If you have ever wondered how to improve your etiquette, there is a new Netflix show for you. Meet Sara Jane Ho, an etiquette coach who is here to “bring out the best in people” on the brand-new show Mind Your Manners.
Sara teaches people how to mind their manners and takes people on a “journey of self-discovery.” Her new streaming show is filled with tips and tricks to learn how to act properly from learning how to peel a banana to walking correctly.
She also says during the show’s trailer: “My method is helping my student find the wisdom in strength within themselves.”
So who is Sara Jane Ho?
8 Who Was Sara Jane Ho's Family?
Sara Jane Ho is a 36-year-old expert from Hong Kong, China.
Her mother worked as an executive in the world of music but sadly passed away in 2007. Sara considered her fierce mother a role model and learned everything from her.
In an interview with Forbes, Sara reminisced about her mother, “She was a typical Hong Kong mum, very demanding and very strict… She took me on business trips and to meet celebrities and whenever she was on a conference call or in a dinner where serious things were being discussed she would break down the conversation for me.”
7 Sara Jane Ho Is An Etiquette Expert
Mind Your Manners’ star Sara Jane Ho is an educator and global etiquette leader for modern women around the world.
Her appearance on the show displays her mission to inspire and empower her students to become their best selves and put others at ease, all through improving their manners and etiquette.
Her LinkedIn profile describes Ho as somebody who “Bridges etiquette and culture across China and the West during a time of global change and pressure."
6 Sara Jane Ho's Educational History
The Hong Kong Chinese native graduated from Harvard Business School with an MBA degree. Sara Jane Ho then went on to complete high school at Phillips Exeter Academy and went on to study English literature at Georgetown University.
Sara worked as an analyst at Morgan Stanley and Perella Weinberg Partners before starting to become an etiquette expert.
5 Sara Jane Ho Is A Respected Businesswoman
Sara Jane Ho is a budding entrepreneur who founded the Institute Sarita in 2013. This is China's first etiquette school and was named one of the “World's Most Innovative 50 Companies” by Fast Company magazine in 2014.
Sara was also named "Forbes' Women to Watch in Asia 2013" and "BBC’s 100 Women 2015."
4 Sara Jane Ho Has Her Own TV Show In China
Sara Jane Ho was also the host of The Sara Show on Beijing Television. She also has a YouTube channel, The Sara Jane Ho Show, which has more than nine thousand subscribers.
She is also the author of the bestselling Chinese-language book, Finishing Touch: Good Manners for the Debutante.
3 What Does Sara Jane Ho Do On Mind Your Manners?
So how does Sara Jane Ho improve the manners and etiquette of the people who appear on the show. “Etiquette is the glue that holds society together,” Ho incants to us – and to prove this, she gives Ya Bish a ladylike makeover.
"Every class is a different class. Every student is a different student. My method is helping my students find the wisdom and strength within themselves. It's humbling because they trusted me and that makes my work very meaningful. Come with me, and you'll know what to do anywhere, with anyone, in any situation."
2 What Can Sara Jane Ho Help You Improve?
Episodes of the new Netflix show see Ho instruct a mother about reentering the workforce, offer dating tips to a man who livestreams, and teach a party girl how to carry herself in a classier manner. Sara Jane Ho uses feng shui, tai chi and Chinese medicine to help people attain their goals.
“A lady does not walk in haste,” Ho tells a party-loving support worker on the show.
1 What Are Sara Jane Ho's Lessons?
In a 30-second montage on the Netflix show, we see how walking with a stack of books on your head helps you walk with more purpose. Sara Jane Ho also makes under the women on the show. A great amount of the show is dedicated to making women look more natural.
Many of Ho’s etiquette methods revolve around food. Some of her lessons include a lady should never say cheers, cutting food into small, quick bites and that a woman should have a blank expression on your face.
Watch Sara teach etiquette and manners in the new Netflix series, Mind Your Manners.