The WLD Show

Taylor Lo was our guest for the WLD Show podcast episode #5 on September 2020. Will catches up with Taylor 150 episodes and 5 years later to see what Taylor is up to. Learn more about Taylor: https://www.youtube.com/@official_dwithttps://open.spotify.com/show/3mXWYWJZJDvfhC6T0agm2C?si=3efb815e22a74403https://wld.show/episodes/5-taylor-lo-mamba-mentality-basketball-star-to-closing-10mm-deals-in-china

Andrew Horn is a serial entrepreneur turned Executive Coach and master facilitator. Andrew helps ambitious Founders and CEOs - like those at TOMS Shoes, Hinge, and Casper - master the inner game of leadership to maximize their impact and build low-drama, high-performance teams. Most recently, he was also the Co-Founder and CEO of Tribute. For the last 8 years, Andrew has been running Junto. A men’s leadership retreat for guys who are curious about men’s work and serious about personal growth. I recently participated in Andrew’s Junto in Austin a couple weeks ago.

Will and Andrew spend the past weekend in Austin for Andrew's 40th birthday. Will shares his week in Austin and experience at Junto, a Men's Leadership Retreat.

As Chairman of the LA Lodge, Will helped organize the 2025 FF Reunion in Los Angeles. Over four days, the Reunion hosted 15 events and brought together 190 brothers from around the world, joined by wives and families for a total of 450 attendees. Beyond the main program, Will shares to Andrew what meant the most to him: helping run a pre-reunion wellness retreat with past guest Gene Lee, and leading a three-hour men’s group for other lodge leaders—an idea sparked by past guest Rich Shiu. Both experiences gave him a chance to explore how to create deeper connection inside the fraternity.

Will and Andrew put together their first men's weekend retreat. They share how they did it and what they learned.

Andrew Hsu and Will Chang each did the Hoffman Process individually. Here's our discussion sharing our experiences with each other.

Major General William S. Chen is the first Chinese American to achieve the rank of Major General in the U.S. Army. As a Brigadier General, Major General Chen played a crucial role in developing and acquiring state-of-the-art military technology. While serving as the U.S. Army Missile Command Commanding General at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, from 1989 to 1992, Major General Chen's leadership was crucial in ensuring the readiness and effectiveness of missile systems deployed in the largest deployment and combat use of missiles in Army history during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Bill also played an essential role in adopting missile interceptor technology for national and theater missile defense programs. He developed the Patriot Missile System and dedicated himself to missile defense, which earned him widespread recognition. After retiring from the Army in September 1993, Major General Chen continued to serve the nation by working in the defense industry. He held leadership roles at United Defense and FNSS Defense Systems in Turkey, demonstrating his dedication to enhancing international security. Bill has written a book on leadership: Blend-in, Stand-out. Bill is also the editor in chief of the book, Unsung Heroes: Recognizing and Honoring Chinese American World War II Veterans - Congressional Gold Medal Recipients. Bill's father, Moon Chen joined the Flying Tigers during WWII as an American to support China. The Flying Tigers composed of pilots from the United States Army Air Corps, Navy, and Marine Corps, recruited under President Franklin Roosevelt's authority. Their mission was to bomb Japan and defend the Republic of China. Because the US wasn't in the war, they had to volunteer and attack the Japanese under a foreign banner.

Dan Chung is an artist, painter, and sculpter that has built a business around creating 1:6 scale hyper-realistic poseable action figures with custom tailored clothing. He has been commissioned to create figures of celebrities like musician Travis Scott for his Rodeo album cover and “90210” music video. Michael J. Fox as Family Ties “Alex P. Keaton” for the Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell holiday comedy movie SPIRITED. And Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg as Snoop went to market wine during his travels to Paris for the 2024 Olympics. Learn more about Dan Chung: https://www.dchungfigures.com@dchung_arthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuNBLjJzRoohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snv1MTsd0vghttps://www.adweek.com/agencyspy/martha-stewart-gets-her-own-action-figure/

Will has spent $50,000 on coaching for personal development this year. Andrew has a visualization coach. We share what we've learned, what we do for ourselves, and how we do when we coach others.

Robert Hao is the General Manager, Enterprise Partnerships and BD for Poizon Global. Poizon is China's global online marketplace for sneakers, apparel, and luxury products. Prior to Poizon, Robert launched Airbnb and GOAT into the Chinese market. In this episode, we discuss his experiences bringing US companies into China and bringing Chinese companies into the US.

