Callum Connects Interviews Yungyi Su – Founder & CEO Ruleless Studio March 27, 2021March 27, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked This article was originally published here: Yungyi Su – Founder & CEO Ruleless Studio Yungyi Su has turned his diverse approach to the fashion industry into a business. What’s your story? I am a Taiwanese who established a new type of consultancy studio, Ruleless Studio (RLS), for textiles/fashion industry in Tokyo, Japan in 2019. Our […]
Callum Connects PIYASAK UKRITNUKUN, MD January 7, 2021January 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked 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 […]
Callum Connects Entrepreneurship Interviews ALEX NG, Founder and Director January 4, 2021December 16, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Never one to be constrained by convention, Alex Ng has created Singapore’s first unstaffed store, powered by AI. What’s your story? Since I was young, I have had the habit of choosing less popular or niche decisions. For example, instead of playing computer games during my secondary school days, I found more enjoyment in selling […]
Callum Connects Entrepreneurship Interviews MINESH PORE, Co-Founder and CEO January 1, 2021December 16, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Minesh Pore has used his global trade expertise to create a ‘dating’ agency where buyers can meet suppliers and BuyHive does the crucial bits in the middle. What’s your story? BuyHive wanted to solve the problem of trust and transparency in sourcing to improve buyers’ outcomes, especially with the assumptions that the growing segment of […]
Journal Sociology Covid 19 Management Strategies & Outcomes: East Asia & Western World December 31, 2020December 31, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked In December 2019, a new strain of Coronavirus, later identified as SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2) or COVID-19, began to surface in Wuhan, China. By February 2020, COVID-19 had become a pandemic which required emergency measures across the globe. However, regions in East Asia and Europe adopted different pandemic strategies which led to […]
Callum Connects Entrepreneurship Interviews SCHWIN CHIARAVANONT, Founder & Managing Partner December 31, 2020December 16, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked After being educated in the USA, Schwin returned to his native Thailand and began his career into asset management What’s your story? I grew up in Thailand and was sent to the US at the age of 12, where I studied for 10 years. I have a very entrepreneurial nature and am also very passionate […]
Callum Connects Entrepreneurship Interviews TRISTAN HAHNER, Co-founder December 30, 2020December 17, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked A commitment to knowledge and truth was the basis of Tristan Hahner’s desire to enable patients to access an online resource of medical information. What’s your story? As a firm believer in education, I’m passionate about healthcare and trying to improve the quality of people’s lives. Through DoctorxDentist, people have access to free, expert knowledge […]
Callum Connects Entrepreneurship Interviews MAXWELL KIMBERLEY-THOMPSON, CEO December 29, 2020December 16, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked A far-sighted gift from his grandfather set Maxwell Kimberley-Thompson on a technological path which could not have been conceived of at the time. What’s your story? Ever since my grandfather handed me a pile of papers with HTML, how to build a website, I have been hooked on digital tech and marketing. Building websites gave […]
Callum Connects Entrepreneurship Interviews MIKE SIM, Chief Executive Officer December 28, 2020December 17, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked A mid-life career change set Mike Sim on a route that led to him starting a fund management company managing high-value clients throughout Asia. What’s your story? After a mid-life career switch, I started as a banker and slowly moved up the ranks. I survived some major restructuring as my Team Manager had faith in […]
Callum Connects Entrepreneurship Interviews Xin Hong Tan, Youtuber – Women’s advocate December 27, 2020October 21, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Xin Hong Transforms Women’s Lives What’s your story? I came from a broken family. My father was hot-tempered and my mum was a hard headed woman. Since my youth their relationship was awful. Domestic violence often happened in my family. Sometimes we were awakened by their fighting in the middle of night and it was […]
Adam Charlton – Creative Director at BrandCraft This article was originally published here: Adam Charlton – Creative Director at BrandCraft Big isn’t necessarily better, but attention to detail is all have motivated brander Adam Charlton. What’s your story? After uni in London studying design theory, I began my career at a well-known branding agency in Hong Kong. I have spent the last […] Written by Callum Laing March 25, 2021March 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Vince Ho – Founder & CEO HIPSALONS This article was originally published here: Vince Ho – Founder & CEO HIPSALONS Growing up in a family of hairdressers did not limit Vince Ho’s interest in expanding the model. What’s your story? I am from a family of hairdressers. Having literally grown up in a hair salon and seen the inner workings of it, […] Written by Callum Laing March 24, 2021March 24, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Private Space Race Although space remains a magical place for most of us, it’s ultimately just another place for doing business. Today, the space economy is worth $420 billion, with commercial space revenue representing 79 percent of total space activities. If the space economy is nearly a half trillion-dollar business, how much bigger will it get? Bank of America […] Written by X-Volante March 8, 2021March 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Technology That Will Change Everything Many of us know the fairytale story of the perpetual motion machine. It’s a machine that can continue to work forever without an energy source. You set the machine into motion just once and it’ll continue to do work eternally without any added energy on your part. Something like this would become a source of […] Written by Ella Alderson March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Psychological Science Behind Happiness Although the study of stress and how it affects us physically and psychologically is fascinating, it is—admittedly—somewhat of a grim topic. Psychology is also interested in the study of a more upbeat and encouraging approach to human affairs—the quest for happiness. HAPPINESS The world believes that everyone should have an unalienable right to pursue happiness. But what […] Written by OpenStax College March 1, 2021March 1, 2021 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