigative journalism. She specializes in longform storytelling and stories about art, technology, and culture.  Paola is also the host of F This Weekly, a podcast which is about women of color in the arts and entertainment. The show included interviews and stories and was featured on NBC News, Angry Asian Man, and Reappropriate. Paola shares how she was able to take a step back to figure out what her path is to living life according to her design.  Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Paola's episode, Paola's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Samantha Jo is an actress and a martial artist.  She got her first introductions into the Hollywood stunt industry after her Olympic feat. By age 18 and with a filmography that already included Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and Sucker Punch (in which she stunt doubled Jena Malone), Samantha moved to Los Angeles to further pursue her career. It is here that landed her breakout role of “Kitana” in the Mortal Kombat: Legacy web-series as well as “Car-vex” in the superhero blockbuster: Man of Steel.   Now, she has been studying at Studio 4, a Los Angeles based acting school for the past 3 years and steadily growing as an artist. You can watch her in episodes of TNT’s Agent X and look out for her in the blockbuster hits Wonder Woman and Justice League films. Samantha shares how doing what she loves has help her grow her self confidence to be the powerhouse that she is today while doing her part to be a positive impact in the world.     Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Samantha's episode, Sama

Eliza Romero is a style blogger/photographer/pop culture critic at Aesthetic Distance.  She publishes outfit photos every week within a personal blog post about her feelings about race, especially when it comes to Asian American issues, fashion, gender, politics, anything really. Eliza also shoots fashion editorials for her blog using her own personal style aesthetic and she always tries to book male and female models of color. These editorials are usually submitted for publication in a fashion magazine. She is doing her little part to get people of color better representation in the media, which is one of Eliza's missions with her brand. Eliza shares how stepping out on her own instead of conforming to society has led her to creating her successful blog that now serves as a community and a calling.  Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Eliza's episode, Eliza's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Phoebe Chongchua is a multimedia Brand Journalist, Brand Consultant & Marketing Strategist who is revolutionizing brand communication with consumers. She makes companies remarkable using brand journalism storytelling to grow their online presence, build a community, and gain greater market share. Phoebe is a former San Diego ABC TV News journalist who helps brands gain a competitive advantage by learning to "Be the Media". Phoebe is the host of "The Brand Journalism Advantage" podcast and a "Top 50 Podcaster To Follow". Phoebe shares how storytelling has helped her gain confidence in herself and be more of her true self by sharing stories she chooses to share that would create a positive impact to the world.  She always knew that if she can imagine it then somehow she can achieve it. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Phoebe's episode, Phoebe's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Shama Hyder is the CEO of the award-winning agency, The Marketing Zen Group, and best-selling author of two books, The Zen of Social Media Marketing and Momentum. As a keynote speaker and CEO, she's worked with many leading brands, including AT&T, Capital One, Mary Kay, Dippin' Dots and Chase and has been featured across all major media channels, including MSNBC, Fox Business, Forbes, Inc. and The Wall Street Journal. Shama shares how her journey in entrepreneurship isn't about creating self importance but it's learning to always give value and give back.  This way of thinking has helped her have a successful company and be the powerhouse that she is today. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Shama's episode, Shama's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Tracey Nguyen is an ecommerce entrepreneur and cofounder of Lipstick And Muffin Media where she helps female entrepreneurs/bloggers to build their online empire. She provides you with services that customized to you and your business's needs. From one on one coaching, website building to SEO & social media management, Tracey has what you need to grow and succeed as an incredible female entrepreneur that you were born to become. Tracey shares about her life when she first moved to Canada from Vietnam, her struggles such as being bullied and how she stood up for herself to be the confident woman that she today.  Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Tracey's episode, Tracey's website, resources, gifts and so much more.