Dian Alyan started her career as an engineer for the leading multinational company, Proctor Gamble.&nbsp; On December 26, 2004, the tsunami devastated Indonesia taking 250,000 lives with it.&nbsp; Dian lost forty family members in the tsunami disaster. Suddenly, there were 25,000 orphans in her town alone who needed homes. Dian channeled her pain and grief into finding her mission in life.&nbsp; The tsunami led Dian to find GiveLight.org where built homes for more than 800 orphaned children in 11 countries (and counting).

COSAW 031: How Dian Alyan found a divine purpose after losing 40 family members in the 2004 tsunami

Minara Rahman is the founder of Hijabi Life, a Muslim lifestyle blog about being Muslim in America, food, fashion, beauty, and parenting. As a Muslim American in social media, she felt a void of Muslim lifestyle blogs particularly for women of different sizes.&nbsp; She gets candid about the hurdles and challenges of working in the professional space.

COSAW 032: How Modest Fashion Blogger Minara Rahman Gives A Voice to Women of All Shapes and Sizes

Nancy Hoque is a multipotentialite, as she is a woman of many different interests and creative pursuits in life. Nancy was a solutions engineer, designing and aiding the sales of mission critical communications for the Federal Government and Department of Defense (DOD) space, she was the founder of a modest fashion scarf ecommerce business, sixteenR scarves, and she is pursuing a Masters of Business at the prestigious Hass School of Business in Berkeley, California.

COSAW 033: How engineer Nancy Hoque holds her own in the masculine field of engineering

Yasmine Khan leads Design Research at Credit Karma in San Francisco where she brings the financial journeys of real people from diverse backgrounds into the workplace. She is a budding stand up comic. In 2014, Yasmine lost her brother to a heroin overdose. This profound loss has brought urgency to her drive to work with institutions to elevate the importance of making personal connections with the "people behind the numbers" as we work to understand and solve social problems &nbsp;

COSAW 034: How Yasmine Khan brings human faces and human stories to inform product design

Mai Ton brings over 15 years of experience to her role as VP of People for tech companies. Mai transformed companies into helping them become "Great Places to Work" according to Fortune magazine.  She is a frequent speaker and shares her HR leadership and management experience to help others in the competitive landscape specific to Silicon Valley.

COSAW 035: How Tech VP of People Mai Ton Made The Best Investment In Her Career

Optimist. Dreamer. South Asian Fashion Game Changer. Tia Bhuva created the Cancan skirt and Saree Silhouette to wear under the traditional 6 yard saree. Tia gained influence among South Asian women when her tutorials on various saree draping styles skyrocketed in popularity and inspired Disney Princess looks, casual looks and re-purposed the silk saree. From formal occasions to casual cool, Tia’s styles continue to make the saree accessible and easy to wear for the everyday 21st century woman.

COSAW 036: How Tia Bhuva Launched a Successful Business Helping South Asian Women Reconnect with the Sari

Sukhi Singh is the founder of the multi-million dollar Indian food company, Sukhi’s. Sukhi is responsible for bringing Indian food to mainstream America through venues like farmer’s markets, Wholefoods and Costco. Sukhi faced a lot of twists and turns in her entrepreneurial journey including a failed deli but she rose up with the help of her family. Listen to the podcast to learn more about her incredible journey from holding a blender and a bucket to running a successful enterprise. &nbsp;

COSAW 037: How Sukhi's brought Indian food to mainstream America from Wholefoods to Costco

Confessions of Successful Asian Women Podcast is a platform for women to share, connect and inspire through conversation. Tune in to hear how powerful trail blazers in the Asian community who are shattering ceilings, solving problems and doing amazing things in their professional careers. ​I’ll share their stories through one-on-one conversations, to provide insights into how they overcame barriers, dealt with their fears, and achieved success.  I’ll profile women from across different industries and walks of life to provide you with an opportunity to hear their unique stories and learn from their experiences.