Today we have Victor Hwang with us. Victor is the founder and CEO of Right to Start, a campaign fighting to expand entrepreneurial opportunity for all. Right to Start drives civic change through: grassroots organizing and mobilizing, policy advocacy and engagement, and lifting the voices of entrepreneurs through media and storytelling. Recently, Victor was the Senior Advisor for the Office of the U.S. Commerce Secretary. Victor is also the founder and CEO of Victor & Company, an economic growth consultancy. His economic development clients have included the World Bank, Ford Foundation, Inter-American Development Bank, and the U.S. Agency for International Development. He has also worked with corporate clients seeking to grow entrepreneurial innovation, including Accenture, IBM, and Microsoft. Previously, he was the Vice President of Entrepreneurship at the Kauffman Foundation, the world’s leading philanthropy supporting entrepreneurs with an endowment of $2 billion. Learn more about Victor and how to get involved: https://www.righttostart.orghttps://www.victorh.coThe Rainforest: The Secret to Building the Next Silicon Valley

Christi Powell is a visualization strategist in the mindfulness sector of mental performance. She empowers World and Olympic athletes and leaders by enhancing their focus and adaptability through visualization. By collaborating with coaches, support staff and sports psychologists, she designs personalized visualizations and holistic growth plans—utilizing visualization tools, meditation, and mindset strategies—to optimize performance, focus and skill development. With an 11-year background in visualization and meditation and over 15 years working for global brands in advertising, she understands the key to unlocking your true potential lies in mastering the mental game. In this episode, Christi explains exactly what she does and how she does it! Download the visualization mentioned in the episode: christipowell.com/wldshow To learn more about Christi and what she does: https://christipowell.com

Jeremy Sng is the General Manager of Corporate Finance & Strategy and Head of Centre of Excellence at M-DAQ Global. Prior to M-DAQ, Jeremy was the Head of Investment Banking of South East Asia at CLSA. In this episode, Jeremy shares how he grew up in Singapore with a silver spoon and lost it all when his parents went bankrupt. He reveals how he rebuilt his life, excelled in investment banking across top firms, and eventually transitioned into a fintech startup. Jeremy discusses personal challenges, including a painful divorce, and how he practices gratitude to maintain resilience. Additionally, Jeremy talks about his relationship with Sonia Chew, a well-known TV and radio host, and the lessons he's learned.

In this episode, Will gives an update shares what he's been up to over the past 6 months. He shares his approach to building large group community events, how to lead a men's group, and how he's started coaching Asian American men.

Giles is a Senior Program Officer for Arts & Creativity at the Barr Foundation. With assets of almost $2.5B, Barr is among the largest private foundations in New England and has contributed more than $1 billion to charitable causes since 1999. Prior to Barr, Giles spent fourteen years with the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center. Hired as BCNC’s first arts program coordinator in 2006, Giles was named CEO in 2013. Under his leadership, BCNC developed and opened the Pao Arts Center in 2017, Boston Chinatown’s first arts and cultural center. Giles is a published poet, spoken-word performance artist, and former cultural organizer. Giles Li - Lin. Sanity.

Jay Shek is the VP Consumer Product of Hone Health. Hone is the premier men’s optimization clinic that helps men get their spark back and be their best self. Prior to Hone Health, Jay was the Director of Product Management at Noom, a product that helped people live healthier lives by changing their long-term habits. Jay also worked at Facebook, Snapfish, and founded his own startup Locality. Jay has a passion for mastering new life skills like health, fitness, cooking, and fashion. In this episode, he shares his learnings with us.

Dana Leong is a two-time Grammy award-winning musician, composer & producer. He is considered by many as the world’s top electric cellist, as well as one of the world’s top trombone players. Dana began competing internationally at the age of 8 and taught Jazz at Stanford University at the age 16, and completed the public policy program at Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Dana has won two Grammys in Latin Jazz & classical music for collaborations with Paquito D’rivera. And has worked with top Hip-Hop artists such as Kanye West, and tops iTunes Charts with DJ A- Trak & DJ Qbert in EDM. He has also been a guest musical director on Broadway. As an internationally renowned musician composer, Dana cooperates with global brands to create immersive music experiences. Recently he has created themes for top names including Hermès, Prada, Hugo Boss, Virgin Galactic, ESPN, Porsche, Infiniti, New York & Shanghai Fashion Week, Hong Kong Fintech Week, Singapore Fintech Festival, Mont Blanc and the Annual $1,000,000 Global Teacher Prize in Dubai. A leading innovator at the intersection of music, technology & wellness, Dana is continuously experimenting. He is one of the first artists in the world pairing human talent with artificial intelligence powered music composer engines creating electronic symphony “iDragon” with DeepMusic.Ai & Dell Technologies; pioneers live music + VR powered 3D art concerts. Dana founded the music social impact platform TEKTONIKmusic.org and created corporate & public music wellness programs at Google, YouTube, WeWork, HTC and the World Economic Forum’s flagship Davos Congress. Dana works with Yamaha to consult on the design of the “Silent (electric) Cello”, serves as a U.S. Musical Ambassador and is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. Learn more about Dana: Dana's Website#UpgradeMe Podcast