Theo's Coffee Break Podcast
Theo’s Coffee Break is an honest soulful conversation series based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This podcast hosts community leaders, entrepreneurs, business owners and creatives to let them share their stories behind their success.
Hosted by Theo (aka Shin Hoo Yong), this podcast show blends purpose-driven interviews, spiritual insights, and heart-centered storytelling as a way to share the authentic experiences of those who join the coffee table with the listener to explore the world around us and learn how we connect within it, together.
Every episode is recorded with the intention that at Theo’s coffee table everyone is welcome.
Come for the connection. Stay for the clarity. The coffee’s always on, ready to pour, and my door is always open to you.
Episodes
47 episodes
How to Transform Your Life: Digimon Crest of Knowledge
In this week’s episode, I share with you the second installment of this 10-week series diving in deep to the digital world to share with you the lessons I learned from Digimon.Today’s episode, I talk about the Crest of Knowled...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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25:00
How to Transform Your Life: Digimon Crest of Courage
In this week’s episode, I kickoff a 10-week series diving in deep to the digital world with the intention to share with you the lessons I learned from the digital crests in Digimon.Today’s episode, I talk about the crest of co...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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25:38
Why Is Telling the Truth So Hard? Ugh!!
In this week’s episode, I talk about the importance of telling the truth and living an honest life.We review the benefits and consequences when clarity comes to the table, how withholding the truth can be just as bad as tellin...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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27:58
ACCEPTANCE: How and Why Things Are Not What They Seem
In this surprise episode release, I talk about how and why acceptance isn’t a beautiful thing but is actually the clarity that we need to hear. I also talk more about my past, bring some more understanding to past episod...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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44:00
How To Be Sincere In an Apology and Moving Forward with Forgiveness
In this week’s episode we breakdown how to be sincere with an apology with the advice from Michelle Farris’ video Relationships That Work.We also talk about how to move forward with forgiveness and in what ways apology and for...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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37:20
KEEP GOING: I WILL NOT BE SILENT AND I CANNOT BE SILENCED
In this surprise episode release of KEEP GOING: I WILL NOT BE SILENT AND I CANNOT BE SILENCED, I talk about the importance of doing good things, karma, and letting go of expectations surrounding unjust outcomes regarding my small business Shin ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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37:14
WHAT THE DEVIL IS GOING ON HERE?!
In this episode, I will be talking about how the devil operates and why it's important to be grounded in truth and not conspiracy. I also address how important self-trust is as it affects how we show up for ourselves, for others, an...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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27:01
AI Fatigue: How and Why It's a Very Real Struggle
In this episode, I will be breaking down what is AI fatigue and talking through how I have been using AI in the past and sharing how I will be and NOT will be using it moving forward.We will also be addressing current events, authenticit...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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34:58
Roses and Their Thorns: Creating vs. Producing
Season 2 begins with an unexpected shift. In this episode, Theo reflects on rebuilding after an unexpected collapse in his work regarding Shin Hoo Yong Music Enterprise LLC and Theo’s Coffee Break Podcast, the difference bet...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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12:30
Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself: Chores, Creativity, and Self-Respect
In this episode of Theo’s Coffee Break, Theo breaks down the real meaning of self-respect and why the “basic” things we avoid are often the very things that save us from spiraling. Through stories about childhood chores, creative resista...
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Season 1
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Episode 38
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17:24
You Are What You Practice Before You Preach
In this episode of Theo’s Coffee Break, Theo opens up about a humbling truth: who you are is shaped long before you ever speak about it. It’s shaped in the quiet, unseen moments such as the habits, choices, and thought patterns ...
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Season 1
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Episode 37
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8:52
A Life That’s Mine: Why I Chose Faith Over Fear
In this episode of Theo’s Coffee Break, Theo shares the real story behind walking away from a stable banking job, multiple promotions, and a clear path to financial security in order to pursue something far less certain but far more hone...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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18:32
Consistency is Key: The Choices You Make Every Day
In this episode of Theo’s Coffee Break, Theo breaks down one of the most powerful truths in personal growth: consistency is what transforms your life. Not the big promises, not the perfect plans, nor the daily choices you honor even when...
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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6:30
What Alignment Really Means: The Courage to Stay True
What does it actually mean to live in alignment? Like not just in quotes on a canvas, but in the real, messy, beautiful parts of life?In this episode of Theo’s Coffee Break, Theo gets honest about the difference between l...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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8:37
Sustaining Yourself While Advocating for Change with Lariesha Lee, LLMSW
In this powerful conversation, Theo sits down with Lariesha Lee (she/her), LLMSW who is a licensed social worker with 16 years across nonprofit, education, healthcare, and corporate spaces to talk about what it really takes to stay whole while ...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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54:05
Offstage & Onstage: The Difference Between Performing and Sharing
In this intimate solo episode, Theo unpacks the difference between performing and sharing whether it's on stage and/or in everyday life.Performance can be a polished mask we build for safety or approval. Sharing is slower, tende...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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8:08
Like-Minded ≠ Same-Minded: Why Differences Matter
In this reflective solo episode of Theo’s Coffee Break, Theo explores what it truly means to be “like-minded.”Too often, the phrase gets mistaken for sameness but in real community it ain't always about echo chambers or perfect ...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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5:52
Finding Freedom in Identity and Community with Sam Spencer
In this inspiring episode of Theo’s Coffee Break, Theo sits down with Sam Spencer who is a gender-fluid, non-binary individual who found the courage to live authentically later in life.Through decades of teaching, creating, and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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57:32
A Divine Love Letter to My Inner Child
Sometimes the most healing words don’t come from a sermon or a friend. Sometimes the message you need to hear arrives in the quiet mornings, through tears, breath, and an honest prayer.In this intimate episode of Theo’s Coffee Break
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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10:13
The Weight of Leadership: Choosing Integrity Over Approval
Leadership isn’t glamorous. It’s not about applause, validation, or popularity. More often than not, it’s about carrying weight, facing criticism, and being misunderstood by the very people you’re trying to help.In this solo episode of <...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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6:16
The Fire Within: Reclaiming Passion Without Burning Out
What happens when passion feels more like a wildfire than a warm nurturing light?In this deeply personal episode of Theo’s Coffee Break, I share my own journey with passion and how it once consumed me, left me burned out, and wh...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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7:32
Tim Harris on Empowering Youth & Freestyle Music with Escape Ministries
In this episode of Theo’s Coffee Break, we welcome Tim Harris who is a nonprofit leader, youth mentor, music coach, and freestyle artist whose passion sits right at the intersection of community and creativity.Tim works w...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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49:12
General Woodshop & The Factory GR: Alberto Garza on Building Community and Business Branding
In this episode of Theo’s Coffee Break podcast we sit down with Alberto Garza, an established business owner, community builder, and co-owner of both General Woodshop and The Factory in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan.Alberto shares the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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48:32
Justice, Ego, and the Power of Truth
In this solo episode of Theo’s Coffee Break, I open up about something we’ve all faced: false narratives.When people are hurt, the healthy response is to seek distance and protect themselves. But when ego takes over, stories get...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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7:40
Akanke’s Room: Where Words Become Witness with Shayna Akanke Marie
In this episode of Theo’s Coffee Break, I sit down with thee Shayna “Akanke” Marie who is a poet, art activist, creative entrepreneur, and quiet force behind so many of Grand Rapids’ truth-telling spaces.As the founder of Aka...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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52:06