Elise Hu

Blogger, Brainstormer, Concerned citizen, Connector, Entrepreneur, Explorer, Foodie, Idea generator, Journalist, Parent, Producer, World traveler, Writer/Editor

Elise Hu a restless person and longtime journalist. She is currently based in Los Angeles, hosting TED Talks Daily, writing the film adaptation of her book, Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K Beauty Capital, and producing podcasts as part of her production company, Reasonable Volume. You know her from NPR, where she hosted a travel series called "Elise Tries," a video show on the next frontier in human evolution, "Future You with Elise Hu," and fill-in hosted radio programs and pods like “It’s Been A Minute.” Previously, she was NPR's founding Seoul bureau chief, responsible for coverage of the Koreas and Japan, and reporting from a dozen countries in Asia. Elise helped launch The Texas Tribune, a non-profit digital news startup in Austin, after working many years in television news. She is an alumni of the University of Missouri-Columbia’s J-school. A mom to three girls, she spends most of her mornings doing other peoples’ hair.

Hunting and gathering (stories and friends, not animals). Reading, writing, curious people, food on sticks, Texas barbecue, certain Korean beauty products.

This is about to sound super trite, but it's also very important: Team work makes the dream work

I swiped right and so did TED and now we work together in a happy, collaborative relationship.

If I shared this then people would know.