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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 23: Sarah Chen - Co-Founder of Beyond the Billion...

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2020/11/08

Sarah Chen is many things but she is above all. a powerful advocate & role model for women empowerment. She is the co-founder of Lean In Malaysia, which boasts over 5,000 women within the network, bringing women back into the workforce, accelerating women into leadership positions. And also sits on multiple boards including 131 & counting, which is a bipartisan effort to fete the unprecedented number of women serving in the House and Senate, to encourage more women to run for office in the

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Ep 22: Alena Murang - Sarawakian Sape Player, Visual...

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2020/11/01

Alena Ose’ Murang is a Sarawakian sape player singer, teacher, speaker, social entrepreneur, visual artist & heritage advocate. Born in Kuching, Sarawak, to a Kelabit father, Ose Murang and English-Italian mother Valerie Mashman, Alena and her older brother were immersed in their local heritage from young including dance and the local lute instrument, the sape. While Alena has never formally studied music, she answered her calling to be a keeper of stories for her people and in 2016, released

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Ep 21: Saw Teong Hin - Director, Producer & Writer...

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2020/10/26

Saw Teong Hin is an award-winning, Malaysian director, producer and screenwriter for film, TV and theatre and was Louis Vuitton Malaysia’s Generation Next (2003), was Tatler’s 100 People You Must Know In Asia (2006), received the CHT Essence Art Award (2009), was August Man, Men Of The Year (2017) and was Chinese Film Association Malaysia Leading Film Industry Person (2018). He is best known for his directorial debut of “Puteri Gunung Ledang” (2004) - the first Malaysian submission for the Academy

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Ep 20: Tan Kheng Hua - Singaporean Actress & Producer...

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2020/10/18

Tan Kheng Hua is a popular award-winning actress/producer in Singapore and Malaysia. Kheng has appeared on stage, and in TV series and movies that include Phua Chu Kang, The Philanthropist (NBC), The Patriarch (UFA), Serangoon Road (HBO Asia Original Series), Netflix’s Original Series, Marco Polo, and most recently, as “Kerry Chu”, the mother to Constance Wu in in the movie adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s Crazy Rich Asians. She is currently filming CW’s Kung Fu series. In this STIMY episode, we dive deep

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Ep 19: Patricia Kelikani - Emmy-Award Winning...

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2020/10/11

Patricia Kelikani is a multiple Emmy award-winning filmmaker and videographer. Having spent 12 years working at Loma Linda University where she became Director of Advancement Films, she is also the producer, director and cinematographer of the 12-time Emmy award winning TV documentary series, “Life on the Line”, narrated by Lisa Ling. In 2014, Patricia became a freelancer and founded Kelikani Films & Kelikani Consulting, where she teaches people how to make lucrative videos from home. Some of

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Ep 18: Dr Jason Leong - Malaysia's Top Stand-Up...

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2020/10/04

Dr Jason Leong is a former doctor turned Malaysian stand-up comedian star who has been enthralling his audience since 2010 when he did his first open mic gig at Zouk, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Since then, he has gone on to, amongst others, Be the first Malaysian to win the 7th International HK Comedy Competition 2013 & win the title of Crowd Favourite;Perform at Comedy Central’s Stand-Up Asia, Hollywood’s Laugh Factory & New York’s Gotham Comedy Club; andHave his own Netflix Special called

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Ep 17: Louisa Gurski - British Olympian & 3-time...

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2020/09/27

Louisa Jane Gurski is a two-time British Olympian who competed as a sprint kayaker in the London 2012 Olympic Games (5th place) and Rio 2016 Olympic Games (7th place) and the inaugural European Games in Baku. She has obtained incredible achievements including the gold medal in the K-1 5000m at the World Championships, and the silver and bronze in 2013 Montemor-o-Velho and 2009 Brandenburg respectively for the European ChampionshipsLouisa spent nearly 20 years as an elite athlete and she shared:What

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Ep 16: Renyi Chin - Co-Founder of MyBurgerLab,...

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2020/09/20

Renyi is the co-founder of MyBurgerLab, MyPizzaLab and MyBobaLab alongside his friends and partners, Chang Ming and Wee Kiat. If you live in KL, you will probably have heard of MyBurgerLab: the burger joint that went completely viral several years ago with their charcoal buns & continue to hit the headlines due to their innovative flavours. Quirky options that include the nasi lemak burger, the salted egg yolk burger and the upcoming flavour, The World’s Smelliest Burger!Renyi is a university

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Ep 15: Yi Jun Loh - Malaysian Food Blogger, Writer &...

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2020/09/13

Yi Jun Loh is a Malaysian food blogger at Jun & Tonic (nominated for the Saveur Blog Award 2018), a food writer for TASTE, Saveur & Food52 & podcaster for Malaysian’s national radio channel BFM (Baking Bread) & his own podcast, Take a Bao. If you’ve ever wondered how you can break into the Malaysian food industry, then this is the podcast episode for you!Who is Yi Jun Loh?Now you would’ve expected for one in the creative industry, that Yi Jun always had a deep love of food &

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Ep 14: Joey Law - Former Senior Inspector of the Hong...

