Young and Finch

Happy November everybody, And it's frinally another new episode sorry for the delay, life has been crazy. In this week's episode, I had the chance to sit down with a friend of the pod the founder and owner of one of the most notable specialty coffee shops in Toronto, Sean Oh. We breakdown his life story from living between Toronto, New York and Vancouver, and how he got started in the coffee scene. Like most small business owners, we discussed what RGLR did to have to endure the pandemic, and shares some insightful realizations he's made throughout his journey. We dived deeper to understand the man behind the mission, and what his experience was like living in Canada as a Korean immigrant, and how Vancouver, now Toronto, has become his home. I had an amazing time getting to know and listen to Sean's experience, and I hope you guys enjoy the episode. Please support local businesses like the RGLR specialty coffee and bottle shop by eating and drinking out! If you're in Toronto or visiting, make sure to stop by the shop located at 548 Annette St, Toronto. You can find all of the latest bean and sake selections, on their instagram @rglr_coffee! Thanks for tuning in - Y&F IG: @theyoungandfinch TWITTER: @youngandfinch Song credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Downloadg / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

It's Frinally Friday everybody, And it's frinally another new episode. Hey friends, thanks for your patience! In this week's episode, I had the chance to sit down with a friend of the pod from our beautiful Westcoast Bestcoast city Vancouver, Katherine Park. She is a fashion, lifestyle, and content creator who focuses on clean minimal fits, local spots, and jewelry and accessories. We dived into how the pandemic had spawned her journey in the social media space, and some of her experiences with content creation, fashion, and how her experience has been. This episode is kind of a hybrid where we also touched on modern dating, and answered some dating Q&A questions. You can find more of her great content on her instagram @katherinepark_ or find her dope tiktok content @katherineeepark Thanks for tuning in - Y&F IG: @theyoungandfinch TWITTER: @youngandfinch Song credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Downloadg / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves  

Happy Weekend everybody, In this week's episode, I had the chance to sit down with a friend of the pod and a fellow podcast host (in hiatus) from our beautiful city of Toronto, Matt Bu. We dived into what fueled Matt to start a podcast around the local food scene, where his appreciation and relationship with food started, and some behind the scenes with the development of The Gastronomy Club. The podcast is a meeting place for food lovers and food creators alike, and each episode is packed with a rich story, and a meaningful conversation with people who are passionate about their craft, all from our city of Toronto. Although he hasn't released a new episode in a minute (spam his DM's to post new episodes!) you can find all of his previous episodes on his social media and wherever you get your podcasts. @thegastronomyclub on instagram and The Gastronomy Club on all podcast streaming platforms! Thanks for tuning in - Y&F IG: @theyoungandfinch TWITTER: @youngandfinch Song credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Downloadg / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves    

Happy Friday everybody, In this week's episode, I had the chance to sit down with a beauty guru in our own city Diana Choi. She founded a beauty bar turned brand called Pomelo located in the heart of Liberty Village in Toronto, that focuses on permanent make-up, brow and lash services, and even further education and beauty training. She's been a long friend of the podcast, and a fellow Korean Canadian who took her roots and education from Korea to build her career on Canadian soil. We talk about how she got to build Pomelo as the brand and business, Diana shares some beauty tips, and she rates my eyebrows. You can find out more about Pomelo's offerings on her instagram @pomelo.bb or on their website at www.pomelobb.com Thanks for tuning in - Y&F IG: @theyoungandfinch TWITTER: @youngandfinch Song credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Downloadg / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

"So... how've you been?" Sounds like something you would say to an ex you haven't spoken to in a few months. That's how it feels to upload this episode. I wanted to share why we've been on such a long hiatus from the podcast, and what's been going on these past few months.   It's a short one, but I'll be rolling out a few more episodes to get back into the groove of things.   It feels good to be back.   - Y&F   IG: @theyoungandfinch TWITTER: @youngandfinch Song credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

In this week's episode, we bring on Sam Suh, a creative within the apparel business, more specifically the founder of Kyopo Streetwear (@kyopo_); a Korean-Canadian influenced brand. We talk about our upbringing as a Korean-Canadian and how the “gyo-po” culture shaped the way he built his clothing brand. Hope you guys enjoy and thank you for your continued support! - Y&F IG: @theyoungandfinch TWITTER: @youngandfinch Song credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Downloadg / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

