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From a culinary arts student to a James Beard Fellow and a line cook at a well-respected establishment, Shi has been racking up experiences on her journey including streaming on Twitch, creating her own menu for her Beard Box (which she crushed), and working to start her own business. Host Der…

From starting a restaurant with a few friends on "accident" to growing mom-and-pop shops to hundreds of locations and owning a chain of franchises himself, Paul Tran changed not only his life but the lives of his family, clients, and friends forever. Host Derek Ting sits down with Paul to…

From performing in front of an audience of 2 (a man passed out and his dog) to doing his first standup comedy tour and selling out shows, Neema Naz turned his passion into a thriving career. After discovering the option of comedy school to do comedy full time, Neema dropped out of college immediate…

Transitioning from being a full-time registered nurse to a full-time entrepreneur, Ejay Cruz took what he was passionate about in life and worked to create a career out of it. Host Derek Ting sits down with Ejay to talk about his journey in entrepreneurship, how networking and podcasting …

From running a foodie Instagram page to running a full blown food media empire, Drew Belcher further expanded his foodie portfolio with his recent launch of Sorry Not Sorry Creamery. Host Derek Ting sits down with Drew to talk about his journey in entrepreneurship and the most important things he l…

Focusing on the step-by-step (brick by brick) process of building up businesses, Billy has built up multiple successful businesses including one which he recently exited. Host Derek Ting sits down with Billy to talk about his journey in entrepreneurship, what he's learned from it, and how…

At the young age of 6, Elena Shinohara decided to take her passion for rhythmic gymnastics and build a competitive career out of it. Host Derek Ting sits down with Elena to talk about what it was like to make such a huge decision so early on and her experience competing at the highest levels of com…

From bioengineering to design, Grace created a new path for herself when she decided to pursue what she was passionate about instead of following her degree. Host Derek Ting sits down with Grace to talk about how she made the transition and how she took her passions and not only created a career ou…

From running his first businesses out of his garage to creating internationally recognized brands, Derrick set out to create a name for himself at an early age and did exactly that. While he found massive success early on, it did not come without struggle and at one point he even lost it all. Host …