Asian Hustle Network

Welcome to Episode 72 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have Benny Luo on this week's episode. We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals. We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us. Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is our opportunity to use the voices of the Asian community and share these incredible stories with the world. We release a new episode every Wednesday, so stay tuned! Benny Luo is the founder of NextShark.com, the largest media destination for Asian Americans reaching 15 million per week on social media. Previously, he was the founder of NewMediaRockstars.com, a leading media company covering digital entertainment that was acquired in 2013. In 2018, Luo was inducted into the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in Media. Please check out our Patreon at @asianhustlenetwork. We want AHN to continue to be meaningful and give back to the Asian community. If you enjoy our podcast and would like to contribute to our future, we hope you’ll consider becoming a patron.

Welcome to Episode 71 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have Paul and Matthew Tulaphorn on this week's episode. We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals. We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us. Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is our opportunity to use the voices of the Asian community and share these incredible stories with the world. We release a new episode every Wednesday, so stay tuned! Paul Tulaphorn is a Southern California McDonald’s owner-operator, with eight locations in Los Angeles County. Paul immigrated to the US from Thailand in 1976, where he began working at McDonald’s for $2.10 an hour. In 1978, Paul was promoted to swing manager and became a franchisee in 1994. Paul is married and has three children, including his son Matthew. Matthew Tulaphorn is a Southern California McDonald’s next-generation owner-operator. He began working as a crewmember in his father’s restaurants at age 12. Matthew graduated from Stanford Law School and became the owner-operator of his first restaurant in 2020. Please check out our Patreon at @asianhustlenetwork. We want AHN to continue to be meaningful and give back to the Asian community. If you enjoy our podcast and would like to contribute to our future, we hope you’ll consider becoming a patron.

Welcome to Episode 70 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have Clayton Tony Au on this week's episode. We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals. We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us. Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is our opportunity to use the voices of the Asian community and share these incredible stories with the world. We release a new episode every Wednesday, so stay tuned! Clayton Tony Au is an award-winning film director and screenwriter. He began his career in commercials creating content for many big brands including New York Life, BMW and Warner Music Group. After spending years as a visual storyteller for his clients, he began writing and directing his own narrative films. His dark and uncompromising approach to cinematic storytelling captures life in ways that audiences might be afraid to see, but will be left too fascinated to look away. His short film Suburban Jungle, which won five awards and received eight nominations during its film festival run, is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Please check out our Patreon at @asianhustlenetwork. We want AHN to continue to be meaningful and give back to the Asian community. If you enjoy our podcast and would like to contribute to our future, we hope you’ll consider becoming a patron.

Welcome to Episode 69 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have H Woo Lee on this week's episode. We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals. We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us. Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is our opportunity to use the voices of the Asian community and share these incredible stories with the world. We release a new episode every Wednesday, so stay tuned! H Woo Lee (AYch-wOO) is a rising food content creator, wedding planner, and founder of his underground fine-dining supper-club, Maru Los Angeles. He graduated from the University of Southern California in May 2019, and currently works for a celebrity wedding planner, Kevin Lee. In 2017, H Woo started his entrepreneurial journey as the president of his fraternity, AEPI, where he quickly learned the skills to operate a small business. A year later, he started his second venture, ONYX, which was a music events company that hosted silent disco concerts. In the summer of 2017, h woo taught himself how to cook, and this passion has only escalated ever since. During his senior year, he hosted weekly dinners out of his apartment for guests. In 2019, he officially founded Maru Los Angeles, which focused on Korean-Italian fine dining and the social experience of dining. In December 2020, H Woo began food content creation on TikTok. His high-intensity, quick-clip cooking videos showcase his culinary skills and personality and looks forward to expanding towards other digital media platforms and eventually re-opening his supper-club after COVID. Please check out our Patreon at @asianhustlenetwork. We want AHN to continue to be meaningful and give back to the Asian community. If you enjoy our podcast and would like to contribute to our future, we hope you’ll consider becoming a patron.

