曉聲說 In the Spotlight: Recent Episodes
Shirley Lin 林曉齡
With In the Spotlight, you get to meet people from all walks of life, whether Taiwanese or foreigners who are living in Taiwan. Every week, they will each begin by telling a story that has impacted their lives. See how Shirley Lin guides them in casual interviews as they talk about Taiwan through their perspectives. You'll also learn about their "firsts" and "favorites" on the island. Enjoy getting to know Taiwan's greatest assets - its people!
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Stephany Yang is a news anchor in the English department for FTV. Hear her story how she loves challenges and looks forward to new endeavors in her life, on In the Spotlight.
Stephany Yang is a reporter and news anchor at FTV or Formosa Television. Steph tells her story of how she went from being an urban studies major to finding interest in news reporting and TV, on In the Spotlight.
Chris Chau, founder of Colearna, talks more about the decentralized education platform that's designed for connecting Taiwanese kids to the world, on In the Spotlight.
Chris Chau is from Hong Kong and he's the founder of Colearna, a decentralized education platform designed for connecting Taiwanese kids to the world. Hear how Colearna came about, on In the Spotlight.
Harry Kuo is the Business Development Manager at the Ideal Venture Studio, which works closely with startup founders. Harry explains ESG using examples from his clients and talks about the direction that Ideal is going, on In the Spotlight.
Harry Kuo is the Business Development Manager at the Ideal Venture Studio, which works closely with startup founders. Harry explains ESG using examples from his clients and talks about the direction that Ideal is going, on In the Spotlight.
Angela Feng is the co-founder of ness Wellness, a wellness platform in Asia that focuses on eight disciplines. Angela talks about what Taiwan needs to do to globalize itself, on In the Spotlight.
Angela Feng is co-founder of ness Wellness. She talks about the many hats that she wears before dwelling into wellness, on In the Spotlight.
Elias Neuspiel of Austria and Pei Wu of Taiwan are both stone jewelry makers. Hear their story about the art of stone carving and their dream moving forward, on In the Spotlight.
On In the Spotlight this week, Shirley Lin talks with Pei Wu of Taiwan and Elias Neuspiel of Austria, who are both contemporary jewelry designers and makers using stones.
Tony Rinaudo, an agronomist from Australia, is the Principal Advisor for Natural Resources, Food Security, and Climate Change at World Vision. On this episode's In the Spotlight, Tony talks about what Taiwan can do to revive its trees.
Tony Rinaudo is an agronomist from Australia. He is traveling the world to revive as many trees as possible by teaching his farmer-managed natural regeneration (FMNR) tehnique. Tony tells his story of how it all started on In the Spotlight.
On this episode's In the Spotlight, Chiu Chen-yu, the Architect in Principal and the Director of the Taiwan Reyhanli Center for World Citizens, talks about what people do at the community center.
Chiu Chen-yu is the architect in principal and director of the Taiwan Reyhanli Center for World Citizens. In this episode's In the Spotlight, Chiu talks about how he got involved in the humanitarian project.
Daniel Hill is CEO and Co-founder of Aquivio, a company that specializes in high end water treatment devices. On In the Spotlight, you get to learn how to have personalized beverages that get you the quality water your body needs.
Daniel Hill is the CEO and Co-founder of Aquivio, a service offering healthier and personalized hydration using IOT smart beverage equipment. But before he started his water business, he was a bodybuilding world champion. Hear his story on In the Spotlight.
Liu Jiayu is the general manager of Crust Taiwan, a subsidiary of the Singaporean enterprise, Crust Group, which upcycles food waste into beverages like beer. Besides talking about her business, Jiayu talks about why she's always wanted to live in Taiwan and make it her second home, on In the Spotlight.
Liu Jiayu is the general manager of Crust Taiwan. Hear her story on In the Spotlight about the food tech company that up-cycles food waste and loss into unique beverages.
Jack Wu is the founder of Worca, a one-stop global HR platform, for recruiting engineers and other specific talents in other fields, on In the Spotlight.
Hear Jack Wu talk about Worca, a one stop global human resources platform, on In the Spotlight.
Jonathan Ha is the CEO of Seneca ESG. On In the Spotlight, Jon talks about writing software for companies so that they can rate themselves on how well they're doing in sustainability.
Meet Jonathan Ha, the CEO of Seneca ESG, as he explains in detail what is ESG, which stands for Environment, Social and Governance, on In the Spotlight.
Listen to the story of Empress Hot Sauce from Jane Chen, who co-founded the brand with her husband, on In the Spotlight.
Meet Jane Chen, the co-founder of Empress Hot Sauce, a fermented hot sauce brand based in Taiwan, on In the Spotlight.
Learn from Anita Liu, founder of Seed Energy, about ways you can save on energy like purchasing renewable energy instead, and whether beach cleaning is all that effective, on In the Spotlight.
Learn from Anita Liu of Seed Energy how you can pursue a sustainable lifestyle without sacrificing too much, on In the Spotlight.
Jill Su is a cat behavior consultant who recently published a book on how to raise your cat stress-free. On In the Spotlight, Jill talks about the most important thing to know when having a cat and ideas for her future books.
