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hot pursuit by AsianBossGirl

Episode 171: Queer, British Asian, and Female - We Chat with Meg He, Co-Founder of ADAY

hot pursuit by AsianBossGirl

Emily, Madelyn, Jen

Relationships, Society & Culture, Personal Journals

4.7 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2022

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Meg is the co-founder of ADAY, a sustainable capsule clothing brand named by Fast Company as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies. She is also one of Goldman Sachs’ 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs, having started her career with Goldman as an Investment Banker before joining Poshmark as one of their first 50 employees as a Senior Product Manager. She is Oxford educated with an MBA from Stanford University. Meg is also a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athlete and a business coach for athletes and gyms. Moreover, Meg identifies as queer, British-Chinese and a digital nomad. She is also an angel investor and mentor to many communities and individuals advancing AAPI, LGBTQ+, and third culture interests. This episode was edited by Michelle Hsieh. ___________________________ L I S T E N E R S U R V E Y: Let us know your thoughts on the podcast here P A R T N E R S mentioned in this episode: - Aurate: Get 20% off your first purchase with code abg at auratenewyork.com/abg - European Wax Center: Get your first wax FREE at your local European Wax Center - Green Chef: Get $130 off and free shipping with code abg130 at greenchef.com/abg130 - Ritual: Get 10% off your first 3 months at ritual.com/ABG - The Jordan Harbinger Show: Search "The Jordan Harbinger Show" on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts, or go to jordanharbinger.com/subscribe - ZocDoc: Get the app for FREE at zocdoc.com/ABG S H O U T O U T ! - Give a shoutout on the podcast here. S U B S C R I B E T O U S ! - @asianbossgirl on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / YouTube / Instagram / Twitter / Facebook - More about us at asianbossgirl.com E – M A I L U S ! - hello@asianbossgirl.com S U P P O R T U S ! - merch: asianbossgirl.myshopify.com - donation: anchor.fm/asianbossgirl/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to ABG, Asian Boss Girl, a podcast for the modern-day Asian-American woman.

0:05.1

I'm Janet, I'm Mel, and I'm Meg.

0:19.1

On this podcast, we love getting to talk to amazing and interesting Asian women,

0:22.8

women who come from varied upbringing and offer perspectives different than ours.

0:26.6

Those who have accomplished greatness and their fields of work have been recognized

0:29.6

in their crafts or crafts, and those who are working to advance a more equitable world.

0:33.7

Today's guest, Meg, hits on all those points and more. Meg is the co-founder of A Day,

0:39.0

a sustainable capsule clothing brand named by Fast Company as one of the world's most

0:43.0

innovative companies. She is also one of Goldman Sachs 100 most intriguing entrepreneurs,

0:48.4

having started her career with Goldman as an investment banker before joining Poshmark as one

0:53.1

of their first 50 employees as a senior product manager. She is Oxford educated with an MBA

0:58.4

from Stanford University. Meg is also a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athlete and a business coach for athletes

1:04.8

and gyms. Moreover, Meg identifies as queer, British Chinese, and a digital nomad.

1:10.8

She is an angel investor and mentor to many communities and individuals advancing AAPI,

1:15.7

LGBTQI, LGBTQ plus, and third culture interests. Please welcome to the Asian Boss Girl podcast,

1:23.1

Meg. Welcome, Meg. I'm so happy to be here. Thank you so much for having me.

1:28.4

We're so excited. When Janine was running off, I don't say resume, but your backup,

1:32.4

I'm just like, wow, Meg is super impressive. But to give our listeners some context,

1:37.6

do you mind sharing with them? Where did you grow up? What was your family dynamic like,

1:41.5

and what was like, you know, young Meg like growing up? Yeah, absolutely. So I was born in Beijing

1:48.6

in China, and my dad worked in academia. He got this dream opportunity that I think everyone China

1:54.4

was dreaming of. So he emigrated to the UK when I was three, and we actually lived without my dad

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