Welcome to Episode 68 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have Tinger Hseih on this week's episode. We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals. We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us. Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is our opportunity to use the voices of the Asian community and share these incredible stories with the world. We release a new episode every Wednesday, so stay tuned! Tinger Hseih is an entrepreneur with the travel and food blog Dash of Ting, which promotes cultural diversity through food. Utilizing knowledge from working in corporate advertising coupled with her experience creating content as a blogger, host and influencer, she founded the marketing consultancy Dash of Media, specializing in influencer marketing. Tinger has also been featured or hosted shows for Tastemade, Thrillist, and Buzzfeed. And she’s worked with brands such as Whole Foods, Qatar Airways, Paramount Pictures, and the Mexico Tourism Board. This episode is sponsored by Penguin Random House. This month and every month, Penguin Random House invites readers to uplift AAPI stories and #ReadAsianAuthors! From books like Cathy Park Hong’s vital new essay collection MINOR FEELINGS, to Kevin Kwan’s irresistible beach read SEX AND VANITY, we’re celebrating the stories that make us laugh, cry, and feel seen. Throughout the month of May, Penguin Random House is donating 15% of their site profits to Asian Americans Advancing Justice, up to $30K. Find your next read at PenguinRandomHouse.com or go to bit.ly/ReadAsianAuthors. Please check out our Patreon at @asianhustlenetwork. We want AHN to continue to be meaningful and give back to the Asian community. If you enjoy our podcast and would like to contribute to our future, we hope you’ll consider becoming a patron.

Welcome to Episode 67 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have Melody Cheng on this week's episode. We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals.  We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us. Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is our opportunity to use the voices of the Asian community and share these incredible stories with the world. We release a new episode every Wednesday, so stay tuned!  Melody Cheng is the co-host & co-founder of the podcast, AsianBossGirl, a podcast for the modern-day Asian American woman. Her passion lies in storytelling and connecting with people through digital media, especially within the API community. Prior to working at AsianBossGirl, Melody found her career in digital media by acting as a talent manager/ producer for Asian American digital creators, working corporate in social media marketing and studio production for fast fashion, and leading community & social media growth at Jubilee Media. When she’s not working on the podcast, you can find her binge-watching Korean dramas or, as a self-proclaimed "Comfort Cook," in the kitchen trying out her mom's recipes. Please check out our Patreon at @asianhustlenetwork. We want AHN to continue to be meaningful and give back to the Asian community. If you enjoy our podcast and would like to contribute to our future, we hope you’ll consider becoming a patron.

Welcome to Episode 66 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have Teri Yu on this week's episode. We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals. We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us. Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is our opportunity to use the voices of the Asian community and share these incredible stories with the world. We release a new episode every Wednesday, so stay tuned! Teri is the founder of Vibely, a seed-staged startup for communities to crush their goals together. Previously, she was an early growth PM at Asana, previously Business Development at Microsoft, Yammer. In 2011, she was a YouTube creator with over 2M views. Please check out our Patreon at @asianhustlenetwork. We want AHN to continue to be meaningful and give back to the Asian community. If you enjoy our podcast and would like to contribute to our future, we hope you’ll consider becoming a patron.

Welcome to Episode 65 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have Jason Shen on this week's episode. We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals. We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us. Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is our opportunity to use the voices of the Asian community and share these incredible stories with the world. We release a new episode every Wednesday, so stay tuned! Jason Shen is an entrepreneur and business leader passionate about technology and human resilience. His past startups have reimagined transportation, recruiting, and gaming; backed by notable investors at Y Combinator, Techstars, and Amazon. As an operator, he’s built products and led teams at companies like Facebook, Etsy, and the Smithsonian. He writes and speaks as an advocate for Asian Americans and AAPI issues and founded The Asian American Man Study in 2015. Jason has written about productivity, resilience, as well as the future of work in publications like Fast Company, VOX, TechCrunch and, has spoken at events at TED, Google, and The White House where his ideas have reached millions. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, two kettlebells, and many piles of books. Please check out our Patreon at @asianhustlenetwork. We want AHN to continue to be meaningful and give back to the Asian community. If you enjoy our podcast and would like to contribute to our future, we hope you’ll consider becoming a patron.

