Miroki's a recovering international performer and producer. In her career in arts and entertainment, Miroki performed and produced worldwide and has been honored with many awards. After ten years in the industry, in her pursuit of happiness, sustainability and purpose, she has spent the last few years pivoting across careers. She achieved her MBA with specializations in Strategic Management, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship and works as an independent business consultant, bringing her expertise coupled with healthy pragmatism to help build small businesses and enterprises. By moonlight or by folding the time-space continuum to create more hours, Miroki continues her creative endeavors. Her recent spearheaded project, @9ouncesplease on Instagram, shares her decade-long passion for wine and is working to change the face of the wine and hospitality industry while helping people make savvy decisions about what to pour into their glass. -------------------------- In today's episode, we cover: Miroki's backstory Being a rebel Unpacking intergenerational trauma Gatekeeping in the wine industry Privileged people: stop being afraid to speak up How wine intertwines with branding and marketing Understanding what goes into one bottle of wine FAQs she gets on IG and her favorite kind of content to share Different types of wine from various regions Curiosity vs. judgment ----------------------- RESOURCES: KMA Canva Sprint Day - 1:1 Design Intensive Episode 054: Client Case Study - Same Skin Episode 012: DesIGn Live - Instagram and Racial Injustice with Sol Studio ----------------------- Guest info: For more on Miroki, you can find her @9ouncesplease on Instagram and as Miroki Tong on LinkedIn. ----------------------- WORK WITH MKW CREATIVE CO. Connect on social with Michelle at: Kiss My Aesthetic Facebook Group Instagram Tik Tok ----------------------- Did you know that the fuel of the POD and the KMA Team runs on coffee? ;) If you love the content shared in the KMA podcast, you're welcome to invite us to a cup of coffee any time - Buy Me a Coffee! ----------------------- This episode of the Kiss My Aesthetic Podcast is brought to you by Audible. Get your first month free at www.audible.com/kma.