Tag Archives: Marketing

Omar Taheri recently set up Spark Plus to disrupt the corporate access space. What’s your story? My name is Omar Taheri and I am the founder and CEO of Spark Plus. I was born in India to a mixed background family. My father was essentially a refugee from Afghanistan and …

Kenneth Chia set up Pencil Sword, a marketing agency that helps brands find their voice in this rather noisy marketplace. What’s your story? My story begins with a little dream, a not-so-little zit, and a healthy diet of mystery novels. I was in primary one when a geeky classmate introduced …

David Wong set up a golf app, Deemples to connect golfers around the globe. What’s your story? Born in KL, went to the US to get a finance degree, started my sales career selling books door-to-door in the US, then food and then onto vacuum cleaners back in KL. The …

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 …