The WLD Show
#26 Bryan Pham: Amplifying Asian Entrepreneurial Voices Building Asian Hustle Network
Episode Summary
Bryan talks to Will, Lee, and Andrew about growing up poor in San Gabriel and what motivated him to go from engineer, to building a 1,000+ member community dedicated to real-estate investment, to CEO of the 150,000+ member Asian Hustle Network.
Episode Notes
Bryan Pham is the cofounder of the Asian Hustle Network. Asian Hustle Network is a community of 150,000+ members dedicated to bringing the Asian community together by giving all the hustlers an opportunity to share their business, network with other professionals, and build powerful connections.
In this episode we discuss:
- The motivations and origins of Asian Hustle network.
- The trials, tribulations, and joys of building a community of 150,000+ members
- How to listen to your community and how the community's needs have shifted through Covid
- Turning a community into a VC backed company
- How AHN is utilizing funding to create a media distribution platform, a company accelerator, and conference to give back to its community.
- How much diversity there is in the Asian American community
- The benefits, detriments, and what it feels like to grow up poor
- The beliefs Bryan had to unlearn to succeed in America
- Why a positive mind set and consistency are the key to sustained growth
- How Bryan optimizes his weeks
- Finding guests, preparing for interviews, and post-production required to grow a podcast
Links for Bryan and Asian Hustle network