Tag Archives: the asian entrepreneur

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 …

According to entrepreneur, Nick Gan, “we’re at the cusp of a multi-year fintech wave in Asia..” Find out more here… What’s your story? I started my career in finance and spent many years in the corporate world in a number of roles within credit, equities and investments. However, I always …

Always learning something new. For Zeenath, the sales and marketing training industry never has a dull moment. What’s your story? Having worked in the outsourcing industry since 1998,  my first few jobs involved sales and customer relations. I have since taken on consulting assignments and roles in helping organizations set …

“Flying in the face of adversity and pushing the boundaries” – Zhen Hoe shares his personal story about his business. What’s your story? I have always been active and have appreciated what a fit, healthy body could do for my life. However, after I tore my ligament in a soccer …

Since leaving the corporate world to become an entrepreneur, Aarathi has never looked back… What’s your story? I was a corporate career woman who decided to change course and learn how to run a business on my own. I quit the corporate ladder, and dipped my toe into what I …

For Ginny as a doula, her business is an extension of herself. What’s your story? I was an unwed mom at the age of 23 and found my life calling as a doula. What excites you most about your industry? It’s not so much about my industry. What excites me …

According to Philip, we are all connected and the “world truly is one”. So let’s harness this power and see what we can achieve. Find out more here… What’s your story? Son of a coal miner who then became a Christian minister I began my working life in 1972 as …