CALLUM CONNECTS INTERVIEWS Christopher Lim – Managing Director of Marano Furniture This article was originally published here: Christopher Lim – Managing Director of Marano Furniture The path from the education sector to producing high end furniture is not a well worn one, but it is the path Christopher Lim took. What’s your story? During my career in the education sector, I was tasked to handle my […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS INTERVIEWS Brian Kow – Co-Founder and Managing Director at Nic & Wes Builders This article was originally published here: Brian Kow – Co-Founder and Managing Director at Nic & Wes Builders The experience of improving his own home made Brian Kow decided to help others improve theirs. What’s your story? My wife, Jude, and I were homeowners ourselves going through the same problems other homeowners have gone through […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS INTERVIEWS Jesse Cai – Founder & Chiropractor of Square One Active Recovery This article was originally published here: Jesse Cai – Founder & Chiropractor of Square One Active Recovery Few entrepreneurs start a business with the intention of making themselves redundant to their clients, but that is what Jesse Cai has done, and he has made a success of it! What’s your story? When I moved back […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS INTERVIEWS Deb Chisholm – Founder & CEO Deb Chisholm This article was originally published here: Deb Chisholm – Founder & CEO Deb Chisholm Deb Chisholm has taken a childhood belief that everyone should be included and turned it into a business empowering people. What’s your story? My story begins on the playground of my elementary school. I was the kid who made sure everyone […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS INTERVIEWS Jeffrey Liu – Co-Founder & CEO of Jenfi This article was originally published here: Jeffrey Liu – Co-Founder & CEO of Jenfi The desire to help others grow their companies through increased funding is what motivates Jeffrey Liu What’s your story? I’m the co-founder and CEO of Jenfi, a fintech company that provides revenue based financing to digital native companies in Asia. In […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS INTERVIEWS Bracha Goetz – Owner of The Goetz Bookshop This article was originally published here: Bracha Goetz – Owner of The Goetz Bookshop Bracha Goetz produces picture books to benefit all ages. What’s your story? I write the books I wished for as a child. My picture books explain life’s deepest concepts in a clear and joyful way. This way children can gain the […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS INTERVIEWS Cathy Nesbitt – Founder of Cathy’s Crawly Composters This article was originally published here: Cathy Nesbitt – Founder of Cathy’s Crawly Composters Cathy Nesbitt environmental beliefs led her to start a worm business but her major focus now is improving people’s lives through laughter. What’s your story? I am a Health and Wellness Advocate. Founder of Cathy’s Crawly Composters (est 2002), Cathy’s Sprouters […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS INTERVIEWS Dylan Quarles – Founder & CEO Rainier Augusta Independent Publishing LLC. This article was originally published here: Dylan Quarles – Founder & CEO Rainier Augusta Independent Publishing LLC. After becoming a successful author, Dylan Quarles has made the transition to publishing. What’s your story? I am an award winning, bestselling author with over 100,000 readers worldwide. My fans will tell you that I write fast-paced page-turners […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS INTERVIEWS X Yuossima Diamond Rose – CEO of The Trauma Sanctuary This article was originally published here: X Yuossima Diamond Rose – CEO of The Trauma Sanctuary What’s your story? How do I do this in a 100 words? Firstly, I am not my story. I think we all become very attached to the path we have walked and create the illusion of who we think […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS PIYASAK UKRITNUKUN, MD Abandoning his hopes of studying for an MBA, Piyasak Ukritnukun has turned a relatively small lending company into a billion dollar financial inclusion company. What’s your story? I was born in the US and came back to Thailand to study at Thammasat Business School in 1999. After college, I spent two years with Boston Consulting Group […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Future Merging Of Mind And Machine Key Takeaway: Brain-computer interface (BCI) technology is rapidly redefining human potential, with breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and machine learning enabling the translation of thoughts into action. The brain is a complex network of over 80 billion neurons, processing thoughts, memories, emotions, and sensory inputs. Advances in AI, miniaturized electronics, and neuroimaging have led to the […] Written by Empirics Asia April 16, 2025April 16, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Hard