Membership Eligibility Candidates must meet one of the following:

• Executive Leader: SVP+ and decision-maker with P&L responsibility, 10+ years of business experience.
  

• Entrepreneur: Founder/CEO of a high-growth venture-backed startup (Pre-seed+), or service-based business with 2+ years in operation, $150K+ annual revenue
  

• Independent: Former C-level executive, board member of a Fortune 1000/Global 500 company, or recognized thought leader with press, awards, major speaking experience, or published work.

The topics vary with a lot of insights on mental health, racism, and addressing our own barriers and blindspots. 50% of the members are entrepreneurs, while another 50% are executives, so we provide programming that is applicable to both. As we grow, we will provide member-driven workshops that are more applicable to certain industries and career paths.

Our vision is to build the most trusted space for high-achieving Asian women to connect not through competition, but through care, reflection, and shared legacy. We’re not chasing scale—we’re curating depth.

The goal is to grow intentionally:

• More in-person retreats that prioritize intimacy over volume.

• Regional hubs where women can gather offline in trusted circles.

• Something we're exploring: A future endowment or nonprofit arm so members like you can send the elevator down—funding scholarships, mentorships, and leadership pathways for the next generation.

This isn’t just a network. It’s a long-term ecosystem rooted in connection, cultural restoration, and collective uplift. As we grow, we want to remain grounded in what makes this community special: that feeling of walking into a room and finally being able to exhale.

We just brought on several Canadian members! Very similar struggles. We have supper clubs that meet regularly in both Toronto and Vancouver.

We have 5 major chapters build out, who meet regularly: SF, LA, NYC, DC and Seattle. We also have supper clubs regularly in Toronto, Vancouver, Denver, Atlanta, and other parts of the South (Durham and Charlotte). As we bring on members in new cities, we build out the chapters there and help them find their in person tribe. We also have meetups in conferences such as SWSX and TED.

It really depends how involved you would like to get into the community. We have some women who would like to join only to attend our in person events in their chapter (2 hours every 2 months), and others who spend up to 10 hours per month attending our coaching programs and workshops. It's really the most that you make out of it, and where you are currently at in your personal life and career.

As we grow, in-person is becoming more and more important to the community. We are a hybrid model, and offer both ways of connection.

At this time, most of the workshops are at 12PM PST or 1PM PST. We’re listening to the community and what they want, so those times might fluctuate to accommodate the majority.

Our core membership option starts at $1,788 annually. If you would like to purchase a premium membership (innercircle coaching group with a coach leading into a retreat) it starts at $7,950 annually. For our next cohort, we are prioritizing women who would like to move forward with the premium membership, for we find that they are more invested and ready to participate in the community.

Yes! We have a community via the Circle.so platform that has over 200 members. Looking forward to seeing you there, please fill out an application if you are interested in joining.

We do not offer discounts or scholarships at this time.

Although we greatly believe in what CHIEF offers, CHIEF does not specifically offer a space for Asian Women to find support and their own tribe within that context. We believe that Asian women have specific challenges they face both personally and professionally, and The Authentic Asian needs to be a place to find that.

We also don't just vet based on title or ambition, but based on the fact that the women need to be supportive and kind, which is extremely hard to find in female focused organizations. Since there are so few women at the top (especially Asian women) there tends to be crab mentality and scarcity mindset. We vet heavily against this and look to find women who want to uplift eachother and support eachother.