Womenpreneur Asia
Oct 23, 2020
The Hawaii Effect
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Hawaii is where this all happened.
This is the introduction episode for Womenpreneur Asia and how I faced up to all my fears.
I had wanted to start a podcast for the longest time but it was just a lot of wishing and wondering. But Hawaii and the East-West Center (and all the good folks from mentors, mentees and peers) in July 2019 changed my life. Enjoy this episode!
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