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how to eat healthy: advice from a nutritionist

October 17, 2018

How to Eat Healthy: Advice from a Nutritionist

One of my new year’s resolutions was to meet with a nutritionist, which I did several months ago. I’ve since implemented her advice and I’m now physically at my peak. I have never been healthier. The nutritionist also cured my…

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Money20/20 Rise Up

October 8, 2018

I Believe Her and Some News

In less than two weeks, I will be attending Money20/20 which is the largest Payments, FinTech and Financial Services conference in the world. I landed a coveted spot in Money20/20’s inaugural Rise Up program, providing networking and events for women…

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Why You Should See the Movie 'Crazy Rich Asians'

September 5, 2018

Why You Should See the Movie ‘Crazy Rich Asians’

I am all about diversity and learning about other cultures. My whole life I’ve worked hard to be open-minded and continue to broaden my perspective. In terms of movies, I’ve loved Precious, Brokeback Mountain, City of God, The Help, Slumdog…

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honoring nia wilson

July 31, 2018

Honoring Nia Wilson: What to Read and Watch Now

Last week, 18-year-old Nia Wilson was brutally murdered at the MacArthur Oakland BART station. A recent graduate of Oakland High School, she was a beautiful girl with so much promise. Why do Black citizens continue to be killed for no…

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March 25, 2018

When Breathe Becomes Air

Now that I’m reading Noah Trevor’s biography, I’m reminded that I read Paul Kalanithi’s biography “When Breathe Becomes Air” last year and thoroughly enjoyed that as well. A prominent neurosurgeon, Kalanithi died at the age of 37 while writing his…

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trevor noah born a crime

March 23, 2018

Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime

I am listening to Trevor Noah’s biography Born a Crime which documents his life as an interracial child growing up in South Africa. Frankly, all I know about Trevor Noah is that he’s a late night show comedian. Did I…

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March 21, 2018

Alumni Ventures Group

People, I am all over the place. I normally don’t have a long commute, but today I was in Redwood Shores for a conference. Then I’ll be back that way again tomorrow morning for a meeting in Palo Alto. Last…

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March 18, 2018

What to do when you have too many Audible credits

I currently have 4 credits on Audible and I don’t expect to use them anytime soon. I’m still working through several books including Hillary Clinton’s never-ending What Happened. I don’t want to cancel my Audible membership because then I’ll lose…

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link between essential oils and male breasts

March 17, 2018

Link Between Essential Oils and Male Breasts

I saw this headline on the BBC today and had a complete freakout: More evidence essential oils ‘make male breasts develop.’ Essential oils seem to be all the rage and I use them myself. I make an inhaler of my favorite…

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what do you have memorized

March 13, 2018

What Do You Have Memorized?

I have the following memorized: Current credit card number Phone numbers: mine, Dean’s, my parent’s home phone Social security numbers: mine, Dean’s Cal student ID number (still remember it even though I graduated 20 years ago) The 50 states (sung…

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Welcome to my site, derived from an advice column I wrote while getting my MBA. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area. I give helpful, opinionated advice based on my own experience and from the expertise of my extensive network. For more, click here.

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