Angela Chee
Angela Chee is a media/communication coach and keynote speaker. A former TV news anchor/reporter, she is now on a mission to inspire, empower and elevate the voices of women and people of color through power, presence and representation. Her keynotes, programs and trainings help leaders be YOU, Amplified!®-to own their voice and power, break through their barriers, amplify their message and mission and step into their leadership.
Angela has worked in top TV markets from KCBS/KCAL and KNBC in Los Angeles to Fox 6 and KNSD in San Diego. She has hosted shows for networks like E! Entertainment, HGTV (Home and Garden Television), Channel One News and helped launch Entertainment Tonight China. She was the featured media mentor/expert on Lifetime’s “The Pop Game” and has appeared as an expert on a variety of local and national shows including The Today Show. Angela has also made appearances in film and TV from Blades of Glory to No Ordinary Family, Heroes and more. She serves on the Media Advisory Board of the Asian Culture and Media Alliance and was founder of The Zen Mom®, an inspirational and informative website for moms.
Her speaking career began at the early age of 15, when she was the first Asian American woman to win the title of “Miss California National Teen-Ager.” Now Angela presents inspirational and transformative keynotes and corporate trainings for Fortune 500 companies, universities, and professional associations on topics related to women’s empowerment, communication, diversity and media. As a consultant, she helps visionary leaders feel clear, confident and connected through YOU, Amplified!™one-on-one coaching, group workshops and online programs.
Born on the East Coast and raised in Southern California, Angela is a second-generation Chinese American and speaks Mandarin Chinese. You can find her @AngelaCheeTV on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube and at www.AngelaChee.com
Keynotes & Programs
Angela tailors her message to serve her audience whether it’s your entire company, a room of women leaders, or affinity groups. Her goal, to inspire and empower them with new insights, actionable tools, and confidence to own their voice and their power and be fully YOU, Amplified!® as leaders, communicators, and collaborators in their professional and personal lives.
Angela delivers through storytelling using a mix of corporate development studies, scientific research and personal stories. She shares anecdotes from growing up with immigrant parents and leverages her 20+ years of working in the entertainment and TV news industry, her personal development work and experience coaching corporate and entrepreneurial leaders to convey her message.
Why It Matters:
Helping leaders in your organization feel more supported and empowering them to embrace a more holistic view of diversity, equity and inclusion improves innovation, collaboration, performance, and employee retention which is associated with better business results and overall success of the organization.
Sample Topics:
“Breaking Through Barriers, Living Your Legacy”-How to break through the glass ceiling in your professional and personal life
In this inspirational keynote, Angela shares her story of breaking through barriers and stereotypes, reinvention and finding purpose. She shows people how to discover, breakthrough and redefine their own barriers in their professional and personal lives. She will explore how finding success is not just about achieving your goals, but defining your purpose, amplifying your gifts, and living your legacy.
By the end of this talk the audience will be able to:
Identify their internal and external barriers
Redefine their barriers and turn them from obstacles into strengths
Transform their inner critic and self-talk
Be inspired to own their voice and step into their leadership with power and presence
Redefine their definition of success to achieve more fulfillment at work and in their personal lives.
Embrace their leadership and expertise to empower their teams and share their gifts with the world
“Breaking Barriers and Redefining Leadership”
It’s not just about women leaning in anymore, it’s time for all of us to step up, speak up and create change. Creating real change in your organization and our world isn’t just about empowering women, it’s about redefining leadership and creating an inclusive space where people feel safe to talk and shift the collective conversation and culture. Angela helps the audience understand differences and unconscious biases by sharing her own stories of breaking through barriers and stereotypes, recognizing her own biases and shifting from a Type A overachiever facing burnout to embracing and stepping into her YOU, Amplified!® leadership.
By the end of the talk the audience will be able to:
Understand why diversity matters to the organization and how to leverage it
Recognize some of their own internal barriers, stereotypes and unconscious biases
Embrace their differences and turn them into strengths
Learn the YOU, Amplified!® Formula-7 Steps to Confidence, Clarity and Connection
Be inspired to own their voice and step into their leadership with power and presence
Redefine their definition of leadership to be more effective, productive and collaborative co-workers and leaders
“Breaking Through Barriers and Cultural Stereotypes”-How your background can empower you
Cultural differences and stereotypes can have a major impact on who we are, how we act, and how we lead-both consciously and subconsciously. Some see these differences as an obstacle, but Angela believes they can empower us. Growing up a California girl with Chinese immigrant parents, she had two cultures shaping her identity. Angela shares her story of breaking through barriers and cultural stereotypes to achieve personal and professional success and fulfillment.
The Power Of “The Only”- How to go from surviving to thriving and create real change within yourself and your organization.
Recent studies show being “The Only” (woman in the room) is still a common experience for women. It’s not only stressful, but can have a negative impact. For real change to happen, organizations need to shift, more men need to join the conversation and a there needs to be a culture transformation, but what happens in the meantime?
Angela believes being “The Only” can be empowering. It doesn’t have to be a burden. It’s can be an opportunity to shift the conversation and culture. She shares her story of challenging stereotypes and carving her own path. She shows audiences how to own their power and voice of being “The Only” and how to create change in themselves, their organizations and the world.
By the end of the talk the audience will be able to:
-See being “The Only” as an opportunity
-Discover how to own their voice and power to step more fully into their leadership
-Understand what it takes to master their message and communicate in a way others can hear them
-Learn the YOU, Amplified!® Formula-7 Steps To Confidence, Clarity and Connection
-Embrace their ability to create change in themselves and their organizations
-Activate their abundance mindset and empower them to carve a new path to follow
Additional Testimonials
“Angela was a pleasure to work with and made our event a success. Her keynote left the audience inspired, energized and ready to explore a critical topic focused on championing women in leadership. She added so much value, both in the planning process and as a host/moderator and keynote speaker. Both our team members and those in the audience shared how much they appreciated her enthusiasm, energy and were inspired by her story. She was super helpful in shaping the event, set a perfect tone and ensuring our panelists were prepared and comfortable was an added bonus.” -Melissa Anderson, Michigan Ross School of Business/Gatesman
References
“Angela is a very powerful speaker—eloquent, insightful and motivating. We loved her poise and the way she connects with the audience through her personal stories and delivery. She
was very approachable before and after the talk and connected with our diverse audience.”
– Asian Connection For Excellence (ACE) Committee, Exxon Mobil
Angela is an exceptional speaker. Her personality and energy are great. Her professionalism in her preparation and presenting was thoughtful and audience specific. We had a difficult group to please and had extremely positive feedback about her keynote and session. She was a motivational kick off for the rest of the day. Our audience not only enjoyed her story, but she opened everyone up to have more meaningful and connecting conversations. We look forward to seeing her again soon!” -Kim Lanham, “Break The Glass”-Executive Women’s Summit