What happens when a high-powered Goldman Sachs executive walks away from Wall Street to help people find love?

In this episode of Tradition Breakers, host Mary Moses sits down with Cassindy Chao, a proud daughter of Asian immigrants who left a demanding finance career to become an elite matchmaker, author, and speaker. Blending ancient Chinese wisdom with modern relationship strategy, Cassindy shares how she’s helping people—especially Asian American women—build more authentic relationships rooted in self-awareness and respect.

They discuss:
💔 Why perfectionism and people-pleasing are sabotaging relationships
💡 How cultural conditioning shapes how we love and set boundaries
🔥 The state of modern dating (and why it’s “in need of a shakeup”)
💼 How Cassindy turned a side passion into a thriving business
💬 Her mission to bring civility, authenticity, and purpose back to love—and even into corporate networking

If you’ve ever felt torn between external success and inner fulfillment, this episode will remind you that redefining both is possible.

Tune in to learn how to break tradition, drop the need to be perfect, and fall back in love—with yourself and others.

Links:

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Visit Cassindy's website: https://www.cassindy.com/home

Buy Cassindy's book: https://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Wisdom-Modern-Love-Chinese/dp/B0DM5FN5NP

Listen to our episode with Misa Chien