Fashion + Function x Technology.

That is what Ministry of Supply is about.

In this week's episode of the ASB Podcast, I speak to Aman Advani. He is one of the three co-founders of Ministry of Supply, a Boston-based innovator of high-tech fashion birthed out of MIT in 2012 which introduced the concept of “performance professional".

Aman shares his thoughts on how Ministry of Supply broke the record for the most money raised on a Kickstarter campaign in the fashion category in 2012, how they Nailed the customer value proposition to get them to where they are today and his thoughts on the difference between being entrepreneurial and being an entrepreneur. Listen to the end for Aman's 'Open letter to future budding entrepreneurs'!

Connect with Aman Advani here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanadvani/

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In this week's episode of the ASB Podcast, Professor Bill shares his thoughts on 'How Not to be an Entrepreneur', and dives into his journey as an entrepreneur first and then, an accidental professor.

Professor Bill Aulet is the Managing Director of the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship and Professor of the Practice at the MIT Sloan School of Management. 

He is also the author of the textbook 'Disciplined Entrepreneurship: 24 Steps to a Successful Startup' which breaks down the necessary processes into an integrated, comprehensive, and proven 24-step framework that any industrious person can learn and apply.

Check out his website here: https://www.d-eship.com/

Connect with Professor Bill Aulet here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billaulet/.

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Professor Jared Curhan is the Associate Professor at MIT's Sloan School of Management and Vice Chair for research at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School.

In true crash course fashion, Professor Curhan taught a Negotiation and Influence class to 45 of us during our Spring Immersion Course at MIT Sloan.

In this week's episode of the #ASBPodcast, Professor Curhan speaks to us on 'All The Things You're Doing Wrong In Negotiations'. In those three days, he conducted negotiations involving purchasing new homes, freelance consulting, food and beverage industry and deep-water port. Needless to say, his class has also tested friendships both inside and outside the classroom!

Most recently, Professor Curhan was selected to receive an award titled the 'MIT Teaching with Digital Technology Award'

Professor Curhan is also the Faculty Director of MIT Sloan's Negotiation for Executives Program, which provides negotiation training to organizational leaders around the world.

Connect with Professor Jared Curhan here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jared-curhan-b5568185/.

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Deepika Mahankali, from the class of #ASBMBA2019 is a Certified Hatha Vinayasa Yin instructor (read: Yogi Master). She has personally taken it upon herself to teach yoga to her colleagues during her 20 month MBA journey at the Asia School of Business. Most recently, she taught a 5 day intensive yoga course (twice a day!) for approximately 13 students and donated half the funds to the ASB Community Club. 

In today's episode, she shares her inspiration behind pursuing yoga as a passion, why she started teaching and why everyone should hop on the yoga bandwagon!

Connect with Deepika here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepika2019/

A new ASB Podcast episode will be released on Spotify and iTunes every Wednesday, 8pm.

Kimberlyn Lu, the Country Manager of Robert Walters, a global specialist professional recruitment consultancy, shares about the 5 Secrets that Headhunter Won’t Tell You (But Secretly Want To!)

With more than 10 years of experience in the recruitment world and having interviewed thousands of applicants during her career, Kim shares some behind-the-scenes insights on mistakes to avoid when attending interviews and how an applicant may put her or his best foot forward at all times.  

Connect with Kimberlyn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlyn-lu-b1365918/

A new ASB Podcast episode will be released on Spotify and iTunes every Wednesday, 8pm.

On today's episode of the ASB Podcast, I speak to Brian Tan, the CEO and Co-Founder of FutureLab. 

FutureLab is an online mentoring platform that connects students, young professionals and aspiring entrepreneurs to a community of mentors that aims to guide the next generation of leaders by providing informal career and life guidance through online mentoring.

Previously a biochemist who studied in Oxford University, Brian returned to Malaysia to pursue his entrepreneurship journey with FutureLab. The inspiration behind FutureLab arose out of his personal quest to find and connect with mentors when he was pursuing a career change into the management consulting sphere. 

Now a platform which connects more than 500 mentors to 10,000 mentees, FutureLab is paving the way to help empower mentees to take charge of their careers by connecting them with mentors who have already 'been there, done that'!

Connect with Brian here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-boon-yong-tan-0b277554/

A new ASB Podcast episode will be released on Spotify and iTunes every Wednesday, 8pm. 

HiCANYU is the "Uber" for Photography, an on demand service for hiring photographers at tourists locations.

An idea birthed during a 9 day visit to Asia, HiCANYU is the brainchild of Julian Labit, a full time stay at home dad and a Master of Science, Technology Commercialization (MSTC) student at the McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin. 

HiCANYU is a wordplay from the often meekly heard phrase, ""Hi, Can You" take a photo for me please?" especially at tourist locations. 

Julian and his partner, Shalesh entered a two minute elevator pitch to Pitch Texas, University of Texas at Austin's SXSW Graduate Startup Pitch Competition. 

SXSW is annual conglomerate of film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas, United States. They were then selected to be one of our 16 teams who will compete on 8 March 2019 for the largest cash prize in history, with $35,000 to the first-place winner, $10,000 for second place and $5,000 for the third prize.

Connect with Julian here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julian-labit/

A new ASB Podcast episode will be released on Spotify and iTunes every Wednesday, 8pm.

Previously the Managing Director of IBM Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Chong Chye Neo is now the Independent Non Executive Director of Bursa Malaysia and Hong Leong Bank Berhad.

In April 2018, she was recognised by the Malaysian Business publication as one of Malaysia’s 25 Women of Influence. She also channeled her passion for talent development by contributing to ICAEW-Women In Leadership and Lean In Malaysia program.

In conjunction with International Women’s Day 2019, Chye Neo shares The Untold Stories of Chye Neo - 3 Lessons from 30 years in the Tech Industry. 

Connect with Chye Neo here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chye-neo-chong-1b046813/

A new ASB Podcast episode will be released on Spotify and iTunes every Wednesday, 8pm.

The question is NOT "Are entrepreneurs made or born?"; rather "Can entrepreneurship be taught and learnt?"

Professor Scott has worked widely with practitioners in bridging the gap between academic research and the practice of innovation and entrepreneurship through his experience working and advising hundreds of start-ups and other growth firms in the area of entrepreneurial strategy.

While not everyone is cut out to be an entrepreneur, there are certain entrepreneurial mindsets and mentalities that we can nevertheless adopt in our professional careers. 

Professor Scott also shares stories of success from the hundreds of students who attempt the start-up life after sitting in his class at MIT Sloan. 

Professor Bruno is the Executive Director of the MIT-Harvard Mexico Negotiation Program; the Visiting Professor for the Program on Negotiation Global in Harvard Law School; the Founder of the Concentration in Negotiation and Leadership in MIT and a Lecturer in Urban Planning and Negotiation (MIT).

Dr. Verdini received MIT’s first ever interdisciplinary and interdepartmental Ph.D. in Negotiation, Communication, Diplomacy, and Leadership.

In this episode, Professor Bruno will unpack the blindspots we face when starting a conversation on salary or promotion negotiation in the workplace. He also shares how to prepare for a successful negotiation strategy and his confessions as a seasoned negotiator! Listen to the end for not one, but two of best career advice that Professor Bruno has ever received!