Magnolia Talks
A podcast created by Asian women coaches with a vision of a world where everyone can discover, embrace, and integrate cultural identities and wisdom in fulfilling their life's purpose. Join our S1 and S2 host, Diane Kim, S3 host, Mo Fong, and our incredible guests as they share their stories, wisdom and talents with the world. The Asian Women Coaching Collective (AWCC) is a volunteer led, community driven non-profit. If you have ideas for the next season of our podcast, want to support AWCC as a member/donor, or just want to know more, please visit: https://www.awcoachingcollective.org/.
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Shadow Work and Conscious Leadership
<p>What happens when the life you've been running on autopilot suddenly forces you to stop? In this episode, Mo Fong sits down with Tracy Kreiss — leadership and mental wellness coach, author of 21 Day Shadow Work, ICF Sacramento board member, and someone who has spent 25 years helping professionals develop as leaders. Tracy shares how her husband's diagnosis with Lewy body dementia became the wake-up call that pulled her off the hamster wheel and into a completely different way of living and leading. Together, they explore why so many high performers operate in survival mode without realizing it, what conscious leadership re...
When the Waves Wash Away: Redefining Resilience from the Inside Out
<p>What happens when the company you built to save lives almost breaks you in the process? In this episode, Mo Fong sits down with Jane Chen — New York Times bestselling author of Like a Wave We Break, co-founder of Embrace (whose portable incubator has helped save over a million babies), TED speaker, and Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum. Jane shares how losing everything she thought defined her forced her onto a healing journey that completely changed her understanding of resilience, identity, and leadership. Together, they explore why high achievers tie their self-worth to productivity, how to li...
Coaching an Identity Not Your Own
<p>Her book is called Writing an Identity Not Your Own — but swap one word, and it becomes a guide for every coach. In this episode, Mo Fong sits down with Alex Temblador, award-winning mixed Latine author and journalist whose work has appeared in National Geographic, Condé Nast Traveler, and Architectural Digest. Alex grew up in a mixed Mexican and white household with a queer brother and a sister with intellectual and physical disabilities, and she witnessed bias up close long before she had the language for it. Together, they explore how words shape bias in ways we don't even rea...
Mind the Culture Gap: Becoming Culturally Agile
<p>What does it mean to create a "third cultural space" where everyone can flourish? In this episode of Magnolia Talks, Christina Burrows shares her journey as a mixed-heritage woman navigating multiple cultures—from growing up with a Korean mother and British father to living across six countries and building a career in intercultural leadership coaching.</p><p>We explore what cultural agility really looks like, why the dominant culture is often invisible to those within it, and how tools like the Intercultural Development Inventory can reveal our "cold shower moments" of growth. Christina challenges us to move beyond both as...
Ready, Fire, Aim: Reclaiming Identity and Visibility
<p>What does it take to step into visibility when everything in your cultural upbringing has taught you to stay small? In this opening episode of Season 3 of Magnolia Talks, Sheena Yap Chan shares her powerful journey from feeling ashamed of her Asian identity to founding the Confidence Through Visibility Movement.</p><p>We explore the courage it takes to be seen as an Asian woman, the cultural scripts around self-promotion and perfectionism that hold us back, and why "ready, fire, aim" might be the mindset shift we need. From dyeing her hair blonde to reclaiming her authentic self, Sheena's...
Using Human Design and Energy Balancing as Coaching Tools
<p>What if your coaching tools could help clients reconnect with who they truly are — and release what’s holding them back? In this closing episode of Season 2 of Magnolia Talks, Jen Lin shares how Human Design and Energy Balancing became foundational in her work.</p><p>We explore how Energy Balancing helps clients move through stress and stuckness by releasing internal saboteurs, while Human Design offers a powerful framework for understanding one’s innate makeup and way of being. At the heart of it all? Supporting clients in embracing and living as their most authentic and unique selves.</p><p><br>...
Tapping into Intuition as a Spiritual and Leadership Coach
<p>What does it mean to lead from intuition — and how can we root that leadership in both spirit and community? In this episode of Magnolia Talks, Alisha Herrick shares her deeply personal path that led her to found Earthwise Coaching and the Wise Path Tarot.</p><p>We explore the power of intuitive leadership at a time when traditional scripts are dissolving, and how reconnecting with ancestral wisdom, body intelligence, and spiritual practice offer a more grounded, expansive way forward. Drawing from the Tendikyo religion, Alisha shares how spiritual coaching creates space for presence, transformation, and heart-centered leadership — not just...
How to Build a Successful Coaching Business That Lasts
<p>What does it really take to build a coaching business that’s not only successful — but sustainable and deeply fulfilling? In this episode of Magnolia Talks, Bea Kim shares how she built a lasting practice grounded in somatic wisdom, neuroscience, and bold experimentation.</p><p>We explore her journey into coaching, who she serves (and why), and how her unique approach helps clients reconnect with what they truly want — not just what’s expected of them. From reframing the immigrant mindset to choosing service over people-pleasing, she offers hard-won insights on building a business with integrity, intention, and impact.</p><p><br...
Why Culturally Relevant Coaching Matters for Asian Women
<p>What does it look like to reclaim your narrative as an Asian woman in leadership? In this episode of Magnolia Talks, Denise Ang shares her journey into coaching and the founding of the Asian Women Empowerment Network — a space born from both passion and purpose.</p><p>We explore the unique challenges Asian women face in the workplace, and how cultural values can be leveraged as strengths rather than barriers. Denise's coaching journey helps to show how culturally relevant coaching practices can support clients in rewriting the scripts they’ve inherited and owning their success stories with confidence and clar...
The Power of Eastern Modalities in Leadership Coaching
<p>What does it really mean to coach from a place of cultural alignment and inner truth? In this opening episode of Season 2 of Magnolia Talks, we explore Minal Mehta’s journey in discovering her purpose — and how that journey led her to blend Eastern healing modalities with modern coaching practice.</p><p>We dive into the tension between the “how” and the “why” that so many clients bring, the limitations of Western psychology in multicultural contexts, and the power of reconnecting with ancestral wisdom to serve both ourselves and others. For Asian women (coaches), there’s something uniquely resonant — and empowering —...
