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Alex was a candidate on The Apprentice Asia in 2013. After finishing third out of 30,000 applicants across Asia, Alex, who was then working for Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy (LVMH) as the APAC Director for a leading liquor brand went on to work as the Head of Business Development for Tony Fernandes’ Caterham Group. It was there where he experienced the hybrid of both the corporate and entrepreneurial world and found the motivation to kickstart his own meal plan business – YOLO.In this episode, we cover;
Challenging F&B normsPivoting during the pandemic Playing the long game in the start-up world The process of finding investors Nutrition and fitnessFind another startup story
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We all know journaling has numerous benefits some of which include;
Increased clarity and awarenessGratitudeReinforcing learningsRecording your winsProcessing sad emotions for release vs repressionGiving a safe space for working through confusion and decision makingAllows for planning and goal-setting to increase executionAllows you to re-experience and reminisce good timesIncreases creativity which in turn leads to productivityIn this episode, I chat to Jamie from "The Kind Friend", a wellness company that aims to help people live a more mindful life through kindness by offering well-being journals and workshops. Companies that have embraced The Kind Friend journals include Google, Spotify, Facebook, Accenture, Linked In, and much more.
Previously, Jamie was the regional partnerships lead at Carousell and founded two education businesses in Australia.In this episode, we also talk about the importance of journaling for self-renewal and personal growth, we re-define the concept of wellness and mental health and we also look at how she started selling the journals through eCommerce.
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In this episode, I speak to Shaq and Niaz, co-founders of Millennial money. Most millennials find managing money quite difficult. Millennial Money UK creates and curates content relating to personal finance targeted at young people. Financial empowerment often comes from better understanding and education. But not enough of us seek help in financial planning, despite the advantages it can give.We’ve all grown up with the notion that money makes the world go round, yet so few of us really feel comfortable, or qualified, to engage in the money conversation. They’ve created a community sharing so much educational content to help people become more financially savvy. To meet your financial goals, we need to be able to better track and budget our spending, and alter our daily spending. And whilst many of us have been working from home and thus saving money on commuting, eating out and general shopping, maybe it’s time to divert most of that ‘saved’ money towards investing to be able to make more money. Our finances also affect our mindset directly. There’s peace of mind in knowing that our finances are in good shape – and the feeling of stress when they’re not, or when we’re not sure - so if you’re feeling like you’re in that space, this episode is perfect for you. We talk about how you can become more financially savvy with your own money, saving, investing, why you should pay yourself first and much more.
Watch 'The Power of Compound Interest' Video here (as referenced in this episode)Find another startup storyWebsite: anotherstartupstory.comIG: @anotherstartupstory | @tangkarmenFacebook: facebook.com/anotherstartupstory
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In 2020, we saw a fundamental shift in how people think about the world. This is due to the growing pressure of issues threatening human existence: climate change, income inequality, food and water shortages, fires, mental health issues and more. This is why you'll see many influencers focusing on the bigger picture as advocates.
Yumika has been in the entertainment space here in Singapore for the past 4 years and has worked with some incredible brands, including SkII, Dyson, Superdry, Clarins and much more. She’s also presented for various networks including the likes of MTV Asia, the Premier League and, ESPN.
She is a true eco-warrior voicing for what she stands for, including the growing issue with plastics. Motivated by her passion to do her part for sustainability and conservation, she launched her own business called Peco Bag in 2019. Peco Bags are reusable, foldable bags created from regenerated textiles.
If you’re building a career in the entertainment and modelling industry, or are interested in building a personal brand for advocacy, or just want to learn more about the sustainability industry and living a more conscious lifestyle - then this episode is for you. *Please note that my mic was faulty, so my voice may not be as clear as Yumika's in this episode. Apologies in advance.
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Find Yumika HoskinWebsite: pecobag.comIG: @yumikahoskin
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We all know that “health is wealth” and “food is medicine.” This has become even more apparent over the past year going through this pandemic. It’s caused us all to be more conscious of our health - whether that’s because we’ve been through this lockdown or because we’ve seen those around us decline in health.
In this episode, I speak to Laura Lam - a registered Nutritional Therapist and Functional Medicine Practitioner. She helps individuals regain control over their health. Food and nutrition is something that she’s been passionate about for all of her life. Having suffered from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) for a number of years, she understands how debilitating digestive problems can be to everyday life. Laura works with individuals with digestive disorders such as IBS, IBD and SIBO, hormone imbalances, thyroid diseases, mental health conditions, chronic fatigue and tiredness, low immunity and much more.
In this episode, we talk about starting your own business or brand as a wellness expert in your specific niche. And if you are a startup founder, and feel like you’re constantly overburning and living an unbalanced lifestyle - then this conversation will be a great introduction to how you can live a healthier lifestyle through nutrition and diet. We cover functional medicine, leaky gut, the effectiveness of juicing, supplements, mushrooms, TCM and so much more.
