ASIA

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 …

Vidur Malik started his business in the fintech industry, quite by accident! What’s your story? I come from a small town in India called Chandigarh, that is really on nobody’s map. I got the opportunity to go to Brown University in the US as an undergrad, and I decided to …

Prioritising family and lifestyle are what drove Winnie to set up an online marketing business. What’s your story? I was trained as a system analyst with a programming background so I started off being a bit geeky. After my son was born, I decided that being a full-time mum for …

This young entrepreneur left his stable IT career to pursue a career in stock market trading. His advice is to always be on the lookout for multiple income streams, don’t just rely on the one! What’s your story? I was told that the secret sauce to life was to get …

Haris Siddique set-up Artimization, Pakistan’s leading digital agency. What’s your story? To know more about the market, I joined a freelance portal and was able to win a contest of $50 on that portal. That achievement inspired me, and I with my co-founder started working enthusiastically to set up our …

Patricia Reed has traveled the world and ended up in tech consulting quite by accident! What’s your story? I have been greatly influenced by living on four continents and working in IT. Originally from Texas, I moved to Oslo, Norway with my family as a child. Then again my junior year …

Sharon Solomon designs and runs schools that work for students. They are non-traditional and creative in their approach. What’s your story? As a child, I was frustrated and uninspired in school. While studying abroad, I discovered that education can be engaging and effective and I set out to create schools …

Katarina Hasbani has been working in the energy sector for 10 years. She is passionate about the role this sector plays in our future. What’s your story? I spent 15 years working on energy, 10 years for governments in Europe and the Middle East and 5 years in consulting and …

Marek Danyluk has a talent for assessing the competencies of management teams for other businesses and pulling together exceptional teams for his own businesses! What’s your story? I am the CEO of a venture capital business, Space Ventures, which invests in seed and pre-series A businesses. I also own and …

Malcolm Tan is an ICO/ITO and Cryptocurrency advisor. He sees this new era as similar to when the internet launched. What’s your story? I’m a lawyer entrepreneur who owns multiple businesses, and who is now stepping into the Initial Coin Offering/Initial Token Offering/Cryptocurrency space to be a thought leader, writer …