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As we celebrate a decade of #ChannelKindness, we’re catching up with some of the incredible young people who have helped shape our community and seeing where their stories have taken them.
Next up in our Channel Kindness Spotlight Series is entrepreneur + Channel Kindness alum Amy Yan, Cofounder + COO of Nowadays, an event planning company she built alongside her sister, Anna.
“Channel Kindness taught me that kindness is a habit, and you can build it by paying attention on purpose.”
From building kindness into how she leads to learning to extend that same care to herself, watch Amy reflect on the lessons she’s carried with her since Channel Kindness and how they continue to shape who she is today. 💚
Here’s to 10 years of stories, kindness + bravery, and to the many stories still to come. #ChannelKindness10
Hi, I'm Amy, cofounder and CEO at Nowadays, a company I started with my sister to make offsite and event planning simple for companies like Airbnb, BlackRock, and Google. Previously I was at strategy roles at McKinsey and Google, and now outside of work, I'm mom to a toddler, which has been hands down the most demanding role I've taken on so far, but also the most rewarding. Channel Kindness taught me that kindness is the habit that you can build over time and you can pay attention to it. I learned by watching people who did it well, and it's changed how I lead. It's why every offsite. We plan already has dietary accommodations built in. It's why anytime we have an event with international attendees, we automatically built in days that they come early so they get well rested beforehand and not jet lagged. But the hardest version of this lesson is actually when I turn it back on to myself. As a founder of a company and as a mother, it's really easy to think about others and forget about yourself. And so for me, that's my Tuesday dance class where I'm not taking a break from being a mom or a founder, but it actually allows me to be better. Both and Channel Kindness helped me really realize that when people need things even before they vocalize it. And now I'm learning how to extend myself that same kindness. My younger self would be proudest of what my sister and I built at nowadays. We went through Why Combinator, the same program that DoorDash and Stripe went through where 100% Woman founded, owned and operated, and we raised venture capital in order to become a Unicorn. And that's something that less than 2% of women get to do. It's why I want to keep telling our story, not just because of what we built. But because the next founder that looks like us, we'll see that it's possible too.
Video description: Amy Sun Yan speaks directly to the camera, reflecting on her journey since Channel Kindness and how kindness continues to shape the way she leads, cares for others + cares for herself. Photos and video clips appear throughout, highlighting moments from Amy’s life and work, including building Nowadays, an event planning company, with her sister, Anna. Amy also shares what her younger self would be proud of and the importance of helping future founders see what’s possible.
Video description: Amy Sun Yan speaks directly to the camera, reflecting on her journey since Channel Kindness and how kindness continues to shape the way she leads, cares for others + cares for herself. Photos and video clips appear throughout, highlighting moments from Amy’s life and work, including building Nowadays, an event planning company, with her sister, Anna. Amy also shares what her younger self would be proud of and the importance of helping future founders see what’s possible.