ASIA

In 2017, Jegathesan Thanabal established Maddox, a data management solutions provider specialising in helping businesses experience seamless data management and securing their data. What’s your story? Back in University at Nanyang Business School where I majored in Marketing, I never expected to be a part of the Data Security Industry. …

Thomas Beattie, a former professional football player turned serial entrepreneur is currently the co-founder of two startups in Singapore. What’s your story? I was a professional footballer until I sustained a head injury during a game. Whilst recovering and having multiple surgeries I began pondering on some business ideas I …

With the mission to help people break out of the ‘I’m not good enough’ mindset and get more out of life, Adele Chung founded Strengths Compass. What’s your story? I am an accidental coach. I came into full-time coaching only this year. I decided to leave 15 years of my …

Anna Raabe is the co-founder of Gardoré, a specialized marketplace for women’s business fashion, that makes shopping for work clothes easy and fun. What’s your story? When I started my career as a management consultant I realized how difficult it was – also for a fashion-lover – to find adequate …

Amra Naido has worked at various levels to create and execute high-impact marketing and communications strategies within the commercial and social sectors. She is the co-founder of Accelerating Asia, a regional startup acceleration program and corporate innovation consultancy. What’s your story? I always knew that I wanted to combine social …

In 2017, after working for a creative agency for 6 years and feeling things were lacking with the traditional agency model, Lionel Lee started his own branding agency, Playmakers. What’s your story? Having graduated from law school in 2011, I knew that my heart lay in writing. I was quickly …

Sameer S. Somal is Co-Founder of Blue Ocean Global Technology specializing in Online Reputation Management (ORM), to build a positive reputation for clients around select keywords and mitigate a negative online reputation. What’s your story? I was born in upstate New York. My parents are of Indian descent, though my …

After facing some challenges with cross-border logistics, Ng Yi Ying founded Allsome to help solve parcel tracking issues. What’s your story? I was working as an SAP Consultant in Malaysia and left to pursue my Masters in Tsinghua University, China after receiving a scholarship. During that time e-commerce in Malaysia …

With 10 years experience in social impact, Laura Francis is a leading voice in Asia by empowering communities and organizations to connect the dots between doing business and doing good. What’s your story? I’ve been working in social impact for over 10 years, starting in Canada, India, Malaysia and now …

A classical singer by training, Arthur Joseph founded one of the world’s most powerful voice and leadership training programs. What’s your story? From my humble beginnings, I was treated as an outcast, abandoned by my father, and lived only with my working mother, who I always refer to as my …