The Curious Co. Podcast

In our 25th episode, Kai and Audrey share their reflections and key learnings from Episodes 21–24, before taking a short break to pause, reorient, and consider the next chapter of the podcast.

Thank you for your support so far!

Until we meet again, stay curious and intentional!

What happens when life gives you two choices — prison or military?

In this raw and moving episode, psychologist and executive coach Chris Balsley joins us and opens up about the turning points that shaped his 40-year journey of faith, leadership, and healing. From being a 19-year-old facing a judge’s ultimatum, to training over 7,000 soldiers in mindfulness and resilience, Chris’s story traces how pain can transform into purpose.

He speaks candidly about surviving sexual assault, the anger and recklessness that followed, and how martial arts, spirituality, and forgiveness helped him reclaim his power. In sharing his story, Chris shows that forgiveness is not forgetting — it’s seeing the humanity in those who’ve hurt us, and freeing ourselves from the cycle of pain.

Ho Seng Chee is a leadership advisor and executive coach. He also serves as Board Director at Yoma Strategic Holdings, a leading Myanmar focused conglomerate. 

Seng Chee has over 30 years’ diverse experience across international finance, law, government, real estate and technology. His leadership experience includes senior roles at the International Monetary Fund, Mapletree Investments, CapitaLand and JustCo. He is also active in the non-profit sector, and served for many years on the Board of the United World College of Southeast Asia.

A passionate advocate of good leadership practices, Seng Chee writes a blog on leadership topics and is a public speaker on the subject.

Dawn Lim heads the National agency for Design, DesignSingapore Council (Dsg), as its Executive Director.

Most recently, she helmed Singapore’s global leadership ambitions in Commercial & Professional Services at the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB). She has a proven track record of working across private and public sector partners to deliver major strategic initiatives and investments.

Prior to this, she headed EDB’s European team to advance Singapore’s business engagements with Fortune 500 companies across a wide range of industries, bringing in more than US $1 billion in investments annually.

Dawn is also the proud Mama of a very cute rescue dog, called Migua.

In this deeply human conversation and our first episode of Season 3, we speak with Dr. Kristy Fu — Consultant Pediatric Intensivist at the National University Hospital in Singapore, educator, mentor, and trained ontological coach.

Kristy takes us inside the realities of working in the pediatric ICU, where joy and heartbreak often sit side-by-side. She shares how her early experiences as a patient shaped her calling to medicine, the values that keep her grounded in public service, and what it takes to face life-and-death moments with both skill and compassion.

From managing grief and supporting parents through unimaginable loss, to the parallels she sees between doctoring and coaching, Kristy offers rare insight into how hope, teamwork, and self-care make this work possible.

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to serve on the frontlines of critical care — and still believe in humanity — this episode is a must-listen.

In this episode, Kai and Audrey discuss their learnings and reflections from Episodes 16-19, concluding Season 2 of The Curious Co. Podcast - yay!

Join us as we celebrate this milestone and take a short break before we return in August 2025 for Season 3. We can't wait for you to listen to more good stuff that we've lined up for you.

Meanwhile, stay curious and intentional!

In this episode, we sit down with Jeremiah Su (Founder, The Beyond and Lead Trainer, Nas Academy) to unpack the winding, wild journey of what it really means to live your best life.

From building an advertising agency with a million-dollar revenue to teaching at Nas Daily's Academy, Jeremiah has done it all — burned out, bounced back, and rebuilt. He shares the lessons he learned from being a self-proclaimed “tyrant boss” in his 20s, how one book changed his leadership forever, and how he grounds himself in purpose, community, and joy.

Listen to this insight-packed episode now on Spotify.

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Jeremiah Su has 20 years of experience in the branding and marketing sector working with clients like Disney, Netflix, Siemens, Rolls Royce, etc. He now teaches in Nas Daily's Academy to help individuals level up their branding, business, and content game. He also founded an online community for Rebelpreneurs building towards their first million dollar goal.

In this Father’s Day special, we speak with Adrian Tan, Founder & Chief Marketing Strategist of Marketing Sumo, author of "No More Bosses", media personality and father of four — about navigating life and leadership with refreshing honesty and grounded pragmatism.

Adrian shares the unexpected turns in his career journey, including how getting laid off (and quitting on impulse) led him to build a thriving self-employed business. He opens up about what school failure taught him about identity, the power of early mentorship, and how he’s raising his four kids with values of independence, low-stakes failure, and trust.

Check out the episode now, for a candid, humorous, and deeply human conversation about choosing what really matters — in work, in parenting, and in life.

Jerry Teo is the Co-founder and Managing Director of Pilates BodyTree, a mobility fitness studio in Singapore that has specialised in personal pilates training, rehabilitative pilates, and pilates instructor training since 2012. With over 20 years of experience, Jerry has even trained the Cirque du Soleil Kooza troupe.

In this episode, Jerry shares his unlikely journey from engineering to pilates—sparked by a teacher training course he couldn’t afford, but that ultimately became his life’s work to help others move, heal and grow. Jerry also opens up about founding Pilates BodyTree alongside his two other co-founders Kris Ng and Daniel Chan, and his strong belief in the transformative power of asking, “Why not?”

Tune in and see what opens up when you start asking "why not?"

This week, we’re joined by Dr. Cheryl Kam, founder of Vibrant Life Academy and CALM and Deep Sleep supplements, and mother of five — for a deeply resonant Mother’s Day Special.

Cheryl opens up about her journey from practicing medicine in the UK to burning out, and ultimately building a vibrant new path on her own terms.

We talked about topics such as:

• Burnout in teens and how parents can manage that
• What it means to grieve your own childhood while raising your kids
• Why less is more — when it comes to performance and parenting

Whether you're a mother, daughter, leader, or simply navigating your own storm — this episode is a tender, unfiltered look at what it takes to reclaim vitality and wholeness.

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Find out more about Dr Cheryl and her supplement products at:

www.drcherylkam.com

www.iwantcalm.com/