Welcome to another week of Bap for Thought! As the season is coming to an end, we decided to round up a couple of questions to ask each other, some thought provoking, others just plain stupid.  Hope everyone is staying warm as Winter is just around the corner! - Y&F IG: @theyoungandfinch TWITTER: @youngandfinch Song credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

Welcome back to the Y&F podcast!  For this week's episode, we hop on the trend of talking about Squid Game, in particular the games that showed in the Netflix series and how we participated in these games from our childhood. If you played any of the games from the series or other Korean games, let us know down in the comments and as always, hope you guys have a great week and we'll catch you guys next time! - Y&F IG: @theyoungandfinch TWITTER: @youngandfinch Song credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

Welcome back to another episode of Passion Projects. This week, we go over the adventure Tiffany Mah went through from creating her career in planting stylist and consultant from a hobby to a full time gig. If there is anything that resonated with you or you just love plants in general, leave us a comment!    Please see below for Tiff's contact information for any Planting consultations or just visual vibes! Instagram: @plantmahmah TikTok: @plantmahmah Etsy: www.etsy.com/ca/shop/PlantMahMah To book a plant consultation with Plant Mahmah: www.plantmahmah.appointlet.com or email plantmahmah@gmail.com to inquire   Thanks for listening! - Y&F IG: @theyoungandfinch TWITTER: @youngandfinch Song credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

Welcome back to another week and thank you for starting off with an episode of Y&F!  This week's episode, we discuss different types of media that influenced our lives growing up and how it shaped our views towards life. What are some things that influenced you? We'd love to hear it. Hope you guys enjoy this one! - Y&F IG: @theyoungandfinch TWITTER: @youngandfinch Song credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

For this week's episode, we bring on our friend to provide a female perspective, Hannah Kim (@bananakimchi) and throw difficult and spicy questions that men have for women. We hope you guys enjoyed this episode and DM us on our instagram if you resonated with any of our content.  - Y&F IG: @theyoungandfinch TWITTER: @youngandfinch Song credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

This week we visit the popular topic of dating, specifically dating apps. We discuss the differences between Tinder, Hinge and other popular applications. Dating apps allow us to connect to others and make it very accessible. We share our good and bad experiences both before and after covid. We hope you guys enjoy this week's episode and catch you guys next time! - Y&F IG: @theyoungandfinch TWITTER: @youngandfinch Song credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

Welcome back to another episode of Y&F! In this week's episode we wanted to talk about our experiences travelling: places we've been to, places we want to visit, what our travel style is, fun travel stories and more. I know travelling has been difficult the last year or so but things are looking up and we'd love to hear if you have any upcoming travel plans or if you resonated with any of our thoughts!  We hope you guys enjoy this one, and until next time! - Y&F IG: @theyoungandfinch TWITTER: @youngandfinch Song credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

Welcome back to Y&F! We hope everyone is having a great end of summer, we're sad to see the days fly by but stoked to see the cool weather come in. In this episode we wanted to touch on some differences we've seen and experienced between First Gen Koreans, 1.5 Gen Korean Canadians, and 2nd Gen Korean Canadians. We touch on social, and fundamental perspective differences we've noticed between the different generations. Note we are coming from a 1.5/2nd generation perspective, and we're not categorizing people, but just having a fun light hearted discussion about things we've noticed! If you can relate or have any other thoughts, don't be shy to let us know! We'd love to chat. We hope you guys enjoy this one, and until next time! - Y&F IG: @theyoungandfinch TWITTER: @youngandfinch Song credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

Welcome back to Y&F, it's been a while since we last uploaded but we are definitely excited to start again! We start off season 4 with a quick episode to catch up on how we spent our break, what we were up to, and our plans going forward. Hope you guys enjoy this one! - Y&F IG: @theyoungandfinch TWITTER: @youngandfinch Song credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

We wrap up this season with an episode about habits, some good and some bad (some ugly). We try to avoid cliche topics so please tune in and let us know if you related to any of our habits Lastly, we want to thank you for all the support and hope you stay tuned for season 4. We have tons of ideas in store, so please keep an eye out! - Y&F IG: @theyoungandfinch TWITTER: @youngandfinch Song credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

Welcome back to another episode for the ‘Passion Project' series. This week, we bring in Toronto based producer, YJ (turn it up). We dive into topics like his passion for music, how he became a producer, which artists influenced his sound, and much more.  We hope you guys enjoy this one and we'll catch you guys next time! - Y&F IG: @theyoungandfinch TWITTER: @youngandfinch Song credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

