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Social Entrepreneur, Energy Master, Qigong Tai Chi Trainer
Speaker, Author, Performing Artist
"World peace starts with inner peace." --Anna Choi
Anna Choi, Qigong Tai Chi Energy Master, Black Belt, 2x TEDx speaker, Bestselling Author, and Performance Artist serves high achieving, mindful leaders, entrepreneurs and executives to stay in flow, optimize their energy, and embody their soul’s joy for more health, happiness, and peace.
Starting out as a broke art major with zero connections or experience, Anna grossed her first six figures building a financial planning practice from scratch. Burned out by the hustle and grind, Anna then started an event consulting and business coaching practice, while serving on faculty for a multi million dollar leading global enterprise in personal development.
Despite accomplishing life goals, she felt empty. She faced her constantly chattering mind and hidden emotional trauma growing up with her dad, a Korean war orphan with undiagnosed PTSD.
At rock bottom, living off food stamps in a 380 square foot with a young family, in debt having to borrow money from her mom–Anna met her enlightened, living energy masters, H.H. Sai Maa and Ilchi Lee, who led her to energy mastery, somatic mindfulness, and Qigong that transformed her constant stress into self care, boundless energy, and inner peace.
Since 2014, Anna’s distilled down ancient Tao and Vedic wisdom into modern day mindfulness practices, coaching and training thousands of students to experience more inner joy, vitality, and aliveness including 7 figure CEO’s, platinum record performance artists, Harvard neuroscientists and attorneys, TV stars, and former NFL athletes.
A second generation Korean American social entrepreneur, Anna founded the Conscious Leadership Foundation providing educator scholarships for mindfulness and emotional resilience training for their classrooms and communities.
Anna finds joy in singing, songwriting, dancing, global travel, social enterprise, and cooking delectable plant based meals, drawing inspiration from nature and silent retreats.
Her proudest accomplishment is water birthing her son now in middle school. She’s married to her college sweetheart of 20 years living in Poulsbo, WA with their cat Max.
2x TEDx Speaker
Over 250,000 views on this talk premiere in Aug 2020
Top 10 Most Watched TEDx Talks in July 2023 of 1400 talks
For nearly 3 decades since 1996, Anna Choi has spoken to audiences over 1,000 people captivating thousands more through both TEDx talks with over 352,000 views since 2020. She is an electrifying, epic, and graceful speaker blending performance art of original song, dance, and qigong martial arts as designed to impact organizations and teams in creating stronger cultures of wellbeing that optimize their energy for sustainable performance, promote better self care in high stress situations, and strengthen emotional resilience in uncertainty. >>>Learn More: Hire Anna as a Keynote Speaker Here
International Bestselling Author
#1 Amazon Bestselling Author in 3 Countries
Are you a CEO or business leader feeling the weight of your responsibilities on your shoulders?
Do you struggle to balance your health and the demands of your role?
International bestselling book, The Healthy CEO: Embracing Physical, Emotional, and Mental Well-Being is your guide to navigating the complex leadership journey without sacrificing your well-being.
This book is for leaders who want to excel while staying healthy and happy. It tackles the often-overlooked aspect of leadership: your health. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by the stress of your position or found it hard to maintain a healthy lifestyle while managing a business, this book speaks directly to you.
- Understand why your health is crucial for your effectiveness as a leader.
- Learn to balance work demands with health needs to avoid burnout.
- Gain strategies for building emotional resilience and mental clarity.
- Discover how to create a supportive environment that promotes well-being for you and your team.
The Healthy CEO is your first step if you’re ready to transform your approach to health and leadership.
Buy this book today and start your journey toward becoming a healthier, more effective leader.
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Forbes Article Publications
August 11, 2020
While the world may pull you in many directions and introduce distractions, how can you cut through the noise to stay focused on taking action on what truly matters for you? Forget time management. It’s about managing your energy — not your time. How do you master your energy?
July 9, 2020
Day to day, you might deal with many triggers to your survival brain, unleashing a host of emotions, thoughts and body sensations each minute that can feel chaotic or out of control.
April 27, 2020
As our global economy shifts from the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the age of digital information, to the Fifth Industrial Revolution, the age of transformational impact, you and your business must evolve your consciousness within to stay competitive and relevant in the marketplace.
Feb 3, 2020
There have been several measures for the triple bottom line of people, planet and profit, but it’s critical to integrate a fourth bottom line of business: presence.
Jan 8, 2020
By taking a few hours to map this out, you’ll save yourself a ton of time and gain clarity, focus and more energy
Nov 27, 2019
What is the best step to take right now, at this stage in business, that’s a fit for your strengths and your market?
Oct 4, 2019
Ten mindful minutes three times a day will go far and have lasting effects on the quality of your day-to-day life.
- 11 Tips to Keep Energized, Motivated, and Sane while Working form Home, Aug 7, 2020
- 15 Creative Ways to Boost Income from Existing Clients, Aug 6, 2020
- Facing a New Leadership Challenge - 15 Ways to Tackle it Head on, May 12, 2020
- 16 Creative Ways to Diversify Your Revenue Streams during Tough Times, Nov 16, 2019
- Pursuing Self Improvement: Six Approaches Busy Leaders Should TryIs Your Company Culture Toxic? Here Are Six Warning Signs To Watch For, Aug 20, 2019
- Is your Company Culture Toxic? Here Are Six Warning Signs to Watch Out For, Aug 20, 2019
- Got Kids? 15 Age-Appropriate Ways To Teach Them Work Ethic And Business Skills, Oct 14, 2019
- 5 Coaches Share How Introverted Leaders Can Succeed In An 'Extrovert World', Oct 17, 2019
Journal Publications
By: Anna Choi
Attending a Vipassana meditation retreat is not easy. Each day, participants rise at 4:30am and spend 12 hours a day meditating in total stillness . . .
