Melting Pot

Our next episode of Melting Pot is a Spirit Of Singapore Special with innovator, Debbie Watkins.

Debbie has lived in Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Singapore over the past 20 years, and worked in 30 additional countries throughout Africa and Asia.

The innovation of Lucy (a free mobile banking app) has pacified her quest for giving back to the community and an idea that caters to many women entrepreneurs in Singapore.

Listen to Debbie talk about her journey in building Lucy.

Lucy is a neobank built to help entrepreneurial women who are overlooked, underestimated, and underbanked become unstoppable. Lucy is designed by women, for women- their life, their challenges, their aspirations.

Debbie realized that there was so much that could be done to improve access to finance for women and small businesses, but no-one was really doing it. And that’s why Lucy was launched! Our host Payal is in conversation with Debbie as she gives us an insight into her life of travel, corporate and the impact that Lucy has made in the lives of the many women with their businesses.

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Our next episode of Melting Pot is a Spirit Of Singapore Special-Women of Substance. In the second episode of this series we are in conversation with two inspirational women Nina Bual and Michelle Yao, founders of Cyberlite, a social impact agency.

They talk to our host Payal about their mission at Cyberlite where they help businesses, academic institutions, and non profits build a culture of doing good and inspiring action, particularly in the social issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion, sustainability, cybersafety, and entrepreneurship.

Nina and Michelle's mission at Cyberlite is to inspire change and enable a sustainable, equitable world through diverse communication and education.

Nina is an accomplished entrepreneur who has strategically built and sold businesses all over the world. She has found great success in the cybersecurity industry and regularly speaks at events about online safety and education. Nina is also a strong leader within the DEI field, and promotes positive social impact for the next generation. Her diverse background in design, innovation, and entrepreneurship makes her the driving force behind the company’s creative direction.

Michelle is a passionate advocate for social issues and has now made it her mission to build sustainable and equitable communities through impactful education. They are both also the co-founders of Cyberlite Books, and the co-authors of Ready, Get Set, Connect! and Me, You, and Them.

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-Original music credit: Rish Sharma.

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On our next episode of Melting Pot is a Spirit Of Singapore Special-Women Of Substance.

In the first episode of this series, we talk to the power trio, Soukaina, Boutaina and Amira.

The founders of Rawbought, which has emerged from the learnings of a 25 year old a successful textile manufacturing company run by their parents.

We discover how the sisters fell in love with the construction that goes into making fabric that looks and feels beautiful.Having grown up watching their parents build a successful business in garment manufacturing in Bangladesh, the sisters fell in love with the construction that goes into making clothing look, fit and ultimately feel beautiful.

Amira, Soukaina and Boutaina complement each other's strengths and personalities which is representative of their roles in the business.

With Amira leading Sales and Operations, Boutaina takes care of online and offline customer experience, and Soukaina focuses on design and the brand’s positioning. In this conversation the sisters reveal their shared passion in their collections that is inclusive of all sizes, shapes, colours and their dedication to create a sustainable and ethical brand. Episodes available on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Amazon Music, Google Podcast and all other podcast streaming platforms.

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-Original music credit: Rish Sharma.

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In this episode our guest, Ana Ivkosic who is a health coach and religiously advocates conscious eating for a healthy lifestyle.

Ana talks about her cafe in New York and it is an insightful conversation about why changing your food habits should be on the top of your goals.

Ana Ivkosic, a former International banker turned health coach runs a cafe in New York, called Wattle. She is on a mission to make simple wholesome food inspired by her Australian roots, accessible to the community.

Wattle Cafe is a woman owned migrant lead local business that began in NYC in 2017.

Ana believes that initiation of healthy food in our daily life is important, now more than ever, no matter your age. Her vision for Wattle Cafe is to share the beauty in simple whole foods by giving you healthy options when you don’t have time to cook.

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-Original music credit: Rish Sharma.

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In this episode we get deep insights into student migration for personal growth in a fun conversation with Rajika Bhandari.