Jill Su is a certified cat behavior consultant. On In the Spotlight, Jill talks about how her curiosity in cat behaviors came about and a book she recently published on how to de-stress your cat.
Joe Henley has been first a musician and then a freelance writer in the 17 years that he's spent in Taiwan. On this episode's In the Spotlight, Joe talks more about his recent book Migrante and the plight of migrant workers in Taiwan.
On In the Spotlight, Joe Henley, a freelance writer and musician in Taiwan, talks about the ongoing problems migrant workers in Taiwan are facing in his new book, Migrante
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Craig Scott is from Melbourne, Australia and has been in Taiwan for 17 years. He is the CEO of Assaya, which is a company that produces machines to detect infectious diseases at scale. On this episode's In the Spotlight, Craig talks about his prediction for yet another wave of the COVID pandemic caused by the Omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5, and the things he loves about Taiwan.
Craig Scott is the CEO of Assaya, a producer of machines that detect infectious diseases at scale. On this episode's In the Spotlight, Craig talks about the effectiveness of the machine in detecting COVID-19.
Chenny Lin went to the International School of the Sacred Heart in Tokyo and Wellesley College in Boston, both of which were Shirley Lin's alma mater! Chenny Lin talks about how life is an adventure for her and about her current position at Liteon Technology, on In the Spotlight.
Join Shirley Lin on In the Spotlight, as she introduces a schoolmate her junior from the same high school in Tokyo and same college in Boston as her! Meet Chenny Lin, Associate Vice President of Strategy and Investment at Liteon, the first listed electronics company in Taiwan.
Ruby Chen talks about what CNEX is all about, which is short for Chinese Next and See Next, on In the Spotlight. Ruby is CEO and Co-Founder of CNEX Foundation and Studio Corporation.
Ruby Chen is co-founder/CEO of CNEX that specializes in documentaries on China. Ruby talks about her life in simultaneous interpretation and at one of the biggest management consulting firms in the US, in the first half of her interview on In the Spotlight.
Lin Cheung was invited to design the Tang Prize Diplomas for 2016. Tune in to In the Spotlight to hear how she came up with the ideas for the last two categories of the diplomas. The winners of the four awards namely Sustainable Development, Bio pharmaceutical Science, Sinology and Rule of Law, will be announced this month in June and the award ceremony will be held in September.
Lin Cheung was invited to design for the 2016 Tang Prize Diplomas. The Tang Prize is the Asian equivalent of the Nobel Prize, founded by Taiwanese entrepreneur Dr. Samuel Yin. The unveiling of the diplomas was held on May 24. I had the honor of interviewing Lin Cheung that morning. Tune in to In the Spotlight to hear the fascinating ways that Lin Cheung came up with ideas for the designs.
Priya is from India and has been living in Taiwan since 1987. On this episode's In the Spotlight, she talks about her enjoyment in doing simultaneous interpretation for focus groups.
Priya is the only Indian simultaneous interpreter in Taiwan. She has been in Taiwan since 1987. Find out on In the Spotlight how Priya made Taiwan her home, for now.
Tune in to In the Spotlight and meet Taiwanese American David Lin and his keyboardist Shawn Schlogel to hear why the band name Moose Light Kingdom and album name "healthy supply of poison".
Lin Shih Pao, a Taiwanese artist based in New York, is probably best known for his "F1 car" made up of 24,000 recycled mobile phones. Hear his story on In the Spotlight.
Kelly Hsieh calls herself a private stylist, but she's also a chef, a bartender and a crossfit athlete. Hear her story on In the Spotlight.
Join Shirley Lin on In the Spotlight to hear about the many hats that Kelly Hsieh wears and her many interests.
Antonella works for an Italian travel agency in Taipei. On In the Spotlight, she shares more anecdotes connected to her condition: face blindness.
Antonella works for an Italian travel agency in Taipei. She speaks of her special condition called face blindness.
Meg Lu is a senior studying television at Shih Hsin University, but her passion is making YouTube videos. Follow her story on In the Spotlight.
Meg Lu is a senior at Shih Hsin University studying television but her love is being a YouTuber. Find out her story on In the Spotlight.
Esther and Lara are sisters and together they created Meimeiwawa Multimedia, a music and video production company. Find out the array of exciting things they offer on their platform, on In the Spotlight.
Esther and Lara are sisters and together they keep their Meimeiwawa Multimedia platform live and bubbly. Join them on In the Spotlight to hear their Taiwan story.
Tune in to In the Spotlight to hear Photographer An Rong Xu's encounter with celebrities.
An Rong Xu talks about how he started his interest in photography and why he made a "documentary" about Chinese Americans, on In the Spotlight.
On In the Spotlight, Jenna Robinette, a stylist from Canada in Taiwan, talks about her views of how Taiwanese people dress and things that she really love about Taiwan.
Jenna Robinette is from Canada but has been in Taiwan for 14 years. She studied fashion design but became a stylist after coming to Taiwan. Have a listen to her interesting story on In the Spotlight.
Tune in to In the Spotlight to learn exactly what kind of photography is Sean Marc Lee, a full time freelance photographer in Taiwan, good at.
Sean Marc Lee is from San Francisco and has been in Taiwan for 5 years. Hear his story on In the Spotlight on how he became a full time freelance photographer.
