Reputation follows you. But it doesn’t have to define you.
In this episode of Self, Made, SAYA Co-Founders Michelle Koh and Nathalie D Ramirez sit down with artist, illustrator, and designer Sophia Chang for a layered conversation on reputation — what it is, how it forms, and what it takes to shape it with intention.
From navigating cultural expectations to outgrowing old versions of yourself, it’s a conversation about choosing what still fits and letting go of what doesn’t. They get into the tension between who you’ve been and who you’re becoming, the weight of other people’s opinions, and why your work is still your strongest proof. Beyond surface-level “personal branding,” the episode unpacks reputation as something more complex: a living narrative shaped by perception, time, and the rooms you’re in and the ones you’re not.
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