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About Me

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Hi, everyone. I’m Jingyu Chen—a podcaster, writer, and the creator of Life Designer—my eponymous podcast and lifestyle platform dedicated to wholesome, intentional living and genuine human connection. Through  Jing Lens—my perspective shaped by years of exploring intellect, beauty, and humility, I engage in a multitude of creative pursuits across podcasting and writing.​​​

My podcast, Life Designer, features in-depth conversations with incredible talents from around the globe—artists, creatives, entrepreneurs, professionals, and everything in between— It’s their storytelling about how they became their own life designers! Alongside the English podcast, I also host a Japanese Podcast, 私の生き方, exploring parallel questions of purpose, intention, and lived experience across cultures.

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Through  Jing Lens, my creative work extends into writing — including Travel + Hotel Review, interior design reflections, and personal narratives. Each piece synthesizes meticulous  research, aesthetic observation, and cultural context with genuine personal sentiment and introspection, making writing both a nuanced and transcendent experience.

In 2022, I embarked on an Interior Design journey that evolved from an experimental project into a significant multi-year venture. Over three years of curation, collection, and execution, this journey culminated in the unveiling of my home tour video project in 2024, bringing my vision to life.

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In 2025, I reached another milestone with the publication of my book, A Journey Toward Discipline, Mastery, and Radiance, my own transformative journey of redesigning my life through reclaiming clarity, restoring intention, and rediscovering the beauty in life.  

At the same year , I also began exploring a new form  of podcasting — one that unfolds within architecturally magnificent spaces, where storytelling is shaped not only by conversation but also by environment, atmosphere, and place. A podcast recorded at the Gajoen Hotel in Tokyo marked inauguration of this approach, allowing the architecture, design, and inner grandeur of the space to become part of the story itself, and from it, my vision for  the future of podcasting began to emerge.

Life Designer extends beyond a podcast into a lifestyle — a way of observing, living, and becoming. It sits at the intersection of intellect, aesthetics, and shared humanity; it mirrors a journey that each individual strives to carve out a unique, authentic, and unapologetic trajectory.

 

Here, I welcome fellow life designers to gather, connect, and move toward radiance — together  

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Empower
Growth

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Home Tour Video Project 

IN 2024

Bringing My Ultimate Vision into Life

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Jing Interior 

Portfolio

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MY 2025 
SPA
-INSPIRED  

Bathroom Renovation

Jing Interior 

Designing a Life Through Beauty in Constraint

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 My Self-Portrait of Dopamine  

Survive in Innate Duality 

                     and Thrive in Inherent Paradox

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Dusit Thani Kyoto

   Thai legacy Woven into Japanese Refinement 

Where

a​ Heritage-Rich Brand

MEETS

 

 

 

the Millennial Ancient Capital of Kyoto

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Life designer is looking to genuine and meaningful human connection, and telling candid human stories.

Capturing once in a lifetime moment and each Encounter is one of a kind and unique

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Life Designer with Jingyu Chen

Welcome to the Podcast Life Designer with Jingyu Chen

Hi everyone, my name is Grace, I am your host for this podcast life designer!

Capturing  once in a lifetime moment and each encounter is one of a kind and unique. Life designer is looking to genuine  and meaningful human  connection, and telling  candid human stories.

In each episode , I will interview an amazing talent coming from all around the world across all different industries. They are artists, creatives, professionals, entrepreneurs, slash everything, and they are all on their journey to pursue their mission with a passion.  It's their story-telling about how they become their own life designers!

Without further ado today, I have a such special guest..

Latest Episodes

Conversation with Dr. Mandy Patterson

Naturopathic Doctor 

    Functional Medicine Practitioner 

Fertility & Hormone Expert 

ND, MHS, OTR/L, IFMCP, AFMC, CHHC, RYT-200

Becoming Your Own Optimal Health Advocate

 

 

 

 The Science and Spirit of Living with Longevity and Vitality

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Conversation With 
Christine Blosdale

The Expert Authority Coach™ 

 
 

That Gets You The Attention You Deserve

Claiming Your Expert Authority Through the Art of Authentic Visibility

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A Story At The Intersection of

Innovation

  Nostalgia

Human Resilience

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COVERSATION
WITH
NAPOLEON SMITH 
Chief Marketing  Officer of       Rubik’s Wow Cube
Rubik’s Wow Cube
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CONVERSATION WITH

MIKI SAKAI

Motherhood Journey



 

Her love is boundless,
and her strength beyond measure

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​A

full-circle moment

at  

Tokyo Gajoen Hotel


Tokyo Epic Reunion

                 
               Miki Is Back



                            

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  Conversation With Monika Tu
 
 Entrepreneur  
                    
Philanthropist

She is the Founder and Director of
Black Diamondz  Group
The Ultimate lifestyle Concierge Service

She is the Epitome of Resilience and Altruism
 

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2023

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2022

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Bella Jiang

2021

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Conversation with Luella 

Interior Designer 

Serial Entrepreneur

Life Designer 

 Craft an enriched and vibrant life 

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Conversation with Musician Zenith

 Music is for ears to hear 

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        My 2022 Home Project  

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The One and Only Bella Is Back 
                 

 

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Find
The Humor

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Amy Lyle: Comedy Writer/ Author/ Comedienne/ Actor/TV Host/ Ted Speaker

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Miki Sakai:  Artist/Photographer at Miki Sakai Photography/ Architect 

 Chloe Kang: Former SBS Media Specialist /Ogilvy Account Director,

Museum Corporate Communications and Engagement Manager

Terry Chen: US Software Engineer / YouTuber 'HackBear' 

Fenella  McKirdy: Ballet Dancer/ Instructor /funder of balletcolourful Fenella McKirdy

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 Haruka Shinno: Bilingual MC/Voiceover Artist/ Model 

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Joseph Atallah : Chocolatier/Perfume Engineer/ Funder&Inventor of Zou Zou Coffee

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Bella Jiang : NYC Content Strategist 

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Leecy Li: NYC Google UX Designer 

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Neda Buckland: Solicitor/Zumba Instructor

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Rowan Fitzpatrick: Content Producer/Musician 

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Christy Campbell : US Fitness/Nutrition Coach / Founder of Fitme Community

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Henry Feng : Artist/ Entrepreneur/ Funder of Sumi Threads

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Setsuko Yanagisawa: Japanese Florist

WELCOME

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