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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 153: From Being Told to "SHUT UP" to RM150+...

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2025/10/26

Hui Jing’s life reads like a TVB drama.Her mum was forced to be the sole provider for the family after her dad landed them in bad debt. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Hui Jing understood the importance of money & joined the work force young - at the below-legal age of 15 - for a mediocre RM4/hour.It wasn’t easy.But it kickstarted a series of jobs that saw her go from working as at McDonald’s to The Body Shop to becoming a finalist for the Red Bull Female Driver Search in 2009 (they were offering a cash

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Ep 152.2: Art World's Greatest Conman Escaped the...

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2025/06/17

We're back with Part 2 with Ken Perenyi, arguably one of the art world's greatest and most successful conman?!In Part 1 of Ken's STIMY interview (do check it out if you haven't already done so), we covered his journey including how he first launched his art forgery 'career' (hint: it involves a broken bathroom that crashed through the ceiling to the restaurant below!).In Part 2, Ken discusses his motivations, the thrill of creating and selling fake art, and how he managed to

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Ep 152.1: Art World's Greatest Con Man: How Ken Sold...

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2025/01/06

Would you break the law if it made you a multimillionaire?That’s what happened with Ken Perenyi - one of the most “successful” art forgers in the world.His works have been sold all over the world, including in Christie’s and Sotheby’s, with one painting going for as high as $717,000!He was also close friends with Roy Cohn - the notorious lawyer who helped Trump enter the New York market. The Independent called him the evil master architect who mentored Donald Trump (to Ken, he was just a great

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Ep 151: There is NO Joy in Film Production 😫 | Jared...

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2024/12/01

Imagine growing up in a hair salon.Being thrown out of the house and sleeping in an abandoned cupboard.Being bullied in school and almost failing SPM.But knowing deep down inside that you love storytelling.You just… don’t know what that means.And how to make that dream a reality.That was Jared Lee - one of Malaysia’s most famous YouTubers and the founder of the award-winning production house, Grim Film.Jared started his journey in an event company, while also freelancing as a storyboard artist and

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Ep 150.2: I committed career suicide?! | Jonathan...

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2024/11/04

Jonathan Mildenhall is the former Managing Director of TBWA, SVP of the Coca-Cola Company, first CMO at Airbnb and Independent Board Member at Peloton Interactive, Co-Founder of TwentyFirstCenturyBrand and current Chief Marketing Officer at Rocket Companies.And we are back this week with Part 2 of our interview with Jonathan.Last week, we dove deep into his childhood growing up & how everything was stacked against him: he was the only black person in his family and community, was working class

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Ep 150.1: I was the poster child at Coca-Cola... |...

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2024/10/27

Jonathan Mildenhall is the former Managing Director of TBWA, Senior Vice President of the Coca-Cola Company, first CMO at Airbnb and Independent Board Member at Peloton Interactive, Co-Founder of TwentyFirstCenturyBrand and current Chief Marketing Officer at Rocket Companies.In other words, someone at the very top of the marketing industry. Who was once treated as an experiment.Growing up in Leed, Jonathan faced tremendous physical and racial abuse. It got so bad that he once ran to his mum, telling

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53:11

Ep 149: This Is Not Going to Work! | Rodney Wong...

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2024/09/16

Rodney Wong is the CEO of Munchy's, one of the largest Malaysia-based snack food manufacturer with presence in over 60 countries globally.Which makes him the Willy Wonka of Malaysia!And he's had quite the varied career.From tobacco to Coca-Cola, Petronas and now the world of snacks and sweets, Rodney is testimony to the fact that we all need to take charge of our own career and personal development to get to where we want.The question is... how?While everyone's path is different,

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Ep 148.2: The Impossible Game + Scared of Wives...

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2024/09/10

We're back with Part 2 with Dato' Sri Idris Jala - the former CEO of Malaysia Airlines, Managing Director of Shell Sri Lanka and Senator & Minister in the Malaysian Prime Minister’s Office, and current Chairman of PEMANDU.In Part 1 of this So This Is My Why feature, we delved into his tribal origins, how becoming top of his class was a matter of life and death, and his journey to becoming the Managing Director in Shell Sri Lanka - still his toughest gig to date. Listen here:

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Ep 148.1: "I Wrote the Cockiest Letter!" | Dato' Sri...

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2024/08/05

When Dato Sri Idris Jala became the Managing Director of Shell Sri Lanka, he wasn’t expecting to hold the country on ransom.The Sri Lanka unit had already experienced 27 years of continuous losses when he took over. And on Day 1, what Idris had to handle was: bombs strapped to his depot, the kidnapping of his transport manager, a major labour strike and…Threatening letters sent by a professional sniper who knew where he lived, where he worked, when he left each place and the exact route he took each

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Ep 147: Far East Hospitality CEO: "I Thought My Life...

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2024/06/16

When Arthur Kiong, CEO of Far East Hospitality, failed his A Levels, he thought his life was pretty much over.His dad even told him, "I’m sorry, you had your shot but you missed it" and in Arthur's own words, "I was lost and I was discouraged and I was in a great deal of pain and despair."Arthur ended up selling slimming products on the streets because it was the only job he could find before applying to Mediocorp to become a stage technician.Things took a turn when he was asked

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Ep 146.2: Waiting to Die + We Don't Have to be that...

