Wesley Chow is in the house! Want to learn about the life of a consultant? Want to hear how a college student was able to get complimented on their stage presence by a C-suite executive? Want to hear how someone was able to visit all 7 continents? All of this is packed into this fun, one-of-a kind episode. Wes has a wealth of knowledge in his professional space, on top of all of the diverse activities and hobbies he embarks on!

It’s a Full House (minus Aaron 🙁) To officially close out 2023 and start to looking forward to the new year -  Jason, Jenny, Amberly, Amy, and Ronak come together for their 2023 Wrapped (Spotify Wrapped Style). This presentation party let everyone present on what wild adventures and experiences defined each of their year and what their goals are for the next one. Find out why Amy can’t climb stairs anymore (3:30), how Amberly is multilingual (29:30), where Jenny’s car window went (34:50), what reality show Jason is going to apply to (1:01:45), and why Ronak keeps getting food poisoning (1:08:52). This recap brings everyone together for a wholesome catch-up. We are excited to create more content for you in 2024! 🙂

Liz Fujita joins Jenny and Jason at the Adult Table to talk about how she is leaning into her new role as the SASE Director of Collegiate Programs! She brings us through her professional journey through student affairs and how her network got her to where she is now. While her initial goals were not to pursue higher education in the first place, having an undeclared major starting college, she found her passion in helping others discover who they are and what they want to do. Liz shares her insight about having different friend groups and the awkward timeframe between transitioning from college life to professional life with community, personal hobbies, social life, etc. In her personal time, she has a plethora of hobbies including reading 50 books every year, cross country skiing, mountain biking, running, playing board games, and farming!

Zoe Imansjah joins Jenny and Jason at the Adult Table. Zoe currently is a production engineer at Dow Chemical, an admin for the Facebook group Subtle Asian Traits, Programming Co-Manager for SASE National Convention, the list goes on! She tells us how she is navigating her rotational program, what it’s like moving to different parts of the country, how to become friends with coworkers by talking about sports and SOUP. She also shares her stories about SAT (Subtle Asian Traits), being able to be on a golden carpet and meeting celebrities within the community! Be sure to watch the video version of the podcast to take a sneak peek at her meme binder :)

Join Aaron, Amy, and Ronak as they fill in for Jason, Jenny, and Amberly! Learn more about the 3 as they play we are not really strangers. How well does everyone know each other? Listen to hear their perceptions, stories, and friendship!

We finally did it! An episode dedicated to personal finance, thanks to our friend Frederica Shih. Frederica sits down with Jason and Jenny to go through her professional journey and her unique time working for Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) during the infamous crash. We then discussed how she originally started on her personal finance journey, and what led her to take finances seriously in this stage of her life. Frederica also tests Jenny and Jason on questions regarding personal financial decisions, finance gurus, and finance myths. Mixed in the middle, we get to learn more about Frederica, and learn what motivates her, what she enjoys, and most importantly, about her white noise machine and rave life. This episode is full of great tips and tricks on personal finance, and this is surely just scratching the surface. We may do a follow up episode on more personal finance, let us know what other personal finance topics you want to hear about!

Content warning: In this podcast episode, we will be discussing topics around mental health that may include topics involving depression, anxiety, suicide ideation, and self harm. Please listen at your own discretion. In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month in May, we are bringing on two friends from the Mental Health Initiative in SASE, Aishwarya Mantagani and Alex Hattori. We talked about their mental health journeys, how they navigate conversations with their family, the difference between stress and burnout, and why mental health is important to them. Through their experiences, navigating this space with support systems of family, friends, and peers is a great resource to have, we encourage you to check in with your friends! A simple “how are you” can go a long way! :)  Here at The Adult Table, we heavily advise that if you are suffering with your mental health to please seek a medical professional for help. Be sure to check out the group discussions that the SASE Mental Health Initiative hosts with more information on their Instagram @sasementalhealth

Alex Hattori joins Jason and Jenny on The Adult Table to talk about his life after college, especially his gap year after working full-time for a year, where he’s been able to travel around the world to places including Columbia, Australia and New Zealand. Alex shines a light on this uncommon life path (at least for people in the US); taking advantage of time now to travel and understand the cultures and lifestyles of other places in the world. He shares his biggest lessons learned, how traveling has changed his perspective on life and the world, and where he thinks this can lead for the future. If you ever dreamed of taking a break from working full-time and feel like this is what you’d want to experience in your life, take a listen to this fun and intriguing episode.

Retired P&G Vice President of R&D and SASE celebrity Dennis Hirotsu joins Jason and Jenny on The Adult Table this month to break down his career, his biggest lessons learned throughout his journey and how post-work/retirement life has been treating him. The episode starts with all the things Dennis has worked through in his 6 years of retirement. Dennis has been involved in a variety of work including his involvement with angel investing with start-ups through the Queen City Angels, his role in his local Planning Commission, and all types of social groups focused on his various hobbies (1:50). His career and time at P&G spanned multiple P&G businesses; Baby Care, Feminine Care, Household Cleaners, and Hair Color. His global experience includes 13 years located in Asia building P&G’s Baby and Fem business in the region, and the launch of Ultrathin diapers in Europe. Dennis also led innovation capability for the R&D function reporting to P&Gs Chief Innovation and Technology Officer. With such a long, successful career at P&G, Dennis is able to offer so much wisdom and perspective on the progression in his career through different generations, cultures, and locations (13:18). Dennis brings his lively energy and honesty to the podcast, while fielding all of the professional questions Jenny and Jason can think of, spanning from the topics about mentorship, what he does during retirement, his experience working in different regions of the world, and his progression in growing and taking on more responsibility in the corporate world. Dennis also comes with lots of experience giving presentations and talks at P&G and SASE. He breaks down his mindset and his preparation going into talks, and leaves some advice for public speaking. (39:52) We end the episode with a classic rapid fire segment to get to know Dennis more personally (1:10:32) Tune in for one of our favorite episodes to date, and catch all the invaluable advice Dennis offers at The Adult Table.

Happy grad school application season! Jenny and Jason sit down with Amy Ngo and Aaron Ildefonso, two new members of The Adult Table Podcast team. Amy is pursuing a PhD in Chemistry at Georgetown University while Aaron is pursuing his Master’s of Science in Engineering Management at Texas A&M University. Aaron talks about how he decided to pursue higher education and follow this field of study (4:21). Amy also had a similar path to Aaron, in talking with peers and others in the academic community to help her decide on this path with higher education (8:30). They talk about their classes in their respective programs and how they balance work and classes: Aaron: (11:25) Amy: (17:17). Amy breaks down being the youngest PhD student in her program and the stories that come with being the youngest TA that her students have seen (23:42). The two guests give their own advice in applying and getting through a graduate program (33:22). We start a new game for our guests called THIS or THAT, in which they must choose one of two choices for grad school characteristics that they prefer including whether they should take a gap year, teaching or research, and staying up late grinding or studying earlier on (52:40). We end the episode with a classic rapid fire segment to get to know our guests more personally (1:01:38) PS. Amy is a struggling PhD student, you can venmo her at @vietbabyx. She has no wifi in her apt :(