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My SGV PodcastNadine Sachiko Hsu - From a teen mom to a 'furious' drift racer & mentorSend us a textWhat are the top three items on your bucket list? Let us know in the comments!Nadine Sachiko Hsu is a dynamic and multi-passionate entrepreneur, CEO, and former professional race car driver. A mother of four, Nadine has carved her own path from being a teen mom to an accountant, and eventually becoming one of the first women to drift in the USA. She competed in the professional drifting series, Formula Drift, placing and winning numerous competitions, and even stunt doubling for Neela in Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift. N...2024-12-101h 24
The Portrait System PodcastFrom $150 Shoots To Running a 3000 sq ft Studio with Nadine Sachiko HsuToday, on The Portrait System Podcast, host Nikki Closser interviews California-based photographer Nadine Sachiko Hsu. Nadine is a former race car driver turned photographer and went from doing $150 photoshoots to running a 3000 sq ft studio where she builds sets for her clients. Listen in as Nadine dives deep into how she runs her business and how she turns one-time clients into lifelong clients.To become a member of The Portrait System and learn more about the business of photography, click here.Attend The Portrait Masters Conference on Sept 11th! Learn more.See Privacy Po...2023-07-2458 min
The SileightyMania Podcast - Drifting Interviews with OGs and PioneersNadine Hsu - My First Children's Book About Drifting | StorytimeNadine wrote a kid's drifting book! You may know our beloved co-host Nadine Hsu as one of the first female drifters in the USA, or as one of the first women to compete in Formula Drift. Maybe you know her as the co-founder of Drifting Pretty, the first all female drifting program and eventually all female drifting team in the USA. She is now a children's drifting book author!
She's here to announce that she's now a children's book author! Her book Sachiko Goes Racing is inspired from her experience as a person learning to take a...2022-10-3147 min
The Drifting Pretty PodcastDrifting Pretty Podcast Episode 10- Season 1 FinaleIt's all hands on deck as we close out our first season! The guests of the first season get together to share gifts and share how the Drifting Pretty organization has helped their lives.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/driftingpretty/message2020-11-1900 min
The Drifting Pretty PodcastDrifting Pretty Podcast Bonus Episode 2- Your Voicemails AnsweredWe're back with another Q&A episode! Drifting Pretty members Linda, Sarah, Rochelle and Julie join host Nadine on a party line to answer your voicemail questions. We delve into our dream cars, weight loss tips, what motivates is day-to-day, and our advice for keeping life-long relationships going strong!
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/driftingpretty/message2020-11-1200 min
The Drifting Pretty PodcastDrifting Pretty Podcast Episode 09- Liz MedinaWith our final guest of the first season, hosts Nadine and Cathy interview Liz about her beginnings in social activism, discovering her love for jiujitsu, and her future regarding marriage and opening an animal sanctuary!
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/driftingpretty/message2020-11-0500 min
The Drifting Pretty PodcastDrifting Pretty Podcast Episode 08- Cathy TapiaNadine and Liz interview Cathy, who's expecting her fifth child. They discuss her experience being a mom in a blended family, and how her love for cars and motorsport fueled her to not only take jobs in the automotive industry, but to set up shop in her own back yard to work on peoples' cars. Her love for drifting also led her to go to Japan to see it first-hand and explore the racing lifestyle there. As if that weren't enough to talk about, Cathy then fills us in about living with gestational diabetes. And in honor of October's...2020-10-2200 min
The Drifting Pretty PodcastDrifting Pretty Podcast Episode 07- Rochelle DesamitoIn this episode Rochelle, who is coined as being Drifting Pretty's best auto mechanic, holds nothing back as hosts Nadine and Andrea roast her about her time working at Jiffy Lube + GM and how tough it is dating in a pandemic while always being considered "one of the guys." Rochelle's genius strategy of using due dates with scheduled life changes is uncovered and reveals her surprising new life changes up ahead.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/driftingpretty/message2020-10-0800 min
The Drifting Pretty PodcastDrifting Pretty Podcast Episode 06- Andrea RoldanHosts Nadine Hsu and Rochelle Desamito have an emotional discussion with Andrea Roldan about being a nurse to COVID patients and how difficult it's been to plan and cancel, then uncancel her wedding due to COVID. We also talk about finding strength after leaving a bad relationship and what drove her to start racing cars at the tender age of 16 years old.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/driftingpretty/message2020-09-241h 06
The Drifting Pretty PodcastDrifting Pretty Podcast Episode 05- Elene UngElene is our guest for this episode, and Nadine and Julie discuss how she is experiencing new things in life all the time. Whether talking about becoming a social media pet influencer, tales of working in the ER in Los Angeles, or taking up pole dancing for fitness, Elly is living a life without boxes or boundaries! She also fills us in about how being misdiagnosed with depression led to a difficult bout with her prescribed medication. We close out the episode with a fun discussion of the “Japanese Blood Type Personality Theory”.
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The Drifting Pretty PodcastDrifting Pretty Podcast Episode 04- Sarah BantayNadine and Elene talk to Sarah about coming to terms with an alcohol addiction, avoiding a toxic mindset that can arise when comparing yourself to others, and her decision for a future without marriage or kids. She also talks about what fueled her to pursue racing and fitness. To close out the episode, we put Sarah on the spot and have her show us her singing skills!
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/driftingpretty/message2020-08-271h 12
The Drifting Pretty PodcastDrifting Pretty Podcast Bonus Episode- Julie Van UpdateBonus episode! Episode 3 guest Dr. Julie Van returns to update us on how her egg retrieval surgery went (and settles a bet among the Drifting Pretty members). Then, thanks to your many voicemail questions, Julie tells us her favorite L.A. restaurants, gives us tips on how to clean the roof of your mouth without gagging, and more. Send us a voicemail or text YOUR questions anytime to 626-657-6608.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/driftingpretty/message2020-08-2025 min
The Drifting Pretty PodcastDrifting Pretty Podcast Episode 03- Julie VanNadine and Linda interview Dr. Julie Van as she recounts the traumatic experience that sparked her desire to pursue a career in healthcare. She tells us what she loves (and hates) about being a dentist, and how her family history led her to joining the Air Force. And as if that weren’t enough, we hear about the on-going process of having her eggs frozen! Dr. Van then gives her take on visiting the dentist during Covid and tips on keeping your teeth clean.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/driftingpretty/message2020-08-131h 18
The Drifting Pretty PodcastDrifting Pretty Podcast Episode 02- Linda NguyenNadine and Mazda enthusiast/fitness guru Sarah Interview Linda about leaving a toxic relationship, building a life as a single mother and guiding her daughter through the world of social media. Linda and Sarah then give their tips in taking the first steps towards fitness.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/driftingpretty/message2020-07-3050 min
The Drifting Pretty PodcastDrifting Pretty Podcast Episode 01- Nadine HsuWe turn the tables on our host Nadine as her husband/VP of Drifting Pretty Benson and long-time member Linda interview her and bring her to tears. She recounts being a teen mom, how she left an abusive relationship, and what it was like being one of the first woman race car drivers in professional drifting.
Linda (mom of 1) and Nadine (mom of 4) then discuss having a daughter that's breaking into singing and performing on YouTube and TikTok.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/driftingpretty/message2020-07-161h 18
The Drifting Pretty PodcastDrifting Pretty Podcast Episode 00- Introduction and Sound CheckIn this intro to the Drifting Pretty Podcast, Nadine Hsu will tell the story of Drifting Pretty the organization. She will also introduce you to some of the members, who will also be this season's guests. We break the ice and play "2 truths and a lie: car edition".
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/driftingpretty/message2020-07-1650 min