On this episode's In the Spotlight, hear the rest of the story of Musee Wu, once a bartender at an art gallery and founder of A&M Creative, which was the exclusive company for designing window displays for Hermes Taiwan.
Tune in to In the Spotlight to hear Musee Wu, founder of A&M Creative, talk about her creative major/minor in college to get to where she is today.
Julia Cheng, a certified financial planner in the US and the founder of Julia Cheng Wealth Management and Estate Planning Inc., talks about the different habits between Taiwanese and Americans in managing their wealth, on In the Spotlight.
Julia Cheng is a Certified Financial Planner and runs her own company, Julia Cheng Wealth Management and Estate Planning, Inc. in the US. She speaks of her life from a cleaning lady in American homes to becoming a certified wealth manager, on In the Spotlight.
Yee Soong talks about the setting up of the classic speakeasy Ounce Taipei, its customers and the drinks it offer, on In the Spotlight.
Join Shirley Lin on In the Spotlight as she speaks with Yee Soong of Ounce Taipei about why he came to Taiwan with a group of friends to open a speakeasy in Taipei.
Pat Woods of Nottingham has been in Taiwan for nine years and is a long time member of the Taipei Writers Group. He talks about how the group meets and his fascination with Taiwanese people's superstitions, on In the Spotlight.
Pat Woods is from Nottingham and has been with the English magazine AMC and Taipei Writers Group since coming to Taiwan. Hear his story on In the Spotlight.
Jessica Turriziani came from a small town outside Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Today on In the Spotlight, she talks about all the things that she loves about Taiwan.
Jessica Turriziani, an English teacher and a yoga instructor in Taipei, is from a small town outside Pittsburgh, PA, USA. She was originally going to come to Taiwan just for one year but that has turned into 4 years and not only that, she got married too! Hear her story on In the Spotlight.
Joe Henley is from Canada and has been in Taiwan for 12 years. Joe is a freelance writer and a musician. In this episode, he talked more about the metal music scene in Taiwan, on In the Spotlight.
Joe Henley has been in Taiwan for 12 years and is an avid writer and musician, actually a death metal front man for a few bands in Taiwan. Joe's story is on this episode's In the Spotlight.
Jill Su, a pet photographer and animal behavior consultant, talks about the tricks of taking pictures of cats and dogs, on In the Spotlight.
Jill Su is a professional pet photographer and she also recently became an animal behavior consultant. Hear out her story, on In the Spotlight.
Roger Cheng is an independent producer/director and produces projects introducing Taiwan for foreign media channels such as BBC, CNN, Al Jazeera, National Geographic and Discovery. This episode on In the Spotlight, he talks about what happens when he pitches an idea to his team who gives him the thumbs down.
Roger Cheng is a filmmaker who founded his own media company but now works freelance on all kinds of documentaries and projects. Hear his interesting stories and experiences on In the Spotlight.
Except for RTI's German service, Klaus Bardenhagen is just about the only other German reporter in Taiwan. Tune in to In the Spotlight to hear his story.
Klaus Bardenhagen is a German freelance reporter who has been living in Taiwan for more than eight years. Find out what he likes to report on about Taiwan, on In the Spotlight.
Simon Thomas of Wales is co-founder of Skyrock Projects, a creative technology academy for 14 year olds and above. This episode on In the Spotlight, Simon goes in depth to talk about the program.
Simon Thomas is from Wales and has been in Taiwan for five and a half years. He co-founded a creative technology academy called Skyrock Projects. But he first came to Taiwan on a teaching job at the European school in Taipei. Hear his story on In the Spotlight.
Peter Sutton is from New Zealand. His work brought him to Taiwan originally for three years but that has turned into 15. Now Peter is co-founder and CEO of Woodpecker Learning, an app that makes things a lot easier for language learners. Hear him go into depth of how that works on In the Spotlight.
Peter Sutton is from New Zealand and is co-founder and CEO of Woodpecker Learning. He was on job assignment to Taiwan for a period of time but that has turned into 15 years. Since then he is married and has two children. Hear his life story in this first episode on In the Spotlight.
Shirley Lin gets to ask all the questions that she had been wanting to know answers to about being a flight attendant as she interviews Angel Ku on In the Spotlight.
Shirley Lin gets to interview flight attendant Angel Ku of a major airline in Taiwan. She's been on the job for 22 years. Angel was an accounting and statistics major. Find out why she became a flight attendant instead, on In the Spotlight.
Last week, Kathleen Batchelor talked about her becoming a Fitness Dance/Zumba instructor. This episode, she talks about why she came to Taiwan, on In the Spotlight.
Kathleen Batchelor came to Taiwan from the USA 12 years ago and became a Zumba instructor. Hear her story on In the Spotlight.
On In the Spotlight this episode, we continue to listen to the IMPCT team about their Coffee for the Future and how they go about helping children in urban slums get early education.
IMPCT is a social enterprise started by 4 IMBA students of National Cheng Chi University in Taiwan. They were the winners of the Hult Prize in 2015 to implement Playcares, a way to provide early childhood education in urban slums. Learn how you can help build a playcare center in Latin America, Africa or Asia by just buying a cup of coffee, on In the Spotlight.
