In this episode, Lesley speaks to Elishah Tan, Director of Business Development from Top Fruits Hong Kong, about our love-hate relationship with the King of Fruits, the distinct flavours of various breeds and how the company innovates to rise above the cut-throat F&B market. Top Fruits is a prominent durian trader from Malaysia and entered the Hong Kong market in 2022.

In this episode, Lesley interviews Alex So, Founder and Group Managing Partner of Fastlane Group on how he taps into the attractive talent market of Malaysia to expand his professional business, builds effective and multicultural teams, and leverages technology to uplift employee and client experience. Fastlane is an accounting and advisory practice headquartered in Hong Kong serving around 20 jurisdictions worldwide.

In this episode, Lesley chats with Rick Woo, Co-founder of Hong Kong's first escape room LOST, about the future of entertainment, taking real games to the metaverse and making imagined games real. LOST is now in Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Philippines, Australia and the UAE, coming soon to Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore.

In this episode, Lesley talks to Andrew Lo, Co-founder and CEO of BzQuick, about how the global FinTech company out of all British cities finds a new home in Leeds. Headquartered in Hong Kong and Leeds with an R&D centre in Taiwan, BzQuick helps SMEs manage their money on the go and thrive in the new economy.

Startup Stories is back as Steward Airlines in this season 2, taking you on virtual business trips around the world. Pack your bags and set off for a diversified journey with us. Meet Lesley at the lounge.

In this episode, Kathryn Hoh talks to Eve Weatherburn, Founder and Managing Director of Brand Journey, about her passion for building evocative brands and empowering early-career marketers to do the same. Brand Journey is a marketing and brand development consultancy specialising in hospitality, luxury and retail. It also helps early-career marketers find their flow through the Meraki Learning Studio.

In this episode, Kimberly Dasse talks to Ron Kwok (Co-founder & Head of Operations) and Peter Chan (Head of Growth) of Rare Elements about their grand story of pivoting, from MarTech to wider applications in FinTech. Rare Elements is a SaaS that mines data and extracts actionable insights by AI, machine learning and natural language processing.

In this episode and International Women's Day special, Kimberly Dasse talks to Liza Pershina, Hong Kong Director of Period Tracker & Pregnancy and Baby Calendar Limited, about her entrepreneurial journey from Russia to Hong Kong. Period Tracker is a mobile application that helps women track their pregnancy and baby growth.