ASIA

Jean-Michel’s LeSalon, nail salon is helping people feel good about themselves. What’s your story? International background: Born in Montréal, grew up in Paris, lived in Frankfurt, Zurich, Munich, Stuttgart, Buenos Aires, now in London. I love travelling, visiting new places and meeting new people. The world is so diverse and …

Rina; putting the Quirk into marketing design solutions. What’s your story? After working for a couple of years as a designer, 2 of my friends got me to start an agency with them back when I was 23. I was almost coerced into it as unlike most entrepreneurs, I didn’t …

From competitive swimmer to swim teacher, nothing could keep Marcus Cheah from the pool! What’s your story? I’m the founder and the Head Coach of The Swim Society. I do specialised training sessions and learn-to-swim classes for children and adults. Having been a national swimmer for the past 15 years, …

Terence Toh and Payboy are disrupting HR systems with intuitive, user friendly tech. What’s your story? Growing up, we were always asked what we wanted to be. When I was 7, I wanted to be a policeman. When I was 14, I wanted to be a basketballer. When I was …

Game on, Lim Chian Song. Innovating new ways to play in the digital gaming world. What’s your story? After secondary school, I took a game development course in Nanyang Polytechnic with no knowledge of programming just because I wanted a course near my home. By the end of the course, …

Jean Charles Salvin: Finding his way in the world, making online movies for SE Asian enterprises What’s your story? I landed in South East Asia 11 years ago as a student in the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. I fell in love with the country. After graduation I found a …

Cher Ng is in the entertainment industry, having launched one of the largest entertainment enclaves in Malaysia, TREC KL. What’s your story? I spearhead TREC KL, which is the first and largest purpose-built entertainment and food and beverage (F&B) enclave in Malaysia, at 7-acres. TREC was launched in late 2015 …

Boryana Uzunova is morphing the digital and fashion industries with her business MorphX. What’s your story? Three years ago I needed an elegant, youthful, simple dress for New Year’s Eve and I failed to find one. From H&M to Roberto Cavalli I couldn’t find a design that I loved, fitted …

“From teaching children to teaching investors how to find value, Clive Tan and 8I Holdings are finding growth in giving back” What’s your story? In 2008 the stock market bore a mass exodus during the collapse of Lehman Brothers, prompting the members to seize the opportunity and buy into an …

Desmond’s life was going in one direction, until circumstances changed it and took him into a corporate finance direction. He has also set up a food venture, Wafuken. What’s your story? Being born in a below average family, where having shelter and food on the table sums up my life …