Callum Porter-Harris, global director of the Hult Prize Foundation and Szymon Bielecki, community director for Taiwan, talk more about the Hult Prize for social enterprises, on In the Spotlight.
After talking to the IMPCT team (interviewed on Oct. 15 and Oct. 29) who won the 2015 Hult Prize, Shirley Lin finds out what the Hult Prize is all about. Tune in to this week's In the Spotlight.
Duncan Longden came to Taiwan three and a half years ago to work for National Geographic as a photographer. Tune in to In the Spotlight to hear what he likes about Taiwan.
Duncan Longden is from the UK and is in Taiwan as a photographer for National Geographic. Hear his story on In the Spotlight.
Mike Bellot, a student from Haiti, not only invented the Solo Bag which provides a light for reading and power for charging mobile phones, he also initiated many other useful projects that for example, would benefit refugees all over the world. Listen more to his story on In the Spotlight.
Haitian student in Taiwan, Mike Bellot invented the "Solo Bag" which is a backpack with a light for reading and power for charging mobile phones using a built-in solar panel. Hear his story on In the Spotlight.
Tobie Openshaw hails from South Africa. He talks about why he likes to make films of stories of people who don't get their voices heard, on In the Spotlight.
Tobie Openshaw is a documentary filmmaker from South Africa. He's been in Taiwan for 18 years and absolutely loves it here. Have a listen to his story from the time of the Apartheid, on In the Spotlight.
Didi Bethurum works for Gogoro, the Taiwan brand electric scooter. She talks about how she got a job there and loving it, on In the Spotlight.
Didi Bethurum hasn't been in Taiwan for a long time but she has secured a job at Gogoro, Taiwan's own brand of electric scooters. Hear about her story before she came to Taiwan in this first part of her interview on In the Spotlight.
Mike Veldstra is a director/producer and has been back in Taiwan for 10 years. That's because he was born and lived in Tainan until he was 8. Hear his story this episode as he begins with talking about his short films, on In the Spotlight.
Mike Veldstra is half Taiwanese half Dutch. He has been in Taiwan for 10 years doing what he loves. Have a listen to his story on In the Spotlight.
Azure Hsu expands on how he sets up the La Lumiere platform, which rates spas and massage parlors around Taipei, on In the Spotlight.
Trini Ding this week talks about how she would love to be part of Toastmasters for life and how she encourages people to join the non-profit organization from as young as college age, on In the Spotlight.
Trini Ding talks about her mischievous life growing up with two older brothers in the old days of Tainan city, on In the Spotlight.
An-nung Chen 陳安穠 was the only Taiwanese and the only female on the IMPCT team that won the Hult Prize in 2015. Learn about her family relationship and her work on In the Spotlight.
An-nung Chen 陳安穠 is the only one from Taiwan and the only female on the social enterprise IMPCT team to win the Hult Prize of US$1 million in 2015. An-nung talks about her life as the only child in the family and her non-traditional parents, on In the Spotlight.
Listen to Susie Q on In the Spotlight to hear her many big and small jobs and interests that she has and her future endeavor.
Wesley Hsu didn't used to be good in English until he met a good English teacher. Now, he just wants to help those who have trouble with the language like he used to. He recently also published a book called "Clearing the Confusion for Proper Vocabulary Usage". Hear his story on In the Spotlight.
Dean Brownless of Ireland brings awareness of mental health and wellbeing to Taiwan, on In the Spotlight.
Dean Brownless, from Ireland, talks about his decision to come to Taiwan, on In the Spotlight.
Judy Tam talks about the success of BuckyDrop, the most powerful e-commerce drop shipping solution and how Taiwan should transform from traditional retail to the more efficient e-commerce or drop shipping, on In the Spotlight.
Judy Tam talks about her life before she became Business Development Director of Buckydrop, an e-commerce dropshipping company in HK.
Olivia Park is a female health and performance coach from New Zealand. In this episode's In the Spotlight, Olivia talks about how she helps women overcome problems about their health, diet, fitness and mindset.
Olivia Park is from New Zealand and is a female health and performance coach. In this episode of In the Spotlight, she talks about how she came to Taiwan with her husband who just wanted to find a place to study intensive Chinese and has now landed on a job at Financial Times.
Leslie Liu 劉宥汝, even though she has a full time job, loves being a food blogger. Her blog is Taipei Foodie. Check it out here, on In the Spotlight.
Leslie Liu 劉宥汝 is the founder of Taipei Foodie, a project about food and restaurants. But this episode on In the Spotlight, she talks about everything before Taipei Foodie.
Anna and Matt Kiefer are from Barcelona, Spain. They are the founder of Hostelgeeks.com, a platform for rating five-star hostels around the world. They were in Taiwan for five weeks to rate its hostels. On this episode's In the Spotlight, Anna and Matt talk about things they look for in a good five-star hostel.
Anna and Matt Kiefer are from Barcelona, Spain. They're the founders of Hostelgeeks.com to rate 5-star hostels around the world. Find out how they decided to come to Taiwan, on In the Spotlight.