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2020/09/06

Joey Law is the mother of 15-year-old Founder & CEO of MinorMynas, Hillary Yip, who was our STIMY Episode 13 guest!Joey & Hillary are STIMY’s very first mother-daughter pairing and I’m so honoured to have them on board. This episode is particularly dear to my heart because even before I’d launched STIMY, I knew that I wanted to feature inspiring mothers like Joey on the podcast. I really want STIMY to be a place that features the amazing, life-changing, self-sacrificing work that mothers are

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Ep 13: Hillary Yip - 15-Year-Old Founder of MinorMynas

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2020/08/30

Hillary Yip is the CEO of MinorMynas, a startup that creates fun, immersive, online products for children worldwide in a safe environment. And as at the time of this interview being recorded, she is a mere 15 years old! She founded MinorMynas at the age of 10 - which makes her one of the youngest CEOs in the World, and has been featured in places such as the BBC, CCTV, Yitiao, Yeti and the South China Morning Post. She is also a popular keynote speaker and has appeared on TEDx stages, events by HSBC

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Ep 12: Danielle Kettlewell - Olympian (Australian...

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2020/08/23

Danielle Merlyn Kettlewell is an Australian synchronised swimmer who competed in the team synchronised swimming event in the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. She was vice-captain of the Australian team which placed eighth overall with 75.4333 in the free routine and 74.0667 in the technical. She was also selected as Australia’s first Mixed Duet in the sport of artistic swimming for the 2019 FINA World Aquatic Championships. She is now a coach and motivational speaker. Who is Danielle Merlyn

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Ep 11: Morgan Then - Electronic Music Artist...

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2020/08/16

Morgan Then is the Sarawakian half of the popular Australian electronic duo, Slumberjack. Since launching their career with a No. 1 track on Triple J’s influential sister station, Unearthed, SLUMBERJACK have released four EPs—including their newest effort, Black & Blue—and over 10 singles. They’ve received 2 ARIA Gold Records (for their 2014 self-titled debut and their 2017 single, “Fracture”), while their second EP, Fracture, debuted at No. 1 on iTunes Australia’s electronic chart.ChildhoodWe

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Ep 10: Benjamin Von Wong - Social Artivist Who's...

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2020/08/08

Benjamin Von Wong is Canadian mining engineer turned social artivist/photographer who designs campaigns around social impact and has succeeded in raising over 100 million views for different causes including plastics, fast fashion and electronic waste. He has a Guinness Book Record, a community of over 500,000 followers and tries to change the world through amplifying positive impact.Who is Benjamin Von Wong?Von was born in Canada and his parents are first-generation Chinese Malaysian immigrants

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Ep 9: Rabi Malla - Social Entrepreneur & Founder of...

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2020/08/01

Rabi Chandra Malla is the founder of KOLPA - a social enterprise based in Kathmandu, Nepal that aims to promote sustainable & exclusive handmade goods produced by various indigenous communities from across the country (including the nomadic Raute tribe!).Who is Rabi Chandra Malla?Rabi was born in Bhaktapur and grew up in Kathmandu, Nepal. Having spent his formative years in a boarding school for the children of ex-police officers, Rabi became aware of the growing mental health issues in Nepal

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Ep 8: Barbara Woolsey - Canadian Freelance Journalist...

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2020/07/25

Barbara Woolsey is a Canadian freelance journalist currently based in Berlin, Germany and our guest for Episode 8 of the So This Is My Why podcast. Who is Barbara Woolsey?Barbara Woolsey was raised on the Canadian prairies in a culturally-vibrant family. She is of Filipino, Scottish and Irish heritage - a unique background that meant that she was quite unlike anyone else she knew while growing up!We explore the question of identity, particularly as a first generation immigrant in Canada, as well as

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Ep 7: Jan Wong - Malaysian Serial Entrepreneur &...

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2020/07/18

Jan Wong is a Forbes 30 Under 30, Malaysian serial entrepreneur, youth advocate & founder of OpenMinds - a data-driven martech company he bootstrapped for 8 years & generates millions in revenue with offices in Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Hong Kong and at one point, Kazakhstan!Jan’s entrepreneurial spirit was present from a very young age. He pursued an IT course at University College of Technology & Innovation.At the age of 17, he spotted a gap in the market & established his first

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Ep 6: Ashley Dean - First Artist of the Royal Ballet...

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2020/07/09

Ashley Dean is a South African dancer and a First Artist at the Royal Ballet in London, which is the premier ballet company in the UK. I was just blown away by her love & talent for dancing, her grit, her bravery in dropping out of school at the age of 15 in pursuit of that dream, her love of family and unwavering trust & faith in God no matter what came her way. Ashley, I’m in awe of you & feel so privileged to be able to feature you on this podcast!Who is Ashley Dean?Ashley Dean grew

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Ep 5: Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt - Violist of the...

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2020/07/05

Being in a quartet is like being in a marriage, says Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, violist and founding member of the world renowned award-winning Dover Quartet & our guest for Episode 5 of the So This Is My Why Podcast. Holding dual citizenship in the US and the Netherlands, Milena considers herself to have grown up “a little bit of everywhere” including in Oxford (UK), Baltimore and Jacksonville. Her father taught her the piano before, feeling fed up with the instrument, she chose the violin as

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Ep 4: Sara Holden - How I Became A Hollywood Stunt...

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2020/07/02

Today’s guest is Sara Holden and she, well, has been shot, strangled, bludgeoned, suffocated & died in pretty much every imaginable way possible on the big & small screens! Sounds crazy?Not at all. She’s pretty used to it, given her career as a Hollywood stunt actress!A quick look at her IMDb profile will reveal an impressive CV with appearances in I’m Your Woman, Batwoman, General Hospital, Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, Veronica Mars, NCIS, American Horror Story, Venom, The Walking Dead,

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