Teaching pronunciation as a non-native speaker with Ben
Ben was born, grew up, and lives in Santiago, Chile. He is an ESL teacher, accent and pronunciation coach who works with professionals...
Beyond Words | Sharing stories and amplifying divers voices
The Beyond Words podcast seeks to amplify and empower people with diverse backgrounds to share their voices.
Each episode features intimate conversations with guests from diverse cultural backgrounds. They talk about their unique journey and perspective on work, life, culture, immigration, language, accent, and so much more by sharing their real-life stories.
By sharing these stories, this podcast hopes to bring awareness, inspiring and encouraging more people in the global community to use their voices.
Weina Li
- Apr 20
- 2 min
Importance of creating more representations with Brenda Patricia Castillejos
Brenda is an interior designer, material specialist, and entrepreneur based in Los Angeles, California. She was born in Mexicali, Mexico,...
Weina Li
- Apr 6
- 1 min
Rewrite your own story with Weina Li
Today's guest is the Beyond Words' Host Weina Li. Today's guest host is Hannah Lin, one of our guest on the show, you can check out...
Weina Li
- Mar 17
- 1 min
Reclaiming your cultural identity with Hannah Lin
Hannah Lin is a social worker and a Podcast host based in Toronto, Canada. She was born in China and moved to Canada with her mom when...
Weina Li
- Mar 2
- 1 min
Speak confidently with your own voice with Morgan Worden Yax
Morgan Worden Yax is an American accent pronunciation coach from Vermont, United States. Morgan moved to Guatemala in 2013 by herself...
Weina Li
- Feb 16
- 1 min
Making impacts through fitness and wellness with Ana Ramirez
Ana is an entrepreneur, graphic designer, Zumba instructor, and Yoga teacher. She was born and raised in Mexico City, Mexico. Ana moved...
Weina Li
- Feb 3
- 1 min
Solo Episode - 2022 Kick Off
Hello friends! It took me awhile but we are kicking off this year with a solo episode. Want to share with you what's in the plans for...
Weina Li
- Nov 24, 2021
- 2 min
Use Your Voice with Alexis Wong
Alexis is a public speaking coach based in Portland, Oregon. She was born and raised in San Francisco, first-generation on her dad's side...
Weina Li
- Nov 17, 2021
- 1 min
"Share your stories so others can learn and understand your point of view" with Katherine Rentner
Katherine is a lighting specialist based in Los Angeles. When she was 22, she came to the U.S. to finish her last year of engineering...
Weina Li
- Nov 10, 2021
- 1 min
Celebrating your dual-cultural identity with Allison
Allison is an interior designer and florist based in Los Angeles. She was born in Korea and moved to Canada with her family when she was...
Weina Li
- Nov 3, 2021
- 1 min
Embracing The Unknown with Thaddeus
Thaddeus is an interior designer based in Los Angeles. He was born in Hong Kong, grew up in Macau, and came to the U.S. for college when...
Weina Li
- Oct 27, 2021
- 1 min
Don't be afraid to fail with Von
Von is an interior designer and a full-time professor at Cal State Long Beach. He was born in the Philippines and moved to the U.S. with...
Weina Li
- Oct 20, 2021
- 1 min
Pursue your passion and celebrate your difference with Taiina.
Taiina is an artist, musician, producer, singer, and writer. She was born and raised in Moscow, Russia. At the age of 16, she came to the...
Weina Li
- Oct 13, 2021
- 1 min
Embracing the unknown, travel abroad, push yourself outside of your comfort zone with Marta Connella
Marta is an interior designer based in Los Angeles. She was born and raised in Poland and came to the U.S. when she was 22 years old....
Weina Li
- Oct 6, 2021
- 1 min
Overcoming speech impediments and building confidence with Manni Alcala
Manni is an architect based in Los Angeles. He was born and raised in Oxnard, California. His parents immigrated to American when they...
Weina Li
- Sep 29, 2021
- 1 min
Stories connect us and make us stronger with Fang Nan.
Fang Nan is an architect based in Los Angeles. She was born and raised in China and came to the U.S. when she was 22 years old for grad...
Weina Li
- Sep 22, 2021
- 1 min
Always looking at the positive side of your story with Kirstin Nguyen.
Kirstin Nguyen is an architect based in Los Angeles. She was born and raised in Vietnam and came to the U.S. when she was 13 years old....
Weina Li
- Sep 15, 2021
- 1 min
Embracing unexpected transitions, and be your true self with Neo Tran.
Neo is an interior designer based in Los Angeles. Neo's dad was a veteran, so after the war, his family immigrated to the U.S through a...
Weina Li
- Sep 8, 2021
- 3 min
Rachael Aluko - showing up is better than perfect
Rachael is a product designer based in Lagos, Nigeria. She loves solving problems by designing aesthetically pleasing and usable products...
Weina Li
- Sep 8, 2021
- 2 min
Beyond Words Podcast Launch
Sharing stories and amplifying diverse voices! I'm excited to share with you we have officially launched the Beyond Words Podcast! You...