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JJ Wu Chang is a matchmaker and date coach at The Love Consultant, and he recently launched The Meat Consultant, a meat charcuterie business. Before this, JJ worked in advertising and marketing, and studied business management at Boston University.

In this episode he shares -

Why he decided to go into matchmaking

How he pivoted his career from matchmaking into meat curing

Lessons learned from his multi-faceted career

And many more…!

For more about The Love Consultant - https://www.instagram.com/theloveconsultanthk/

For more about The Meat Consultant - https://themeatconsultant.com/

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If you’re feeling unhappy with your corporate job and looking for some guidance to find a more fulfilling career, feel free to reach out to me on Instagram @ongjennifer_ or LinkedIn, I’d love to see how I can help! Download my free guide to finding your passion here.

Ee Chien is currently the director of business development at Endowus. On the side, he owns and runs Jekyll & Hyde, a cocktail bar in Singapore. Prior to this, Ee Chien worked at Goldman Sachs, Uber and Grab.

In this episode he shares -

Why he chose to buy a business instead of starting one from scratch

What it is like to own a F&B business

Lessons learned from his corporate jobs at Goldman Sachs, Uber and Grab

And many more…!

For more about Jekyll & Hyde - https://jekyll.sg/

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If you’re feeling unhappy with your corporate job and looking for some guidance to find a more fulfilling career, feel free to reach out to me on Instagram @ongjennifer_ or LinkedIn, I’d love to see how I can help!

Download my free guide to finding your passion here.

Vinnie Ong is the founder of Happy Human, a sustainable startup selling refillable cleaning care that reduces single-use plastic waste and carbon emissions. Prior to this, Vinnie worked in finance at Morgan Stanley and Blackstone.

In this episode she shares -

How she started her own business from scratch

What customer research and product testing is like

How to get funding for your business

And many more…!

For more about Happy Human - https://www.heyhappyhuman.com/

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If you’re feeling unhappy with your corporate job and looking for some guidance to find a more fulfilling career, feel free to reach out to me on Instagram @ongjennifer_ or LinkedIn, I’d love to see how I can help!

Download my free guide to finding your passion here.

Renée Chow is a YouTuber with her popular YouTube channel, Gothamista, where she covers beauty and skincare from a very scientific angle and has currently over 650,000 subscribers.

Before this, Renée started her career as a buyer at the fashion retailer company, Toppy, and then at luxury brand Hermès, eventually working her way up to being the General Manager of Hermès China. After that, she started her own brick and mortar lifestyle store in New York City, selling products from skincare, cosmetics, specialty toys and more. She eventually sold her business to Walgreens.

In this episode she shares -

How she started her own brick and mortar store

How she stumbled into building her YouTube channel

Her thoughts on entrepreneurship and starting a career in social media

And many more…!

For more about Renée - https://www.gothamista.com/

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If you’re feeling unhappy with your corporate job and looking for some guidance to find a more fulfilling career, feel free to reach out to me on Instagram @ongjennifer_ or LinkedIn, I’d love to see how I can help!

Download my free guide to finding your passion here.

Amanda Chong is a full-time lawyer trained at Cambridge and Harvard with a focus on gender justice. On the side, she is also a published poet and the co-founder of ReadAble, a non-profit organization that runs weekly English literacy classes for children and migrant women in an underserved neighbourhood with the aim of improving social mobility.

In this episode she shares -

How to find your passion

How she balanced her full-time career, side hustles and also me-time

Her thoughts on careers in general and pursuing the arts as a side hustle

And many more…!

For more about ReadAble - https://www.readablesg.com/

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If you’re feeling unhappy with your corporate job and looking for some guidance to find a more fulfilling career, feel free to reach out to me on Instagram @ongjennifer_ or LinkedIn, I’d love to see how I can help!

Download my free guide to finding your passion here.

Christina Wong is the founder of 10X Study Academy, an online training programme that has helped thousands of students around the world learn how to study better and achieve better results in school. Before starting 10X Study Academy, Christina studied medicine at Imperial College London and served as a junior doctor in the United Kingdom.

In this episode she shares -

How she turned her tutoring side hustle into a full-time business

Factors to consider when pricing your services

How to balance both a traditional full-time career with your passion

And many more…!

For more about 10X Study Academy - www.10xstudy.org

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If you’re feeling unhappy with your corporate job and looking for some guidance to find a more fulfilling career, feel free to reach out to me on Instagram @ongjennifer_ or LinkedIn, I’d love to see how I can help!

Download my free guide to finding your passion here.

Gregory Van is the founder of Endowus, a digital wealth platform and robo-advisory based in Singapore. Before starting Endowus, Greg worked as an investment banker at UBS as well as in the payments team at Grab.

In this episode he shares - 

His transition from finance to tech to starting his own company

How entrepreneurs can build a successful business

Factors to consider when fundraising for your business

And many more…!

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If you’re feeling unhappy with your corporate job and looking for some guidance to find a more fulfilling career, feel free to reach out to me on Instagram @ongjennifer_ or LinkedIn, I’d love to see how I can help!

Download my free guide to finding your passion here.

Jamie Lee is the co-founder of The Kind Friend, a wellness company that helps people live a more mindful life through kindness. Prior to this, she started two education businesses and was also helped Carousell expand their operations to Australia as their regional partnerships lead. 

In this episode she shares - 

Her journey and lessons learned from building and growing three separate businesses

How to build relationships and gain connections throughout your career

Her thoughts on pursuing success while prioritising physical and mental health

And many more…!

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If you’re feeling unhappy with your corporate job and looking for some guidance to find a more fulfilling career, feel free to reach out to me on Instagram @ongjennifer_ or LinkedIn, I’d love to see how I can help!

Download my free guide to finding your passion here.

Renee Wu is the owner of a pole dance studio Inspiration Studios and national champion of many pole dancing competitions. Before all this, Renee studied physics at Caltech, pursued a PhD at Stanford with plans to become a professor, and had a stint in Microsoft as an engineer.

In this episode she shares - 

How she shifted from pursuing the sciences to chasing her passion in pole dance

How she coped with the pandemic and her plans for the studio moving forward

Her approach to taking risks and making life-changing decisions

And many more…

For more about Renee’s pole dance studio - https://www.inspirationstudios.com/

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If you’re feeling unhappy with your corporate job and looking for some guidance to find a more fulfilling career, feel free to reach out to me on Instagram @ongjennifer_, I’d love to see how I can help!

Jada Poon is an award-winning wedding and portrait photographer based in Hong Kong, and the founder of Jada Poon Photography. Prior to this, she studied law at Oxford University and was a practicing lawyer for a couple of years.

In this episode she shares - 

How she found her passion in photography and pivoted from a career in law

How to price your services and set your own rates

What she hopes to achieve through her work, such as the empowerment of other women

Her thoughts on balancing both financial security and passion

And many more…

For more about Jada - https://www.jadapoonphotography.com/

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If you’re feeling unhappy with your corporate job and looking for some guidance to find a more fulfilling career, feel free to reach out to me on Instagram @ongjennifer_, I’d love to see how I can help!