Beyond the Label
Be inspired by individuals from various ages, cultures, backgrounds, and sexualities, who took a leap of faith, broke from tradition, and did something different.-We are not defined by labels or stereotypes. Anything is possible, be you unapologetically.
Episodes
61 episodes
60. Living Beyond Limitations of Chronic Illnesses with Artist Sophia Hotung
Artist and illustrator Sophia Hotung suffers from chronic illnesses that present very real daily life challenges but she does not allow them to limit her. She talks to us about coping with unexpected circumstances life throws at her while maint...
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59. How Overcoming His Mental Health Struggles Made Him a Silicon Valley Designer with Astro Vinh
Meet Astro Vinh, a Vietnamese designer at Meta and Google, and now founder of Murror, an AI mental health assistance. Astro shares his compelling story of overcoming mental health challenges and how those challenges shaped him into the entrepre...
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58. Cutting ties with Family and Reconnecting with Love: A Story on Self Healing
Meet a French engineer-turned-life coach who shares her shares insights on overcoming family trauma, reconnecting with love, and healing from heartbreak. She talks about what cutting ties with family really means and the beautiful ways to self-...
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57. Mixed Japanese Artist Mizuki Nishiyama on Identities, Cultures, and Death through Art
Mixed Japanese Artist Mizuki Nishiyama is known for her honest portrayal of emotions, trauma, feminism, life and death, through her art. In this raw conversation with our host, she explores the complexities of coming from a mixed background,&nb...
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56. Telling Stories that Matter: Using the Power of Film to Give Voice to Silenced Communities
In this episode of Beyond the Label podcast, we dive deep into the world of storytelling with the filmmaker and director, Qasim Khan. Our host delves into how Qasim fearlessly uses the power of film to shed light on silenced communities. His la...
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55. Panel Discussion: How Three Women Manifest their Dream Lives and the Tools You can Use to Achieve your Goals
For this November 11th, Leanne Blu, Gianne Chan and Bernice Li from Sole Soul Club come together to discuss manifestation. The three women entrepreneurs share personal anecdotes on their self-growth journey, how they came to manifest their drea...
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54. Building a Menswear Brand and Upholding Traditional Craft in the 21st Century
The co-founder and creative director of The Anthology, a highly regarded menswear label specialising in bespoke tailoring, Buzz Tang talks on Beyond the Label podcast about turning his long-time passion for fashion into a menswear brand. He sha...
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53. Yes! We can rewire our brains 🧠 Consultant turned Coach on Burnout and Prioritizing Health
Management consultant turned life coach Hanan B talks to our host on her health journey from burning out and being forced to leave corporate to making real changes to prioritize her physical and mental health. She shares her insights and tips o...
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52. Chanel bags for everyone! Shifting mindsets and transforming the second hand luxury market with Sarah Fung
Founder of preloved luxury marketplace HULA, Sarah Fung talks to our host Leanne Blu, on shifting the mindsets of Asian consumers on second-hand shopping and giving pre-loved goods a new life. She shares personal stories including losing a pare...
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51. Reforming Education and Breaking through the Mold of "A Perfect Asian" with OWN Academy's Natalie Chan
What happens when you don't grade students academically? But bring them out to the real world to learn from industry professionals to gain real skills that are needed in society? ✨How amazing would that be if we had that as students? Natali...
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50. How a Young Restauranteur Builds a Legacy 5,000 miles Away from Home
Restauranteur and content creator Elin Fu talks to us about leaving her home country Norway to bring Nordic food and build an F&B group in Hong Kong, which was awarded Forbes 30 Under 30. She shares insights on working and living with her b...
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49. Going Beyond Filters and Haters, on being Mindful and Authentic on Social Media
This episode explores navigating social media mindfully and healthily with Leanne Blu, the host of Beyond the Label podcast, as she gets invited by Own Academy to speak to a group of students on her experiences as social media manager for multi...
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48. Keeping her CBD business alive when Hong Kong banned the industry and overcoming 10 years of depression with Gianne Chan
When CBD was banned in Hong Kong this year, Gianne Chan was among the first to experience the effects as a CBD brand owner. The entrepreneur opens up about how she pivoted and rebranded to keep her business alive and the story about her overcom...
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47. Panel Discussion on Navigating Life, Arts, Career as Asian Artists in the UK
Asian artists Xu Yang, Catherine Ko Chen and illustrator Lun Wong come together to chat with Leanne Blu at White City Soho House on the challenges and realities on being a creative in the UK. Coming from China, San Francisco and Hong Ko...
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46. Overcoming Limiting Beliefs as Entrepreneurs and Finding Your Best Learning Style
Entrepreneurs and founders of the creative coaching platform Qreating Tobi Agbaje and Tife Agunbiade talk to Leanne Blu about their journey on how they overcame limiting beliefs and break through societal limitations to bring their vision to li...
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45. Real life "Devil Wears Prada"? The Journey of Shaping Sustainable Styling in Asia with Denise Ho
As a fashion stylist of 18 years, Denise Ho notices the problems that come with fast fashion and fashion waste, which led to her journey to reshape the styling industry in Asia towards a more sustainable path. The entrepreneur talks to us about...
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44. Building a 1 Million Followers Women's Community and Living in Main Character Energy with founder of the Posh Girl's Club
The Founder of the Posh Girls Club, a women empowerment community of 1 million followers, Tori Torres talks about how she started her brand with no capital as a single mother. She radiates main character energy and shows what is possible when y...
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43. The Secret Life of a Gen Z Popstar
Gen Z pop star and TikTok star Sunny Lukas takes us behind the scenes of the glamorous entertainment industry into what it’s really like to keep it real and stay true to himself in the industry. He also walks us through collaborating with artis...
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42. No clothes I want to buy in a new country? I'll just create my own
When Katy moved from UK to Hong Kong, she couldn't find a cute dress that fits so she ended up creating a silk dress that stormed the city's sustainable fashion scene. The entrepreneur and founder of Anaphe shares her insights with us on buildi...
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41. Pirates and UFOs are real? Life on deck with ship captain Jeff Tsang
Hong Kong-born ship captain and maritime content creator Jeff Tsang answers all the questions we have about living on deck, from the food they eat to encountering pirates and UFOs. He shares insights on digital detox, solidarity and integrating...
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40. The confession of a content creator with Sherrybyw
Canadian-born YouTuber and start-up founder Sherry Wong opens up on the nitty-gritty of the creator economy, what really goes on in the start-up life, and everything you need to know about being an expat in Singapore. If you are lo...
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39. Creating colors from India to Hong Kong to live her truth with artist Iswarya Venkat
Indian-born artist Iswarya Venkat moved to Hong Kong without knowing anything beforehand. She opens up on creating colors in a monotone city, starting a new life in a new country, living her truth, the Indian match-making culture, and building ...
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38. How to get unstuck in a "post-pandemic" world with relationship coach Valentina Tudose
Relationship expert, coach, and TEDX speaker Valentina Tudose answers the question of "how to get unstuck", provides guiding prompts to lead us to clarity and the direction that is meant for us, and shares tips on creating mindset changes to co...
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37. Law school dropout-turned-musician Jero Wong on successfully building a new career
Law school dropout turned singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and band leader of The Lemon Ones, Jero Wong, shares his story of pursuing his passion, meeting Asian parents' expectations and becoming the best version of yourself. ...
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36. A full time mom's story on finding inner peace in a chaotic world with Mandee Yuen
Mandee Yuen shares with us her journey to cultivate self-love and prioritize her well-being as a stay-at-home mom of two beautiful sons and an influencer. She takes us through setting healthy boundaries with her kids and husband, finding ways t...
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