Join Miyoki Chan and Sneha Villalva in conversation at Underdog Bookstore!

Miyoki Chan is passionate about empowering others to embrace growth, resilience, and connection, one mindful step at a time. Transformation, she believes, happens exponentially within a supportive community. It unfolds through learning and reflecting.Her professional background spans education, linguistics, psychology, communication, project management, and child development. Yet, what truly shaped her is the personal struggle and growth journey she's gone through with her own children.With over thirty years of linguistics training and a master's in the subject, she possesses a natural ability to identify patterns, habits, and strategies.Through writing, coaching, and community-building, she's unearthed sustainable frameworks for leading and thriving; a journey that gave rise to Breaking Through Survival Mode.

Sneha Villalva served as the executive speechwriter for the UCLA chancellor and two Pomona College presidents. She was previously a journalist with The Press-Enterprise in Southern California.A speaker and writer, she has spent her career helping leaders find and articulate what matters most-first for others, now for herself and her readers. Cut to the Essence is her invitation to stop adding and start discovering what remains when we subtract the noise.

IMeal Prep by Jodi will also have food available for purchase during the event.