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Thrive Spice

Thrive Spice is a podcast centered on the Asian American mental health experience while navigating career, family, identity and social empowerment. Join host Vanessa Tsang Shiliwala as she invites diverse business and political leaders, entrepreneurs, activists, and creators to share their real stories and practical advice on how they found their "Thrive Spice" - the joy that comes from finally owning our identity, power, and worth. Our mission is to promote a more inclusive world that centers intersectional communities, including women of color, AAPI, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ communities. Join us as we unpack some feelings and spill the tea: from sharing what real self-care and boundaries look like for us as we create social, political, and economic change; how we're healing from hate crimes, intergenerational trauma, and racism; and what we're doing to break glass ceilings, reclaim our stories and redefine what true happiness and success look like - for ourselves, and for the next generation.

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Mirfie Chan on Motherhood, Money, and Purpose

June 02, 2021 • Vanessa Tsang Shiliwala • Season 1 • Episode 5

Mirfie Chan, founder of Love, the Chans, a social impact-based artisanal textile brand, shares how her experiences as an Arab Singaporean immigrant, wife and mother raising a mixed-race Asian American family have led her to champion diversity and conscious change in her personal and professional life.

We talk about defying barriers to give ourselves the freedom and permission to live an authentic, purposeful life. Mirfie shares how a health crisis inspired her to change her mindset and mission, and why leading with human connection and global compassion makes success inevitable as an entrepreneur.

About Love, the Chans:
A social impact-based artisanal textile brand that transforms lives by providing vibrant products and experiences that celebrate the beauty of global cultures. A portion of proceeds is donated to support artisan communities globally as well as women and children in crisis here in the US. Check out their latest limited-edition collection of artisanal masks, tote bags and luxury handbags at lovethechans.com. For 1 week only, we’re offering an exclusive limited-time offer of 10% off for Thrive Spice Listeners with the code Thrive10. (expires 6/9/21)

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