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81. Cut Fruit as a Love Language & Being the Only POC in the Boardroom ft. Thanh Truong aka Fruit Nerd

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From cut fruit as a love language in Asian households to being the only POC in the Coles boardroom, this was such fruitful convo that is guaranteed to leave you feeling so good! Thanh is a produce expert, wholesale fruiterer & absolute legend in the fruit & veg media scene. We're SO excited to share with ya'll this upbeat episode!

In this episode we discuss:

  • Gifting fruit in Asian culture
  • Why durian is KING
  • Changing the narrative of negative connotations with Asian food
  • Importance of POC heroes in media
  • Lunar New Year x Coles x Bok Choy??
  • Being President of ASEAN
  • Cut fruit as a love language
  • Orange peel theory
  • Growing up in a fruit shop
  • and so much more!

🎙️Hosted by: ⁠⁠⁠Tiana Nguyen⁠⁠ Special guests: Thanh Truong

Support Thanh's projects (including his book - Don’t Buy Fruit & Veg Without Me!) ____

Thank you to our amazing sponsors - you can support them/us below: 🍨 ⁠⁠Scoopy Milk Bar:⁠⁠ Use code UA15 during checkout for 15% off their menu! 🍨 🥟 The Dumpling Company: Use code UADUMP for 1x pack of FREE Traditional Xiao Long Baos (30 pcs) 🥟 🧋 ⁠⁠Bubble Tea Club:⁠⁠ Use code UAPOD5 at checkout for 5% off their site! 🧋

If you'd like to continue the convo, we'd love to hear from you. Slide into our dms on instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@unapologeticallyazn⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Follow us for more video content on ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ Find more UA: ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/unapologeticallyazn⁠⁠ Much love, ♥︎ UA ✌︎ ✨Music✨ Joakim Karud - Say Goodnight Lakey Inspired - Chill Day Joakim Karud - Fresh Start

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Content provided by Tiana Nguyen. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Tiana Nguyen or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://ppacc.player.fm/legal.

From cut fruit as a love language in Asian households to being the only POC in the Coles boardroom, this was such fruitful convo that is guaranteed to leave you feeling so good! Thanh is a produce expert, wholesale fruiterer & absolute legend in the fruit & veg media scene. We're SO excited to share with ya'll this upbeat episode!

In this episode we discuss:

  • Gifting fruit in Asian culture
  • Why durian is KING
  • Changing the narrative of negative connotations with Asian food
  • Importance of POC heroes in media
  • Lunar New Year x Coles x Bok Choy??
  • Being President of ASEAN
  • Cut fruit as a love language
  • Orange peel theory
  • Growing up in a fruit shop
  • and so much more!

🎙️Hosted by: ⁠⁠⁠Tiana Nguyen⁠⁠ Special guests: Thanh Truong

Support Thanh's projects (including his book - Don’t Buy Fruit & Veg Without Me!) ____

Thank you to our amazing sponsors - you can support them/us below: 🍨 ⁠⁠Scoopy Milk Bar:⁠⁠ Use code UA15 during checkout for 15% off their menu! 🍨 🥟 The Dumpling Company: Use code UADUMP for 1x pack of FREE Traditional Xiao Long Baos (30 pcs) 🥟 🧋 ⁠⁠Bubble Tea Club:⁠⁠ Use code UAPOD5 at checkout for 5% off their site! 🧋

If you'd like to continue the convo, we'd love to hear from you. Slide into our dms on instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@unapologeticallyazn⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Follow us for more video content on ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ Find more UA: ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/unapologeticallyazn⁠⁠ Much love, ♥︎ UA ✌︎ ✨Music✨ Joakim Karud - Say Goodnight Lakey Inspired - Chill Day Joakim Karud - Fresh Start

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