Hugo Chung is a filmmaker and writer in Taiwan. Along with his sister, they run an independent filmmaking/film distribution company called Spotlight Entertainment Inc. Hugo believes that Taiwan has great potential culturally and artistically, and he hopes to bring more great foreign movies to Taiwan. Hear him out on In the Spotlight.
Tune in to In the Spotlight to hear about filmmaker/writer Hugo Chung's love for the English language, New York, politics, and poetry.
Sona Eyambe 伊恩貝 “嗩吶” is a co-founder of parkour跑酷 schools in Taiwan. But being an artist himself, it would have been hard starting the business if it weren't for his partner in the project. Hear his story on In the Spotlight.
Sona Eyambe 伊恩貝 “嗩吶” is a parkour athlete, an artist and a businessman. After 12 years in Taiwan, he has established four parkour schools with a fifth on the way. How he got into parkour was all by accident. To hear his story, tune in to In the Spotlight.
Daniel Vickery, former Head of Engineering for Energy Systems at Gogoro, talks about the great things that he has observed about Taiwan including an awesome environment for entrepreneurs, on In the Spotlight.
Daniel Vickery is former Head of Engineering for Energy Systems at Gogoro, which is a top Taiwanese brand of electric scooters. He talks about his reason for being in Taiwan and his views about environmental conscience among Taiwanese people, on In the Spotlight.
WEI-YU HUNG is a women's wear label based in the Netherlands. He says tradition is avant-garde, local is global. He tries to transfer traditional handicrafts into his design and in his pursuit of sustainable fashion.
WEIYU HUNG 洪威宇,Taiwanese fashion designer based in the Netherlands, Sustainable fashion is not only a way to care for a planet, it also entails forming emotional bonds with our clothing.
Elisa Chiu 邱懷萱 founded Anchor Taiwan, which encourages entrepreneurial residency program in Taiwan. Hear Elisa's story about why she is doing what she is doing today, on In the Spotlight.
Elisa Chiu 邱懷萱 is the founder and CEO of Anchor Taiwan. She talks about how an economics major is more than economics because it's also about psychology, on In the Spotlight.
The essence of Lydia Chang’s teaching is to bring joy, inspiration and inner peace. Students can expect a complete yoga practice at each retreat, including asana (physical postures), pranayama (control of the breath), meditation, and ancient wisdom of natural healing for a truly balanced, grounded, and holistic experience.
Lydia Chang is the co-founder, wellness director, and principal teacher for the regularly scheduled retreats at Origin Yoga & Wellness. In 2014, Lydia travelled to India and completed 400 hours Yoga Alliance Teacher Training with Patanjali International Yoga Foundation. She dedicated herself ever since to the practice, study, and teaching of yoga.
Candace Chen(陳思璇) will always be an entrepreneur…it's in her blood! After pink matter, she's on to pet care, on In the Spotlight.
Candace Chen(陳思璇) had a business that did very well in the States: selling dragon-fruit juice. She called it Pink Matter Juice Bar. After deciding to come back to Taiwan, she sold off that business. Find out today what Candace is doing in Taiwan, on In the Spotlight.
In this episode's In the Spotlight, Viktor Berglind, an investment banker turned sustainability advisor, talks about what he has observed about Taiwan's startup scene.
On In the Spotlight this episode, Viktor Berglind talks about why he turned from a successful investment banker to an advisor focused on sustainability issues.
Prior to AppWorks, Jun attended NYU’s Stern School of Business where he received a B.S. in Finance, and spent the following several years conducting sector-based market research at Focus Reports. Outside of work, Jun is an avid mediator and invests an inordinate amount of time maintaining both his physical and spiritual wellness.
Jun Wakabayashi, Currently investing in bold and passionate founders across Greater Southeast Asia (TW+SEA).
Ryan Terribilini has been spending his career in combining technology and policy. In 2018, he thought Taiwan is a potential place for developing the blockchain industry and so he relocated to Taiwan. Hear his story, on In the Spotlight.
This episode's guest for In the Spotlight is Ryan Terribilini from Silicon Valley, CA. He's an entrepreneur in Taiwan previously worked for Google and Ripple.
Ann Liao is a social entrepreneur who runs an education and design group focused on green technology and innovation. She has many dreams and a long bucket list of things she wants to accomplish to overcome her fears. She takes 30 minutes out of each day to just let her mind go blank to achieve a peace of mind. Must tune in to hear her story, on In the Spotlight.
Ann Liao is a social entrepreneur and she runs an education and design group focused on green technology and innovation. Learn from this episode's In the Spotlight why empathy plays a large part on almost all forms of design.
Hear EJ So 蘇義傑 talk about how he turned from a musician to working in insurance to encouraging everyone to wear custom made shoes(KAZUO CRAFT).
Neill Wan is the founder of LNY Pizza in Taipei. On this episode of In the Spotlight, find out how Neill is also a musician on the side.
Neill Wan loves New York style pizza so much that he decides to open his own pizza house in Taipei.
Charles Du, a former NASA engineer, is currently on a mission to grow. On this episode's In the Spotlight though, learn about eye yoga from Charles.
Charles Du is from Beijing. Hear his story of how he went from being a NASA engineer to becoming a yoga teacher, on In the Spotlight.
