"There is a real power in recognizing that when you are The Only you are potentially the one who has received the invitation to be in that space." - Jess Pettitt Jess Pettitt, MEd, MBA, CSP, is a master bridge-builder. Drawing on her broad expertise—including stand-up comedy and keynote speaking—she elevates conversations and challenges audiences to grow. A top facilitator, educator, and speaker in leadership, diversity, and inclusion, Jess holds master's degrees in Education and Business Admini...
Dec 30, 2024•43 min•Ep. 84
Today's episode is an ode to Connie Chung, the original power of the Only! The trailblazer and legendary journalist is sharing her story in her upcoming memoir Connie, launching Sept. 17th, 2024. She was one of the only Asian women I ever saw on TV growing up and the first woman to co-anchor the CBS Evening News. Breaking barriers and navigating the competitive TV news industry, she inspired a generation of women, including me. In this episode, I talk about Connie's early influence on my life an...
Sep 11, 2024•10 min•Ep. 83
Today I talk about the power of connection and mindset with professional speaker Frank Kitchen. Frank shares how he stepped out of his comfort zone as an introvert after some helpful advice and eventually became a professional speaker and performer. He says it is crucial to stop thinking about what others think and start thinking about what you want. We also tackle the touchy topic of code-switching and how we can use it as a way to connect with others. "It's the emotion of the result that has t...
Feb 28, 2024•37 min•Ep. 82
Today's guest is Jennifer McCollum a CEO, speaker, and author of the book In Her Own Voice - A Woman's Rise to CEO. With over 25 years of experience in leadership, Jennifer has a unique talent for crafting powerful visions and inspiring teams to turn them into reality. Her journey has taken her through organizations like Coca Cola and she made history as the first female CEO at Linkage, an SHRM company that has dedicated more than 35 years to advancing women and accelerating inclusion in leaders...
Jan 30, 2024•43 min•Ep. 81
"The impact that I had on the underrepresented employees of the company was something I did not expect and didn't realize that by simply telling my story, being visible, being vulnerable...what a gift that was to them." - Tricia Montalvo Timm How can we embrace the Power of You? Today we tackle the topic of owning your identity at work with Tricia Montalvo Timm, a board director, venture investor, speaker, and author of Embrace The Power Of You . Tricia is a first-generation Latina who rose thro...
Dec 19, 2023•55 min•Ep. 80
"Instead of vying for a seat at the table, you may need to create your own table." - Angela Chee What will be the next chapter for you? I recently participated in Hello Sunshine's Shine Away event in Los Angeles and I want to share the highlights and takeaways from this incredible event that brought powerful women together for important conversations. The day served as a reminder of how powerful we are and that all of us have many chapters and seasons in our lives. I hope this episode can also s...
Nov 10, 2023•14 min•Ep. 79
Today's guest was "an Only and a Lonely" her entire career. Shelley Zalis is the CEO of The Female Quotient, an equality services company that creates platforms for women and solutions for organizations committed to closing the gender gap in the workplace. Their "Equality Lounges®" at the world's largest business and industry conferences, from CES to DAVOS, SXSW, Cannes Lions, and more — along with an audience of more than 2 million — bring conscious leaders together to close the gender gap. In ...
Oct 10, 2023•54 min•Ep. 78
"You can't be so focused on what you think success looks like that you don't enjoy the journey." - Gail Becker What are you waiting for? My guest today Gail Becker is the Founder of Caulipower, a cauliflower pizza crust and frozen food company named one of the top 10 World's Most Innovative Food Companies in 2022 by Fast Company. Gail's career spans journalism, government service, and marketing, but says being an entrepreneur and starting Caulipower was what she was meant to do all along. She is...
Sep 06, 2023•45 min•Ep. 77
"When you are allowing yourself to embrace your Only, you are embracing you." - Jeff Harry What is your Only moment and how are you going to show up? Today's guest, Jeff Harry, thinks it's important that we all spend more time failing and being bored. He believes that we already have many of the answers we seek, and by simply unleashing our inner child, we can find our purpose and, in turn, help to create a better world. I love his joyful energy and practical tips. He is an international speaker...
Jun 15, 2023•52 min•Ep. 76
"Fulfillment, success on your own terms, knowing you already have everything you need is what I believe and what I preach, but on some days living and feeling it is much harder." - Angela Chee Are you enough? When is it enough? Today is all about the power of being enough. We are all tired right now - especially the Onlys. This is an opportunity for you to ask yourself what you are striving for and to reconsider if your goals are still serving you. "Why do we have to strive so much?" - Angela Ch...
