Beyond the Resumes

Richard Leong is a DEI Consultant and a Leadership Development Coach. He is currently working at Collective, a DEI lab, in addition to running an independent consulting and coaching practice. He is also an inaugural board member at Act to Change, a non-profit organization that aims to prevent bullying. He earned his Bachelor's in Sociology from Columbia University in 2014.

Andrew Tan is a Human Capital Management Consultant at Deloitte and has previously worked in strategy consulting and career consulting. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Finance from Indiana University Bloomington.

Sho Dewan is the Founder of Workhap, a talent development firm specializing in Career Coaching & Corporate Trainings. He is a 2020 LinkedIn Top Voice in job searching and careers. He earned his Bachelor's in Business Administration from the University of California, Irvine.

Richard Ngo is the Art Director for X. Nguyen Design Co. a creative marketing agency start-up and founder of his personal marketing consultation and media production service. He also works in career development as an intern at Declassified College Podcast, a podcast that helps students navigate college and works another internship at Seedstages, an app that works like Tinder but for internships/jobs at Tech start-ups. He is also a team lead at Tech Pod, an organization that helps students get into the tech industry without a computer science background. He is currently a senior at North Carolina State University studying Business Administration/Marketing on top of serving in the U.S Army Reserves.

Sarah Park-Thompson is the Director of Career Services at Harvey Mudd College. She has been in career services working at various institutions for about a decade, most recently at UCLA. Before that, she also worked in diversity inclusion and academic advising. She received her BA in Sociology and Anthropology from Carleton College and her Master's in Student Development in Postsecondary Education from the University of Iowa.

Raymond Luu is an Associate Director of Commercial Services at San Jose State University. He is also a Program Manager for a nonprofit, Project by Project, which focuses on Asian American leadership development through fundraising and philanthropy. Additionally, he recently launched the Reel Asian Podcast, a show that dives into AAPI cinema and discusses the cultural impact in the greater AAPI community. He received his Bachelor's in Business Administration from San Francisco State University in 2016.

Min Kwon is a Sr. Marketing Analyst at PepsiCo Beverages NY. He is part of the Water portfolio, leading the digital strategy and societal purpose on LIFEWTR's brand communication team. He is also involved with the PepsiCo Asian Network, the LGBTQ+ ERG EQUAL, and The League. On the side, he also hosts his own podcast, UPWARD, which highlights Asian Americans in corporate America and their journeys and advice as they have learned throughout their career. He graduated from Yale University with a BA in Psychology Neuroscience.

Mia Marie Parisotto is a personal career coach and mentor. She is a director of training and technology - handling everything from a potential associate's first day until their growth and then their leadership development growth. She is currently developing her own podcast, SoundBytesWithEm. She earned her undergraduate degree in Business Operations at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Alan Z is an Asian American hip-hop and R&B rapper, musician, and actor from Atlanta, GA. He fell in love with music and acting at a young age and uses it to own who he is and to be the best version of himself.

Coonoor Behal is the Founder & CEO of Mindhatch, a firm devoted to innovation and creativity. She is an expert in Design Thinking, Organizational Improv, and Innovation Facilitation. She graduated summa cum laude from New York University in Journalism, Film, and Politics and earned her Masters in International Relations from the University of Chicago.Her book, "I Quit! The Life-Affirming Joy of Giving Up" will be published by New Degree Press in April 2021.

Van Lai-DuMone is the founder of worksmART Advantage, a progressive team development and leadership training consultancy that utilizes creativity, play, and experiential learning to evolve mindset, skill sets, and behaviors in the workplace. Born in Vietnam and raised in Southern California after her family fled Vietnam as war refugees, she watched her parents pave a new life for themselves, seeing first hand how creative thinking, innovation, and curiosity can help people overcome their circumstances. She received her undergraduate degree in psychology from UC Santa Barbara and went on to earn her MBA in Marketing from Pepperdine Graziadio Business School.

Godwin Chan is the host of “Digital Introverts,” a podcast where introverts share their success and failure stories and how they thrive in the digital age. He was part of the first full-year cohort of the Biomedical Discovery and Commercialization program at McMaster University, where he graduated with honors in 2017. Afterwards, he received a Master of Science in Molecular Biology from Université de Montréal.His first book, "Digital Introverts: Why Today's Most Successful Individuals Harness Introversion to Thrive” is expected to be published in April 2021.

David Moriya is the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Strong Asian Lead, a developing career accelerator for Asian Americans in the entertainment industry. He is also the host of the  podcast "Redress & Lofi" and the founder of Rogue Photo, a nonprofit photo agency connecting local photographers and nonprofits.