Jamie Huang 黃薇 is a designer who has spent more than 11 years in the UK before coming back to Taiwan recently. Hear her on In the Spotlight as she talks about it being a rare opportunity to design the uniforms for the staff at the National Taichung Theater and how the design field in Taiwan can do better.
Jamie Wei Huang 黃薇, a designer for women's and men's wear, had studied art in Taiwan and the UK. Tune in to In the Spotlight to hear how she turned from studying oil painting and sculpture to becoming a designer.
Darren Yeh is the director of operations at Omplexity Consulting. He's also an independent art curator. Hear him on In the Spotlight as he has a different answer from most when it comes to whether he has a plan for the future.
Darren Yeh is the Director of Operations at Omplexity Consulting firm and an independent art curator. After studying in the military school, after having visited West Point and the White House, and learning how to speak three foreign languages, Darren decides to run a program training future leaders. Hear his story on In the Spotlight.
David Ting丁大為 is the founder of the English cram school SK2 TOEFL in Taipei. In this episode's In the Spotlight, he talks about a very different way of running a cram school business in which he lifts up other teachers to research themselves and care for their students and parents.
On this episode's In the Spotlight, David Ting of SK2 TOEFL cram school in Taipei gives good advice on how Taiwanese people can improve their English and increase their confidence.
Jan Chen is a creative director for films and projects in Los Angeles. She and her husband create documentaries to raise awareness. On this episode's In the Spotlight, she marvels at the many great ways that Taiwanese people are doing for the environment.
Jan Chen is a creative director for films and projects in Los Angeles. She and her husband were visiting Taiwan before they became stuck here due to the COVID-19 pandemic for several months. On this episode's In the Spotlight, Jan talks about her love for and protection of animals.
Novia Hoo and Melinda Wang are co-founders of Nomel Skincare. They talk about the obstacles they had to face when they decided to start a business, on In the Spotlight.
Novia Hoo and Melinda Wang are two great friends who discovered they have many things in common. So they thought why not start a business together. On this episode's In the Spotlight, Novia and Melinda talk about how they came up with Nomel Skincare.
Nancy Hsieh is the GM of Art Zoo World, a Singapore-based company that aims to promote creativity in children through art and play. With a graphic design background, Nancy also talks about how upcoming young Taiwanese designers need help any way they can to get their works recognized in the world, on this episode's In the Spotlight.
Nancy Hsieh is GM of Arts Zoo World, a project that strives to bring art closer to children, through examples like art installations that they can touch and giant outdoor inflatable slides. Hear her out on In the Spotlight.
Malabika Das is in Taiwan because of her husband's job. Besides having several other titles and teaching at the top National Taiwan University, she is also a yoga and mindfulness instructor. Today on In the Spotlight, she talks about her love for Taiwan.
On In the Spotlight, Malabika Das talks about her work as integrative social worker, trauma and wellness specialist, and assistant professor in social work and general education at the National Taiwan University.
Joy Chen 陳少喬 is an equestrian turned surfing promoter. Hear her story on In the Spotlight of how she starts a non-profit organization and prepares training programs for her four promising surfer students.
Meet Joy Chen 陳少喬, a former equestrian and now a professional surfer. Hear her story about coming from a highly sportive family, on In the Spotlight.
Yen Yen Woo and Colin Goh are creators of the comic series, Dim Sum Warriors. They talk about how their daughter contributed to the idea of using food as the theme in the comics and how the series is actually educational, on In the Spotlight.
Colin Goh and Yen Yen Woo are creators of the popular Singaporean comic series, Dim Sum Warriors. Join them on In the Spotlight as they embark on their journey in Taiwan to change the way education is made fun through their comic series and reading app.
Edgar Chiu is the founder of SparkLabs, a strategically designed accelerator program for helping startups become world-class businesses. Tune in to In the Spotlight to hear how Edgar divides his startup founders into three specific types, and also how his high school teacher inspired his students to speak English without going abroad.
Find out from Edgar Chiu what SparkLabs is all about and why startups will benefit from the company, on In the Spotlight.
Hear Shannon Tseng, an engineer turned yoga instructor, talk about how she helps women in her yoga classes with their insecurity and self image, on In the Spotlight.
Hear Shannon Tseng's story how her boss in New Zealand encouraged her to take a year off to bond more with her family in Taiwan, on In the Spotlight.
Emily Wu is founder of Ghost Island Media, a podcasting company. In this episode, she talks about the company itself and where she wants to go from there, on In the Spotlight.
Hear Emily Wu, founder of Ghost Island Media, why she wants to start podcasts in Taiwan, on In the Spotlight.
Marilisa Pia was backpacking in Asia when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Find out how she's stuck in Taiwan for a good reason, on In the Spotlight.
Marilisa Pia was backpacking in Asia when the coronavirus hit. She's been in Taiwan since. She loves to tell her story, so an invitation was extended to her to appear on In the Spotlight.
Amanda Harvey is the founder of You and Me Taiwan, which is a platform for helping individuals and companies in Taiwan to have a global perspective. This episode's on In the Spotlight, Amanda explains what is mindset training and the creative ways she devised to conduct virtual group sessions because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tune in to In the Spotlight to hear Amanda Harvey's story of why she started You and Me Taiwan, and what it is all about.
