How do you sell yourself without being slimy? How can you be more valued (a.k.a. make more $) in your career? What's holding Asian Americans back from the top levels of leadership in the workplace?

Join me for an interview with top-rated career coach and serial entrepreneur Joyce Guan West as we tackle these questions. 

Joyce has launched 6 companies and sold a recent one for several million dollars. And Joyce's latest venture is a career coaching company that specializes in helping Asian-American women level up, especially into the C-suite.

One of Joyce's key skills is selling, both herself and her businesses. But Joyce wasn't always this confident and outspoken; in fact, she used to be painfully shy.

Listen in as Joyce shares her journey and along the way, drops many pearls of career wisdom specifically aimed at Asian-American women.

(Note: Audio quality is imbalanced so it may be hard to hear Joyce if you're in a car. It may be better to listen in a quieter environment. We'll work on preventing this for future episodes.) 

Interview Highlights:

05:09 Accidental entrepreneurship

06:24 How to sell without being slimy and how sales prepares you for advancing your career

11:15 How to start a business with friends

18:00 Finding a mentor through cold calling

19:20 How Joyce networks

25:55 Midlife crisis at age 22

Connect with Joyce:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joyceguanwest

https://www.linkedin.com/company/coachingwithempathy?trk=public_profile_topcard-current-company    

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