LEAP Emerge Workshop
With LEAP Emerge: Workshop Edition, LEAP aims to grow leadership from the API community, and provide a safe space where API students can feel empowered and equipped with the skills necessary to further their career.
LEAP Emerge Workshop #10
Following Your Dreams
November 8th - 3 to 4pm PST
LEAP will be conducting an interview with Eric Nam about following your dreams in the face of adversity and setbacks. Join this session to learn more about Eric Nam and feel inspired to pursue your dreams.
About our speaker
Eric Nam is a multifaceted entertainer, singer, songwriter, and TV personality fluent in English, Korean, Spanish, and conversational in Mandarin. Named GQ Korea’s Man of the Year, Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia, Eric is a household name and one of the most extensively touring and best-selling artists out of Korea. He recently completed his sold-out world tour playing 59 headline shows across 54 cities.
Eric released his first album as an independent artist, titled “There And Back Again”, in January 2022, which debuted at #3 and #7 on the US and UK Spotify Charts and peaked at the #22 spot for albums sold on Billboard.
In addition to music, Eric hosts the #1 K-Pop podcast, “Daebak Show”, which earned Apple Podcasts’ Best Listens of 2019.
About our moderator
Carissa Begonia (she/her) is a second-generation Filipina American daughter of immigrants. She is a business coach and founder of CONSCIOUSXCHANGE, an equity-focused coaching and consulting company with a mission to help BIPOC entrepreneurs secure time, location, financial, and occupational freedom by building their own businesses.
Carissa is the former head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) of Zappos and has over 15 years of experience working on both the operations and the human side of business at some of the country’s largest retailers including Macy’s, Saks 5th Avenue, and Ross Stores.
Carissa holds a coaching certification in Emotional Intelligence (EQ) with sixseconds.org. Her work has been featured in TIME magazine and she is a keynote speaker and facilitator on EQ, entrepreneurship, as well as Asian American identity and leadership having presented at organizations including Eventbrite, Calendly, KPMG, Octagon Sports, Publicis Groupe, Kapor Capital, Pearson, and the YMCA.
Not seeing many entrepreneurs who looked like her, Carissa saw the need for more BIPOC coaches, consultants, creatives, and online service providers to share their stories and offer support from their lived experiences. Through her LinkedIn newsletter, THE FIRST, THE ONLY, THE OTHER, and Livestream Show, BUILT BY BIPOC, she teaches other BIPOC entrepreneurs how to start, grow, and scale their own businesses to break generational barriers and build generational wealth.
This program will provide opportunities for disadvantaged API students to gain professional skills, and offers support that can directly speak to API students who have mentors that may not understand the unique challenges they face as a minority community.
We will have sessions that discuss the following topics once a month from February - November
Resume building
Interview & Elevator pitch
Email writing
Story telling
Goal setting
AND MORE!