On this week's In the Spotlight, Melody Hsu of ViaSweat just might give you tips about starting a business with your husband and talks about how she designed a wonder sports bra for all active women of today.
Melody Hsu went from thinking about starting a cupcake selling business to selling healthy lunchboxes before she decided on women's active wear. Hear her story on In the Spotlight this week.
Sherry Lin, an international relations major, is a risk taker and loves to see the world. After last week's recount of her trip to the Arctic, this time on In the Spotlight, she talks about her trip to the Antarctica.
Sherry Lin, an international relations major, is definitely an adventurer and a risk taker. On In the Spotlight, hear her talk about jumping at the first chance to travel to the Arctic, despite the fact that she's afraid of the freezing cold.
Doris Wong is a new Taipei resident from Hong Kong. She is a comparative literature major turned filmmaker. Today on In the Spotlight, she talks about the fun, laughter and tears in making her first movie, New Turn, in Taiwan.
Doris Wong is from Hong Kong and just moved to Taiwan last year. She decided to become a filmmaker when she realized that watching movies is what she loves the most. Hear her story about her upcoming first movie "New Turn" on In the Spotlight.
Whitney Crothers Dilley is a professor at Shih Hsin University in Taipei, teaching English Literature and Film. She became fascinated with Taiwanese American fim director Ang Lee's life that she wrote two books about him. On this episode's In the Spotlight, Whitney tells more about the Oscar winning director to make you love him even more.
Whitney Crothers Dilley is a professor of English Literature and Film at Shih Hsin University. Tune in to In the Spotlight to hear why she has such a fondness for the Taiwanese American movie director Ang Lee.
On this episode's In the Spotlight, you can learn from Colin Hodge of the Snowball Community how to support human rights through maybe changing your consumption habits.
Colin Hodge, founder of the Snowball Community, is definitely on to better things after a successful stint at a dating app. Hear his story and find out what the Snowball Community is, on In the Spotlight.
Lin Shu-pei was originally thinking about becoming a baseball player and then a breakdancer. But when he was given an opportunity to do something meaningful, his life totally changed. Hear his interesting story on In the Spotlight.
Lin Shu-pei emigrated with his family to Canada, thinking that he was going to become a breakdancer. After that dream was smashed, he decided that maybe he can become a baseball player, only to realize that he does not have the height for it. Tune in to In the Spotlight to see how his life has changed since then.
Neill Wan of LNY Pizzeria talks again on In the Spotlight, if anything is done differently at his restaurants because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On this episode's In the Spotlight, Neill Wan of LNY Pizzeria in Taipei talks about how if at all, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected his restaurant and what things he has to change to abide by government regulations.
Ann Liao is an educator and a public speaker in food technology and sustainability. Today, she talks about whether she eats differently now with the COVID pandemic, on In the Spotlight.
Tune in to In the Spotlight to hear from Ann Liao who specializes in sustainability and green technology. She talks about the importance of educating corporations about food safety and food issues, among other things.
Jim Sung,founder of Jim and Dad's Beer, talks about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected his business and about the launch of a new dessert beer, on In the Spotlight.
On this episode's In the Spotlight, Jim Sung of Jim and Dad's Beer talks about whether the COVID-19 pandemic has affected his business.
Besides being a research intern at a platform promoting ethical consumption, Aurora Chang is also the co-founder of Taiwan Mixed, a news aggregator of all Taiwan news media in English. Hear her talk about this other job she has on In the Spotlight.
On In the Spotlight, Aurora Chang talks about her research project on ethical consumption with Taiwan's popular tea-based drink shops.
Minnie Sun is a senior at the George Washington University in Washington DC, majoring in International Business but minoring in Anthropology. Hear her insights and visions about a news aggregator of Taiwan's news stories in English that she is a part of, on In the Spotlight.
Tune in to In the Spotlight to learn about Minnie Sun as a senior at George Washington University in the US, studying International Business and Anthropology.
Nir Plopsky is an Israeli living in Taiwan. He decides to pursue his interest in rapping after graduating from a university not far from RTI. Hear his story of making his first album with musicians from all over the world, on In the Spotlight.
Nir Plopsky is a rapper from Israel in Taiwan. Find out what he studied in university and how he self-taught himself music, on In the Spotlight.
I-chiao or Joyce Hung is the founder of Journey by Chinese, an online Chinese language program. She's currently a visiting program scholar at Penn State University teaching Chinese. Joyce talks about her love for her job as well as what she misses about Taiwan being away from home.
I-chiao Hung, also known as Joyce, is a Chinese language instructor for foreigners. On this episode's In the Spotlight, Joyce talks about how she landed on her current job teaching Chinese in the United States.
Ahmad Tata still holds the title of the no. 1 car racer in Taiwan and he's not even Taiwanese. Ahmad's family is from Syria but Ahmad was born and raised in Taiwan. In this episode of In the Spotlight, Ahmad talks about his one and only, for now, racing car.
Ahmad Tata of Syria is an influencer but he's mostly known as the top car racer in Taiwan. Have a listen to his story, how he pursues his current interest right after college, on In the Spotlight.
