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BIPOC Founder Episodes

Dec. 20, 2025

Why Healing-Centered Leadership is CRITICAL for Digital Inclusion

Looking for a story that blends resilience, entrepreneurship, mental health, and inclusive technology? In this episode of Low to Grow, Annie Wenmiao Yu speaks with Linda Hong Cheng, founder of InfraLabs and advocate for heali...
Nov. 22, 2025

The Entrepreneur’s Marathon: Finding Balance, Funding, and Freedom

Is entrepreneurship really about hustle, or is it more about resilience and balance? In this episode of Low to Grow, Annie sits down with Erika Brodnock MBE, a multi-award-winning entrepreneur, philanthropist, and champion of...
Oct. 8, 2025

Reese Wong on Coasting, The Diana Award and Building Impactful Communities

What does it take to build a social enterprise in your teens and go on to win The Diana Award before the age of 21? Reese Wong knows the pressure. As a young social entrepreneur, speaker, and community builder, he opens up to...
Guest: Reese Wong
Sept. 24, 2025

No Imposter Syndrome at Yale, Just Vision: Raising $3.1M in just 14days

Ever feel like your background is holding you back from big dreams? In this episode of Low to Grow , Annie sits down with Nathaneo Johnson , co-founder of the Series app , to talk about how he transformed a challenging childh...
Sept. 10, 2025

How One Founder Turned Suicidal Thoughts into a £Multi-Million Company

TRIGGER WARNING: suicide, debt Ever stood at your balcony contemplating your fall? Asim Amin did, and it nearly cost him everything. He opens up about hitting rock bottom after going into debt in Dubai, contemplating suicide,...
Guest: Asim Amin
July 2, 2025

Navigating Grief and Growth with Amar Parmar: British Asian Community Builder

Amardeep (Amar) Parmar is an ex-technology consultant, a successful writer and co-founder of BAE HQ, a community for British Asian investors and entrepreneurs. In this episode, Annie and Amar discuss the profound impact of hi...
Guest: Amar Parmar
May 7, 2025

From Dyson to 10 Downing Street: How becoming Enemy#1 Changed this Social Entrepreneur's Life

Navjot Sawhney, founder of the Washing Machine Project, shares his journey from a successful engineering career at Dyson to creating a humanitarian social enterprise aimed at empowering women in low-income communities through...