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Thandar Soe’s humble beginning lead her to running her own school in Singapore. What’s your story? I am a teacher, an educational management leader and a change catalyst. Despite my humble beginnings, I managed to get an education and a job as an English teacher in Singapore in 2009. With …

Shaun Heng founded Eatsy, a collaborative dining app that allows diners to order, pay and split their bill, and they are rewarded with cashback after each meal. What’s your story? I started out in investment banking – an industry that I fought hard to enter since my NUS days, doing …

Kester Poh has always wanted to build a product which would make a significant impact on people’s lives. Mr Poh has set up AiChat to help brands manage chatbots for their sales and marketing. What’s your story? I’m the co-founder, CEO at AiChat, a conversational Artificial Intelligence (A.I) startup, providing …

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 …