Michael Pinkerton is from Australia and he heads the engineering department of Swancor Renewable Energy, a Taiwan company. On this episode's In the Spotlight, Shirley Lin learns more about offshore wind turbines from Michael and also what Michael likes about Taiwan enough to stay.
Michael Pinkerton is Australian and is head of the engineering department at Swancor Renewable Energy in Taiwan. Learn about renewable energy and wind turbines on In the Spotlight.
Jyana Tata, a logistician at Compass Ocean Logistics, talks about her starting the Women in Logistics Club. That's because there are mostly men in logistics and too few women in the field that she sees a need for networking to get the few female logisticians together for support, care and fun.
Tune in to In the Spotlight to hear the story of Jyana Tata from Syria about how she got into logistics and enjoying it.
On In the Spotlight, Joyce Tsai, organizer of the National Palace Museum Overseas Youth Ambassadors' Camp, and three youth ambassadors, Ming, Kai and Joanna, talk about memes and creative ideas that the young participants in the program came up with for promoting the NPM to the younger generation.
On In the Spotlight, Joyce Tsai of the National Palace Museum brought Ming, Kai, and Joanna to talk about their experiences as Overseas Youth Ambassadors for the museum, while their studies were disrupted due to COVID.
Diana Lee is an independent filmmaker focusing on documentaries on human rights and social justice issues. On In the Spotlight this episode, Diana talks about her plan to make a documentary on Taiwan's politics and political parties.
Diana Lee is a documentary film producer currently based in Taiwan. On this episode's In the Spotlight, Diana talks about why she is back in Taiwan after studying filmmaking in the US and why she chooses to make documentaries on human rights and social justice issues.
David Chen founded Gaki Hip which was just launched recently. Find out what a Taiwan version of the Instagram Museum is like, on In the Spotlight.
If you've heard of the Instagram Museum, then you know what Gaki Hip is except that it's the Taiwan version. Hear David Chen, founder of Gaki Hip, talk about his innovative idea with a Taiwan touch, on In the Spotlight.
David Trott is the founder of Dapu Fishing Lures with which he designs colorful fishing lures using retired floats. But he also has another interest having to do with the relief on sewer covers. Have a listen to his excitement about reproducing that form of art on In the Spotlight.
David Trott is now founder of Dapu Fishing Lures Ltd. He came to Taiwan because of his daughter. Now retired, he's into pursuing his interests. Tune in to hear his fascinating life story, on In the Spotlight.
Darren Chua is not only the founder of Ideal Space, a work space that offers all kinds of services including legal service and accounting, but also has a genuine concern for renewable energy. Hear him talk on In the Spotlight.
Darren Chua is from Singapore. He came to Taiwan to help expand Curves, a women only fitness club, in Taiwan. As a result, he came to like the island country a lot and made it his second home. Hear his story on In the Spotlight.
Teresa Chiao is the founder of Opsis Capital, a real estate investment business. On this episode's In the Spotlight, Teresa shares her insights into Taiwan's real estate scene and talks about helping startups by sharing her experiences.
Teresa Chiao, founder of Opsis Capital, is someone who wears many hats. In this episode of In the Spotlight, she talks about her expertise in real estate.
Kassy Cho is the founder and editor-in-chief for Almost, the first media outlet on Instagram covering world news stories for young people. On this episode In the Spotlight, Kassy tells us that more young women out of all the young people in Taiwan are showing more concern for issues around the world.
On In the Spotlight this episode, meet Kassy Cho, the founder and editor-in-chief of Almost, the first Instagram news media covering world news for young people.
Jeffrey Kwan is the managing director the global ad-tech company Teads' Hong Kong office. This episode on In the Spotlight, Jeffrey talks about becoming a member of the charity organization called Mind HK (Mind Hong Kong), which holds webinars on mental health.
On In the Spotlight, Shirley Lin speaks with Jeffrey Kwan, the managing director for the Hong Kong office of the global adtech company TEADS, on the seriousness of mental health.
Phaedra Fang is one of the curators at the National Taiwan Museum. She is the organizer of the ongoing exhibit "Sustainable New Year's Dinner Tables: Dining in the Anthropocene". On this episode In the Spotlight, Phaedra talks about ways and dishes she would suggest to Taiwanese families to replace their current traditions for the Lunar New Year dinner so as to promote sustainability.
Phaedra Fang is one of the curators at the National Taiwan Museum in Taipei. On this week's In the Spotlight, she talks about the purpose behind the special exhibit "Sustainable New Year's Dinner Tables: Dining in the Anthropocene".
Pauline Yang is a classical pianist and an arts envoy for the US Department of State. On this episode In the Spotlight, Pauline talks about her life in music and diplomacy, as well as her many mentors in both of those fields.
This episode, Shirley Lin shines the spotlight on Pauline Yang, a classical pianist and an arts envoy for the US Department of State.
Doreen Wang is a storyteller, a community organizer and a podcaster. On this episode In the Spotlight, Doreen talks about her reaction when she learned of her mom's terminal cancer and how she wants to collect stories from people of different backgrounds.
Doreen Wang is a storyteller, a community organizer, and a pod caster. On In the Spotlight, Doreen talks about her background in poetry and storytelling, and her thoughts and feelings as a child of immigrants to America.