Embracing Your Strengths with Natalie Ma, Founder of Hooked Coffee

Honoring your Culture through Entrepreneurship with Tania Kottoor

Tania Kottoor is a first-generation Indian-American and the design-forward Founder and CEO of WEST X EAST. With a passion for merging tradition and innovation, Tania has led her team in creating the world’s first AI-powered design platform for custom-fit cultural clothing. WEST X EAST has produced over 1,500 custom and made-to-measure garments, featured in publications like BRIDES and Vogue. Tania holds a double degree in business from Saint Louis University and studied at the Condé Nast College of Fashion & Design.

Building Self-Trust by Overcoming Challenges with Sonia Yang

Sonia is currently the CTO at Treet where she manages the product and engineering side of the business. She was born and raised in California, attended Cal and was previously an engineer at Airbnb. In her free time, she enjoys exploring the great outdoors through snowboarding and backpacking.

Self Care and Taking Care of Your Head - Inside and Out with Nikita Charuza

Nikita Charuza is the proud South Asian founder of Squigs. With a decade of experience as a beauty editor and inspired by Traditional Indian hair oiling and the DIY products that were a big part of her childhood, she wanted to make a brand rooted in Ayurveda that created effective, over-the-counter formulations that were safe, fun, and enjoyable. This is Happy Headcare.

Making an Impact and Celebrating the Wins with Amy Fan

Amy Fan is the co-founder of Twentyeight Health, a mission-driven digital health platform increasing women’s health access for underserved communities, focused on inclusive care for BIPOC patients and individuals from low-income backgrounds. Twentyeight Health provides telemedicine, medication delivery and follow up care and is one of the only telehealth platforms to accept Medicaid. Previously, Amy was the general manager of Onomie Beauty, a direct to consumer beauty startup, and a consultant at Bain & Company. She was recognized as Rock Health’s Top 50 in Digital Health in 2021 and Inc’s Female Founder 100 in 2022. Amy holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen’s University and a MBA & MPH from UC Berkeley.

Embracing Your Strengths with Natalie Ma, Founder of Hooked Coffee

So many of us start our days with a cup of coffee, but aren’t sure how to pick the best beans or brew the best cup from them. In April of 2023, Natalie launched Hooked coffee, a subscription platform for craft coffee. Hooked Coffee connects curious coffee drinkers to specialty roasters by curating a high-quality, diverse selection of coffee, suited for anywhere they are in their coffee journey. Check out: brewhooked.com [http://brewhooked.com/]