Rajika is a widely published author, a commentator in the press, and keynote speaker on issues pertaining to International students, global talent flows, skilled immigration, and access and equity in education. Her memoir America calling-A Foreign student in a country of possibility is an inspirational read. Here is a link to the book https://bit.ly/americacallingthebook

Rajika is also the founder of Rajika Bhandari Advisors, offering data-driven strategy in International education and development.

A senior leader with over 25 years of executive and management experience across non profit, private, and higher education settings, Rajika has led and grown strategic International education initiatives; designed and launched research, evaluation, and impact studies; shaped thought leadership strategy; and has forged wide and deep networks across the higher education, multilateral, governmental, and philanthropic sectors.

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-Original music credit: Rish Sharma.

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This is a special bonus episode with a special guest Michael Juergens. In this episode we talk all about wine.

A certified specialist of wine, Michael has written multiple books on the subject, and is also the person behind the wildly popular - Drinking and amp; We could go on, but we would rather have you listen to his story from the man himself!

Michael has followed his passion for wine to Bhutan. On a trip there he discovered there was no wine in the region, one thing led to another and he has now pioneered a new industry there by becoming the founder of a vineyard in this tiny country in the Himalayas.

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-Original music credit: Rish Sharma.

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In our finale episode of 'Through The Lens' series, which has been about diving into different art forms, we are in conversation with Anushka Mehrotra - a screenwriter who has worked on various projects during her journey so far.

it is the finale you have been looking for.

Anushka Mehrotra is a screenwriter who has worked on a variety of film and television projects of different genres.

Over the years, she has worked with a multitude of filmmakers including Dev Benegal, Nikkhil Advani and Vipul Shah.

Anushka was the screenwriter for Amazon Prime’s original series Mumbai Diaries 26/11, and is currently working on a show for Hotstar and a show for HBO Max.

She also writes prose, and was the 2015-2016 winner of the Julia Fonville Smithson Memorial Prize for Fiction, as well as the winner of the 2021 Rusty Fears 4 Horror Writing Contest.

It's always inspiring to talk to such talents and take a dive into their artistic process and experiences. After all, that is how Melting Pot comes together.

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-Original music credit: Rish Sharma.

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In this episode we are in conversation with Seth Lee - a Hollywood actor with many passions.

Born in Austin, Texas, Seth moved to Los Angeles at age 11 to further pursue his acting career. Be inspired on how to follow your passion.

Seth began to study acting and martial arts at age 7 and has his black belt in Tae Kwon Do as well as Cinematic Martial Arts (CMA), and many other styles. Seth also enjoys training in stunts with former Blue Power Ranger Mike Chat at XMA HQ in North Hollywood.

Besides acting, martial arts and stunts, Seth is also an accomplished dancer and in his spare time creates skits and videos for his YouTube Channel.

Listen to this fun conversation between our host Payal Nayar and Seth Lee, and be ready to see how one can wear many hats, and make your life, a melting pot, of your passions. 

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-Original music credit: Rish Sharma.

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Listen to an interesting conversation with actress and writer Manjiri Pupala,

Manjiri has starred in movies and shows like Party, Betaal, Shor Se Shuruaat, among many others.

Today's episode is all about Manjiri Pupala candidly sharing her unexpected journey into acting, and what it means to her, and how the same has impacted her life and transitioned it at the same time.

Listen to a very honest and beautiful conversation with Manjiri Pupala.

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Up next on Melting Pot as a part of our 'Through The Lens' series, is Kim Middleton.

It's all about Kim's journey to DJ'ing, and the music scene at Texas!

DJ Kimmy K started off being a part of Miami radio in 1998 and then won an International talent competition for Walt Disney World becoming Disney's 1st female DJ in 2002.

Kim later opened her own mobile DJ business performing for thousands of wedding couples, corporate clients, kids and family events, church events and most recently opened for Cheslea Handler for a women's event and closed for Sheryl Crow at a corporate event.

Kim has DJ'd for people around the world, all ethnicity's, religions and making everyone smile and dance because music is a universal happiness. Tune into this very fun conversation (wth a musical surprise) and know all about the art of DJ'ing!

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....-Original music credit: Rish Sharma.

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