In this episode, I speak with Penguin Random House Editor Ashley Hong (she/her) about what makes a book marketable and her path to the publishing world with a couple detours through Grey's Anatomy and computer science. Ashley's website: https://ashleysunghae.com/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/chief-executive-auntie/donations

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Episode 37: Reach Out with Assistant Editor Ashley Hong

In this episode I talk to Hanna Chiou, the co-creator of one of my favorite products, the Habbi Habbi Reading Wand and Global Library. We discuss her journey from global consulting to toy and book manufacturing as well as the power of seeing your identity in books. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/chief-executive-auntie/donations

Episode 36: Make Active Choices with Habbi Habbi Co-founder Hanna Chiou

Feminist Asian Dad Eugene Hung (he/him) shares about his journey from teacher to blogger and activist and back to teacher, what his kids really think of his blog, and how he amplifies female voices without taking away space. Eugene's blog: https://feministasiandad.com/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/chief-executive-auntie/donations

Episode 35: Feminist Asian Dad Eugene Hung

In this mini episode, my business bestie joins me in going through our year-end reviews, talking specifically about which income metrics are *actually* informative and important. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/chief-executive-auntie/donations

Mini Episode 34: 8 Numbers You Need to Know for Your Business

Sam Brandt (they/them) provides a fascinating (seriously!) glimpse at technical writing, which I now think is the most underrated niche in the writing world. Marketing copywriters get customers and clients in, but good documentation keeps them coming back for more. Tune in to hear Sam talk about what a technical writer really does all day, how being diagnosed with ADHD as an adult helped them understand their work and life better, and the power of putting their identity into their fiction work. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/chief-executive-auntie/donations

Episode 33: Technical Writer and Novelist Sam Brandt

In this (ironically long) mini episode, I talk about how to raise your overall rates by reducing the amount of time you spend working. Here are 7 ways to improve your business efficiency and your bottom line. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/chief-executive-auntie/donations

Mini Episode 32: Another Way to Raise Your Rates

In this episode, I somehow manage to not pee myself while talking to Rebecca Kuang, award-winning author of The Poppy War trilogy about her writing process, changing her major (we’d all be sad if she’d stayed in economics and finance), and the many complexities of Asian/Asian American representation in stories and publishing. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/chief-executive-auntie/donations

Episode 31: Opportunities for All Of Us with Rebecca Kuang

In this episode, Auntie throws down over freelancers and creatives price shaming one another and pours the tea about what a "good" client actually means. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/chief-executive-auntie/donations

Mini Episode 30: Price Shaming and Other Stupid Judgey Nonsense

In this episode, Los Angeles County Youth Poet Laureate Sophie Kim shares the benefits of taking a gap year, her experience as poet laureate, and her hopes for her creative work during and beyond her education at Harvard. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/chief-executive-auntie/donations

Episode 29: Find People Like You with Sophie Kim

In this episode I discuss the words and phrases I don't use in my brand communications and why it's not really about "not offending people." (Which seems like a perfectly worthy goal to me, but what do I know.) To ask a question or leave a comment, you can call or text to 614-585-2289. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/chief-executive-auntie/donations

Mini Episode 28: My Business Skip List

In this episode I chat with romance author and actress Preslaysa Williams about the 5am writer’s club, what feedback to take and what to ignore, and the magic that comes with writing your true identity into your work. We also talk about what it’s really like to be a working actress. (You may have seen Preslaysa on The Secret Files of Shelby Woo on Nickelodeon!) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/chief-executive-auntie/donations

Episode 27: Be True to Your Story with Preslaysa Williams

In this mini episode, I discuss the need for an In Case of Emergency plan for your business and how to start putting one together. My pal Anna's recession-proofing toolkit: https://www.annafhetzel.com/recession Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/chief-executive-auntie/donations

Mini Episode 26: Your Business Emergency Plan

Literary agent Jen Chen Tran and editor Jenny Chen talk about the different sides of book publishing. We discuss how to get started in the publishing industry, what they look for in books, and how to get better representation at every step of the publishing process. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/chief-executive-auntie/donations

Episode 25: Overcome Your Fear and Advocate for Yourself with Jen Chen Tran and Jenny Chen

In this mini episode, I finish a project 7 months late and talk about why project delays can be so stressful and at least one thing you can do about it. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/chief-executive-auntie/donations

Mini Episode 24: A Different Kind of Late Fee

The podcast exploring the work lives of Asian Americans beyond the conventional doctor, lawyer, and engineer.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/chief-executive-auntie/donations