Welcome to a special episode of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have Bao Tran, Alain Uy, Ron Yuan, and Mykel Shannon Jenkins on this week's episode. We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals. We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us. Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is our opportunity to use the voices of the Asian community and share these incredible stories with the world. We release a new episode every Wednesday, so stay tuned! As teenagers, kung fu disciples Danny (Alain Uy), Hing (Ron Yuan) and Jim (Mykel Shannon Jenkins) were inseparable. Fast forward 25 years, and each has grown into a washed-up middle-aged man seemingly one kick away from pulling a hamstring—and not at all preoccupied with thoughts of martial arts or childhood best friends. But when their old master is murdered, the trio reunites, soon learning that avenging their sifu will require conquering old grudges (and a dangerous hitman still armed with ample knee cartilage) if they are to honorably defend his legacy. Tran Quoc Bao | Writer/Director/Editor Mentored early on by master action director Corey Yuen, Bao was instilled with an approach to action that doesn’t rely solely on spectacle, but also draws on story and character. Screen Anarchy praised his written-and-directed short Bookie for its “flawlessly realized world populated by entirely fleshed out and believable characters, driven by a compelling narrative and brought to sumptuous life.” He has since traveled back to his homeland of Vietnam to work as a feature film editor. His editing credits include Cho Lon, one of Southeast Asia’s highest-budgeted action blockbusters, and Jackpot, a heartfelt comedy selected as Vietnam’s official entry to the 2016 Oscars for Best Foreign Film. Ain’t It Cool News enthusiastically declared Bao as “a director I expect to see big things from. Please check out our Patreon at @asianhustlenetwork. We want AHN to continue to be meaningful and give back to the Asian community. If you enjoy our podcast and would like to contribute to our future, we hope you’ll consider becoming a patron.

Welcome to Episode 64 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have Evan Lessler on this week's episode. We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals. We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us.  Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is our opportunity to use the voices of the Asian community and share these incredible stories with the world. We release a new episode every Wednesday, so stay tuned!  Nanxi Liu is CEO and Co-Founder of Enplug, a leading digital signage software company used by Fortune 500 companies, banks, hospitals, manufacturing facilities, elevators, and universities. The software enables businesses to distribute visual communication such as dashboards, videos, presentations, safety messages, news, and other content on any digital screen. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles and has offices in Japan, Brazil, Poland, Australia, and the UK. Nanxi was named Forbes 30 Under 30 and Fortune’s 10 Most Promising Women Entrepreneurs. While in college, Nanxi co-founded Nanoly Bioscience, a venture-backed biotech company that develops polymers to eliminate refrigeration for vaccines and therapeutics. Nanoly received the Outstanding Research Award at the World Biomaterials Congress and is a grant recipient of the National Institute of Health. Nanxi serves as a board member of CarParts.com (NASDAQ: PRTS), a leading online provider of automotive parts and accessories. Nanxi also serves as an board member of Kindred Biosciences (NASDAQ: KIN), a leading biopharmaceutical company for pets. Nanxi is one of five voting members on the California’s Department of Motor Vehicles’ New Motor Vehicle Board. She serves on the Board of Advisors for Covington Capital Management ($3 billion AUM) and is a Partner at XFactor Ventures, which has invested in over 50 women-founded startups. Passionate about community service, Nanxi serves on the Board of Directors for the National Foster Youth Institute, After-School All-Stars Los Angeles, and Yes2Jobs.org. She received the 2018 UC Berkeley Sather Gate Volunteer Award for her work in leading a campaign that raised $22 million for the university. As a producer of the Amazon TV series, The Bay, Nanxi received an Emmy Award. In her free time, Nanxi enjoys playing tennis, snowboarding, and flying planes. She is a concert pianist and has performed live on NBC and ABC. Nanxi graduated from UC Berkeley with a BS in Business Administration and BA in Political Economy. Nanxi lives in Los Angeles and is a Dodgers fan. Please check out our Patreon at @asianhustlenetwork. We want AHN to continue to be meaningful and give back to the Asian community. If you enjoy our podcast and would like to contribute to our future, we hope you’ll consider becoming a patron.