So This Is My Why
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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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Documenting Ungoogle-able Malaysian Stories to 138k followers | Shi Han, co-founder of Human Edition
What happens when you trade a stable corporate job in Singapore for a gap year for a tropical island? That’s what Shi Han Pang did at 25.Since then, she’s best known for being the co-founder of Human…
$106,241/year from 8 income streams?! - Rachel How (UX/UI Designer)
Rachel How is one of Malaysia’s top UX/UI designer - entirely self-taught - with a huge 330k following she’s built over the last 4+ years!But finding her path wasn’t easy.She quit law school after 2…
Pinn Yang: How He Built A RM75 Million Media Empire & What Drives Him [CEO, Foodie Media Berhad]
Meet Lim Pinn Yang, co-founder of Foodie Media Berhad - IPOing today at a RM70 million valuation!He once sold woks at the morning market with his dad, scored 1A in SPM exam and earned $0.20/day from…
🎬 I Built Rotten Tomatoes... for Jackie Chan (& nearly collapsed) | Senh Duong (Co-Founder, Rotten Tomatoes)
When Vietnamese refugee Senh Duong fled after the fall of Saigon, he could never have imagined he’d one day co-found one of the most influential movie sites in the world - Rotten Tomatoes.A kid who…
Ep 153: From Being Told to "SHUT UP" to RM150+ million in 5 years?! | Hui Jing Lee, Co-Founder of Bila-Bila Mart
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…
Ep 152.2: Art World's Greatest Conman Escaped the Mafia & FBI Using This Tactic?! | Ken Perenyi
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…
Ep 152.1: Art World's Greatest Con Man: How Ken Sold Fake Art For Millions & Escaped the Mafia & FBI!
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,…
Ep 151: There is NO Joy in Film Production 😫 | Jared Lee (Founder, The Grim Film)
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…
Ep 150.2: I committed career suicide?! | Jonathan Mildenhall (ex-CMO, Airbnb & ex-SVP, Coca-Cola)
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…
Ep 150.1: I was the poster child at Coca-Cola... | Jonathan Mildenhall (ex-CMO, Airbnb & ex-SVP, Coca-Cola)
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…
Ep 149: This Is Not Going to Work! | Rodney Wong (CEO, Munchy's)
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…
Ep 148.2: The Impossible Game + Scared of Wives Club?! - Dato Sri Idris Jala [Chairman, PEMANDU]
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…
Ep 148.1: "I Wrote the Cockiest Letter!" | Dato' Sri Idris Jala (Chairman, PEMANDU)
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…
Ep 147: "I landed the dream job because my dog was sick!" | Arthur Kiong (CEO, Far East Hospitality)
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…
Ep 146.2: Waiting to Die + We Don't Have to be that Woke?! | Woon Tai Ho (Founder of Channel News Asia & Author)
“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…
Ep 146.1: I didn't know I was poor! | Woon Tai Ho (Channel NewsAsia founder & Bestselling Author - George Yeo trilogy, Soul of Ink, Riot Green)
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…
Ep 145: Are You a Masochistic Book Lover? | Kenny Chan (ex-diplomat & ex-Senior Director at Kinokuniya Book Stores (Asia Pacific))
“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…
Ep 144: Going viral with 500k following as an Italian Chef | Gero DiMaria Mohammed Omar (Kucina)
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…
Ep 143: Becoming Singapore’s 1st Professional Adventurer - You Never too Old to Take Risks! | Khoo Swee Chiow
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…
Ep 142: I've Done Something Many Haven't Had the Opportunity to Do | Lucas Lu (Head of Zoom Asia)
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…
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