Episodes
May 26, 2023
Afshan Nasseri, Founder & CEO of Aam Creative, US & Pakistan
Cultural authenticity. Helping brands talk to niche audiences respectfully and authentically. Today’s episode is with Afshan Nasseri, the Founder and CEO of Aam Creative is a dynamic digital marketing agency comprising a dive...
May 18, 2023
Nancy Tran, Co-founder & CEO, Medifood, Vietnam
Today’s episode is with Nancy Tran, Co-founder and CEO of Medifood.io, Vietnam. Medifood started by supplying organic vegetables on a subscription basis but now produces healthy rice crispy snacks that are sold via subscripti...
May 11, 2023
Grace Goh, Freelance Copywriter, Singapore
Today’s episode is with a Singaporean freelance copywriter, Grace Goh. Grace has always loved travelling and she decided that a freelance writing and communications business suited her lifestyle most as she went all over the ...
May 5, 2023
Yolanda Lee, Founder & CEO of Uncommon, Singapore
Today’s episode is with Yolanda Lee who is the founder and CEO of Uncommon, a private network for female leaders headquartered in Singapore. It is a private, vetted space where women from different fields and backgrounds can ...
April 27, 2023
Soline Linh Le, Strategic Board Member, Vietnam Dental Tourism, Vietnam
Today’s episode is with Soline Linh Le from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. I’ve met many entrepreneurs who wear many hats but Soline takes the cake. She is an entrepreneur, a university lecturer, a woman leader, a community devel...
April 20, 2023
Nora Swann, Director of Nora Swann LTD, New Zealand
Today’s episode is with a New Zealand-born Samoan entrepreneur, Nora Swann. As the Director for Nora Swann LTD, Nora started many fashion initiatives from founding the largest high-end fashion show for the Pacific people in N...
April 13, 2023
Milena Nguyen, Conscious Business Coach, Soulforest Education, Vietnam
Today’s episode is with a Vietnamese entrepreneur, Milena Nguyen. She s a conscious business coach at Soulforest Education. Milena’s story is about tasting failure at a young age when her yoga studio closed after 2 years. You...
April 6, 2023
Eleen Chan, Managing Director of Lifestyle Ventures Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
Today’s episode is with a Malaysian entrepreneur, Eleen Chan. Eleen is the managing director of Lifestyle Ventures Sdn. Bhd whose principal business is in supplying chili paste to businesses. When the business started in 2003...
March 30, 2023
Anna Melissa Nava, Co-founder & CEO of 1Export, The Philippines
Today’s episode is with a Filipina entrepreneur, Anna Melissa Nava. Anna or better known as Mel is the co-founder and CEO of 1Export whose tagline is “helping businesses go global”. She was a fun and energetic person to talk ...
March 23, 2023
International Women's Day Special: Part 2 with Maaike Doyer of Epic Angels, Singapore
This is episode 2 of a special two-part episode with Maaike Doyer of Epic Angels, a Singapore-based angel network in conjunction with International Women’s Day. Epic Angels comprise female executives and operators who want to...
March 16, 2023
International Women's Day Special with Maaike Doyer, Founder & Managing Partner of Epic Angels, Singapore
Today’s episode is with a Singapore-based Dutch entrepreneur, Maaike Doyer who is the Founder and Managing Partner at Epic Angels. Although she is not Asian (as I only feature Asian women entrepreneurs in Asia), I made the ex...
Dec. 9, 2022
Tina Kekoolani, Creator & Owner of Haleakala Supah Shots, Hawaii
Today’s BONUS and final episode of Season 5 is with a food entrepreneur from Hawaii, Tina Kekoolani. Tina is the creator and owner of Haleakala Supah Shots. Her Haleakala Supah Shots is a healthy re-imagination of the classic...
Dec. 1, 2022
Kaniza Shafie, Co-founder of Kebun Kota, Malaysia
Today’s episode is with an entrepreneur from Malaysia, Kaniza Shafie. She is the co-founder of Kebun Kota in Kuantan, Pahang. She is also an architect and mother of five. We started by talking about her farm, Kebun Kota which...
Nov. 25, 2022
Debbie Edirisinghe, Founding Director, Child Action Lanka, Sri Lanka
Today’s episode is with a founding director of a non-profit from Sri Lanka, Debbie Edirisinghe. Debbie is with Child Action Lanka. Child Action Lanka began in the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka in 2006. She started it with her husb...
Nov. 18, 2022
Farah Ismail, Founder of Interact Consulting, India
Today’s episode is with an entrepreneur from Bangalore, India, Farah Ismail. She is the founder of Interact Consulting and calls herself a courage catalyst, coach, facilitator, and speaker. Farah has more than 25 years of exp...
Nov. 11, 2022
Sharifah Sarah, Co-founder of By Sarah, Malaysia
Today’s episode is with an entrepreneur from Malaysia, Sharifah Sarah. She started the business with her cousin when she was a university student studying medicine. Today, she is the co-founder of By Sarah, a business she sta...
Nov. 4, 2022
Nino Mouton, Founder of Playbook, Indonesia
Do you have to know how to code in order to start an education technology business? Or what if you’re female and not as young as some of the tech startup founders you see around you? Today’s episode is with an entrepreneur fr...
Oct. 27, 2022
Upasna Dash, Founder & CEO of Jajabor Brand Consultancy, India
Today’s episode is with an entrepreneur from India, Upasna Dash who is the Founder & CEO of Jajabor Brand Consultancy. Upasna took her love for storytelling to start her PR agency at 26 years old. She started with 10,000 rupe...
Oct. 20, 2022
Joyce Chua, Founder & CEO Queva Beauty, Malaysia
Would you take the easy path or would you strive for something bigger than yourself even if you didn’t have to? My guest today didn’t want to regret that she didn’t do something for herself when she could. Her friends said sh...
Oct. 13, 2022
Emilie Chung, Co-founder of Sinellia Tea, China
Getting out of your comfort zone. Having the courage to go against norms and what’s expected of you. Becoming a mother at 41. Cultural explorations and coming full circle. My guest today is Emilie Chung who co-founded Sinelli...
Oct. 7, 2022
Pearlin Siow, Book Mama of Boss of Me, Singapore
Today’s episode is with an entrepreneur, author and book publisher from Singapore, Pearlin Siow who calls herself the Book Mama at Boss Of Me. Her journey is a little unusual in that she started writing her bestseller book fi...
Sept. 29, 2022
Jay Desan, Co-founder of BoomGrow, Malaysia
Today’s episode is with an entrepreneur, sustainability consultant, mother and former lawyer, Jay Desan. She is the co-founder of BoomGrow, an agritech company that is growing clean greens in Malaysia. This mother of two neve...
Sept. 22, 2022
Deepa Jivan, Founder & Innovation Director, J Gordhan & Co., Hong Kong
Is it a must for businesses to keep growing? Is it peculiar if someone doesn’t want to grow her business? Well in today’s episode, I speak to a guest who is at a crossroads of her business because she asked herself, “Do we wa...
Sept. 15, 2022
Jenny Toh, Life Coach & Founder of River Life Coaching, Singapore
Have you ever felt that you were meant to do something more? That your life is going well but there was a feeling you couldn’t shake off? Today’s episode is with Jenny Toh. Jenny is a Certifed Life Coach and Founder of River ...