Lucia Liu is the Founder & CEO of Rock The Boat, a podcast and community organization focused on Asians who challenge the status quo. She has interviewed prominent guests such as Andrew Yang, Adele Lim (screenwriter of CRA), Kevin Lin (Cofounder of Twitch and Gold House), and many more.

While Lucia currently rocks a 9 to 5 in the financial services sector, she was once a full fledged chocolatier with her own premium brand of yummy treats called Lululosophy.

Tune in to understand why it's important to embrace discomfort in order to grow, and to learn about the power in being an underdog.  Lucia and I connect on the importance of AAPI representation, and she even shares some amazing tips on how you can kick start your own dreams of being a podcaster.

Head over to https://www.gorocktheboat.com/ to check out Lucia's pod and learn about her community.

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Michelle Lee is the powerhouse Editor-in-Chief of Allure—an iconic magazine that in 2021, celebrated its 30th birthday.  Since taking on her position, Michelle has eliminated the term anti-aging from the magazine’s vocabulary and has redefined beauty through the lens of diversity. In one single issue, Michelle broke the record for the number of American American faces that have graced the cover of Allure since its inception.

She’s incredibly thoughtful and intentional in the direction she’s taking the magazine, and I couldn’t be more grateful for that as someone who didn’t grow up seeing myself reflected in media.

Tune in to understand why Michelle feels like your uniqueness is an asset, and how to find the confidence to be exactly who you are.  We connect on the importance of self-promotion, and of course, I had to ask Michelle about her holy grail beauty products.  

Head over to https://www.allure.com/ to learn about and support this culture shaping publication.

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Jenny Lee is the author of Anna K—a modern-day reimagining of the classic novel Anna Karenina, which will be turned into an upcoming HBO Max series.  It follows a bi-racial “it” girl caught between her picture-perfect, family-approved boyfriend and the guy who might just be her one true love. 

Jenny started off her career in book publishing, and later became a television writer and producer who has worked on BET’s Boomerang, IFC’s Brockmire, Freeform’s Young & Hungry, and the Disney Channel’s number-one-rated kids’ show, Shake It Up.  She has previously published humor essay collections and middle-grade novels, with Anna K being her debut YA.

Tune in to hear about how Jenny brought a fresh perspective to a classic story, and why she feels that it's important to drive diverse representation in literature.  We talk about how her writing has improved with more life experience, as well as the importance of finding the courage to ask for help.  

Head over to https://jennyleewrites.com/ to keep up with Jenny's work.  Get excited for the paperback of Anna K coming out on March 23rd, and for the release of its sequel on April 27th - which is available for preorder now!

To find out more about the Hear Us Roar podcast, and sign up for my mailing list, visit www.hurpodcast.com.  Please subscribe to the show, and leave a comment.  I look forward to hearing from you!