Season 5

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 ...
Sept. 9, 2022

Teh Wuan Xin, Founder & CEO of AI Talent, Malaysia

Today’s episode is with an entrepreneur from Malaysia, Teh Wuan Xin. She is the Founder & CEO of AI Talent, a business that develops child entrepreneurs. At its core, it is an e-learning platform that provides a conducive env...
Sept. 2, 2022

Womenpreneur Asia Season 5 Starts Today

Welcome to Season 5 of Womenpreneur Asia and I am your host, Krista Goon. I started this podcast during the pandemic lockdown in 2020 and it's been a journey indeed! In this trailer, I talk about some exciting news and some o...