For this week’s episode, we talk about our closest circle; family.  We share about our experiences growing up in an immigrant family, the differences between our relationships with our parents, and our sibling dynamic as the youngest of our families. - Y&F IG: @theyoungandfinch TWITTER: @youngandfinch Song credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

For episode 27, we revisited the topic on dating with a guest, Mina Moon. We talked about differences between dating Koreans vs non-Koreans, any indicators between casual and more serious relationships, and our experiences dating in our early 20’s vs now. We had a blast recording this one, and you can find more about our guest on her instagram @moooonmina. Hope you guys enjoy this one. Thanks again! - Y&F IG: @theyoungandfinch TWITTER: @youngandfinch Song credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

For this week’s episode, we thought it would be fun to do another Bap For Thought, where we each come up with two difficult questions that we all answer on the spot. How do you judge somebody? What are some traits that we’ve received the most compliments on? What memory would we experience again if given the chance? We had a lot of fun in this episode and we hope you guys enjoy too!  Thanks! - Y&F IG: @theyoungandfinch TWITTER: @youngandfinch Song credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

For this week’s episode, we talk about everything related to friendship ; from what makes a good friend, close friends vs. acquaintance, to how we deal with conflicts within your social circle.    - Y&F IG: @theyoungandfinch TWITTER: @youngandfinch Song credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

For this week’s episode, we brought in our childhood friend IncomeTats aka Victor to talk about his journey to becoming a tattoo artist. He shares some of his obstacles, and his plans for the future and touched on whether we are interested in getting one in the future.   - Y&F IG: @theyoungandfinch TWITTER: @youngandfinch Song credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves   

In this week's episode, we go back to memory lane and talk about some of our memorable club/party stories. We discuss our first time drinking, black outs, hangovers and more. Buss it down  - Y&F IG: @theyoungandfinch TWITTER: @youngandfinch Song credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves 

In this week's episode, we talk about some of our biggest life lessons, realizations, mistakes and regrets that we learned so far in our 20’s.   - Y&F IG: @theyoungandfinch TWITTER: @youngandfinch Song credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

We’re back for season 3! In this episode, we discuss what we’ve been up to during our one month hiatus, latest news on covid, and our thoughts on the increasing Asian hate crimes. For more context and information on how you can become aware of what incidents occurred and how you can help please check out: https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/    - Y&F   IG: @theyoungandfinch TWITTER: @youngandfinch Song credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

Young and Finch Podcast Trailer! - Y&F Song credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

For this season’s finale episode, we are excited to have our first guest on the podcast; Jordan Woods. He has a unique experience with Korean culture where he understands both the Korean and Western cultures, similar to us. In this episode, we touch on topics relating to K-POP, Korean food, and Jordan’s guest appearances on Korean Entertainment shows.  - Y&F IG: @theyoungandfinch TWITTER: @youngandfinch Song credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

For episode 19, we talked casually about what we have been upto lately, clubhouse interest, and our future plans with the podcast.   - Y&F IG: @theyoungandfinch TWITTER: @youngandfinch Song credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

In this week’s episode, we go over aspects of korean culture that a lot non-korean people might find odd or even interesting.   Please drop us a DM if you vibe with any point and let us know what you think! - Y&F IG: @theyoungandfinch TWITTER: @youngandfinch Song credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

In episode 17, we talked about our respective careers(healthcare, engineering, software developer) and some lessons we learned so far in our early careers. We discussed what values matter to us, career changes and our experiences so far.  - Y&FIG: @theyoungandfinchTWITTER: @youngandfinchSong credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

In this episode, we discuss personal finance, our investment strategies, and the importance of financial literacy. We only scratched the surface on this big topic. Please let us know in the DM’s if you have any questions in regards to what we said. Thanks for listening and your support.- Y&F IG: @theyoungandfinchTWITTER: @youngandfinchSong credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

We return to the topic of dating, specifically casual relationships and talk about our perspectives though personal stories and experiences. Since this is an interesting topic, we decided to break it up into different parts and dive deeper into each subject.  - Y&FIG: @theyoungandfinchTWITTER: @youngandfinchSong credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

How often do we tell people we’re doing well? What does that even mean? We wanted to dive into what wellness means to us, and how each of us are maintaining our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellness. What do you do to maintain your well-being? Let us know! Thanks for tuning in for this week’s episode. Don’t forget to follow us on Spotify and rate us on Apple Podcast and please leave us a review if you enjoy the podcast! - Y&FIG: @theyoungandfinchTWITTER: @youngandfinchSong credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

