Melting Pot

Originally from Bulgaria, Lubomila Jordanova is the founder and CEO of PlanA.Earth,

a Berlin-based startup developing an algorithm which predicts where and how climate

change will hit the hardest. Lubomila also recently founded the Greentech Alliance

a community of 300+ startups  and holds years of experience in the finance industry

as an investment banker and venture capitalist in Asia and Europe.

Recently announced as Marshall Fund Fellow for 2021 and 30 under 30 Social Entrepreneur

for 2020 by Forbes and Entrepreneur to watch in Germany, Lubomila's journey shall leave you

inspired with her journey with PlanA.Earth and her vision to promote sustainability within companies

across the world.

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We welcome 2021 with our conversation with Zafer Elcik, the founder of Otsimo.

Zafer identifies himself as a multi disciplinary computer scientist and is a young role model 

for the autistic community. As a social entrepreneur based in Turkey, Zafer is working

to make a change in the education sector with special focus on children with autism.

Zafer talks about Otsimo's work as a powerhouse creating affordable, easily accessible

and impactful educational materials for families and children with autism

and special needs such as down syndrome or dyslexia. Promoting education as a key

for societal integration and self-sufficiency for a lifetime, listen to Zafer's journey as a leader,

an Ashoka Fellow and the winner of several awards for his contribution in creating a social

impact across the world.

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Weiting Tan has worked in leadership roles in an array of industries, such as Human Resources and Technology. Now he has unleashed his entrepreneurial spirit to launch a new startup called El Masnou.

El Masnou is a collective of passionate, yet quirky, individuals who constantly seek to create experiences that bring joy, excitement, and delight, through its work. The new company was named after a place in Catalonia, Spain, which also translates from the Catalan language to mean “the new farmhouse”.

This became the vision for his team once it was conceived - to build a new space together where everyone would go on to raise the bar in imagining, building, and developing experiential concepts and events to spread positivity.

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His music is available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other streaming platforms. 

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It’s hard to believe how the year has just flown by. Lives of millions of people have been impacted by the covid-19. Precious lives have been lost and many are grieving for their loved ones who were suddenly  taken away from them because of the pandemic. But for millions of others who have been fortunate, 2020 has been a year of reflection and self exploration. 

Host Payal Nayar reflects on her podcasting journey, why she started the podcast, the insights and meaningful conversations she has gained from the entire experience and what we can expect from Melting Pot in 2021.

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Originally from Nagoya, Japan, Tsuyumi was involved with the arts from a young age. After a career in TV and Radio, she moved to Singapore in 2012. Now in a new chapter of life, she has dusted off my easel and rediscovered her love of painting. She is currently establishing herself in the local arts scene. 

Colour and light are very important to her as her artworks are an expression of feeling. Her works are often interpretive rather than photo-realistic and because of this she prefers not to constrain her painting style

Tsuyumi lives with her English husband and is happy to call Singapore “home”.

Original music credit: Rish Sharma.

His music is available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other streaming platforms. 

Audio post production at HNM Studios New Delhi India.

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Jaishree Misra is an Indian author whose debut novel Ancient Promises was published and sold worldwide by Penguin UK and became a major bestseller in India. It is now a prescribed text on several University BA Eng Literature courses. Her most recent book ('A House for Mr Misra') is an amusing non-fiction account of building a studio by the sea in her home state of Kerala. It is also her first work of non-fiction. 

Jaishree  has an MA in English Language & Literature and two post-graduate diplomas in Broadcast Journalism and Special Education from the University of London. 

She currently lives with her family in London and is a mentor and trustee for Vahani Scholarships. 

Original music credit: Rish Sharma.

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At the age of 19, Tri Phan was named the first-ever Vietnamese MasterChef Runner-up. But his food journey started way earlier, from turning his hobby into a passion and now it is an ongoing life mission.

Since then, Tri has been continuously honing his skills through various apprenticeships and jobs. He is currently based at Spiced, a coworking and hangout space and is keeping himself busy with Spiced signature community lunch, selective food consultancy, menu development and catering.

Nothing means more to Tri than putting a smile on people’s face with his thoughtful culinary creations, sharing his food perspective, telling his food story, and passing on his accumulative food knowledge. 

Original music credit: Rish Sharma.

His music is available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other streaming platforms. 

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By the time she was in her late teens, author and journalist Ashwini Devare had lived in six countries. As the daughter of an IFS officer, Ashwini was witness to life in the Soviet Union, Burma, Sikkim and Seoul.

Her latest book, Lost at 15, Found at 50: Travel, trials and tribulations in foreign lands is a memoir where the Singapore based author reflects on her life and growing up in countries across the world, against the backdrop of major historical events.

The Times of India describes her book as “a life measured by moments in history.” Her first book, ‘Batik Rain’ was launched at the 2014 Singapore Writers Festival. 

Ashwini is a former journalist and author. She has worked for BBC’s Asia Business Report and CNBC Asia. Ashwini has a Master’s degree in Broadcast Journalism from the American University in the US and has lived in Singapore since 2002.

Original music credit: Rish Sharma.

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By profession Jerome is a corporate lawyer in Vietnam. But during weekends, he swapped his briefcase for the apron and rolling pin to pursue his  passion for baking. Now he is a born owner of Café Tartine Saïgon, a café-bakery focusing on sourdough.

At the age of 11 he was working on weekends and on school holidays at a small mountain village in the south of France at the border with Italy. Since then he occasionally home baked bread until he got into the magic world of sourdough about 3 years ago. He started out baking sourdough breads for family, friends and neighbors at night and on the weekends from his condo in Saigon before venturing into his first business venture.

Jerome continues working on developing new bread products and other goodies on the weekend after his busy weeks in his lawyer’s job.

Original music credit: Rish Sharma.

His music is available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other streaming platforms. 

Audio post production at HNM Studios New Delhi India.

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Hanming works in the tech sector and calls Singapore her home. She is also an artist and illustrator.

What started as a casual brunch conversation with her friend Aditi turned into this charity fundraising campaign for this season of gifting. Together they are running an Art Sale-cum-Charity-Fundraiser from 20 November to 15 December 2020 where everyone can gift an artwork of Hanming to your loved ones this festive season and give back to the community.: https://www.hanmingcollection.com/art-with-a-purpose  Charity partners include Art Outreach, Aidha, and Food from the Heart. Every single piece in this Rouge art collection is original and one of a kind.

Hanming draws inspiration from her travels, beauty of everyday life and her story as an independent woman of color exploring joy and purpose. Her illustration style has vibrant and playful colors with layered textures. She believes that art is a vehicle for expressing universal human emotions, and a way to connect through shared experiences of happiness, wonder and comfort. 

Original music credit: Rish Sharma.

His music is available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other streaming platforms. 

Audio post production at HNM Studios New Delhi India.

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