THE BIG ASIAN ENERGY PODCAST

In a recent study, the top 3 adjectives that respondents used to describe Asian people are “smart”, “hardworking”, and “nice”, and that they’re the least likely group in the US to be seen as leaders. The “bamboo ceiling” continues to keep Asian North Americans from being promoted to top leadership positions, including in fields such as finance, law, tech, and medicine, which have a high ratio of Asian employees.

We think this is ridiculous, as there are countless empowered, bold, and assertive Asian individuals who break through the ceilings of every field. Big Asian Energy has a simple mission: to showcase Asian leaders and to share lessons on the mindset, beliefs, and values and empower the collective community. While we love the culture, we see a place for subtlety, and a place for empowerment as well.

We’re about making our listeners better leaders, entrepreneurs, and top performers, and about sharing the tools and lessons learned on the way up. Our guests share their stories, their journeys, and most importantly, key lessons learned in HOW they reached these goals, so you can take them and implement it into your lives. When we rise, we rise together.

Changemakers, groundbreakers, actors, writers, influencers, healers, teachers, biohackers, entrepreneurs, you name it. There’s lessons to be learned from a wide range of industries and we want to showcase the wide diversity of talents and strength from the Asian community.

When we refer to Asians, really what we’re talking about is culture, not race. A lot of the issues we talk about on the show, especially issues with collectivism, parenting styles, or beliefs are the result of culture. The truth is, these are prevalent across many cultures, especially immigrant cultures, the core of what John talks about are based on lived experiences. This is why we often use terms like “children of immigrant parents”, because we do see this as being a multicultural issue. However, we also wanted to have a platform where we could promote and celebrate Asian leaders, and this just happens to be a space for that. This could be East Asians, South Asians, Asian Americans, multi-generational Asians. We are connected more by our similarities than our differences.

Anti-Asian Hate is a growing problem that we are deeply concerned about, and any type of racially-motivated violence is absolutely unacceptable. John Wang, the founder of BAE, has spoken at several rallies on the issue and regularly participate in the discussion. However, Big Asian Energy is not meant to be a platform for political debate, as we feel like our focus is best spent on empowering individuals to step into their highest self.

The founder, John Wang, was an entrepreneur who has a school and consultancy firm focused on helping Asian immigrants reach their academic and career goals. He realized that many of the issues that his clients were running into stemmed from a lack of assertiveness in how they interacted with their peers as a cultural phenomenon, and realized how few platforms were talking about these issues. There are multiple sides to this, including the internal, generational belief systems that are passed down, and there just aren’t enough discussion around how this impacts individuals. As such, BIG ASIAN ENERGY was born.

Reach out to us! Send us an email intro at [email protected] with whoever you think would be a good fit for the show, even yourself. 

Join the movement! At the end of every show, we always ask our audience to share it with one friend they know. We are more powerful united than we are apart. You can also invite John to speak at your event or join our coaching programs.