Problem Of A.I. Key Takeaway: AI systems are often portrayed as human, but they are not sentient, conscious, or feeling. They lack the interoceptive feedback that shapes human cognition and are not able to understand the content they produce. This disconnect creates a gulf between real consciousness and synthetic simulation. The illusion of humanity projected by AI becomes […] Written by Empirics Asia April 15, 2025April 15, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Future Tech Of Music Is Space-Bending Key Takeaway: Researchers have developed a technology that creates “audible enclaves” in open air, creating highly focused, localized zones of sound. These isolated audio pockets allow sound to materialize only at a precise point in space, unheard by others nearby. This breakthrough could revolutionize public communication, entertainment, military applications, and office design. The process, known […] Written by Empirics Asia April 9, 2025April 9, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Promise And Peril Of A.I. Therapy Key Takeaway: AI-powered mental health tools, such as chatbots and self-help apps, offer immediate emotional support to those in need. However, these tools cannot replace the complexity, depth, and ethical safeguards of human therapy, especially when dealing with serious mental health issues. AI lacks emotional understanding, cultural context, and real-time adaptability, which can be dangerous […] Written by Empirics Asia April 8, 2025April 8, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Humanity’s Greatest Threat Might Come From Above Key Takeaway: The discovery of asteroid 2024 YR4 has reignited fears about cosmic threats, highlighting the need for a global planetary defense system. Political scientist Daniel Deudney warns that unchecked expansion into space, especially with geopolitical rivalries, could be a recipe for global disaster. The fear of space, its vastness, and existential indifference is deeply […] Written by Empirics Asia April 7, 2025April 7, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How Cereal Sparked The Plant Based Revolution Key Takeaway: John Harvey Kellogg, a controversial doctor, played a significant role in the development of the plant-based movement. He combined the Progressive Era with “biologic living” and established an experimental kitchen to develop alternatives to meat. In 1896, the U.S. Department of Agriculture asked Kellogg to create a plant-based protein that could rival meat […] Written by Empirics Asia April 4, 2025April 4, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Are Viruses Alive? Key Takeaway: The question of whether viruses are alive or not has become increasingly complex due to the lack of a universally accepted definition of life. Viruses are neither truly alive nor completely inanimate, as they cannot replicate on their own and have no metabolism or self-contained cellular structure. They can, however, hijack a host […] Written by Empirics Asia April 3, 2025April 3, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rethinking Education Key Takeaways: The Industrial model of education that fueled the modern era and its dizzying reach did its job incredibly well. In his writing, Flynn illustrates study after study, spanning nations and decades, in which modern educational gift of abstraction — a transcendent sign of intelligence, as we saw in Raven’s Matrices — has been […] Written by Anthony Fieldman March 2, 2022October 19, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How China Is Transforming Its Economy Through Learning I highly recommend reading the McKinsey Global Institute’s new report, “Reskilling China: Transforming The World’s Largest Workforce Into Lifelong Learners”, which focuses on the country’s biggest employment challenge, re-training its workforce and the adoption of practices such as lifelong learning to address the growing digital transformation of its productive fabric. How to transform the country […] Written by Enrique Dans February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Why You’re Not Seeing Success With Influencer Marketing With the new year around the corner, now is a good time to re-evaluate your past marketing strategies and gear up for the year ahead. For some businesses, influencer marketing has simply not seemed to live up to its lofty promises of genuine engagement, credibility, and transparency. Some have claimed that it has been failing […] Written by Michael Tan January 14, 2021January 15, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A New Philosophy of Business I’m about to ask you to take a mental leap. For the next 8 minutes, suspend your notions of what a business is, and I’ll propose a new lens for you to look through. There are a lot of questions asked around what “community” means for business. “Where should community fit in my organization?” and […] Written by Empirics Asia September 5, 2018September 5, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked