Connecting people, businesses and brands through boutique trade shows. What’s your story? I connect business owners with ideal customers through a boutique trade show platform, The Expat Fairs. We introduce brands – many are entrepreneurs – to a ready consumer base that embraces quality and innovation. I love the excitement …
Read More »Lug Giroud, Founder of Lazy Cookie
Making web marketing efficient…. especially in Asia. This entrepreneur has launched two websites recently and received phenomenal results in Hong Kong and Vietnam.. What’s your story? After studying corporate finance and at the end of my internship as an auditor, it was clear I would not work in finance and …
Read More »Mathijs Aliet, Founder of Square44
Delivering superior value to customers has been the basis of this entrepreneur’s business model. What’s your story? Originally from the Netherlands, I joined Unilever in a marketing role shortly after graduating. In 2002 I got the opportunity to work in Vietnam on one of Unilever’s bigger skincare brands but while …
Read More »Barry Warrington, Director of Operations at IS Wellness
Barry Warrington is living his life to the full. From working on cures for cancer to cycling with friends or setting up integrative spa therapies and medical clinics Barry is never idle – he is living in the now and getting the most out of his life. What’s your story? …
Read More »Romain Rouphael, Managing Director of First Finance
What’s your story? I grew up in Paris, and travelled to many places before settling down in Hong Kong, to run the Asian development of FIRST FINANCE, a business education company with a strong focus on innovation: MOOC, digital learning solutions, etc. for corporates and individuals, thanks to our spin-off …
Read More »Robin Leonard, CEO of Allfamous Digital
What’s your story? Four years ago I co-founded a digital marketing agency in Manila, Philippines. I had been living here for 2 years as a Management Consultant working with IBM in the banking and telco sector when my contract ended and I was forced to find a local job or …
Read More »Detlef Reis, Founder of Thinkergy
Many years ago I organised a seminar where Detlef came into to teach participants Creative Thinking. I still use many of the techniques today and it is great to see Dr.D continue grow his business in this area. What’s your story? In 1999, I came to Asia with a fresh …
Read More »Jorn Middelborg, Managing Director of Thavibu
What’s your story? I came to Bangkok more than twenty years ago to work with UNESCO. We were developing educational programmes in the region in non-formal education, literacy, and adult education. It was an exciting and challenging job, though in the end I felt I’d like to do my own …
Read More »Noritaka Kobayashi, Founder & CEO of Diixi
I have twice had the privilege to go and present at Noritaka’s event ‘Chaos Asia’. As the name suggests, it is chaotic, eclectic, but a lot of fun. What’s your story? In 2012, I came to Singapore and set up two companies called Diixi and Yourwifi. My mission is to …
Read More »Michael Cluzel, Co-Founder of Eatigo
What’s your story? You could say I have been a international business nomad before there even were digital nomads. Economist by education, Marketeer by passion and CEO by experience I have worked across 4 industries (F&B, FMCGs, Telecomms and e-commerce) and 4 continents (Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas). I …
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