Curito Connects

Jenn talks to Austrian born now residing in Taiwan, Gabriele (Gabi) Seewald co-creator of AWOVEN - Journeys that Connect. From Austria to Taiwan and everything in between, Gabi shares with us how an accident during the birth of her daughter in 2010 damaged her nervous system that led her on this decade long healing journey and reconnecting with nature’s intelligence. What she learned during this process, how she embraced the changes and how she has taken this experience into her work and offerings she practices today in Taiwan and globally. (December 15, 2022)

About Gabriele:

Gabriele – short GABI...

Jenn speaks to Taiwan based British photographer Duncan Longden! Originally from Oxfordshire, Duncan has spent his career working in various roles we dive into the challenges that he encountered taking that leap of faith to quit his job in the UK to move to Taiwan, restart a new life out here as a photographer, and the challenges and obstacles he faced in both his professional and personal life and why it is important to seek support and find tools to cultivate a healthy mindset and be able to learn to pivot each time you are faced with challenges. (Recorded...

Jenn speaks to Christine Chien (CC), founder of 10m Souls (千萬靈魂 ). A successful founder of a multimillion dollar real estate firm, CC has since found meaning in touching thousands of souls: people and animals through her recently published book and work she is doing through 10m Souls. She shares her life journey and how liberating oneself from conditional experiences to living in unconditional quantum happiness and how this is what she hopes to empower others to do! (Recorded on May 15, 2023)

About Christine:

Christine Chien is an entrepreneur, author, life coach, and spiritual practitioner. Born and raised in Taipe...

Jenn speaks with American freelance journalist based in Taipei, Kaitlin Menza. From the East Coast of the US living the life of travel, dining, exploring and sharing it as a writer and former editor at Teen Vogue, Glamour, and Seventeen to finding love, getting pregnant, moving to a new country and becoming an expat, Kaitlin shares how she has navigated these major life changes and continues to share all the wonderful things life and the world has to offer through her writing! (Recorded on February 15, 2024)

About Kaitlin:

Kaitlin Menza is an American magazine writer who...

Jenn speaks to entrepreneur & founder of the dating app DOWN, Colin Hodge. Colin is an entrepreneur, startup advisor and investor, he shares with us the lessons learned when experiencing the loss of a loved one. At 19, Colin lost his mom to cancer and from this he has gone on to integrate what he learned into his life pursuits. (Recorded on November 24, 2023)

About Colin:

Colin Hodge is an entrepreneur, startup advisor, and investor.  He’s led growth teams and companies totaling over 100m users globally. He currently is co-owner of DOWN, a top 20 dating app in the...

Jenn speaks to Taiwanese entrepreneur, founder of Anchor Taiwan Elisa Chiu! Anchor Taiwan is a platform focusing on innovation ecosystem building for cross-border collaboration, strategic partnership/marketing/investing and tech scouting. Elisa has over the years like many founders, failed and accomplished in all aspects of her life. We dive into conversing about pedal to lead in which Elisa’s journey to cycling a few years ago gave her a whole new perspective about herself, her work, Taiwan and more. (Recorded on November 13, 2023)

About Elisa:

Elisa Chiu is the founder of Anchor Taiwan, a platform fo...

Jenn speaks to Ohio born, Taiwan based Marcus Aurelius Maurice, aka DJ Marcus Aurelius. From Ohio to Taiwan, DJ Marcus shares with us how his philosophy in life is that “everything will be alright” and what prompted him to have this mindset, it started with a life changing experience backpacking from Cairo to Capetown! Buckle up for some animated storytelling from DJ Marcus as he dives into his young days in Milwaukee, navigating life in Taiwan in the early 2000s, how he started and shaped his career as a DJ in Taiwan and all the fun projects he has crea...

Jenn speaks to Filipino American entertainment star Roxanne Barcelo. Born and raised in Fairfax, Virginia, Roxanna moved back to the Philippines when she was 13 and serendipitously started her singing and acting career in the Philippines. Today, she resides in Taiwan with her husband and 2 sweet boys where she shares with us the importance of adapting to the many life transitions one encounters. How her life path has led her from being a successful singer and actress, to seeking her authentic self after her late father passed in 2019 and mom this past January. From soul searching, finding the love of...

Jenn speaks to LA based Japanese American Taryn Mitsunaga founder of Taryn + Co and A Pop of Party a one of a kind event planner that go above and beyond for her clients and during covid started a company to cater to those who wanted a easy solution to their party decorating needs from flowers, balloons, backdrops, table setting and more. Taryn dives into the topic of “self love” and how it has given her an even deeper meaning and intention to how she and her company impact the world. She truly believes that everyone needs to celebrate themselves in a...

Jenn speaks to Taiwanese producer and Co-Founder of Small Island Big Song, Bao Bao Chen on how to find your tribe or build one! A vivid storyteller and fluent in English and Mandarin, Bao Bao has a social media following of 130K+, and has been invited to speak at TEDx, APAP NYC, Stanford Live, and numerous arts festivals regarding her Small Island Big Song. She shares with us her humble upbringings in Taiwan, how her adventurous soul took her to Mongolia and Australia where she met her husband and business partner Tim and what it took for them to...