Flavor & Fabric: AHLC Cultural Exchange

This ACHE of North Texas Asian Healthcare Leaders Community (AHLC) Cultural Networking & Professional Development Event will bring together Asian healthcare leaders for an inspiring evening of culture, connection, and growth. The program includes two dynamic 15–20 minute workshops:

5:45pm - Check-In/Networking

5:50pm - Workshop 1: Dr. Usha Peri (Healing Breaths) will lead an energizing, wellness-focused session featuring breathing and mindfulness techniques designed to reduce stress, enhance energy, boost resilience, and help prevent burnout among healthcare professionals.

6:15pm - Food / Networking (45 min)

7:00 - 7:30pm - Workshop 2: Career Management Partners (Bianca Chow) will deliver a high‑impact professional development session centered on personal branding, career visibility, and navigating advancement in the healthcare industry.

7:30 - 8pm Networking

In celebration of cultural heritage, the event will feature a multicultural potluck, where participants are invited to sign up to bring foods representing the flavors of their culture, and attendees are encouraged to wear attire that reflects their cultural identity, creating a vibrant, community‑building atmosphere.

Big thanks to our event hosts:

Medical City Las Colinas, SpinSci Technologies, CMP, and Healing Breaths

Speakers:

Bianca Chow

VP Client Solutions

CMP

Dr Usha Peri

Nephrologist Instructor

Healing Breaths

Speakers' Bios:

Bianca Chow is a passionate coach, facilitator, and consultant with over 20 years of experience in brand management, marketing, global operations, change management, communications, and employee engagement. Bianca pivoted into the consulting space in 2016 after leading teams and strategic global initiatives in Corporate America, which included time in the fashion, retail and tech industries. At CMP, Bianca leads strategic client initiatives and coaches individuals as they navigate career pivots of all sizes.

Bianca enjoys sharing her career journey and her personal story as a daughter of Chinese immigrants as a means of empowering others, specifically teen girls and women to reach their full potential. Building bridges of trust is important to Bianca as an AAPI woman, and she is a proud member of the Orchid Giving Circle. Bianca’s passion for philanthropy and raising awareness about the needs of the underserved within the Asian community is part of the long-lasting legacy she hopes to leave in the North Texas area and beyond.

Today she serves on the My Possibilities Foundation Board of Directors, a nonprofit focused on supporting individuals with disabilities in the North Texas community. Amplifying the voices of the unheard - be it through collaborative efforts with nonprofits, accelerators, global organizations or start-ups - is what makes Bianca tick.

Bianca holds a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from The McCombs School of Business

at the University of Texas at Austin.

Dr. Usha Peri is double board certified in internal medicine and nephrology from Baylor College of Houston and UT Southwestern. She has had a successful private practice in the greater Dallas area for the past 20 years.

Dr. Peri has been married for 30 years with two grown children. She loves to read, travel, and cook international vegetarian cuisine, besides mentoring students and adults interested in personal growth.

She discovered yoga and meditation (SKY Breath Meditation) and uses these tools for her personal practice and resilience. Dr. Peri actively teaches SKY Breath Meditation to hundreds of healthcare professionals, students, and adults in a pay-forward way.

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