Everybody has things that get on their nerves and in this week’s episode, we talk about ours. Join us as we rant and complain about what grinds OUR gears and let us know what grinds YOURS?  - Y&FIG: @theyoungandfinchTWITTER: @youngandfinchSong credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

For this week’s episode, we discussed our perspective on religion, particularly in relating to our own experience in Christianity and our overall thoughts on it.Hope you guys enjoy this one and as always appreciate the support.  - Y&FIG: @theyoungandfinchTWITTER: @youngandfinchSong credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

Welcome back to Young & Finch!Hope everyone had a great holiday.We kick-off 2021 with the second episode of Bap for Thought - the segment where we prepare questions in advance and answer it on the fly the day of recording.Thank you for making us part of your weekly listens and we hope you enjoy this one! - Y&FIG: @theyoungandfinchTWITTER: @youngandfinchSong credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

For this week’s topic, we talk about how we view masculinity amongst Koreans in North America. We go into some of our personal experiences such as meeting women outside of our ethnicity, relationships we nurtured and lost, as well as games we grew up with. If you have any questions or feedback, please do let us know as we check all of our DMs and comments.Lastly, hope you guys have a fantastic holiday and a happy new year.- Y&FIG: @theyoungandfinchTWITTER: @youngandfinchSong credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

For this week’s episode, we talk about our Myer Briggs’ Personality types, Korean blood type theory and horoscopes. Hope you guys enjoy this one and let us know what YOUR sign is!- Y&FIG: @theyoungandfinchTWITTER: @youngandfinchSong credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

In this episode, we continue with questions that women have difficulties asking men. This week had questions that were more fun to discuss, so please take everything we say with a grain of salt. We also want to thank everyone who DM’ed us with questions!Hope you enjoy this one and thanks for tuning in!- Y&FIG: @theyoungandfinchTWITTER: @youngandfinchSong credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

For this episode, we dive into a sensitive and often taboo topic of mental health. We break down what mental health is, open up about our own personal struggles with it, how it’s viewed in Korean culture, and our perspectives on how to get through these battles.  We hope that we are able to shed some light on this heavy topic and encourage everyone to seek help if you are going through difficult times.*Disclaimer* We are by no means an expert on this topic, if you are sensitive to topics around depression, anxiety, or suicide please be advised that these are topics that come up during this episode.Links from the Episode:Yu Ting Ju instagram page: @Find.Ting Canadian Center for Mental Health and Sport:https://www.ccmhs-ccsms.ca/mental-health-resources-1Crisis Services Canada: 1 833 456 4566Canadian Crisis Hotline 1 888 353 2273- Y&FIG: @theyoungandfinchTWITTER: @youngandfinchSong credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

This week, we dig into some personal questions that women have difficulties asking men. We know it’s not always easy to understand what goes on in the mind of a man, but we’re hoping to answer some of these tough questions.We couldn’t manage to fit in all of the questions in this one, so if you have any you’d like us to hear, or that you think other women might be afraid to ask men, DM us!Hope you enjoy this one and thanks for tuning in!- Y&FIG: @theyoungandfinchTWITTER: @youngandfinchSong credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

Achieving success is subjective and we all have different definitions of what it means. This episode, we dive into what success means to us, any role models we had, and our goals. DM us! We’d love to hear your thoughts about what success means.Thanks for listening!- Y&FSong credit: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

This is the first series of Bap For Thought. Bap translates to ‘food’ in Korean. We prepared a couple questions and dive into the topics. Let us know if you guys enjoyed this one!Thanks! :)- Y&FIG: @theyoungandfinchTWITTER: @youngandfinchSong credits: Waves - The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch:  https://youtu.be/6SUI0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

In this episode, we dive into our experiences of growing up in Canada as Koreans and talk about the differences in the cultures and more.- Y&FSong credits: Track: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUl0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves

Welcome to the Dating episode, we discussed bad dates, lessons learned, RED FLAGS, and more!Thanks for tuning in!- Y&FTrack: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: //youtu.be/6SUI0i5G89A Download / Stream: //allplus.io/waves

In this episode we introduced a bit about each of ourselves, why we wanted to start this platform, and discussed what 2020 has been like for each of us.Thanks for tuning in!- Y&FTrack: Waves — The Loyalist [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/6SUI0i5G89A Download / Stream: https://allplus.io/waves