<p>In this episode, we are delighted to chat with Austa Somvichian-Clausen. Austa is an acclaimed freelance journalist and author, who covers spirits, travel, hospitality, commerce, interior design and fragrance. ⁣Her work has appeared in numerous publications such as National Geographic, Travel + Leisure, Hotels Above Par and Men's Journal. ⁣</p><p>⁣</p><p>Austa was an honoree of Cherry Bombe Magazine's Future of Food 50 List in 2023 and her book, “The Live Life Now List,” was published by Simon &amp; Schuster in 2022. ⁣A dual citizen and proud member of the AAPI and LGBTQ+ communities, Austa is the founder of the sapphic bar concept, grotto.⁣</p><p>⁣</p><p>Connect with Austa Somvichian-Clausen:⁣⁣</p><p>IG: ⁣@austaclausen⁣</p><p>LinkedIn: austaclausen⁣</p><p>TikTok: @austasc⁣</p><p>⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>⁣⁣For all 85+ media guests to date, you can find their information and episodes on our agency’s website, www.hannaleecommunications.com. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>⁣⁣⁣Connect with hosts Hanna Lee and Michael Anstendig along with our agency on IG, as well as on Facebook, X, LinkedIn and TikTok.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>⁣⁣⁣Hanna Lee Communications⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>IG: @hannaleepr⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HannaLeeCommunications ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hanna-lee-communications/ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>X: @hannaleepr ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Hanna Lee⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>IG: @hannaleeny ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hannaleenyc ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannaleepr/ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>X: @hannaleeny⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>TikTok: @hannaleeny ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>Michael Anstendig⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>IG: @michaelanstendig⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michael.anstendig ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-anstendig-7b5256/ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>X: @ImbibingGuy ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>TikTok: @michael.anstendig⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣For a chance to win our agency’s award-winning book, “The Japanese Art of the Cocktail,” please email hello@hannaleecommunications.com and share your favorite pitching tip that you learned from the show.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>⁣</p><p>⁣⁣⁣In addition, if you were featured in the media thanks to following advice from our journalist guests heard on our podcast, please send us a link to the article or segment. We will be happy to send you a copy of our book as a congratulatory gift.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Hospitality Forward

Hanna Lee and Michael Anstendig

Episode #87: Austa Somvichian-Clausen, Freelancer for National Geographic, Travel + Leisure, Hotels Above Par and Men's Journal

APR 10, 202432 MIN
Hospitality Forward

Episode #87: Austa Somvichian-Clausen, Freelancer for National Geographic, Travel + Leisure, Hotels Above Par and Men's Journal

APR 10, 202432 MIN

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<p>In this episode, we are delighted to chat with Austa Somvichian-Clausen. Austa is an acclaimed freelance journalist and author, who covers spirits, travel, hospitality, commerce, interior design and fragrance. ⁣Her work has appeared in numerous publications such as National Geographic, Travel + Leisure, Hotels Above Par and Men's Journal. ⁣</p><p>⁣</p><p>Austa was an honoree of Cherry Bombe Magazine's Future of Food 50 List in 2023 and her book, “The Live Life Now List,” was published by Simon &amp; Schuster in 2022. ⁣A dual citizen and proud member of the AAPI and LGBTQ+ communities, Austa is the founder of the sapphic bar concept, grotto.⁣</p><p>⁣</p><p>Connect with Austa Somvichian-Clausen:⁣⁣</p><p>IG: ⁣@austaclausen⁣</p><p>LinkedIn: austaclausen⁣</p><p>TikTok: @austasc⁣</p><p>⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>⁣⁣For all 85+ media guests to date, you can find their information and episodes on our agency’s website, www.hannaleecommunications.com. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>⁣⁣⁣Connect with hosts Hanna Lee and Michael Anstendig along with our agency on IG, as well as on Facebook, X, LinkedIn and TikTok.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>⁣⁣⁣Hanna Lee Communications⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>IG: @hannaleepr⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HannaLeeCommunications ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hanna-lee-communications/ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>X: @hannaleepr ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Hanna Lee⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>IG: @hannaleeny ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hannaleenyc ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannaleepr/ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>X: @hannaleeny⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>TikTok: @hannaleeny ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>Michael Anstendig⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>IG: @michaelanstendig⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michael.anstendig ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-anstendig-7b5256/ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>X: @ImbibingGuy ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>TikTok: @michael.anstendig⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣For a chance to win our agency’s award-winning book, “The Japanese Art of the Cocktail,” please email [email protected] and share your favorite pitching tip that you learned from the show.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p>⁣</p><p>⁣⁣⁣In addition, if you were featured in the media thanks to following advice from our journalist guests heard on our podcast, please send us a link to the article or segment. We will be happy to send you a copy of our book as a congratulatory gift.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣</p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>