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By: Anna Choi
Right now, many investors and social impact incubators assume social enterprises, conscious companies, and mission-driven startups need outside funding. The question of when and how to fund each enterprise . . .
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Podcast Interviews
Podcast Interview Questions
- What inspired you to become an energy master? What is an energy master?
- What are the biggest challenges leaders face around replenishing their energy?
- How have you helped people in those situations?
- Who do you work with and why?
- What’s your process in working with you
- What’s the best way for people to reach you?
- What are simple ways to be mindful when stressed?
- What makes meditation so hard? What are moving meditations?
EnergyTV
YouTube Channel
Energize with Anna: 18 Episode Season in 2021 on BKAT Local Cable TV
Social Entrepreneur & Philanthropist
As a broke art major, Anna’s first business was InsideOut Investing as a Financial Planner and Certified Wealth Consultant, passing her NASD Series 6 and 63 in 2 weeks after graduating, later obtaining her Series 7, 65, and 26. She specialized in sustainable, responsible, impact (SRI) investing helping foundations align their investment portfolios with their missions and families steward their values to the next generation.
By age 28, she sold that business to another advisor to start her family. Anna’s second business was in event marketing consulting for social impact, eventually landing in the tech industry. In 2012, she founded TEDxBellevue and curated speakers for several local TEDx events committed to transforming our economy from solely profit based to happiness based.
In 2019 she ignited a Presence Movement through several annual events, including the Conscious Business Summit to help businesses shift from solely profit based to the quadruple bottom line of people, planet, profit, and presence. 100% of funds raised launched the Conscious Leadership Foundation, providing educator and community leader scholarships for mindfulness and emotional resilience training for their communities.
Anna was awarded the Leadership Kitsap 20 Under 40 Awardee in 2021 for demonstrating philanthropy, business, and community spirit.
In 2022, she organized a World Peace Concert alongside renowned global leaders Shelly Tygielski, Justin Michael Williams, Brothers Koren, and 7 time Emmy Award Winner Gary Malkin to benefit Ukraine Refugees and Mindfulness Training for Educators.
INSPIRATION
Empowering our next generation of leaders is critical to fulfilling the vision of world peace and global enlightenment.
When Anna pulled her son from first grade public school due to a bullying environment, she was inspired to found the Conscious Leadership Foundation, providing grants to schools and scholarships for educators to bring mindfulness training and movement through the proven Brain Power Wellness curriculum in over 500 schools nationwide.
In 2019, she held a Conscious Business Summit to launch a Presence Movement with 100% of proceeds supporting the Conscious Leadership Foundation in partnership with Kitsap Community Foundation hosting many fundraisers. Recent fundraising efforts include a World Peace Concert on World Peace Day.
Over the last 20 years, she has served on various boards of WA State Social Enterprise Alliance, University of Washington Alumnae, eWomen Network, Women’s Funding Alliance, BKAT Television, and Olympic College.
In Good Company of Impact Driven Leaders
Eric Levine, Former CEO of Gold’s Gym and 24 Hour Fitness sold for $1.8 Billion
Hanging with former Chief Happiness Officer of Zappos Sandi Herrera for many business weekends
Fletcher Cox, Superbowl Champ and 6x Pro Bowl NFL Player for 5 day business retreat at his private ranch
Trip to India, Nepal, Tibet with NY Times Bestselling Author, Social Entrepreneur, and Futurist Rogers James Hamilton
Enjoying the sun with Thailand Top Supermodel Joy Vanichkul
Hosting fundraiser with Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal
Performing Artist
Since age 6, Anna competitively played the violin at competitions, on stages, youth symphonies, and as a soloist backed up by a symphony through college.
A gold and silver medalist, and winner of many competitions. She completed that chapter as a performing violinist by opening the renowned Seattle’s Benaroya Hall in honor of Dr. Suzuki playing the Mendelssohn Violin Concert in E Minor, Op 64 3rd Movement with fellow Book 10 graduates of the Suzuki series.
In her college years, Anna became a dancing performing artist and activist organizing several surprise flash mobs for climate justice on street corners, churches, and corporate events–culminating at the Seattle Center pavilion on Earth Day and flash mobbing corporate events.
In recent years, Anna is a singer songwriter on the ukulele and piano. She now incorporates singing and dancing into her keynotes, integrating new genres into her songs. Check out her latest YouTube video that is a performance art piece, Journey of the Soul here.
In 2023, she joined the USA Qigong Performance Team that performed at New York’s New Humanity Festival and the 6th World Peace Ceremony in Sedona, Arizona to Beyonce’s song “I Was Here.” Her team later went on to compete against other countries at the International Qigong Festival in South Korea, and came home winning gold!
Anna is now creating a local Qigong demo team in Kitsap with students, located in the the Greater Seattle area of Washington state.
Commercial Model
Anna’s image and commercial footage was selected for a large offline and
online campaign by the credit union BECU (Boeing Employee Credit Union)
For over five years, Anna’s smile could be seen from subway trains and billboards to bank walls and windows. The commercial aired during the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2016 Superbowl.
The online ads and interactive in store wall size touch screen display were prevalent in several stores statewide.
For various industry wide events, Anna’s image has been given permission for ads for several non profit causes as well. Check out philanthropic work through the Conscious Leadership Foundation.