May 23, 2023•10 min•Ep. 75
"Part of owning your power is knowing that sometimes things take longer than you think." - Angela Chee When did you last take a little space for reflection and sharing? It has been three years since I launched this podcast on International Women's Day and there is so much to look back on as well as lots to look forward to. In this episode, I want to encourage you to pause and take a look back at the areas of your life that you want to be more aware of -- or all of the things that you want to cel...
Mar 14, 2023•15 min•Ep. 74
"The opportunity I feel in being the power of the Only is extending agency to those that should be in the room, but aren't." - Alicin Reidy Williamson What are you trying to shift and what is holding you back? What is agency? Today I discuss this question with Alicin Reidy Williamson, Yahoo's Chief Culture and Diversity Officer. Alicin says it's all too easy for many of us to forget the power we already have and says it is important to remember and celebrate who we are. "I didn't know where I wa...
Feb 21, 2023•45 min
"The power of The Only is the perfect description of my story, my battle, and my secret weapon." - Henna Pryor How can we proactively begin to step into our unique power? Today's guest Henna Pryor is, like me, a daughter of immigrant parents. She is a Workplace Performance Expert, an award-winning two-time TEDx speaker, and a professional executive coach. Her clients call her their "secret weapon for impossible change." In this episode, she and I talk about leaning into our awkwardness instead o...
Feb 07, 2023•46 min•Ep. 72
"Downshifting your ambitions doesn't necessarily mean you are throwing away your past or becoming a slacker. It may actually mean that you've finally recognized what it takes for achievement and ambition to be sustainable." - Dorie Clark What does it mean to always be ready? Today I talk about how to embrace not being ready. At the start of every new year, it can be all too easy to bog ourselves down with newly formed goals and deadlines, and plans. It can be much harder to purposefully slow dow...
Jan 24, 2023•9 min•Ep. 71
"Sometimes you need to slow down so you can feel." - Angela Chee How do we want to wrap up the year and what do we want to be? As this year comes to an end, let's look back at everything we learned and consider how we can apply it to the new year ahead. In this episode, I share insights from our 2022 guests, give you an exercise to help you slow down, and share the most important lessons I learned this year. "How do you want to feel at the end of this year?" - Angela Chee In today's show, I talk...
Dec 27, 2022•11 min
"Don't let anyone take away your voice. What you have to say is important." - Charity Elder Where does our strength come from and how can we cultivate our strengths? Today's guest Charity Elder is an award-winning journalist and media executive with more than 20 years of experience working in and leading broadcast and digital newsrooms. She is also the author of the new book Power: The Rise of Black Women in America . In 2020, Charity was a senior adviser to the Mike Bloomberg presidential campa...
Dec 09, 2022•55 min
"There is power in our stories; power in sharing them, that's how it starts." - Angela Chee How can a spark inside someone else lead to a spark inside you that can light a fire within us all? This episode is about what we can all do to make the future. Today I share some highlights from the 2022 Makers Conference that I recently attended in Dana Point, California. The event featured powerful speeches and conversations from many iconic trailblazing women, like Gloria Steinem, Jessica Alba, Consta...
Nov 02, 2022•15 min
"It's time to listen to yourself. It's time to take action. And it's time to move forward with whatever you've been wanting to create." - Angela Chee What action can you take now to create change for yourself, your family, or your community? Today's podcast was inspired by leaders I met at a Meta Boost Small Business event. I kicked off the morning meeting with Eric Toda, Meta's Global Head of Social Marketing and Head of Meta Prosper -- a program to support and empower the Asian and Pacific Isl...
Oct 19, 2022•11 min•Ep. 67
"Looking back allows us to move forward but in our own time." - Angela Chee Why would we want to go backwards into the past? Today I explain why, in order to move forward into a future where we own our power, we need to excavate our past. I unpack why we too often feel like we need to change something about ourselves to fit the mold of the culture we work in. I talk about the myths surrounding executive presence and what it really looks like in the workplace. I also offer up some mindset shifts ...
Sep 20, 2022•11 min
"Sunshine comes after the rain, right? But what if the key to our peace, success and true fulfillment isn't waiting for the pain to pass (the rain) to feel joy (sunshine), but our ability to navigate both -- and at the same time?" - Angela Chee How do we feel it all when we are feeling so much? I have been thinking a lot about the power of joy and pain, so today, I talk about ways to manage all of the emotions you have been juggling since the start of the pandemic. The world is moving forward, s...