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Find Laura Lam Website: lauralamnutrition.comIG: @lauralamnutrition
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On today's episode, we are in conversation with Rachel Lim - who started the online fashion business known as Love, Bonito at the age of 19. After borrowing her mum’s life savings during the financial crisis, she has managed to build the brand into a million-dollar fashion label.
Her main focus is marketing, branding and design - but she also oversees community building, content creation and customer service, all key areas to any e-commerce business. Rachel has redefined the fashion scene in Singapore and grew her $500 blog shop outfit into a multi-million dollar label. The brand remains the leading fashion label in Asia, designed specifically for modern Asian women, and has grown beyond Singapore to HK, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, and Australia. Rachel was honoured by Forbes as Asia’s 30 under 30 in 2016.
In the episode, we get real about the journey she’s been through in growing one of the most notable fashion brands in the region over the last 14 years. We look at her strategic approach in the e-commerce space and her own personal growth strategies and key beliefs she’s had to develop in order to grow personally and professionally.
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Website: lovebonito.comIG: @Ms_rach | @lovebonito
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Maria Wang-Faulkner is one of the co-founders of Fig alongside Pier Spinazze. Fig is a health and wellness fem-tech company that is revolutionizing the very outdated and confusing world of reproductive health. Fig offers a discreet and simple home-screening kit, advice tailored to your life goals from accredited medical professionals, Doctors and OB-GYNs, and a supportive community of like-minded women.
In this episode, we talk about the future of fem-tech, her experience with joining the Singapore Antler incubator, the barriers women face concerning their reproductive health, the importance of personalization in launching a D2C brand and so much more.
Find another startup story Website: anotherstartupstory.com IG: @anotherstartupstory | @tangkarmen Facebook: facebook.com/anotherstartupstory Find Fig Website: figfertility.comIG: @figfertility
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Oliver Worsley is the co-founder of Sequential Skin, a skincare brand that uses molecular analysis and the latest gene sequencing to assess its consumers’ skin health. He has developed an app which provides the world’s first at-home skin diagnosis to give its users valuable insights into their skin properties.
In this episode, we talk about the future of skincare and home-testing kits especially in the health industry, his experience winning the L'Oreal startup competition and of course, how to understand and take better care of your skin.
Find another startup storyWebsite: anotherstartupstory.com IG: @anotherstartupstory | @tangkarmen Facebook: facebook.com/anotherstartupstory Find Sequential Skin Website: https://www.sequentialskin.comIG: @sequential.skin
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Pia Mance is a model turned content creator, based in London. Originally from Australia, Pia moved to the UK three years ago and has since amassed a following of over 70K with her fashion and lifestyle content. She managed to grow her following while studying for a PR degree and now runs her socials and brand deals solo, giving her full control over her image.
In this episode, we talk about branding yourself, useful apps and editing software to fine-tune your images, the thought process that goes around accepting jobs and working with brands as an influencer and building the confidence to say no to work that does not benefit you.
Find another startup storyWebsite: anotherstartupstory.comIG: @anotherstartupstory | @tangkarmenFacebook: facebook.com/anotherstartupstoryFind Pia: @piamance
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Reda Jouahri is a Creative Director based in Rotterdam. He's also the Founder of Kinfill, a cleaning product company with the values of efficiency and aesthetics at their core.
Launched only in January this year (2020), and with no idea of how much cleanliness would dominate our lives, Kinfill first came to fruition four years ago. Now, the company has evolved, presenting Ista-grammable products that use everlasting Italian glass bottles to allow a visually appealing and green approach to cleaning supplies that would sit beautifully in any home. We talk about how he branded this cleaning product to make it look so aesthetically pleasing, the circular economy, ethical decisions in business and how to avoid greenwashing your product.For transcriptions of episodes, go to anotherstartupstory.comFind another startup storyWebsite: anotherstartupstory.comIG: @anotherstartupstory | @tangkarmenFacebook: facebook.com/anotherstartupstoryFind KinfillWebsite: kinfill.com IG: @kinfill.homecare
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"I'm thinking of starting a Podcast, but I feel like everyone is", is what you're thinking... There are currently approx 1.4m live podcasts, but around 7.8 billion people in the world, that means only 0.2% of the population have their own Podcast. If you have something to say, there is still room for you! Podcasting and audio storytelling is the future of marketing.
So if you're thinking of starting a podcast but are not sure where to even begin, this episode dives straight into the basic principles of getting started.
It comes with a 'Starting a Podcast' 3-page workbook to complement this episode, download for free at anotherstartupstory.com/shop.
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For many of you starting or running a business, you'll also know that working a 9-5 and accepting a paycheque each month isn't going to create real assets.
Imagine playing Monopoly and never buying any assets or investments that generate income. Imagine you just went around collecting $200, giving your money to the rich, and trying to stay out of jail. That is how most people live their lives.
