CALLUM CONNECTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS Zoe Gungor – Entrepreneur Zoe Creates Profitable Corporate Events & Helps Businesses Expand What’s your story? Curating projects from zero to one and making them sustainable has been my passion. This has led me to follow an entrepreneurial path throughout my career from being a founder of a startup to helping corporates curate new projects and expand businesses to new […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS Martin Barr – Director and Co Founder Martin Offers the Highest Quality 24-hour Gym Experience plus Fitness Classes What’s your story? I am a native Scot, and after living for over 15 years in Australia, I arrived in Hong Kong in 2012, tasked with bringing Snap Fitness to Asia. Snap Fitness was Australia’s first 24-hour gym concept. In 2015, I developed a brand […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS Vincee Li, Interior Designer Contact Vincee For One-stop Solutions In Interior Design and Project Management What’s your story? After graduating from Swinburne University of Technology in Australia, with a Bachelor Degree in Interior Design, I worked in some prestigious interior design companies. I spent 18 years in various industries including, the fitting out/construction industry in Hong Kong, and joined […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS Jessica Yeung, Mental Healthcare Provider Jessica’s Platform Is Making Mental Healthcare Accessible What’s your story? When I was a teen, I struggled with my mental health – I wasn’t sure what was going on or how to get help. The lack of information, accessible help, stigma, and high costs of therapy were all major blocks. Fast forward to today, the […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS Brad Robinson, Founder and CEO of Ritual | The 30-Minute Gym Brad’s Mission Is to Help You Feel Better, Get Fit, and Live Longer What’s your story? I’m originally from a town of around 1,000 people in Oklahoma, USA. I spent a few years working in the American security industry, and eventually ended up moving to Asia with an organization to combat organized crime, piracy, and […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS Eugene Seah, Resource For Leaders Eugene Is A Valuable Resource For Leaders and Their Teams What’s your story? On 14 Nov 2013, I was retrenched from a high-paying banking job. It was very painful as I was the sole breadwinner in a family of 5. For the next 12 months, I looked for a job but did not find a […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS Lessons from the Oceans – Conquering Fear in 5 steps This article has been contributed by Narayanan Shankar | Entrepreneur Insights Series It won’t be long before I drown if thrown into a swimming pool. Yes. I can’t swim to save my life. Yet, I have had the privilege of being the captain of one of world’s largest ships; that was 30 years ago when […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS 5 Reasons You should Forecast More Frequently in Unprecedented Times This article has been contributed by Tim Gray | Entrepreneur Insights Series Supply chains crisscross the globe and bring together goods, technology, people, innovation, training, and investment to manufacture products that most people couldn’t access, or afford to buy, a few decades ago. Supply chains form the backbone of the global economy. And when times […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS 6 Things You Should Know Before You Pitch to a Big Customer This article has been contributed by Bronwyn Reid | Entrepreneur Insights Series Almost every small business owner starts their business venture with the hope of eventually landing a big-name company as a client. Instead of constantly chasing leads and having a “feast or famine” bank account, your new contract will provide you with a steady […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS TERENCE TAN, Director Terence Tan’s frustration with life in a major bank led him to start a business transforming others lives as well as his own. What’s your story? I have an accounting degree and a post grad in finance and I was working with a major bank. It was a great job with good pay, but I […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Humility Is The Secret To Leadership? Key Takeaway: A study has found that humble leaders can become more promotable by growing others through a “humility route”. Human capital theory suggests that employees’ value can be enhanced by investing in their knowledge, skills, and abilities. Humble leaders focus on the learning and growth of their followers, creating human capital value for themselves. […] Written by Elsa Chan April 18, 2024April 18, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Did Ancient Scientists & Philosophers Believe In Aliens? Key Takeaway: In 17th-century Europe, there was a debate about the existence of life on other planets due to the transition from a Ptolemaic view to a Copernican view. This led to the idea that if we were more like other planets and moons close to us that revolved around the Sun, they were more […] Written by Philip Almond April 17, 2024April 17, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Discovering Your Money Attachment Style Key Takeaway: The current economic climate is particularly concerning for young people, who are often financially worse off than their parents. To overcome this, it is important to understand one’s financial attachment style, which can be secure, anxious, or avoidant. Attachment theory, influenced by childhood experiences and education, can help shape one’s relationship with money. […] Written by Ylva Baeckstrom April 9, 2024April 9, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Proven 5 Steps To Psychological Wellness Key Takeaway: Wellness culture, which claims to provide happiness and meaning, has been criticized for its superficial focus on superficial aspects like candles and juice cleanses. Psychological research suggests that long-term wellbeing comes from a committed pursuit of both pleasure and meaning. Martin Seligman’s Perma model, which breaks wellbeing into five pillars: positive emotions, engagement, […] Written by Ben Gibson April 8, 2024April 8, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
When Will Quantum Computers Actually Become Practical? Key Takeaway: Quantum computing, which uses entanglement to represent information, has the potential to revolutionize everyday life. However, the development of quantum computers has been slow due to the need to demonstrate an advantage over classical computers. Only a few notable quantum algorithms have been developed, such as the BB84 protocol and Shor’s algorithm, which […] Written by Adam Lowe April 4, 2024April 4, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Predicting China’s Economy In 2024 Key Takeaway: China’s leaders have declared a GDP growth target of 5% in 2024, despite facing economic problems and a property crisis. The country’s rapid economic growth has been attributed to market incentives, cheap labor, infrastructure investment, exports, and foreign direct investment. However, none of these drivers are working effectively. The government’s determination to deflate […] Written by Hong Bo April 3, 2024April 3, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Future Of Human Computing Key Takeaway: Neuralink, founded by Elon Musk, aims to implant a brain-computer interface (BCI) in people’s brains, allowing them to control computers or phones by thought alone. This technology holds the promise of alleviating human suffering and allowing people with disabilities to regain lost capacities. However, the long-term aspirations of Neuralink include the ability to […] Written by Allan McCay April 2, 2024April 2, 2024 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