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So This Is My Why

A podcast featuring inspiring people about their journey to discovering and living their "WHY" or purpose in life. With your host & producer, Ling Yah, we deep dive into everything from finances to dealing with doubts and setbacks, and how to forge an unconventional career from ground zero! Expect to hear from entrepreneurs, artists, journalists, musicians, Hollywood actresses, VC founders and more. Visit www.sothisismywhy.com for more details!

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Ep 61: Austen Allred (Co-Founder & CEO, Lambda...

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2021/10/25

Austen Allred is the co-founder & CEO of Lambda School: a virtual coding school that is completely free to attend, until its graduates earn at least $50,000/year. Lambda School is betting on its student’s success as its success, and has seen its graduates go on to work as developers in Fortune 100 companies and prominent startups including Google, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs and more.But even prior to founding Lambda School & being accepted into Y Combinator, Austen has had a wealth of

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Ep 60: David Grief (former Senior Clerk, Essex Court...

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2021/10/19

David Grief is the CEO of David Grief International Consultancy Pte & former Senior Clerk at Essex Court Chambers - known as one of the UK's most prominent commercial sets with a multimillion-pound turnover. Described in a recent TIMES article as a “giant among clerks”, David has spent over 40 plus years managing barristers’ chambers including at Gray’s Inn Chambers, 17 Old Buildings, Lincoln’s Inn and finally, as Senior Clerk and Head of Administration at Essex Court Chambers. But what does

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Ep 59: Ooi Boon Hoe (CEO & Director, Jurong Port Pte...

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2021/10/05

Ooi Boon Hoe is the current Director and Chief Executive Officer of Jurong Port Pte Ltd, which is one of Singapore’s two main commercial terminal operators.In this episode, we explore how Boon Hoe went from working in the military, where he obtained a 1st Class Pass from Britannia Royal Naval College, was a recipient of the Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Training Award, and a Singapore Armed Forces Merit Scholarship.Boon Hoe later worked in corporate finance in DBS Bank before moving into the port

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Ep 58: Nigel Stanislaus (Celebrity Makeup Artist, Mr...

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2021/09/28

Nigel Stanislaus is a highly celebrated makeup artist who’s been a part of international television shows like Project Runway, X-Factor, Make Me A Supermodel and also a judge on Australia’s Next Top Model and Asia’s Next Top Model. His editorial works span the likes of Harper's Bazaar, Cosmopolitan L’Officiel, Elle, Marie Claire, GQ, and Esquire and he has worked with celebrities like John Legend, Suki Waterhouse, Kelly Osborne, Gigi & Bella Hadid, Scary Spice - Melanie Brown, and most

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Ep 57: Robert James Ashe - x4 Emmy-nominated...

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2021/09/14

Robert James Ashe is a 4-time Emmy nominated editor and title designer, best known for being the Head of Post Production on Conan for nearly 8 years. He has also worked for Conan O'Brien on the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour, The 2014 MTV Movie Awards, and his show CONAN on TBS. Rob also served as the announcer, title designer, and lead editor for The Pete Holmes Show on TBS.Here, Robert shares how he went from being an army brat

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Ep 56: Amra Naidoo (Co-Founder, Accelerating Asia &...

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2021/08/30

Amra Naidoo is the co-founder of Accelerating Asia, an early stage venture capital fund that runs programs for startups and investors, and General Partner at Accelerating Asia Ventures. Prior to that, she was the Head of Corporate Partnerships at UN Women, including Project Inspire (a UN Women global social entrepreneurship program) and a part of muru-D’s, which was one of the top startup accelerators in Asia. She is also the APAC Regional Lead for Shaper Impact Capital and Outgoing Curator for the

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Ep 55: Karl Mak (Co-Founder, Hepmil Media Group -...

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2021/07/19

Karl Mak is a Singaporean entrepreneur and co-founder and CEO of HEPMIL Media Group: a holding company that owns SGAG, MGAG, PGAG, SGEEK and HEPMIL Creators’ Network.If you’re a fan of memes, then you’re in for a treat because that is precisely what HEPMIL specialises in!Karl shares how he almost became a professional swimmer, how he built a flourishing real estate career while in school, his experiences (and failure) with his first startup & how he ended up co-founding SGAG with Adrian Ang,

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Ep 54: Yulia Brodskaya (Paper Artist & Illustrator)

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2021/07/13

Yulia Brodskaya is a Russian artist and illustrator known for painting with paper. Pioneering contemporary paper quilling, she uses thick, coloured paper to compose stunningly detailed 3d portraits. And her work is owned by the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Hermés, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Paramount Pictures, Country Music Association, The New York Times Magazine, Washington Post, New York Observer, and Issey Miyake. She also designed the official poster for the 2015 Wimbledon Championships,

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Ep 53: Rahul Chaudhary - MD & CEO, CG Corp Global &...

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2021/07/04

Rahul Chaudhary is the Managing Director & CEO at CG Corp Global and CG Hospitality Holdings. And the second son of Binod Chaudhary, who is the first & only Forbes-listed multi-billionaire from Nepal! In this STIMY episode, Rahul shares what it’s like being the 4th-generation heir of a 140-year family business empire, starting from being a sporting champion at boarding school to striking his first business deal in New York, where everything that could possibly go wrong, did!And how the CG

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Ep 52: Kendrick Nguyen (Co-Founder of Republic) - on...

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2021/06/21

Kendrick Nguyen is the co-founder & CEO of Republic - one of the US’s top equity crowdfunding platforms where over USD$ 100 million has already been raised in just 2021 alone. And boasts a heavily curated list of startups that, according to Kendrick, is harder to get into than Harvard!Before Republic, Kendrick was a trading and securities lawyer at Wall Street. Knowing that this wasn’t for him, he eventually transitioned into becoming a Stanford teaching fellow and COO of Kanbar Enterprises. He

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Ep 51.2: Nick Bernstein (Senior Vice President, Late...

