Systems thinking allows you to see both the pain points and the potential of every situation. It's a skill that you can cultivate in yourself, and that you can help bring out in others. The key is to approach with curiosity and a mindset prepared to connect people and ideas.

Ee Ting Choo is Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of ConnectingDNA. Join us as Ee Ting shares her journey of technology transfer and entrepreneurship, and looking at health through a whole system lens.

About Ee Ting Choo

Choo Ee Ting is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of ConnectingDNA, a wellness-genomics platform that helps individuals, families, and organisations translate DNA insights into actionable nutrition, fitness, and lifestyle strategies.

With over 20 years of experience across healthtech, diagnostics, and wellness ecosystems, Ee Ting specialises in bridging complex science with real-world application. Her work spans individual wellness, corporate wellbeing programs, and the curation of multidisciplinary experts across nutrition, fitness, therapy, and preventive health.

Beyond titles, Ee Ting is known for her grounded leadership style — balancing entrepreneurship, motherhood, and long-term thinking — and for helping others make sense of complexity without fear, hype, or overwhelm.

Show Notes (link)

[00:01:10] Ee Ting's medical aspirations before chemical engineering

[00:02:10] The perceived prestige of chemical engineering

[00:02:55] The health benefits of semiconductors when you have respiratory issues

[00:04:44] The art of technology transfer

[00:08:52] The importance of EQ in management

[00:09:59] Be good to your people, be good to your vendors

[00:11:51] The marathon interview for Illumina

[00:15:47] Thriving as a generalist

[00:21:26] Fulfilment looks different for everyone

[00:23:27] Leaving a secure career for entrepreneurship

[00:25:39] Overcoming the fear of the unknown

[00:31:52] Building ConnectingDNA for holistic health solutions

[00:37:48] Ee Ting's personal health transformation through lifestyle changes

[00:44:49] Finding out more about Ee Ting and ConnectingDNA

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