The Authentic Podcast with Brandon Young Yen

The Authentic Podcast with Brandon Young Yen

Welcome to The Authentic Podcast with Brandon Young Yen Tune in to listen as I interview people within my community and those who are authentically themselves or who have even found themselves through their life! we ask our guests their experiences on being themselves and how that has helped them in their career or life! sit down and chill and have a good listen!

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July 21, 2025 51 mins

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Ben Hatch shares his journey from delivery driver to research and development team member at Crumble Cookies, revealing how he helped grow their social media presence from 15,000 to 2.3 million followers through authentic content creation.

• Started at Crumble Cookies in December 2017 as a delivery driver just three months after the company opened
• Worked his way up through management positions and helpe...

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Ever wonder what drives someone to build bridges between communities an ocean apart? Meet Blake Soifua, a young entrepreneur whose window washing business in Utah is funding sustainable development across the Pacific Islands.

Blake's journey is rooted in personal transformation. Growing up disconnected from his Samoan heritage in a predominantly white community, he was often labeled "plastic" -...

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Elder TikTok joins us to discuss his journey as a Polynesian Mormon content creator and business owner who's built his platform on authentic representation and unapologetic faith. He shares how his career evolved from making videos for fun to becoming a voice for those who share his beliefs but aren't comfortable expressing them publicly.

• Started creating content after noticing the lack of Polynes...

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Authentic Podcast Season 3 Episode 3: Join us as Alema Pilimai the Owner and host of Unfiltered talk Podcast  Talks to us about his Journey from BYU Football to Podcasting. we speak about being authentic in todays world and trying to still be authentic on the "come up' and how we need to be aware of snakes around us in our everyday life! Tune in and listen for the Gems! 

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Authentic Podcast Season 3 Episode 2: Join us as Myshaan Talks to us about his musical journey, about who he is and who he aspires to become and about being a Wayfinder in the Pacific for music! tune in for a good one as he drops some gems! 


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Authentic Podcast Season 3 Episode 1: Tune in this episode as we speak to Meli Young Yen, Fitness influencer based in Laie Hawaii. Join us as he speaks about his journey and his purposes for reaching his dreams and creating the Powerfit Program!  


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Authentic Podcast Season 2 Episode 6: Welcome Authentic Fam! join in as we dive deep with Moses Taeoalii. we talk about his journey in bodybuilding and fitness and what drives him. we also talk about trying to be our best self in times like this! tune in and enjoy!

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Authentic Podcast Season 2 Episode 5: Tune in as we have one of my dear friends and brother Batchlor Johnson IV come on the show and share his insights and talks to us about his experiences chasing his dreams and understanding what being Authentic is!
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Authentic Podcast Season 2 Episode 4: Welcome guys! dive in as Corbin Kaufusi shares with us some of his personal experiences and his journey! we talk about Sports and his career along with tough trials and changes so far in his life! dive in for a good one! 

Episode is Sponsored by Five Sushi Brothers! located at 445 N Freedom Blvd in Provo Utah! 

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Season 2 Episode 3: Join us Authentic Fam as Charlie Prescott joins us in his journey to becoming an actor and director as well as projects he has been working on! we also talk about finding our passions and what we can do to achieve them! tune in! 

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Season 2 Episode 2: It's not failure! tune in to this gem of an episode guys as Human Behaviour Specialist Salt Garrison joins us and gives us great advice! We talk about salt and what drives him to help others problem solve as well as his new book coming out soon! Sit down and tune in! 

IG: salt_garrison
https://www.grainofsalt.coach/

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Season 2: Episode 1 Jeffrey Mann: Welcome Authentic Podcast! come join us and tune in for a great episode, where we are joined with Jeffrey Mann, PR Specialist and motivated individual that loves authenticity about the way he goes about his life. listen in for some amazing insight! 

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Authentic Podcast Episode 50: Tune in as Talavou joins us in an episode where we speak of his Talent in Art and how he wants to share it with others! Talavou tells us of his culture inspired art and his goals! 

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Authentic Podcast Episode 49:  Join us as we sit down with Malakai Nau, one of Utah's well Known Barbers not to mention founder of the brand "Blurry Boys Club". Malakai talks to us about his journey on how het got to where he is, his passion for cutting hair and this personal advice on how to do things we love to do! tune in! 


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Authentic Podcast Episode 48: Join us for this episode as we sit down with someone who embodies being Authentic! Awanui Morris, a great friend of mine comes on the show and talks to us about his journey in life and shares some great insights. Tune in on what it means to be a hammerhead shark, the ability to work hard and finding balance in life! 

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Authentic Podcast Episode 47: Join us as Salvis talks to us about his story and background from moving to Samoa and now working in the Corporate life in New Zealand. We talk about our community and how we can reach our potential as well as understanding our mindset helping us to achieve greatness! Tune in! 

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Authentic Podcast Episode 46: Join us as Langi comes back for an episode here in Utah, we discuss a lot about fining different avenues and knowledge our people can use through others in our community, hoping they find the same success! tune in! 

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Authentic Podcast Episode 45: Join us as Diamond Langi talks to us about her journey and shares her insights on her career! We speak about the power of affirmations and about being ourselves! tune in for a good one! 

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Authentic Podcast Episode 44: Join us as Edd Rivera talks to us about his journey and his experience coming to New Zealand and starting a new life! we talk a lot about the system here in New Zealand and what we can do to help the next generation!

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Authentic Podcast Episode 43: Join us as Romeo talks to us about his new short documentary film thats coming out and the purpose behind it. we also go into a lot of good topics about how we as New Zealand can be better, the purpose of struggling/suffering and the weaknesses of New Zealand! tune in! 


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