To gain real wealth, it's all about investing in stocks and shares, assets and real estate. Planning to buy your first real estate property can be really complicated which is why we invited Chris Bello, real estate expert on the Podcast.
We cover factors to think about when buying your first property, overcoming the down payment hurdle, building a cash flow machine and much more.
Chris also has his own podcast called the 'Entrepreneur Motivation' Podcast with over 40,000 downloads a month.
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Find Chris Bello Website: chrisbello.comPodcast: Spotify
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The minds behind the late and great Ronin, Punch and Gather cafes here in the heart of Singapore have perfected a combination of coffee culture and brunch. But what caught our eye and makes all of the cafe concepts stand out is it's interior and aesthetics. Evident in the interior, the branding and marketing materials the brands emulate a minimalist scandi vibe.
In this episode, he talks about starting the cafe concepts from scratch, curating a beautiful social media feed from little to no cost, the changing trends in the F&B industry in a post COVID world and what kind of new economic models will arise and much more.
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Find Gather and PunchIG: @gathershop.co | punch.gram
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If we can take anything away from our time in quarantine, it’s getting to know ourselves. Think of this time as an introspective pause to review our lifestyle choices and make the changes we need because it benefits our all-encompassing health, not for Instagram clout. Consumer’s wellness intentions are shifting to the individual as we experience this learning curve of self.
This episode explores the wellness industry where I talk to the beautiful Tasha Kolonas, founder of the Happy Hue. She’s also a certified personal trainer, nutrition coach and an instructor at Barry’s Bootcamp Singapore.
With an academic background in Philosophy and a love for all things fitness/health, Tasha has struck a unique combination of philosophical thought and wellbeing at The Happy Hue.
We discuss the different facets of wellness; sleep, train, nourish, recover, and stimulation, taking the leap into fitness entrepreneurship and much more.
Books recommended in the Podcast:
The Emotional Life of Your Brain - by Richard Davidson and Sharon BegleyWhy We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams - by Matthew Walker How to Change Your Mind - by Michael PollanThe Source - by Tara Swart
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Website: thehappyhue.com
IG: @thehappyhue
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Federico Folcia is the co-founder of Crane Social Space in Singapore, an ecosystem that encourages lifelong learning, and a social space where likeminded individuals gather for fitness, workshops, lifestyle events and co-working. In addition to running Crane, Federico also has his own consultancy offering digital transformation.
Crane is his third start-up and in this episode, we talk about the birth of the co-working space, retail space and building community, new age digital creators, the biggest challenge in his entrepreneurial journey and sharing life experience within your professional expertise and much more.
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Find Crane Website: wearecrane.comIG: @crane.official
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Ethos is a magazine for and about people who embrace new and innovative ways of doing business.
They believe that business can be a force for good, and the magazine aims to champion and highlight those who are changing the world through their ethical aims and innovative ideas. Business should be about people and ideas – business models are simply vehicles.
Ethos writes about great businesses (global and local) and the sector’s success stories, covering community, fresh ideas and free-thinking entrepreneurs.
In this episode, we explore the assumption that 'Print is Dead', how to become a better writer, crowd-funding to validate an idea and much more.
For transcripts of episodes, go to anotherstartupstory.com
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Find EthosWebsite: ethos-magazine.comIG: @ethos_mag
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Joant Úbeda is the son of Nicaraguan refugees who fled from the country’s Sandinista-Contra War of the 1980s. At age 10, his parents bought him a small camcorder with which he made short action films with his neighbours and edited them in-camera. He received his Master of Fine Arts degree in film directing with New York University and is now a Film director based in Singapore. He also works at PwC’s newest Experience Centre as an in-house film director to focus on creative technology projects. This year he released his feature film debut, Sementara (“transient”), which is a documentary encapsulating the philosophies, daydreams, and crucial moments strangers share. Its world premiere will be held at the prestigious 31st Singapore International Film Festival on November 29th.
We talk about his journey as a Film Director and how you can use storytelling to produce the best content for your business and increasing the ROI in your marketing.
For transcripts of episodes, go to anotherstartupstory.com
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Find Joant ÚbedaWebsite: joantubeda.comIG: @ubeda
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With a 5* podcast, Membership club and a best-selling book under her belt, Alice Law is a Holistic and Stress Coach and an industry expert within the healing and wellness space.
Living in the middle of a pandemic with so many lives disrupted, jobs lost, families and loved ones separated, it’s been a stressful year and so in this session, we focus on how to get through and manage these drastic life changes.
We also dive deep into how you can unblock subconscious beliefs of unworthiness while expanding into alignment with your purpose - to create a life you want to live.
For transcripts of episodes, go to anotherstartupstory.com
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Find Alice Law Website: lawali-life.comIG: @lawali_life
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