S3 Ep 9: Everyday Equity- The cost of belonging Asian women, Ambition & Equity

What does it really cost to belong when success means constantly navigating stereotypes, bias, and expectations about who you’re supposed to be? In this episode of Everyday Equity, Pooja Kothari sits down with Misa Chien, founder of The Authentic Asian, to talk about ambition, identity, belonging, and the realities Asian women face while building careers and businesses. Misa shares candid stories from Silicon Valley, entrepreneurship, and modeling and how those experiences inspired her to create a community where ambitious Asian women can succeed without shrinking themselves to fit in. It’s an honest conversation about the price of fitting in, the power of community, and what becomes possible when women choose abundance over competition. Listen now—you may rethink what “belonging” at work really means.