API Futures

About API Futures

The API Futures podcast presented by Ascend will feature in-depth conversations about the future of work with today’s global leaders. Guest hosts will join speakers from a wide range of industries as they share their experiences and identities, explore the power of cultural connection, and develop strategies for a more equitable tomorrow. We’ve selected an inspiring lineup of API rising stars, allies, and other diverse leaders whose values and voices align with our mission as we lead our communities forward.

Publisher

Ascend

Category

business · education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Oct 2023

Latest episode

22 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

27 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Sept 2026

   Anchored in Heritage, Driven by Purpose

   How do leaders honor where a company comes from while preparing it for where it’s going? In this episode of API Futures, recorded live at Ascend Engage 2026, Ascend President Anna Mok sits down with Board Director Jenny Ming and Chief Financial and Growth Officer at Levi Strauss & Co. Harmit Singh to unpack the connection between heritage, identity, and purposeful leadership. Building on a conversation that began in The Living Room, they share perspectives on staying true to a company’s ...

2. 

   26 Aug 2026

   Building Equity in Yourself

   Your career is a portfolio, and your talent is the asset. In this episode of API Futures, host Franco Finn sits down with investor and community leader Evan Louie to unpack what it really takes to build lasting value in yourself—not just in your job title. Evan reflects on his path from personal challenges to becoming a respected voice in investing and community leadership, sharing the risks, relationships, and reputation that compounded along the way. The conversation explores what separate...

3. 

   24 Jun 2026

   Your Story, Your Superpower

   For Ascend NorCal’s AANHPI Heritage Month program, journalist and TV anchor Dion Lim joins marketing leader Eric Toda for a candid conversation moderated by Richard Leong of Google. Together, they explore how identity shapes leadership, why representation matters, and what it means to use your platform with purpose. Through personal stories and honest reflections, Dion and Eric share lessons on visibility, community, and creating opportunities for others. Their insights are a powerful remind...

Who has been a guest on API Futures

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Li Fan
• Fareed Zakaria
• Selina Wang

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

93,495

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

56

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

60

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.