Impact by Youthopia

Beverly and Jia Sheng are the founders of Circus of Altrades (pronounced al-trad-ees) and Circus Academy of Singapore. Circus of Altrades is Singapore’s first acrobatic circus troupe with a mission to provide job opportunities for local professional circus artists. Circus Academy of Singapore is a school that aims to make the circus more accessible to the public and help aspiring circus artists pursue and grow their passion.

Ling Hsieh is the co-founder of Project Green Ribbon, a purpose-driven mental health initiative founded for the community. They are dedicated to providing support to those who are struggling with their mental health and to create awareness for mental health causes in Singapore and the world.

Jonathan Ng is the founder of SinFooTech, a Singapore Food Technology company that turns food waste into innovative food ingredients and products. As food processing by-products are a large source of waste for the food manufacturing industry, SinFooTech aims to promote the concept of a resource-efficient, circular economy in the food manufacturing industry.

To find out more about SinFooTech and the work they do, visit sinfootech.com.

Check out Sachi, their wine brand at Sachi.sg and drinksachi.com.

Firdaus Sani, 32, is the founder of Orang Laut SG. He created it to share more about the indigenous people in Singapore. Through the food he sells, he retells stories from Orang Laut families, the indigenous people of Singapore, who live on Pulau Semakau – which is more commonly known today as a landfill.

Vivian, 30, is the co-founder of Women in Asia and a curator of TedxSingapore. She was also one of the 200 leaders selected on a year-long program under The Obama Foundation Leaders, an accolade which identifies the top 200 emerging leaders in the Asia-Pacific who are driving change and impact in the region.

Jarod and Joses Ng are the founders of luxury watch retailer, Watch Capital. They first started off on Carousell, but quickly transitioned to a showroom in 111 Somerset, located at the heart of Orchard Road. Since starting out on Carousell, the duo has managed to increase their monthly revenue by approximately 625 times.

Farah Sanwari, started FiTree an Islamic environmental group that motivates the muslim community in Singapore to care for the earth. Driven by her love for the environment, Farah has also partnered with the co-founder of Sustainable Living Lab to start Repair Kopitiam, a community repair programme addressing waste in Singapore.

Shanison Lin is the founder of Investing Note, an integrated website and mobile application designed for discussing  stocks and personal finance, as well asForex data, news, insights and tips through social networking. Currently, Investing Note is the largest and most interactive investing community in Singapore.

Mandy Chan is the co-founder of The Bold Company. She founded the company when she was only 19. Seeing a gap in the market, she created her very own multi-functional backpack that could be used for work and exercise. Today, The Bold Company is a $2.5 million athleisure brand, however the road towards achieving the success it has today was definitely not an easy one.

Leanna runs a yoga class called Unapologetic Yoga. Her classes emphasise on the inclusive nature of yoga and the purpose of it to be liberating, the way it should be. She has noticed that modern day yoga has evolved to become exclusive to certain body types and fitness levels. However, Leanna wants to challenge such stereotypes of the fitness world through making her yoga classes accessible to all.