HeyJaredHyphen Nation with Dave Lu
Dave Lu, Silicon Valley tech veteran, startup founder, investor, activist, and Emmy Award-winning producer, talks to influential leaders in the Asian American community and beyond.
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Melody Lee - CMO of Mercedes-Benz USA (opens the original)
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What does it take to lead marketing for one of the most iconic luxury brands in the world? In this episode of Hyphen Nation, Dave sits down with Melody Lee, Chief Marketing Officer of Mercedes-Benz USA, to explore her unconventional journey from a $12-an-hour public relations internship to the C-suite. Melody shares how she built her career across public relations, automotive, beauty, design, and luxury—learning to embrace reinvention rather than follow a predetermined path. She discusses the re
William Wang - From Plane Crash to IPO (opens the original)
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On October 31, 2000, William Wang was one of the last passengers to board Singapore Airlines Flight 6 in Taipei — flying out that night instead of the next morning so he could get home in time for his daughter’s first Halloween. The plane took off on the wrong runway, hit construction equipment at 165 miles per hour, and split apart. Eighty-three people died. William was sitting in the front row of business class, right behind the restroom. He doesn’t remember the last few seconds — only that he
Yul Kwon - Overcoming Your Fears (opens the original)
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In 2006, Yul Kwon became the first Asian American to win Survivor — a cultural milestone that made him one of the earliest, most visible Asian American men on national television. But behind the strategic gameplay and the "sexiest man alive" headlines was a much more complicated story. In this episode of Hyphen Nation, Dave Lu sits down with his longtime friend Yul Kwon — Survivor: Cook Islands champion, former FBI advisor, ex-McKinsey consultant, and now a VP at Google — for a conversation that
Julie Kim - Leading from the Front (opens the original)
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Julie Kim made history this year as Takeda's first female CEO in the company's 245-year history — and the first Asian American and Korean American to lead a top-tier global pharmaceutical company. Unlike most East Asian American CEOs, she didn't found her company; she rose through the ranks to get to the top. In this episode, Julie opens up about growing up as one of the only Asian kids in Northeast Ohio, living a "double life" between her American school friends and her tight-knit Korean commun
Neela Montgomery - The Turnaround Queen (opens the original)
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Most leaders overlook the power of storytelling—until they realize it’s the secret to inspiring trust, driving change, and embracing leadership authenticity. Neela Montgomery’s journey from a small town near Manchester to leading global brands like Crate and Barrel, CVS, and sitting on the Logitech board reveals how mastering storytelling shaped her rise through some of the toughest markets and industries. In this episode, Neela shares how her early experiences growing up in the UK’s immigrant c
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