Aug 30, 2022•14 min
"Whatever you are working on, plant the seeds." - Angela Chee How can the power of vision help us discover and amplify our gifts? I recently returned from my first visit to the National Speakers Association Conference, so today I want to share the takeaways of my trip and highlight the power of vision that exists within each of us. While I have enjoyed my time working remotely during the last few years, there are also perks to working in person that I realized I have been missing. It was a joy t...
Aug 02, 2022•7 min
"A book is not about something, it is for someone." - AJ Harper How do we overcome our insecurities and barriers to become the authors we are meant to be? Whether you are writing a book, giving a speech, or making a video, your creation is an act of service. Today's guest AJ Harper is an editor and publishing strategist on a mission to help authors write foundational books that change lives. As a ghostwriter and developmental editor, AJ shares her publishing secrets with others at varying stages...
Jun 23, 2022•51 min
"It's important to honor your past and see the impact and power you have on the future. I believe there is a ripple effect." – Angela Chee I've been very introspective these past few months. I feel a lot of change coming and have been going through a personal realignment, by reflecting back to move forward. That's why this week I'm re-releasing: "The Ripple Effect-Honoring your past, impacting your future." "I believe what we do now is not just for you, but for future generations." – Angela Chee...
Jun 07, 2022•11 min
"A lot of untigering is about turning inward." - Iris Chen What can we undo versus do? That is what we are exploring today: the power of undoing. It takes a lot to shift culture and break generational cycles, so to help me explore this topic is Iris Chen, a self-described recovering tiger mother, the founder of the "untigering" movement, and author of Untigering: Peaceful Parenting for the Deconstructing Tiger Parent . After seeing the negative effects of authoritarian parenting and unhealthy cu...
May 24, 2022•52 min
"Biology is destiny unless you know what it's doing to you." - Dr. Louann Brizendine Today's guest, Dr. Louann Brizendine, New York Times Bestselling Author of "The Female Brain" and "The Male Brain" says it's time for a new and radically positive understanding of aging for women. In this episode, she shares actionable science-backed steps for increasing longevity and well-being from her new book "The Upgrade-How Women's Brain Gets Stronger and Better In Mid-life and Beyond." Dr. Brizendine went...
Apr 19, 2022•46 min
"What you do now is not just about you there is a ripple effect." - Angela Chee How can we quiet the fear of being first? This week, I talk about the power of being seen. Let this be your reminder that what you do and how you are being matters -- even if you don't see it yet. It is causing a ripple effect. In this episode, I highlight a story from this past week that perfectly captures the power of The Only and the power of being seen. "You can be someone's Connie Chung." - Angela Chee In today'...
Apr 05, 2022•7 min
"It's exhausting to be the light." - Angela Chee What happens when you're the bright light and things are dragging you down? How do you regenerate? Today's guest Tracy Litt is a science and spirituality teacher, rapid transformational hypnotherapist, bestselling author, and TEDx speaker. She is the Founder of The Litt Factor and the creator of Mind Magic®. Her work has been featured in Entrepreneur, FastCompany, Thrive Global, Success 125, and Inc.com. In this episode, Tracy and I talk about wha...
Mar 22, 2022•46 min
"In order to create real change we need to shift the systems and the structures -- but it starts with us." - Angela Chee Where did our beliefs come from and how do they shape how we act and react? Did you know that International Women's Day was started back in 1911? A global day celebrating the social, economic, political, and cultural achievements of women, International Women's Day is also a call to action for celebrating women's equality. I have been thinking a lot about this year's theme: #B...
Mar 08, 2022•5 min
"Whatever you are creating I am sending you so much love even though I feel heavy." - Angela Chee How do we move forward in the in-betweens when we are all going through so much? This year was meant to be full of renewed hope, but for me, it has started out quite heavy, so I want to take this episode in a different direction. I want to talk about transparency. Although I am still keeping up with my professional duties, it can be a challenge to stay motivated while balancing the rest of my life. ...
Feb 15, 2022•15 min
Why does the New Year trigger all this pressure and where does it come from? "This episode is dedicated to the power of letting go." - Angela Chee Happy Lunar New Year! Today's episode is all about harnessing the power of letting go. I was not ready for the new year this year. Were you? It took me the better part of a month to gain some clarity and get focused on my intention and vision for the year ahead. So this is your reminder that your timeline is perfect for you. Take your time. Create you...
Feb 01, 2022•6 min
