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It was a lovely surprise when I was contacted by SAITO Graduate School in late February when they were putting together their International Women’s Day e-publication, The Pulse. In this special edition, they compiled stories of 100 women in Malaysia about breaking biases and overcoming hurdles in life. Here’s what I wrote for them. (To … Read more
If you don’t study hard, then you cannot get a good job and because my mum is a housewife, she always said, make something on your own. Get a [good] job so that you do not need to get money from your husband. Since young, this has been implanted in our minds. Dr Wendy Liew … Read more
When I was 20 or 21, I learned to bake from a lady who taught this – baking layer cakes. My mom bought me my first layer cake oven. And I was sitting at home for three days and I baked [layer cakes] every day. I used so much butter and eggs. I just kept … Read more
When I look at the stylists themselves, they are also having a struggle looking for their clients and of course trying to build a relationship with their clients. But basically, your relationship will kind of end [when the consultation ends]. Eri Kobayashi In today’s episode, I am speaking to Eri Kobayashi who is the founder … Read more
It came to a point where I decided to close that company and start something else. And that’s really where things changed almost a hundred per cent for me. And I had to ask myself, okay, what should I do now with my life? Should I do the responsible thing? Because as you know, once … Read more
Have you been waiting for Season 4? Well, the wait is almost over as my new season starts this week. If you’ve been a regular listener, you know I publish new episodes each Friday once the season starts. And the season starts this Friday! Before that, I hope you listened to my trailer episode for … Read more
Here’s a quick peek before we get going with Season 4 this Friday. I did this as a birthday gift to myself – to remind myself that I have indeed come far. My downloads per episode are increasing and better still, more and more people are getting to know my podcast. Yesterday I received a … Read more
I’m right now in the midst of recording Season 4 which starts in March and I am excited for this season as I am speaking to a multitude of Asian women in business with unusual businesses. I record episodes in advance before I start publishing them weekly each Friday once the season officially opens. Much … Read more
Dianne and her family lived a typical Malaysian Chinese life in Klang, Malaysia. Life took a curious turn and she is now the Executive Director of Kitchell Construction and Project Management based in Los Angeles and the author of her own book, Leveraging Stereotypes To Your Advantage. Here’s her fascinating story!
Debbie Choa is one of the co-founders and chief operating officer of Projek57, a social enterprise in Malaysia that focuses on unity and youth. What made a lawyer like her turn to social entrepreneurship? What inspired her and her fellow co-founders to take this bold step to bring unity as a key solution to Malaysia’s racial polarisation problems? Here’s Debbie’s story!