About Po-Hong
Where Leadership Meets Soul: Guiding Founders and Leaders to Lead with Clarity, Courage, and Aligned Purpose
Everything I share is rooted in lived experience. I’ve been an entrepreneur since 2001, an acupuncturist since 2011 and a coach since 2013—but the real depth of my work comes from what I’ve lived through and risen from.
My path has been shaped by trauma, healing, and a deep remembering of who I am. In 2013, psychedelics cracked open a thick protective wall and changed the trajectory of my life. Plant medicine has since become one of the most beautiful tools supporting my clients on the path of expansion and freedom.
My dad, a former Jesuit priest turned Taoist spiritual teacher, taught me the power of presence, surrender and what it means to live from the yin (feminine) energy. My stepdad, a grandmaster of martial arts and doctor of Chinese medicine, inspired me to be a healer and showed me the possibilities with Qi (energy). Their teachings live through me, and continuing their legacy is an honor.
I don’t separate life and leadership, business and being, strategy and soul. Whether I’m guiding a founder through a massive business pivot or a next-gen leader through identity work, I’m holding the whole of them.
My mission is to create ripple effects of awakening, freedom, and embodiment—from the inside out.
Some fun facts about me:
I’m a practical mystic — deeply grounded in my body, laser-focused on efficiency, and fully tuned into my intuition and energy.
My Top 5 Clifton Strengths are: Activator, Empathy, Strategic, Responsibility, Futuristic.
As an acupuncturist, I specialized in the connection between physical symptoms and emotional pain.
I’m highly sensitive and started tapping into my intuitive gifts around age 8.
I’m known for my loud and uncontained laughgasms that arise from the depths of my belly.
Where I come from:
I had a unique upbringing with parents that were unconventional, brave, and rooted in spirituality.
The web that connected my mom, dad, and stepdad was their devotion to being of service, their relationship with energy, and trusting the flow of it.
Their medicine is a part of me and I am so grateful for their impact on my life and my work, and how they continue to inspire me.
Learn more about them below…
About my lineage
My Mom: Badass Leader & Brave Soul
My mom had such a fire burning in her and lived life to the fullest. Observing how she fearlessly followed her intuition and created new expansive opportunities for her family and community gave me so much permission to follow my dreams. Because of her, I always go for it. Plus, I got my deep belly laughs from her and we would cackle together at the top of our lungs.
My Dad: Ex Jesuit Priest Turned Taoist Enlightened Teacher
My dad has been my spiritual teacher since I was young. We would talk about spirituality and energetics for hours in my parent’s laundromat. He taught me how to be an alchemist and a space holder with his transmissions on surrender and love and by the way he held and guided me in my darkest moments.
My Stepdad: Grandmaster & Chinese Medicine Doctor
I feel so blessed that I had such an intimate relationship with martial arts and herbal medicine because of my stepdad. It's a deep-rooted part of me that has informed my life in so many ways. His ability to facilitate healing and work with Qi inspired me to be a healer. And witnessing his generosity of service impacted me deeply.
