Everyone talks about the freedom of being your own boss, but no one prepares you for the loneliness, sacrifice, and self-doubt that comes with building your dream from scratch.

Deborah is a licensed esthetician with over 20 years of experience. She has two spas and a sugar manufacturing company, but it didn’t come easy or quick. This week, she takes us on the emotional rollercoaster of building her sugaring empire from nothing.

She shares how her business was suddenly stolen from her with NO notice, how she rebuilt and pivoted during COVID, and what it’s really like working with celebrity clients. We also dive into who she was before becoming the “Sugar Mama,” and who she’s learning to be beyond it.

SHE CRIED, we laughed—you don’t want to miss this one!

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What happens after you achieve the impossible?

This week, we have an OLYMPIC SWIMMER Jamie Yeung (so yeah, she knows a thing or two about dreaming big), joining us to talk about:

• Her journey from high school swim team to Division 1 swimming at the University of Michigan

• The road to qualifying for the Olympics
  

• What it’s really like inside the Olympic Village
  

• Women vs men in sports and why female athletes still have to be “exceptional” to be seen
  

• Finding your identity and purpose after the world stage
  

This is a conversation about dreams, discipline, identity, and reinvention—so join us, whether you’re an athlete or just a woman trying to figure out her next chapter!

***This episode is bilingual , video has English translation***

This is for the woman who’s ambitious but tired, capable but unsure, driven but also terrified to start.

Some people know her as a chairwoman. Some know her as an artist. But I know her as ‘Mom.’

In this episode, my mom shares her journey from being a housewife to becoming the chairwoman of a major international charity (HKTNWA). Raised in a traditional Asian household to becoming a woman who leads, this episode is about what it means to build a life that’s both grounded in tradition and boldly your own.

Mama Shiao also gives dating advice on what it means to be mysterious, rules of dating and what she really thinks about moving in with your S.O.

So if you’ve ever felt like you need to have your entire life figured out by your 20s or 30s - this episode gives US permission to breathe.

Episode resources

• Donate to HKTNWA
• More on period poverty