Jessalin Lam is the co-founder of Asians in Advertising, a non-profit focused on developing a community for Asians, providing
opportunities and resources to elevate them to higher leadership positions, and creating recognition for AAPI representation. She is on the 3AF NextGen committee where she helped launch their 1st annual AAPI mentorship program in 2021. She is the co-author of The Visibility Mindset: How Asian American Leaders Create Opportunities and Push Past Barriers, an essential career guide aiming to help solve the career gap for AAPI and how allies can support. She is currently the VP Member Development and Diversity at IAB. Previously, she was the Precision Marketing Academy Director on the Nissan United team at TBWA Worldwide leading a global employee training program across the agency and client. She graduated from Baruch College with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing and Advertising. She was selected for the inaugural 2022 ADCOLOR Leaders, 2022 Asian Hustle Network Top 50 Unsung Heroes, 2021 3% Nancy Hill Award, 2018 Ad Club of NY I’mPart Women Fellowship, 2016 ADCOLOR Futures and recognized as the 2015 Ad Club of New York Rising Star.
Jessalin shares her story about her journey to self love and how the need to create better representation led to being the confident woman that she is today. She also talks about her upcoming book called The Visibility Mindset.
Bio
Jessalin Lam is the co-founder of Asians in Advertising, a non-profit focused on developing a community for Asians, providing opportunities and resources to elevate them to higher leadership positions, and creating recognition for AAPI representation.
Cultural Background
Jessalin Lam is of Chinese American descent.
Favorite Self Confidence Quote
Your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude.
Definition of Self Confidence
Self confidence all starts with how you perceive yourself. If you believe in yourself, anything is possible.
Her Life Before the Discovery of Self Confidence
Before self-confidence, Jessalin was still figuring out what life was all about and would doubt decisions she made or not believe in herself as much as she does now.
The “AHA” Moment
Jessalin’s AHA moment is when she went through a self-love journey to understand what it means to love herself and be her own best friend, including going to therapy for the first time in 2018 to take care of herself physically, mentally, and physically to live a more holistic life. Also, having the purpose of serving the Asian community and creating better representation has helped her build confidence as well.
Her Life After the Discovery of Self Confidence
Jessalin feels unstoppable with more freedom when she loves herself and prioritize doing what is best for herself. It creates space for what may be unimaginable like being an author of a book still feels unreal, but fuelling herself with confidence knowing that she is capable of doing what she sets her mind to has helped her tremendously.
She is also excited for her upcoming book, The Visibility Mindset to launch.
The One Self Confidence Tip For the Listener
Do not compare yourself to anyone else except the previous version of yourself to know that you are continuing to grow. Give yourself love, grace and kindness as you continue your self-confidence journey and go at your own pace. Trust the universe and process for where you are headed. You got this!
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