Navigating the Rise

Navigating the Rise


Latest Episodes

[S1] [E9] How to Be Proud of Your Culture w/ Yoshimi Nomura, Director at DNX Ventures
May 01, 2019

This week I have the opportunity to interview Yoshimi Nomura where we pivoted the conversation a bit away from typical Western born Asians to Asian who had to adapt to a new culture.  The cultural conflicts still exist, and we explore the conflicting

[S1] [S8] How To Grow Without Family Presence w/ Steven Xu, Chief & Project Engineer at Aerojet Rock
April 16, 2019

This week I had the opportunity to interview Steven Xu, a rocket scientist, at Aerojet Rocketdyne. I have known him since high school and the grit he exhibited to get to where he is now. We explored how lack of family presence, whether physically or emoti

[S1] [E7] How Understanding Buddhism Give Insights to Asian Culture and how Can We Filter the Good vs. Bad w/ Yuichi Asakura, Chief Editor at Pure Land Buddhist Cente
March 25, 2019

This week, we explored how Buddhism impacted the Asian culture, specifically the culture in Japan as a guide.  We examined how the fundamentals of Buddhism such as being happy and the law of cause and effect impacted the actions of those indigenous J

[S1] [E6] Working in Asia and US with Calvin Shen, Director at Sharp Corporation
March 12, 2019

This week G. Wu interviewed Calvin Shen, Director of Software, and explored the implications of cultural differences in Asia and Western countries and how they play a difference in how businesses are conducted. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.

[S1] [E2] Comparing Myself to Others from Asian Parent's Influence - Pros vs. Cons w/ Li Lin
January 11, 2019

This week, G. Wu interviews International Students Coach, Immigrant CEO Show Host, and Successful Immigrant Founder, Li Lin, about how the merits and demerits of comparing yourself to others.  We explored the depth of Asian psyche in the comparison a

[S1] [E1] How to Deal with Asian Parent's Guilt Trip w/ Stephen Lee
January 11, 2019

This week, G. Wu interviews Engagement Manager at BCG, George Wu about his experience in overcoming or dealing with Asian Parents' guilt trip.  We explored various avenues to deal with that problem without going down the bath of emotional destruction

[S1] [E0] How To Pursue Happiness and Success from Asian Upbringing w/ George Wu
January 11, 2019

This is an intro episode on summarizing the theme for the season and expectations on what is to come for each of the episodes including guest appearances, episode formats, etc... Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/navigatingtherise/s

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