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2021/06/16

Nick Bernstein is the Senior Vice President of Late Night Programming (West Coast) at ViacomCBS & is the executive in charge of the Late Late Show with James Corden. In Part 2 of this STIMY episode with Nick, we explore how the Comcast's 51% acquisition of NBC Universal impacted Nick personally, how he ended up being the executive producer of the Pete Holmes show & ultimately (currently!) the executive in charge of the Late Late Show with James Corden. Nick talks about all things related

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Ep 51.1: Nick Bernstein (Senior Vice President, Late...

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2021/06/13

Nick Bernstein is the Senior Vice President of Late Night Programming (West Coast) at ViacomCBS & is the executive in charge of the Late Late Show with James Corden. In Part 1 of this episode with Nick, we explore what it was like growing up in Maryland and how he would spend 4 hours every Sunday morning charting America’s Top 40 biggest hits on radio, the impact that Camp Taconic had & continues to have in his life, and how he ended up being an NBC page and working with legendary late night

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Ep 50.2: Ning-Geng Ong (Founder, Chocolate Concierge...

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2021/06/09

PART 2 of STIMY’s interview with Ning-Geng Ong - Artisan chocolate maker, farmer, and founder of Chocolate Concierge & Culture Cacao.For Part 1, please refer to the earlier episode. Highlights:2:48: How the signature flavours of chocolate are brought out4:34: What Ning means by saying he is “fiercely unbending”12:10: Why Ning runs fermentation anywhere between 6 to 71 days!18:23: The sheltered, sun-drying process21:54: Creating some of Chocolate Concierge’s signature flavours, including Assam

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Ep 50.1: Ning-Geng Ong (Founder, Chocolate Concierge...

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2021/06/06

Part 1 of STIMY's episode with Ning-Geng Ong - a farmer, chocolate marker, flavour fanatic and founder of Chocolate Concierge & Culture Cacao, where he makes incredible single-origin Malaysian chocolate. In this episode, Ning shares his journey from majoring in physics and computer science, to founding a business in chocolate making. In particular, what it is like working with the indigenous community (including stories involving tigers, a durian thief and a murder!).Highlights:2:31: Loving

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Ep 49: Dato' Thomas Mun Lung Lee - Senior Partner,...

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2021/05/25

Dato’ Thomas Mun Lung Lee is a Senior Partner & founding member of Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill - one of the largest law firms in Malaysia. He was also previously Chairman of AIA Public Takaful Bhd and AIA Malaysia Berhad, had directorships at AIG Malaysia Insurance Berhad, was a member of the Appeals Committee of Bursa Malaysia Berhad and Chairman and Non-Executive Director Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd & Alliance Merchant Bank Berhad. He also served on the Board of UMW Holdings

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Ep 48: Oz Pearlman (Emmy Award-Winning Mentalist &...

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2021/05/16

Oz Pearlman is an Emmy award-winning mentalist & magician who recently emerged as the runner up & finalist in America’s Got Talent Season 10 in 2015. In this STIMY, Oz shares what he was like as a child, discovering magic on a cruise ship to Bermuda and how that transformed his life as he obsessed over mastering magic. Oz got so good, he paid his own way through college and even continued it as a side hustle while working at Merrill Lynch before deciding to take the leap & become a

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Ep 47: Lincoln Lee Ming (Co-Founder, Rice Inc &...

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2021/05/09

Lincoln Lee Ming is a Malaysian social entrepreneur, biomedical science graduate from University College London, UK & founder of a social enterprise called Rice Inc., which seeks to combat the 26 million tons of rice wasted during production every year & help smallholder rice farmers break through the convoluted supply chain In this STIMY episode, we cover how Lincoln’s entrepreneurial streak first came up in his childhood in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (beginning at the age of 13!) and how he

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Ep 46: Azran Osman-Rani (CEO of Naluri Hidup;...

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2021/04/29

Azran Osman-Rani is one of Malaysia's most well-known CEOs & entrepreneur and in this STIMY episode, we cover his colourful & highly impressive career that has included being:CEO and Co-Founder, Naluri Hidup (now)CEO of iflix Malaysia. Dragon-Keeper of the TaoCEO, AirAsia X BerhadSenior Director, Business Development, Astro All Asia Networks plcSenior Vice President, Kuala Lumpur Stock ExchangeAssociate Partner, McKinsey & CompanyAssociate, Booz Allen & Hamilton But how did it

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Ep 45: Pui Wan Lim ("Picoworm") - Life of a...

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2021/04/20

Lim Pui Wan is a Malaysian miniature artist who discovered her love of miniatures at the age of 14 and has, since 2014 under “Picoworm”, become a full-time professional miniature artist. In 2020, she was even part of Ryan Reynold’s “Ryan Doesn’t Know” Snapchat series!In this STIMY episode, Pui Wan shares what it takes to forge a path to becoming a professional miniature artist. Highlights:4:10: Figuring out how to make miniature art8:02: Making her first miniature art9:08: Joining her first

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Ep 44: Joe Sidek - Festival Director, George Town...

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2021/04/14

Best Known as director of the George Town Festival, Joe Sidek has established himself as one of Malaysia’s strong advocates for the arts.Prior to becoming a festival director, Joe Sidek played major roles in various forms of art expression – from event management, art curator-ship, restaurant ownership and even costume design. He also still runs his family–owned textile chemical factory, Chemdyes Sdn Bhd.Since 2010 when he began GTF, in 2018, Joe also directed the 3-year-old Rainforest Fringe

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