Big thanks to Vishnu for joining me on this podcast session! We were batch mates in the National University of Singapore Overseas College programme where university graduates are sent to various parts of the world to work in start-ups ; Vishnu is also the CEO and founder of Invigilo Technologies which is a video analytics platform that ensures high standards of safety and productivity at construction sites.  

e shares about his entrepreneurship journey thus far - the process, the challenges and perhaps most importantly the realities of how it is like running a startup, and how it has forced him to be introspective in discovering more about himself - all too often in start-up competitions there's so much emphasis on the idea and the validation of product-market fit, and a complete absence of the well-being and mental stress that it takes to run a startup -  I hope this conversation would help someone out there ever thinking of creating something of their own and keep in-view of their state of mind :)

Big thanks to Xuan Kai for joining me on this podcast session - I've always been interested in the thought processes of creative people - he's currently working as an assistant producer in mm2 Entertainment and shares a lot of insights how is life in Singapore's Film & Production/Television Industry - working in the agency space myself, I see lots of creative ideation on exciting marketing campaigns and wondered how it's like in the television industry - where and how do the ideation of television series gets created from?   

He also shares his journey into this industry as a fresh graduate from the National University of Singapore studying Theatre Studies and Film Production - the challenges that he has faced in what I feel to be a fairly traditional industry, and shares his goals on creating his own documentaries, as well as life principles learned along the way :)

A big THANKS to Xiaohan Cai for joining me on a podcast session - I haven't got the slightest idea of what lawyers do on a daily basis and wanted to learn from her POV on the realities as a young lawyer in Singapore - the challenges, the realities and journey of becoming one - she also volunteered in the SAF Volunteer corps which allows Singaporeans/PRs to have a taste what it's like in the Singapore army; I don't know anyone who else volunteered in this programme and was fascinated on why she made such a decision - funny story.. I actually met her in camp when I was charged by the army for not taking my fitness test....if you've ever wondered how it's like volunteering in the SAF corps or life as a lawyer in Singapore, this podcast will probably give a sneak peak onto how these experiences are like :)

a BIG THANK YOU to Jian Yong for joining me on this podcast session - I'm extremely grateful and humbled for the opportunity to have a deeper conversation onto the principals and motivations that drives him as an individual.  

He is the entrepreneur, speaker, CEO, and founder of Happy Fish Swimming School, and shares his journey in building this multi-million dollar swimming empire where its vision is to equip the skill of swimming to everyone in Asia - I ask him to share the story about his humble beginnings, how he got involved in internet marketing, dominating SEO, running the company itself, and all the way to eventually stepping down as CEO from the company this year to tackle one gigantic problem; to revolutionize the way children learn and perhaps change the education system for the better..   

I'm floored and stunned by how BIG he thinks and this conversation has really made me think much more critically about the things I want to act and most importantly take action on into contributing what I can to the world - this is definitely the most mind-blowing podcast session I've ever had so far....WOW!

Disclaimer: This podcast and myself do not support and endorse any political party in Singapore. 

Had the privilege to have Terence Soon on the podcast - Terence is an SIA (Singapore Airlines) Pilot and a candidate with the Progress Singapore Party (PSP).  I don't really know much about politics but I'm just fascinated and interested to learn from his perspective in terms of politics in Singapore and am extremely grateful that he took the time from his busy schedule to have this conversation - all too often I feel that it's so difficult to really know someone through click-bait social media articles, clipped videos, 1-2 sentence in blog posts/articles, and I feel that a better way would be to simply sit down and have a podcast session.  

I ask him about his motivations in joining this political movement this election as well as how his journey has been like running as a candidate with the Progress Singapore Party - I was curious to also know about his interactions with notable Singaporean figures including Dr Tan Cheng Bock as well as Lee Hsien Yang and asked his POV on it.

a BIG privilege to host the branding beardos on the podcast- they're a podcast duo focused on providing an Asian perspective when it comes to a massive topic - branding - Big John and Kenneth!  

This podcast is definitely for people who're interested in learning about branding within Asia and its little nuances - we go on to rant about insecurity stabbing digital ads (life courses, Amazon FBA ads etc) all the way to attempting to understanding the root causes of insecurity in Singapore SMEs.  

I ask a lot of questions pertaining to client management as well as interesting stories from their experience being consultants for companies - the importance of communication and honesty when it comes to addressing the root problems in companies.

A big THANK YOU to Dr. Nisha Kohli for joining me on this podcast session.

This podcast is mostly for people interested in data-analytics! 

Vincent currently works at Google as a data analyst and specializes in detecting phishing cases and builds models that prevent people from being scammed or cheated from a macro level. I ask him about his journey on how he got into Google, as well as the core fundamentals that it takes to be a solid data analyst. We talk about investing, consulting, his university life at the Singapore Management University, and how he deals with imposter syndrome.  

I love his perspective on how he emphasizes that it's the impact of our work that makes a difference in the business, more so than the hard/tangible skill that we acquire, regardless of whether if it's in the field of data analytics of any expertise!

Once in while I must admit that I get quite stressed talking to people who, by objective terms, have achieved a lot more than I have, and I tend to beat myself up in that way – but if there’s one thing I realize when talking to them, is that they are genuine, humble and go out-of-their way in being helpful.   

A big thanks to Eugene Cheng for joining me on this podcast in sharing his story of how he became one of Forbes 30 Under 30 Entrepreneurs (Media, Marketing and Advertising Category) from his polytechnic days in being the founder of his agencies, High Sparks and Motion Sauce – past clients that he worked with include VISA, Mastercard, Oracle, Dentsu and Panasonic!  

There is a TONNE of content from Eugene about his origin story about how he came to do what he does, as well as tips & tricks on making winning high-stakes’ presentations. Most part of this podcast is more-so from my selfish interest of wanting to know what it takes to best serve clients in the agency world and his process on choosing who to work alongside with as business partners

One of the challenges I had faced was to grow this podcast - a big thanks to Nicholas for joining me in sharing his experience on how to start a podcast in this podcast session...podcastception..get it??? haha  On another note, I've learned a great deal of the small little things one should take note in when podcasting - how to ask guests who are often 'bigger' and more 'successful' than you, as well as little technical tips that you should watch out if you're ever thinking of creating your own podcast - I ask Nicholas his motivations of starting his own podcast, as well as where his overall macro strategy lies for the future.