Kathleen Wang is a pediatric allergist practicing in North Carolina. She is a co-founder of The Grown Up Asian, a community and life coaching service for Asian American Women who feel unfulfilled, overwhelmed, and struggle in their close relationships. She helped create this community after discovering the power of her thoughts and emotions in creating the life she wants.

Joseph Shin is a senior at Emory University majoring in Marketing and Information Systems. He is also currently the Director of Growth & Marketing at Product Buds, an online community for aspiring product managers. He has previously worked for iSTRATA DIGITAL and The Fox Magazine.

Connan Chan is a recruitment consultant specializing in IT roles at DataFinery Consulting. He graduated from the University of Toronto with honors and a double degree in Cognitive Science and Linguistics and went on to receive a post graduate certificate for entrepreneurship from Humber College. For his job, he works with both job candidates and employers through their job search and application process.

Da Eun Kim is a Film & TV Production MFA student at USC and a host and producer for the Bamboo & Glass podcast. She holds a Masters in Computer Science from Stanford and prior to her current status as an MFA student, she has worked as an intern at Pixar Animation Studios and a software engineer at Google. Through several internships and full-time roles, she was able to work on products such as Google Earth, Jamboard, Google Slides, and Google Ads.

Sheena Yap Chan is a blogger, podcaster, consultant, author, and speaker on building self-confidence. She currently inspires women through her podcast called The Tao of Self Confidence where she interviews Asian women about their inner journey to self-confidence.  Her mission is to help Asian Women boost their confidence to live their authentic selves, help Asian Women create a voice in the world, and create a stronger representation for Asian women.

Neal Sivadas is a senior at the University of Southern California studying the Business of Cinematic Arts with a minor in Applied Analytics. He is an aspiring Product Marketing Manager with a focus in helping brands understand and market to the Gen Z audience. He created the Find Gen Z Series, the most followed Gen Z newsletter on LinkedIn with 10K subscribers. Previous internships include product marketing management at Amazon, strategy and insights at VaynerMedia, in addition to directing digital strategy for the Trojan Marketing Group and strategy at JUV Consulting.

Seibo Shen currently runs three companies in the cannabis space that make devices that allow the consumer to benefit from cannabis without the negative side effects of smoking. He also runs a few additional groups including Cannadads and Cannathlete. Furthermore, he is an executive mindset coach teaching highly successful people who are not fulfilled how to reprioritize their lives and become human beings instead of human doings.

Stacy Jene Li is a career coach for ambitious creatives/misfits who value social impact and want to make the world a better place through their work. She holds a Masters in Education from UPenn and started her career coaching journey in summer 2020 as a YouTube content creator. Since then, she has coached 30+ individuals to help them land jobs, gain confidence in themselves, and rework their limiting beliefs around careers.

Miloni Gandhi is an experienced international educator with over 15 years of experience in international development and international education. Currently, she is on the Workforce Development team at Foothill College and runs her own international education consultancy called Experience International. She completed her PhD in Social Sciences and Comparative Education from the University of California, at Los Angeles. She is a proud quadruple bruin having received her MA in the same discipline, and a BA in Geography and a BA in International Development Studies also from UCLA.

Joseph Choi is the founder of Tech Pod, a weekly newsletter on non-technical jobs in tech. He is currently a Business Operations Intern at Salesforce and is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Economics at the University of Michigan.

Linda Evans is a strength-based career coach with a Masters degree in Psychological Counseling from Columbia University. She runs her own career coaching practice in addition to working as a full-time Assistant Director in Career Services at Trinity University in San Antonio, TX.

Jerry Won is the Host & Founder of Beyond the Resumes, a career and professional development platform for the modern global professional. He is also the Founder & CEO of Just Like Media, a podcast first media company sharing Asian American stories, and The Podcast Firm, a podcast production and consulting company. Previously, Jerry has worked as a strategy consultant and sales and marketing leader in various industries. He holds a BS from USC Marshall School of Business and an MBA from Michigan Ross.

Beyond the Resumes is a daily ten-minute podcast that shares the worst and best life and career advice from globally recognized career leaders, LinkedIn Top Voices, executives, doctors, and entrepreneurs. Jerry, the founder and host of Beyond the Resumes, holds a BS from USC Marshall, an MBA from Michigan Ross, and was a former consultant at Accenture and a sales and marketing leader in multiple industries. He now hopes to share both his and his guests' extensive careers and experiences through these daily podcasts. Our mission is to be the leading voice for career and life advice for the modern global professional and empower the next generation of modern global leaders by sharing career and life advice to help you find happiness and success.