I had the pleasure of interviewing Vandy Junghoon Son. Hello, My name is Vandy Junghoon Son and I’m the Creative Director/Founder of the brand, VANDYTHEPINK. Thank you so much for doing this with us! Can you tell us the story of how you grew up? I was born and raised…

… Women are held to higher standards of perfection than men. We must work twice as hard to prove ourselves to break barriers along the way. Navigating a successful career often takes a lot of grit and grace. Developing grit requires courage, tenacity, focus, and mental toughness. …

…I always say, look back at where you came from. Look back at those struggles, remember them, learn from them. But at the end of the day just remember them. …

Discipline — It’s not good enough to have a great day or a great week. It takes consistency to build a great business and that takes discipline. When you are working for yourself, it’s easy to not work, to be off your game or to be distracted. It takes discipline…

Practice gratitude and stay grounded. Nothing is promised and in a sea of rejection, that gratitude sometimes carries you to the next wave of success. When I was younger, I spent too much energy comparing myself to others. The second I changed my mindset to one of gratitude more opportunities…

Enjoy the slow moments. Before starting bitewell, every moment of my life was scheduled in 15-minute blocks. I frequently had more meetings on the calendar than hours in the day. And then, I didn’t. There were days when I didn’t have anything on my calendar, and I would beat myself…

Make sure you’re solving a real problem. We focused our initial efforts on helping dietitians plan for their clients. What we found out is that most people don’t want to plan, they want to have the flexibility to eat what they want whenever they want to. For many, planning takes…

…It’s a marathon, not a sprint. Success starts to look a lot different when you set your gaze a little further out. Where do you want to be personally and professionally in 10 years? 20 year? 50 years? What are you doing today to make that future a reality? Pace…

Take time off and take care of yourself — full stop. On your board of priorities, no.1 should always be your personal health (mental, physical, spiritual). Isn’t that selfish? No. In fact, it’s the most self-less! Why? Taking care of your needs first means you’re maintaining (and hopefully optimizing) your…