Ocean Grown Abalone’s, Brad Adams is revolutionising abalone production in a clean, green and sustainable way off the south west coast of Australia. What’s your story? I grew up in the remote town of Augusta in the very south west of Western Australia where the Southern Ocean meets the Indian …
Read More »Lex Na, CEO of Bountie Pte Ltd
Lex is the founder of a digital agency, a couple of e-commerce businesses and he has just started a gaming, tech, blockchain business, Bountie.io which is his main focus. What’s your story? I’m a workaholic, not because I’m forced to but I absolutely love the grind. I may be conditioned …
Read More »Ginny Truc To, Founder of Shoe Mo
Ginny Truc To set up Shoe Mo to raise awareness of footwear hygiene and set the standard of shoe care. What’s your story? Originally from Vietnam, and a former Grab alumni, I met my future Co-Founder when I moved to Malaysia for a job opportunity. Realising the street wear trend …
Read More »Omar Taheri, Founder of Spark Plus
Omar Taheri recently set up Spark Plus to disrupt the corporate access space. What’s your story? My name is Omar Taheri and I am the founder and CEO of Spark Plus. I was born in India to a mixed background family. My father was essentially a refugee from Afghanistan and …
Read More »Kenneth Chia, Founder of Pencil Sword
Kenneth Chia set up Pencil Sword, a marketing agency that helps brands find their voice in this rather noisy marketplace. What’s your story? My story begins with a little dream, a not-so-little zit, and a healthy diet of mystery novels. I was in primary one when a geeky classmate introduced …
Read More »David Wong, Founder of Deemples
David Wong set up a golf app, Deemples to connect golfers around the globe. What’s your story? Born in KL, went to the US to get a finance degree, started my sales career selling books door-to-door in the US, then food and then onto vacuum cleaners back in KL. The …
Read More »Thandar Soe, Director of Camford International College
Thandar Soe’s humble beginning lead her to running her own school in Singapore. What’s your story? I am a teacher, an educational management leader and a change catalyst. Despite my humble beginnings, I managed to get an education and a job as an English teacher in Singapore in 2009. With …
Read More »Shaun Heng, Founder of Eatsy
Shaun Heng founded Eatsy, a collaborative dining app that allows diners to order, pay and split their bill, and they are rewarded with cashback after each meal. What’s your story? I started out in investment banking – an industry that I fought hard to enter since my NUS days, doing …
Read More »Kester Poh, Co-founder & CEO at AiChat
Kester Poh has always wanted to build a product which would make a significant impact on people’s lives. Mr Poh has set up AiChat to help brands manage chatbots for their sales and marketing. What’s your story? I’m the co-founder, CEO at AiChat, a conversational Artificial Intelligence (A.I) startup, providing …
Read More »Alix O’Hara, CEO of Mashblox
Alix set up Mashblox to help overcome the ever-rising obesity problem facing our developed countries today. What’s your story? I have a rough background. I started this journey with my first company Mashblox while homeless less than 2 years ago after my ex-employers did a spectacular job of convincing me …
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