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2024/06/11

“When people say it’s ok, I don’t need a family, I don’t need a partner, I say bullshit.”Woon Tai Ho is most known for being the founder of Channel News Asia & author of prolific books like the trilogy by George Yeo (Singapore’s former foreign minister). But has the success been worth it?What are some of his biggest regrets in life?In Part 1 (which you should listen to if you haven’t), we explored all of his big career achievements and the challenges that came with it, including being summoned

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Ep 146.1: I didn't know I was poor! | Woon Tai Ho...

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2024/05/20

Growing up, Woon Tai Ho - Channel NewsAsia founder & Bestselling Author of books like the George Yeo trilogy, Soul of Ink, Riot Green- didn’t know he was poor.Until he invited his friends over and was asked questions like:❓ Where’s your phone?❓ Where’s your sofa?None of which he had.Which made him realise that actually, he was pretty poor. 😅 But he was never ashamed of it.When his sister invited him to stay at the house she was working at as a domestic helper, that changed his world.“I couldn’t

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Ep 145: Are You a Masochistic Book Lover? | Kenny...

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2024/04/30

“Are you a masochist?”“Do you love books that much?”If you want to be a bookseller, than those are the questions you need to ask yourself - according to Kenny Chan, the former Senior Director at Kinokuniya Book Stores (Asia Pacific) - he spent ~20 years of his career there prior to his retirement!But prior to bookseller, Kenny was a foreign diplomat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore, where he was posted to London as their Trade and Culture Attache.He then switched to bookselling, first at

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Ep 144: Going viral with 500k following as an Italian...

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2024/03/31

Gero DiMaria knows what it means to go truly viral.He's an Italian chef & owner of Kucina - Singapore's first authentic halal food restaurant. But he's also a bona fide Italian culinary superstar with over 500k followers on social media - 256k on Instagram & 252.6k on TikTok!He took the world by storm with his recent series of viral reels on choosing the best pasta/cheeses in grocery stores, and that had a real trickle down effect on his business.So we dig into all the juicy

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Ep 143: Becoming Singapore’s 1st Professional...

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2024/03/24

Would you die for your passion?Most wouldn’t but for 58-year-old Swee Chiow, Singapore’s first professional adventurer, it’s a question he must face every day.And it all began when he caught a glimpse of Mount Everest from a plane.He was working in IT (Singapore Airlines) then, but he decided from that one glimpse that he wanted to climb Mount Everest - a dream that took him a mere 10 years to achieve!The journey was hard.He knew nothing. So he read many books & even went on a 10-day

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Ep 142: I've Done Something Many Haven't Had the...

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2024/03/17

Meet Lucas Lu - Head of Zoom Asia.And also a fellow Sarawakian!Lucas has had an illustrious career going from GM of Systems Technology Group at IBM Malaysia where they closed large deals within the first 6 months, leading to Lucas winning ASEAN Rookie of the Year - his first big recognition. He ended up staying at IBM for 10 years and won 2 Global Gordon Circle Awards before moving on to become:General Manager, AstroGM (Tech Sales Malaysia), OracleSenior Director (APAC Enterprise Commercial Sales

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ICYMI: The 6 Powerful Women in the Room - Jacqueline...

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2024/03/13

This episode is a compilation of 6 of the most powerful women featured on the So This Is My Why podcast, discussing the milestones that led them on their journey to successEp 124: Jacqueline Novogratz Jacqueline is the founder & CEO of Acumen - a non-profit global venture capital fund that aims to use entrepreneurial approaches to address global poverty. As the OG of impact investing, she shares her experience in Rwanda and learning that the most important thing is to build something where you

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Ep 141: Inheriting a 100-year-old family business |...

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2024/03/10

Sponsor: Descript - an AI-enabled software that makes it possible to edit weekly videos efficiently because it transcribes a 1.5 hour interview in 1 minute - and allows all editing to be done via the transcript! To find out more: https://www.descript.com/?lmref=sjT9JA * It’s not every day that you get to inherit a 100-year-old family business, but that’s exactly what Fong Wai Kheng has done.Fong is the fourth generation of his family to run Tong Heng - Singapore’s top confectionary shop most known

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Ep 140.2: The Secret to Picking F&B Winners & Winning...

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2024/03/05

Hey STIMIES! Welcome back to Part 2 of the So This Is My Why Podcast with Loh Lik Peng - CEO & Founder of Unlisted Collection.In Part 1, we covered Lik Peng’s journey from wanting to become a doctor (just like his parents) to becoming a commercial litigator and purchasing his first hotel property: Hotel 1929.The property that kickstarted his crazy career pivot. But the F&B industry is a tough place to be. You need a good dose of hard work, luck and… a talent for spotting F&B talent

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Ep 140.1: The No-Nonsense 'Lucky' Hotelier?! | Loh...

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2024/03/04

Want to know how a lawyer became a successful hotelier with 40 hotels & 9 Michelin-starred restaurants in Singapore, London, Ireland, Shanghai & Sydney?!Look no further than today’s STIMY guest: Loh Lik Peng, the founder of Unlisted Collection.Lik Peng grew up expecting to be a doctor, like his parents. But ended up practising as a commercial litigator for 3 years.During that time, the world was hit with the Asian Financial Crisis and a rundown property called Hotel 1929 came onto the

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