Hi everyone I'm Hillary Kerr, the co-founder and chief content officer of who

what where and this is Second Life, a podcast spotlighting women who have truly

inspiring careers.

We're talking about their work journeys, what they've learned from the process of setting aside their doubts

or fears, and what happens when they embark on their second life.

Today I am so lucky to sit down with Kim and Vanessa Fam, sisters and co-founders of the

innovative Asian sauce and saucy noodles brand, Omsom, the children of Vietnamese refugees.

Kim and Vanessa grew up in Boston and were high achievers from a young age.

After years of working in startups and in management consulting, in 2018 they both quit their jobs to work on something a little more personal.

Focusing on their Vietnamese heritage and their desire to break Asian cuisine out of the quote-unquote

ethnic food aisles in grocery stores, they created meal starter kits to help people

cook Asian food at home by lowering the barrier to access authentic ingredients.

They name their new business omsom, which loosely translates to Rowdy in Vietnamese, and their loud and proud branding has resonated with

Asian Americans who want to take pride in their culture without being put in a box.

Kim and Vanessa launched Omsom in May of 2020 peak COVID times and still

sold out in 72 hours. In the years since they've expanded their product offerings, partnered with dynamic Asian chefs,

and launched their products at Whole Foods, all while educating customers on Asian culture and redefining the American pantry.

Vanessa and Kim are incredible women and I so enjoyed our conversation.

Today, on Second Life Life it's Kim and Vanessa fam.

All right ladies thank you so much for joining me today. I am so excited to have the two of you on and to kick things off we

always like to start at the beginning on this podcast. So what did you study in school and

much more importantly what did you both think you both think you were going to be when you grew up?

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