Episodes

S03E014: BONUS Episode with Dianne Lee, Los Angeles, USA
Dec. 30, 2021

S03E014: BONUS Episode with Dianne Lee, Los Angeles, USA

In this bonus episode that caps Season 3, I am speaking to Dianne Lee , a Malaysian-born woman who lives and works in Los Angeles, USA. Dianne is an executive director with Kitchell Corporation, a construction engineering com...
Debbie Choa, Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer of Projek57, Malaysia
Dec. 23, 2021

Debbie Choa, Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer of Projek57, Malaysia

In this episode, I am speaking to Debbie Choa, co-founder and chief operating officer of Projek57, a social enterprise in Malaysia that focuses on unity and youth. Projek57 began when its founders were dismayed that racial po...
Michelle Sin and Melissa Sin, SKB Shutters Corporation Berhad, Malaysia
Dec. 16, 2021

Michelle Sin and Melissa Sin, SKB Shutters Corporation Berhad, Malaysia

In this week’s episode, I am speaking to Michelle and Melissa Sin of SKB Shutters Corporation Berhad from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The business had its roots in Penang but since Michelle and Melissa’s father took over, they re...
Tanya Rolfe and Christine Yu, Co-founders of Sophia, Singapore & Hong Kong
Dec. 9, 2021

Tanya Rolfe and Christine Yu, Co-founders of Sophia, Singapore & Hong Kong

In this episode, I spoke to Tanya Rolfe and Christine Yu, two out of the three founders of Sophia. Sophia is a learning platform made for women who want to learn about money and investing and how to put their money towards ve...
Fiona Marcus Raja, Founder & Managing Director of Borneo International Exhibition Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
Dec. 2, 2021

Fiona Marcus Raja, Founder & Managing Director of Borneo International Exhibition Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

This episode is all about Malaysian entrepreneur, Fiona Marcus Raja who is based in Kuching, Sarawak. She started five businesses in five years since she came back to Sarawak after being away with her family and caring for he...
Penny Choong, Founder of Penny Essentials, Malaysia
Nov. 25, 2021

Penny Choong, Founder of Penny Essentials, Malaysia

Penny Choong of Malaysia is this week's guest. She is the founder of Penny Essentials, a business that helps people enjoy being healthy. Yet years ago, she was suffering from such severe migraine attacks that she couldn’t eve...
Padmaja Vaswani, Founder & CEO of Siksha Group, India
Nov. 18, 2021

Padmaja Vaswani, Founder & CEO of Siksha Group, India

This episode is about Padmaja Vaswani from India who manages 3 businesses focusing on learning and development, organisational development in addition to diversity and inclusion. Padmaja is the Founder & CEO of Siksha Group, ...
Chalita Hongsakul, Managing Director of Wakingbee Corporation, Thailand
Nov. 11, 2021

Chalita Hongsakul, Managing Director of Wakingbee Corporation, Thailand

This episode is about Thai entrepreneur, Chalita Hongsakul. Chalita is the Managing Director of Wakingbee Corporation based in Bangkok, Thailand. She doesn’t call herself a fitness freak but came to start a fitness and active...
Saliza Abdullah, Managing Director & CEO, BG Capital Holdings Group of Companies, Malaysia
Nov. 4, 2021

Saliza Abdullah, Managing Director & CEO, BG Capital Holdings Group of Companies, Malaysia

This episode of Season 3 is with Saliza Abdullah, the Managing Director & CEO, BG Capital Holdings Group of Companies in Malaysia. Saliza manages a 100% woman-owned security services business - one which belonged to her late ...
Titaporn Tuchinda, Managing Director of The Growth and Change Co. Ltd., Thailand
Oct. 28, 2021

Titaporn Tuchinda, Managing Director of The Growth and Change Co. Ltd., Thailand

Titaporn Tuchinda is this week's guest and she is an executive coach, entrepreneur and investor in Thailand with more than one business! She is the Managing Director of The Growth and Change Co., Ltd, Thailand and founder and...
Jayce Tham, Chief Businesswoman of CreativesAtWork Pte Ltd, Singapore
Oct. 21, 2021

Jayce Tham, Chief Businesswoman of CreativesAtWork Pte Ltd, Singapore

Jayce Tham co-founded CreativesAtWork with her sister, Fanny, in 2012 and the two sisters couldn’t be more different! Jayce spent years in the corporate world while Fanny was in the creative industry. The two Singaporean sist...
Laura Phan,  Founder & CEO of iZi Community, Vietnam
Oct. 14, 2021

Laura Phan, Founder & CEO of iZi Community, Vietnam

This week I speak to Vietnamese startup founder, Laura Phan, the founder & CEO of iZi Community. iZi Community is an online gamification and AI-based education platform made for learners who need snack-sized learning. Interes...
Helen Tan, Executive Chairman of Blanc Designs, Malaysia
Oct. 7, 2021

Helen Tan, Executive Chairman of Blanc Designs, Malaysia

Following your dream. After working for a few years in London, Helen came home to Penang, Malaysia to work in the family business. Yet, her heart was always in the arts. She described how she would visit museums and art galle...
Yuka Imanishi, Founder  & CEO of CURIO Japan Inc.
Sept. 30, 2021

Yuka Imanishi, Founder & CEO of CURIO Japan Inc.

