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Maria Li: Tech In Asia Editorial Ethos, Information Opacity & COO Conundrum – E327



Maria Li, COO of Tech in Asia, and Jeremy Au discuss three key topics:

1. TIA’s Editorial Ethos & SE Asia’s Growing Ecosystem: Maria shares Tech in Asia’s mission to be a guiding beacon in the region’s tech ecosystem. She elaborates on the challenges stemming from information opacity and asymmetry inherent in the region’s young digital landscape. She also talks about the newsroom’s constant grapples with the tightrope walk between maintaining unyielding editorial integrity and ensuring sustainable growth, especially amidst the ever-evolving technological advances and the proliferation of new media channels.
2. Decoding the COO Role: Maria delves into the multifaceted nature of her position as the COO of Tech in Asia. She explains that the role is not standardized across organizations, but its essence lies in operational effectiveness and making pivotal decisions. She shares that aspiring COOs should prioritize understanding various perspectives, valuing feedback, and fostering effective team dynamics. She also stresses the value of setting aside personal ego and focusing on serving employees, clients, and stakeholders
3. Career Reflections & Learnings: Maria talks about career decisions, recounting her own journey of transitioning between geographies, roles, and industries. She emphasizes the importance of acquiring new knowledge, evaluating one’s own life satisfaction, and introspecting on which decisions are merely steps in a path versus those that shape the path itself. She also shares her personal litmus test for career moves: distinguishing between decisions that can be rolled back and those that are decisively life-altering. She advocates for granting oneself the grace to pivot when a choice doesn’t pan out as expected but also stresses the value of commitment when the stakes are high.

They also touched upon the digital transformation in the region and the emerging trends and the challenges related to it, the pivotal role of trust in her role as COO, the significance of audience engagement, and the balance between monetization and unbiased content.

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Currency of Confidence | Ashley Kirkwood | TEDxMcHenry



There’s value to the confidence we emit and that can pay off in major ways. Ashley Kirkwood, attorney turned entrepreneur, will charm audience members with her personal story that dares us all to believe in ourselves to achieve what we thought we couldn’t. Ashley Kirkwood epitomizes the title “revolutionary lawyer” due to her untraditional path into law, her commitment to civil rights and her innovative path to becoming an attorney entrepreneur. After negotiating her way to a $287,000 a year salary at a large Chicago law firm, making her the highest paid attorney of her rank, Ashley left it all to be a full-time entrepreneur. Now, Ashley runs her own company, Mobile General Counsel P.C., where she helps entrepreneurs launch legally compliant businesses. Ashley works hard to exude confidence in everything that she does, but before experiencing success in her legal career, Ashley was a struggling student. She went from graduating undergrad with a 2.1 GPA to graduating top of her class from Northwestern University School of Law. Her academic trials to triumph story is detailed in her book, The Law School Hustle. If you need a little motivation to get through the week, check out her podcast, The Currency of Confidence! This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at

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