ASIA

Crystal Lee is the “Head Peach” of Peachy Skin Bar, Singapore’s First Bespoke Membership Skin Bar What’s your story?I grew up in a humble, home beauty salon with my mother who worked as a beautician for over 20 years. Skincare was literally part of my everyday life. I guess growing up …

Barbara Yu Larsson created a SMART Wardrobe™ platform allowing users to curate, digitize, store, rent, share, sell or recycle their wardrobe  What’s your story?I’m an accidental entrepreneur, but I am curious and have always been attracted by the unknown. Travel was my first outlet for this passion. Whilst in college, I …

Carol Kuan co-founded U 3rd Age to provide lifelong learning and social opportunities to seniors What’s your story?In 2012, I co-founded U 3rd Age (University of the Third Age) in Singapore with my father, Thomas Kuan. U 3rd Age is a community of seniors coming together to share learning experiences …

Ambitious entrepreneur, Philippe Joly, has simultaneous and disparate careers in Blockchain Technologies and in the Movie Industry What’s your story?My story is slightly unconventional as I am running two distinct careers in parallel. On the one hand, I am a technology entrepreneur and have been for the best part of …

Nina Suri, Founder and CEO of XOPA AI, maximizes objectivity in hiring by uniquely harnessing the power of data science and AI What’s your story?I have been involved in two startups, one acquisition, executed one exit, and witnessed one management buyout! I’ve been an Entrepreneur for 21 years — A …

Jonathan Ng, CEO of NavInfo Datatech. The largest mapping and telematics company in China What’s your story?Spent close to 10 years in advertising for FMCG – selling face wash and shaving cream is way more complex than it looks (or needs to be) but enjoyed the process as it helped …

Lift Lifestyle Managing Director and visionary, Francis Li, designs, manufactures, exports & imports beautiful, on-trend, functional outdoor furniture, lifestyle and home decor products for Hong Kong, Western European and the Asia Pacific markets What’s your story?I am a fit-out specialist, a buyer, and an export/importer of outdoor furniture for the …

Agnes Lo, motivational speaker, personal coach & corporate trainer, designs targeted, innovative solutions to move people and businesses forward in competitive markets. What’s your story?I was the Senior Regional Manager of Training in a multi-national French company with a significant Asian presence for 16 years. It was a positive experience. …

Saket Singhi, a serial entrepreneur, has 17 years of experience in successfully incubating and building new teams and ventures. What’s your story?I have been a long-time serial entrepreneur with 17 years of expertise in incubating and building new teams and ventures, resolving business issues quickly and leverage existing investments to …

A trip to Bali in 2003 prompted Ina Bajaj to buy land, build a home and later build a successful spa business. Spring Spa is now one of the largest spa operators on the island. What’s your story? As a successful restaurateur for a decade, whilst traveling in search of …