Tag Archives: Lifestyle

Lim Jing Ying is ‘Souledeiring’ on with her business, Soule providing, “a sole for every soul.” What’s your story? My name is Jing Ying and I co-founded the social enterprise, Soule with my two friends, Justine Lee and John Tay. Soule is a play on two words – Soul and …

Alexis Tan has been ‘staying hungry and foolish’ in his career. Now as a social entrepreneur he is putting in as much as he gets out. What’s your story? “Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish,” is what I’ve strived to believe because it’s all I had after numerous dismissals and rejections from …

Travelling the world has led Aarya to her tourism venture in SE Asia. What’s your story? I was born by the Mekong River, in far north Thailand, near the Laos border.  Due to the Vietnam War conflict during my childhood years, my siblings and I were sent away from for …

Rebecca believes in getting back to nature and sharing these experiences with family and friends. Hence her private properties, Tiger Rock on Pangkor Island, their boat, Tiger Blue and China Tiger in Penang encourage family connectedness and getting back to nature. What’s your story? I’m a Malaysian artist, my mother …

Heloise Vallin is sharing her joie de vivre through her French wine business. Bringing a little bit of France to Asia. What’s your story? ChateauAsia has been setup by a team of passionate and experienced entrepreneurs eager to share their love of French lifestyle and wines. After establishing the foundations …

What’s your story? Jina: Chloe and I were born two weeks apart with different yet complementary personalities and skill sets. I grew up in California and she grew up in Shanghai, then later Sydney. We first met in the summer of 2011 when we were both vacationing in Shanghai. I …

Pearly Kee loves sharing her culture and cuisine with travellers to Asia. In fact, her cooking classes are so popular now, she can’t leave the house without being recognised! What’s your story? I love Asian cuisine. 8 years ago, I decided to teach people how to cook Asian cuisine, given …

Vinita is hoping to help people understand themselves better, bringing good health hope and fulfillment into their lives. What’s your story? I moved to a small town in South India (Mysore) after I got married at the age of 20. I continued my studies after motherhood at 21 and completed …

Imran is helping small businesses reach 6 figure growth in just 12 months! Their success is what drives him and his business. What’s your story? I am an author, entrepreneur, coach, husband, father and your number one fan. My personal mission with my business Street Smart University and our brands …

Working ringside at the most influential internet companies wasn’t enough for Chris. A preference for his passion led this young entrepreneur to his own freediving venture. What’s your story? The short version: I’m a recovering lawyer, a freediving instructor, competitor and traveller. The long version: I spent 20 years as …