ASIA

There is a story behind every cake Joanna makes. What’s your story? From the age of 12, I felt that I was put on earth to make dessert. It is my expression of love for people and making people feel loved and cared for is my sense of purpose. It’s …

Belinda’s passion for marketing and consulting led her to leave the corporate world and do her own thing. What’s your story? Born and raised in a small village in Austria, I always knew that I belong in a bustling city and in the past 12 years I have lived and …

Can a well-established industry be disrupted? Prajit did just that with InstaReM. What’s your story? As a sales and consulting professional with a couple of leading global business-processes outsourcing firms in India, I had nothing to do with international money transfers for most of my career. An accidental personal experience …

Charlie’s passion for increasing awareness of the importance of living a healthy and balanced lifestyle lead him to found Platinum Fitness. What’s your story? Hailing from the international hub of Asia: Hong Kong, having studied abroad in New Zealand, I initially fell into the fitness game through my love of …

Clement is focused on creating products that can bring parents and kids to enjoy more offline time together through family-friendly activities. What’s your story? It’s been 7 years since I joined the online marketing scene, I started when I was 20. I did mainly affiliate marketing and ecommerce and had …

Being in the fashion industry, Sarah saw a need for people to offload their unwanted clothes, she launched HULA an online marketplace for pre-owned designer womenswear. What’s your story? I’ve been in the fashion industry most of my working life, surrounded by the most beautiful things, beautiful people, VIP parties …

Amarit and his brother launched Thailand’s first and largest coworking space, HUBBA. What’s your story? My co-founder and brother Charle and I have worked together for 7 years since late 2011 to launch HUBBA, Thailand’s 1st and largest coworking space network and community. We also spun off a subsidiary, Techsauce …

At 19, Mervin founded The Pique Lab, and over the years developed the Complete Concept Integration™ science methodology which changes the typical approach of content-based learning to question-based learning. What’s your story? Growing up, I had a childhood ambition to become a teacher. Perhaps, my ambition was driven by some …

Aun Koh is one of the men behind Singapore-based private members’ club Straits Clan. What’s your story? It’s a bit of a meandering tale, but one connected by a passion for storytelling and connecting and supporting inspiring people and ideas. Most recently I’ve worn a few hats. I started the …

NEF has a “premier” programme called the ASEAN Rice Bowl Startup Awards. This award annually gets about 1500 nominations across all 10 ASEAN countries. What’s your story? I am the CEO of a private foundation based in Malaysia called “The New Entrepreneurs Foundation”. We have been around since 2012 and …