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I’m Samorn Selim. 

I’m a lawyer turned career coach on a mission for us to take our careers from dread to joy. As the daughter of poor Lao refugees, I was told to pay my dues.

After coaching over 1,000 clients, I now realize that the idea that you have to pay your dues and work in a toxic place is a myth. 

We can face our challenges head on, do work we are passionate about, and work with good people with kind hearts to make a big impact. So even as we struggle, we can find a sense of belonging.

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Episode 25: How to bounce back from the pandemic and find passion for building a new dream with Winnie Yee-Lakhani

May 10, 2022

During the pandemic, did you struggle with what your life’s purpose is?  Did you have to make hard decisions, and think you couldn’t recover?  Winnie Yee-Lakhani (Founder & Chef of Smoke Queen Barbeque) shares:  

 

- How she made the hard decision to layoff 50 employees during the pandemic. 

- How she bounced back and started Smoke Queen Barbeque combining her passion for smoking with her Asian heritage.

- How she handles haters who tell her she doesn’t know what she’s doing because she’s a woman and/or smoking using Asian style is wrong.  

- How she got featured on The Kelly Clarkson Show, The New York Times, and Eater LA organically with Instagram and TikTok without a PR team.

 

Connect with Winnie at www.smokequeenbbq.com or on Instagram @smokequeenbbq.

 

PS - Winnie is also on Food Network’s BBQ Brawl, which premiered on Monday, May 9, 2022.