Welcome to Season 3! We kick off our third season with Yuka Imanishi who is the founder and CEO of CURIO Japan Inc. Yuka's business started as a B2C business and soon after, became also a B2B business and now she even has a t...
Amita Nandi, CEO and Founder of Tact World, Malaysia - Season 2, Ep. 13 with Krista Goon
July 8, 2021

Amita Nandi, CEO and Founder of Tact World, Malaysia - Season 2, Ep. 13 with Krista Goon

For the final episode of Season 2, I spoke to Amita Nandy, CEO and Founder of Tact World, Malaysia. Her story has a twist at the end. TACT World began in 1991 when she had to leave full-time work to take care of her family an...
Eve Phua, Founder of Believe Beauty Academy - Womenpreneur Asia Season 2, Ep. 12 with Krista Goon
July 1, 2021

Eve Phua, Founder of Believe Beauty Academy - Womenpreneur Asia Season 2, Ep. 12 with Krista Goon

This episode is about a Singaporean mumpreneur, Eve Phua who is the founder of Believe Beauty Academy, a beauty and wellness business where she helps women look their best - using products by Mary Kay. She was top in her pers...
Michelle Yeo, Co-founder and General Manager of Dandy Modern Food - Womenpreneur Asia Season 2, Ep. 11 with Krista Goon
June 24, 2021

Michelle Yeo, Co-founder and General Manager of Dandy Modern Food - Womenpreneur Asia Season 2, Ep. 11 with Krista Goon

In this episode, I spoke to Michelle Yeo who is the Co-Founder and General Manager of Dandy Modern Food in Penang, Malaysia. She has two outlets in Penang with a third planned for Kuala Lumpur. Dandy is an all-day casual eate...
Boonsiri Somchit-Ong, Co-founder & Chief Conceptualist of Xtrategize Technologies Sdn Bhd - Womenpreneur Asia Season 2, Ep 10 with Krista Goon
June 17, 2021

Boonsiri Somchit-Ong, Co-founder & Chief Conceptualist of Xtrategize Technologies Sdn Bhd - Womenpreneur Asia Season 2, Ep 10 with Krista Goon

In today’s episode, I spoke to Boonsiri Somchit Ong who is the co-founder and chief conceptualist of Xtrategize Technologies Sdn Bhd based in Penang, Malaysia. Boonsiri is of Malaysian Thai-Chinese descent and is well known i...
Radha Mohan Durbha, Co-Founder & Director of Kereses Consulting India Private Ltd, India - Womenpreneur Asia Season 2, Ep. 9 with Krista Goon
June 10, 2021

Radha Mohan Durbha, Co-Founder & Director of Kereses Consulting India Private Ltd, India - Womenpreneur Asia Season 2, Ep. 9 with Krista Goon

This week, I spoke to Radha Mohan Durbha who is the co-founder and director of Kereses Consulting India Private Ltd, India. She started her business when she was 41 and in looking back, she wished she had started much earlier...
Jaklin Juanis, Founder of Professional Advancements Resources - Womenpreneur Asia Season 2, Ep. 8 with Krista Goon
June 3, 2021

Jaklin Juanis, Founder of Professional Advancements Resources - Womenpreneur Asia Season 2, Ep. 8 with Krista Goon

Jaklin Juanis is the founder of Professional Advancements Resources based in Malaysia. Jaklin was born and bred in Kota Belud in rural Sabah, East Malaysia. Her village didn’t have electricity and as a child she studied by ca...
Shamala Hinrichsen, CEO of Hanai - Womenpreneur Asia Season 2, Ep 7 with Krista Goon
May 27, 2021

Shamala Hinrichsen, CEO of Hanai - Womenpreneur Asia Season 2, Ep 7 with Krista Goon

In this episode, I spoke to Malaysian entrepreneur Shamala Hinrichsen. Shamala is the founder of Hanai, a social enterprise that empowers women to take charge of their health. Her first app, Hanai Jiwa Ibu, targeted at rural ...
Cha-Ly Koh, CEO & founder of Urbanmetry Sdn Bhd - Womenpreneur Asia Season 2, Ep 6 with Krista Goon
May 20, 2021

Cha-Ly Koh, CEO & founder of Urbanmetry Sdn Bhd - Womenpreneur Asia Season 2, Ep 6 with Krista Goon

In this episode, I spoke to Cha-Ly Koh who is the CEO & founder of Urbanmetry Sdn Bhd in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Urbanmetry is a data company that cleans and analyses large amounts of city data, through its proprietary algori...
Shadaitul Intan, Director of Profound Learning Solutions Sdn Bhd - Womenpreneur Asia Season 2, Ep 5 with Krista Goon
May 13, 2021

Shadaitul Intan, Director of Profound Learning Solutions Sdn Bhd - Womenpreneur Asia Season 2, Ep 5 with Krista Goon

In this episode, I spoke to Shadaitul Intan, the director of Profound Learning Solutions Sdn Bhd, a training consultancy based in Malaysia. Intan, as she is fondly known, grew up in a small town of Batu Gajah, Perak but was e...
Sophie Ha Nguyen, Co-founder & CEO of Skabella - Womenpreneur Asia Season 2 , Ep 4 with Krista Goon
May 6, 2021

Sophie Ha Nguyen, Co-founder & CEO of Skabella - Womenpreneur Asia Season 2 , Ep 4 with Krista Goon

In this episode, I am speaking to Sophie Ha Tu Nguyen from Vietnam who is the co-founder and CEO of Skabella, a children's clothing business. Sophie's business was hit particularly hard by the pandemic as hers was a retail bu...