Chef Alavee Hassan - Executive Chef, Trade

Finale - Best Wisdom from each Haver

Our final episode of Havers, the show about how to have it all. We never got to a concrete answer, but we got some incredible wisdom along the way. Common themes included: * Take care of your physical and mental health as you grow your business * It's difficult if not impossible to build multiple things (business, relationship) simultaneously * Having it all enhances dating for men, but can make things harder for women We had a blast making this show, and thank you to all the guests who came on. Thank you so much for listening, and tune in to our next show, coming next week! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Henny XO w/ Ham Choi Life - How to Make Something from Nothing

Today we talk to Win and Andy, co-founders of Ham Choi Life, a lifestyle brand encouraging people to enjoy life as if life itself is a degen rave. On this episode Win and Andy walk us through: * How two kids with no direction and no hoes decided to build a community-based brand (6:00) * What is and isn’t Ham Choi? (Incest??) (7:40) * How to convince people (including Viet TikTok legend Peter Bui) to believe in them when they had nothing yet to show (21:32) IG: @hamchoilife Enjoy! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Bekah Barr - Middle School Teacher to Cocktail Bar & Restaurant Owner

Today we talk to Bekah Barr, owner of Colette Wine Bistro, an incredible French restaurant in Cambridge, and &Cheers, a mixology and events company. She’s also a certified baddie! On this episode Bekah walks us through her entrepreneurial journey: Why she never felt fulfilled as a middle school teacher, even though she loved it and her students def had crushes on her. How she pivoted into events, and blew $30k on a launch party. Starting and maintaining a romantic relationship with a hot sad boy. How she found and ultimately purchased one of the hottest French restaurants in Cambridge. IG: @bekahfromthebar Enjoy! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

MA State Rep. Tram Nguyen

Today we talk to the highest ranking Asian woman in MA legislature, Tram Nguyen. Tram immigrated to MA when she was 5 and got bullied by a bunch of white girls but then she beat up all her bullies and became a lawyer. Then, she beat a far right political incumbent to become to first Viet Woman in the MA House of Representatives! On today's episode Christian tries to get her cancelled, by trying to get her to say something racist or talk shit about her political opponents. But her lawyer training proved to strong, and she deflects to instead talk about: Her father's experience as a prisoner of war, and how that influenced her life. The importance of community and getting the youth involved. IG: @team.tram Enjoy! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Chef Alavee Hassan - Executive Chef, Trade

Today we talk to one of the Executive Chef at Trade, 2023’s Best Mediterranean restaurant in Boston, Chef Alavee Hassan. Chef Alavee, aka Jefe, is a handsome multi-ethnic Asian man with a wild origin story (Bangladesh to Italy to Texas to New England) and an even wilder creative side. On this episode, we talk about: Lying to his Asian family to make them happy. Mental health in the kitchen (it’s bad). And how he’s bound to win a James Beard award in the near future. IG: @chefxjefe Enjoy! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.