Major General William S. Chen is the first Chinese American to achieve the rank of Major General in the U.S. Army. As a Brigadier General, Major General Chen played a crucial role in developing and acquiring state-of-the-art military technology.

While serving as the U.S. Army Missile Command Commanding General at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, from 1989 to 1992, Major General Chen's leadership was crucial in ensuring the readiness and effectiveness of missile systems deployed in the largest deployment and combat use of missiles in Army history during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

Bill also played an essential role in adopting missile interceptor technology for national and theater missile defense programs. He developed the Patriot Missile System and dedicated himself to missile defense, which earned him widespread recognition.

After retiring from the Army in September 1993, Major General Chen continued to serve the nation by working in the defense industry. He held leadership roles at United Defense and FNSS Defense Systems in Turkey, demonstrating his dedication to enhancing international security.

Bill has written a book on leadership: Blend-in, Stand-out. Bill is also the editor in chief of the book, Unsung Heroes: Recognizing and Honoring Chinese American World War II Veterans - Congressional Gold Medal Recipients.

Bill's father, Moon Chen joined the Flying Tigers during WWII as an American to support China. The Flying Tigers composed of pilots from the United States Army Air Corps, Navy, and Marine Corps, recruited under President Franklin Roosevelt's authority. Their mission was to bomb Japan and defend the Republic of China. Because the US wasn't in the war, they had to volunteer and attack the Japanese under a foreign banner.

Dan Chung is an artist, painter, and sculpter that has built a business around creating 1:6 scale hyper-realistic poseable action figures with custom tailored clothing. He has been commissioned to create figures of celebrities like musician Travis Scott for his Rodeo album cover and “90210” music video. Michael J. Fox as Family Ties “Alex P. Keaton” for the Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell holiday comedy movie SPIRITED. And Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg as Snoop went to market wine during his travels to Paris for the 2024 Olympics.

Learn more about Dan Chung:

• Website: https://www.dchungfigures.com
• Instagram: @dchung_art
• Dan Chung's Travis Scott Action Figure in 90210 Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuNBLjJzRoo
• Snoop Dogg / Lil' Snoop Action Figure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snv1MTsd0vg
• Martha Stewart Action Figure: https://www.adweek.com/agencyspy/martha-stewart-gets-her-own-action-figure/

Will has spent $50,000 on coaching for personal development this year. Andrew has a visualization coach. We share what we've learned, what we do for ourselves, and how we do when we coach others.

Robert Hao is the General Manager, Enterprise Partnerships and BD for Poizon Global. Poizon is China's global online marketplace for sneakers, apparel, and luxury products. Prior to Poizon, Robert launched Airbnb and GOAT into the Chinese market. In this episode, we discuss his experiences bringing US companies into China and bringing Chinese companies into the US.

Today we have Victor Hwang with us. Victor is the founder and CEO of Right to Start, a campaign fighting to expand entrepreneurial opportunity for all. Right to Start drives civic change through: grassroots organizing and mobilizing, policy advocacy and engagement, and lifting the voices of entrepreneurs through media and storytelling. Recently, Victor was the Senior Advisor for the Office of the U.S. Commerce Secretary.

Victor is also the founder and CEO of Victor & Company, an economic growth consultancy. His economic development clients have included the World Bank, Ford Foundation, Inter-American Development Bank, and the U.S. Agency for International Development. He has also worked with corporate clients seeking to grow entrepreneurial innovation, including Accenture, IBM, and Microsoft.

Previously, he was the Vice President of Entrepreneurship at the Kauffman Foundation, the world’s leading philanthropy supporting entrepreneurs with an endowment of $2 billion.

Learn more about Victor and how to get involved:

• Right to Start: https://www.righttostart.org
• Victor & Company economic growth consultancy: https://www.victorh.co
• Book: The Rainforest: The Secret to Building the Next Silicon Valley