Tag Archives: Japan

Sudhanshu Tewari, CEO & Co-Founder of Rewardz

Sudhanshu Tewari shares his journey from leaving the corporate world to starting his own business. What’s your story?Six years ago, I left my cushy job at JP Morgan to start Rewardz with wife, Nicole, close friend, Jaya, and a meagre capital of SGD 25,000. It has proven to be the …

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Casper Foo, Co-Founder of Sandbox

Looking to create a space to meet and gather business-minded people into the same locale, Casper Foo, started a co-working space which does just that. What’s your story?When you reach a certain point in your career, routine work while satisfying can become repetitive. This was the wall I reached after …

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Marcus Ho, Founder of Brew Interactive

Marcus Ho never gave up on a business he started and believed in and managed to turnaround the business winning two industry awards. What’s your story?My entrepreneurial journey started right before I finished my national service (NS). Most of my peers in NS were planning on going to Ivy League …

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Haseeb Awan, Co-founder of BitAccess

Haseeb Awan is the co-founder of BitAccess, a leading Bitcoin ATM manufacturer with operations in 15 countries across 4 continents. What’s your story?During my Engineering days, I got involved with an automobile startup that exited before I could graduate and that gave me a taste of tech entrepreneurship and I …

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Jayden Soh, Lead Video Consultant of Motionsauce

Curiosity led Jayden to enrol in video production courses and eventually start his own business creating well-executed corporate videos. What’s your story?I started my career in the media industry as a child actor in kids’ TV dramas, sitcoms and other TV programmes for about 8 years since age 10 before …

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Karen Nathanson and Tara Bennett, Life Coaches of The Wild Heart Project

As Life Coaches and mothers of teens and tweens, Karen and Tara offer interactive workshops to strengthen students wellbeing and resilience but also train and support parents dealing with the challenges of teenage life. What’s your story?According to the World Health Organisation, mental health conditions account for 16% of the …

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Umed Saidov, Founder & CEO of Oqulent

Recognizing the need for quality investment research in digital asset markets, Umed founded research and consulting firm, exclusively focused on providing high-quality investment insights on digital assets. What’s your story?I was born in the Soviet Union (Tajikistan to be exact) in a fairly sheltered environment. Until the age of 18, …

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Dorothy Yiu, Co-Founder of EngageRocket

Dorothy Yiu is a co-founder of Singapore-based startup EngageRocket, an employee feedback and analytics software creating greater workplaces. What’s your story? I come from a business family, both my parents have run businesses all their lives so starting a business was always a very real option for me. Thankfully, I …

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Lowee Khoo, Creative Director of Keira Floral

After an Instagram feed that looked pretty, Lowee Khoo coincidentally started a floral business. What’s your story?I started my own floral business, Keira Floral, after graduating from university. It was definitely more of a coincidental encounter as I started merely because I wanted an Instagram feed that looked pretty. I …

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