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Alan Soon is using his media and journalism experience to help clients keep up with the ever-changing media landscape. What’s your story? The Splice Newsroom is a consultancy that helps to build and transform newsrooms in the ongoing shift to digital. We exist because the evolution of media is fraught …

Ven Chin was determined to be financially free. Starting his own business would enable him this. What’s your story? I have wanted to start my own business since I was a teen. Perhaps, I was subconsciously influenced by my parents who owned a small retail business. I was also an …

Sonia Fuller believes in taking risks in life. That’s probably why she started her successful recruitment business the first year she arrived in Singapore. She now supports clients all over the world. What’s your story? After a challenging start in my younger years, my goal for when I was older …

For someone who has done everything, lived a full life and enjoyed every step of the way, it’s not surprising her business is organising travel experiences for others! What’s your story? Ah! Where to start…From the South of France to Italy, from my first job in the hospitality world of …

A porcelain journey for this entrepreneur. Arthur Bontemps grew up in Limoges, France and ventured to Asia to grow his event business. What’s your story? I grew up in Limoges, in west-central France, a small city known for its porcelain. After my high school diploma, I left home for Cambridge, …

From anchorman to entrepreneur, Mark Laudi is always thinking of new ideas for his business. What’s your story? Like many of your readers, I am at home everywhere and nowhere. I was born in Johannesburg to German parents. I learnt to speak English when I moved to Perth at age …

Elsie is on the cutting edge of the fashion industry. Creating and designing clothes, as well as on and offline fashion advice. Find out what excites Elsie in the industry! What’s your story? I am a fashion entrepreneur. I am the co-founder of Butterflies and Marigolds, a ladies fashion business …

Juggling motherhood and business. Emi, has created a mobile, global event platform. And she stills finds time to be amazed by her kids’ developmental skills! What’s your story? I am a co-founder and Head of Asia of Peatix.com, a mobile-first global event platform with a mission to empower organisers to …

Prerna and her team at Social Media Direct are creating impact, “one word at a time.” What’s your story? Our digital marketing agency, Social Media Direct, was born in 2011. We’re a small team at the moment but when we started out, it was just my husband and I. It …

What a ‘gem’ of a business… Loke Huiying is working with her family’s gem and precious stone business, training jewellers across Asia. What’s your story? My name is Loke Huiying. I’m the director of Far East Gem Institute, training more than 1000 jewellers and jewellery professionals around the region, including …