Panney Wei is an award-winning Motivational Speaker and Certified Hypnotherapist, specializing in the power of the mind to reach their potential and empowering people to achieve their personal and professional dreams. Her ancestry includes the one of China’s greatest heroes and world leaders who was a member of the Qing dynasty imperial court, General Tso Tsung-ttang, immortalized in pop culture by the popular dish, General Tso’s chicken, and her maternal grandfather, Taiwan Senator Albert Liu who served Taiwan for over 30 years. Panney continues their legacy of service to her community as a National Senior Advisor for the National Association of Asian American Professionals in which she launched the national women’s leadership program, Women in NAAAP NAAAP recognized by Forbes Women, a board member for Kollaboration, empowering artists in the media, a member of the PBS SoCal API Community Council, the organizing committee for the Asian Pacific Filmmakers Experience at Sundance, and on the Advisory Board for the National Asian Artist Project led by Tony award winning Baayork Lee. A lifelong activist, she has also served the Democratic party as the State Secretary for the Asian Pacific Islander Caucus of the CA Democratic Party for five terms working to mobilize and train the next generation of Asian Pacific and Democratic leaders and was designated as a Goodwill Ambassador for California by former CA Secretary of State March Fong Eu. She is the CEO of See the Way Consulting, empowering individuals especially women to unleash their human potential through hypnotherapy, coaching, keynotes and workshops. Panney is the recipient of the Silver Award for the LA Business Journals Asian Business Awards, a nominee for the Women in Business Awards every year since 2011, the 2011 and 2012 Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business award from the Asian American Business Development Center, “100 Passionate People in Taiwanese America'' by Taiwaneseamerica.org, and the 2014 NAAMBA (now ASCEND) Top 40 Global Emerging Leaders Award. Panney has appeared on countless radio shows nationwide and has worked with OWN, Discovery, NBC, CBS among others, and authored or featured in such publications as Pho for Life, Enchant, Audrey, Jade, Woman International, and Hydrogen, and was the former Feature Editor for ASIAM.
Ms. Wei is also a producer, in the past producing the rock opera, Repo! The Genetic Opera where she originated the role of Heather/Amber Sweet that eventually became a film for Lionsgate, and was part of the team that produced the documentary film, Linsanity about NBA basketball player, Jeremy and held equity in the company that produced over 30 films and Broadway shows including Harold & Kumar go to Whitecastle , Looper, and the Broadway musical, Legally Blonde. Panney has always been passionate about making a difference and a positive impact in the world and changing culture through wellness, food & beverage, and entertainment, supporting ideas, creative projects, and businesses that have similar vision and philosophy. She holds business interest in the companies, Momofuku Global Restaurant group with Momofuku/Founder Chef David Chang, Chef Ayesha, Impossible Foods, the 2024 Michelin guide recognized restaurant Niku X, and others. She nows hosts her weekly podcast "See the Way with Panney Wei", on Spotify and everywhere you get podcasts featuring life lessons and wisdom from herself, NY Times bestselling authors, and top thought leaders and luminaries in various fields, empowering people to reach their fullest potential. She was the host and featured speaker of the film, “Quantum Wisdom” about raising the conscienceness of humanity and healing the world, by discussing important topics including good mental health, spirituality, quantum physics and quantum healing. Her popular radio show/podcast, “Positive Changes with Panney Wei '' on KCAA 1050 AM, NBC Newsradio which she produced and served as host for seven years on NBC and Contact Talk Radio had the honor of reached over a million listeners worldwide, spreading a positive message each week inspiring people to elevate their mind, overcome obstacles, and reach their dreams.
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