Episodes

What fuels a multi-passionate life? In Season 3 of The Ampersand Manifesto, Jessica Wan, executive coach & classical singer , interviews people who, similarly, have led "dual lives" for decades and succeed in two or more comp...

Dominic Lim is back on the show this week! Dom is an author, singer, & storyteller . His debut novel All the Right Notes was named by Entertainment Weekly as one of the best new books of the summer. Dom is a member of the Wri...

Jessica interviews Dominic Lim, an author & singer & storyteller . Dominic's debut novel ALL THE RIGHT NOTES , a queer Asian rom-com, will be released in June 2023. Dom is a member of ⁠The Writers Grotto⁠ and is a co-host of...

Jessica speaks with Dr. Simran Thadani: Rare Book expert; People & Culture leader, & textile artist . Sim earned her PhD in English from the University of Pennsylvania, and has researched and lectured in libraries across the ...

This week Jessica speaks with Vivien Straus: Writer, Performer, & Small Farm Advocate . Vivien is known for her one-woman shows exposing her “interesting” life choices. She’s worked in New York City, Los Angeles, and San Fran...

Jessica chats with Newton Cheng, Google executive, mental health advocate and speaker, & world champion powerlifter . Newton is a husband and father to two amazing daughters via adoption. He's a world champion powerlifter who...

This week, Jessica interviews Beth Carr, brand & marketing expert and a classically trained actor who sings. Beth spent 15 years working as an actor on Broadway. On the marketing side, she's led branding and marketing initiat...

This week, Jessica talks with Dr. Sloka Iyengar, neuroscientist & Bharatanatyam dancer who is passionate about relieving suffering through science and the arts. For her Ph.D. and postdoctoral work, she studied the circuits in...

This week, Jessica interviews Matt Toy, a Movement Trainer, & Cooperative Business Owner / Baker. Matt Toy is a movement trainer who helps students move better in their yoga practice, athletic pursuits, and daily lives, all w...

Jessica interviews Brad Balukjian, Entomologist & Journalist. Brad studied journalism and island biogeography at Duke University and earned his Ph.D. in Environmental Science from UC Berkeley. Brad founded the Natural History...

Jessica once again talks with Liron Lavi Turkenich, typeface designer & productivity expert — and a self-described multi-passionate. Since graduating from the University of Reading with a masters degree in typeface design, Li...

This week, Jessica talks with Vasu Panicker, Music Maker & Business Strategist. Growing up as an arts kid in New York City, Vasu did his undergrad and grad music studies at City University of New York and then built and direc...

This week, Jessica interviews Veronique Kherian, a San Francisco-based photographer, cheese evangelist, & classical singer. Vero studied Economics and French at Wellesley, and taught English in Normandy, France. After returni...

This week, Jessica chats with Percy Liang, Computer Scientist & Classical Pianist . Percy is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University. He got his Bachelor's from MIT and Ph.D. from UC Berkeley. His re...

In Season 2, Ampersand Jessica Wan, leadership coach & classical singer , interviews people who, similarly, have led "double lives" for decades and succeed in two completely different worlds. This show explores how their two...

"You can tell almost immediately which typeface it is from the ampersand character" Hello listeners! We're excited to bring you another bonus episode. Today, we'll be talking about the ampersand character and its role in type...

Hello listeners! Thanks for joining us in this bonus episode between season 1 and 2 where your host Jessica Wan shares a brief history of the Ampersand as told by Merriam-Webster (yes the dictionary makers). Also check out Sh...

For the season one finale episode of the Ampersand Manifesto, producer Naomi Tepper interviews Jessica Wan, creator and host of The Ampersand Manifesto who is a leadership coach & singer . Jessica's first Ampersand journey wa...

This week, Jessica talks to Sara Wampler, a writer & tech executive . In her corporate life, Sara has spent almost fifteen years at Google, leading teams focused on customer success, community operations, and support strategy...

This week, Jessica talks with Don Atkins, ed-tech entrepreneur & classical pianist . Don is passionate about fostering individual and social flourishing through education, the arts, and creativity. He's been recently focused ...

This week, Jessica talks to Laurel Sprigg, singer and former small business owner. For 30 years, Laurel ran her business Laurel Sprigg Inc. , providing couture quality sewing of soft furnishings for the designed interior — cu...

This week, Jessica interviews one of her closest friends, Tim Eischens a singer, pianist, & executive assistan t. Tim and Jessica met almost 20 years ago in their voice teacher Susan Gundunas's studio. She saw that he was the...

This week, Jessica talks with Stephanie Wu, a Marketer & Cellist . Steph has appeared as a soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts . As one of 101 musicians selected from 33 ...

This week, Jessica talks with Dr. Arie Perry who is a physician & classical singer . Arie started singing in a rock band in high school (inspired by Journey and Rush) and then he caught the classical music bug. He's performed...