Ep9 Why we pivot after our world gets shaken & lessons from dealing with loss & finding peace
I met this week's guest - fitness entrepreneur Madeleine Chu - in my gym and she quickly became a favourite trainer of mine and we discovered that we share many similarities - from both being mixed Cantonese-Caucasians to our entrepreneurial spirit and to us both having lost our dad.
Ep8 Why getting a divorce is easier than getting rid of a cofounder in a startup
I always said that getting a divorce is easier than splitting up from a startup cofounder. My podcast guest Enkhe confirmed my hypothesis. Learn from my guest Enkhbolor Gantulga what a previous startup split and her own divorce have in common; and how before 2011 Mongolia didn't even have a word for startup.
Ep7 8 reasons to start a business during this pandemic
Starting a business in the midst of a global economic crisis is the last thing on your lockdown to-do list. But in many ways, this pandemic is serving as a creational catalyst and here are 8 reasons to start a business right now.
Podcast Guest Feature #2 - Ho Ho Hong Kong Podcast
Ho Ho Hong Kong Podcast. Everything you need to know to get the most out of Hong Kong. Belinda Esterhammer is a force of nature with some big projects rocking along. We talked about the challenges female entrepreneurs face, what it's like for women in HK workplaces, the cultural impacts on gender and about her projects.
Ep6 Sexism, cereal boxes, and saying fuck off
In this episode you will hear how Riya left her office job to become a full-time artist. Why we should stop feeling unworthy and punish ourselves. How cereal boxes can be complex and the epitome of capitalism. How she reclaims women’s role in history and portraits them in all glory inspired by Indo-Persian Miniature paintings.
Podcast Guest Feature #1 - Happy Messy Founders
I sat down with Oko and Lalitha from the Happy Messy Founder Podcast and they received some clarity on what clarity is. In this episode, we discussed: the difficulty and importance of finding clarity, being selfish with me-time, going dark when you don't feel 100% and why I am a rainbow!
Ep5 Be your own role model
Role models are nice to have but problematic. In this episode Belinda talks about role models, how she never had one when growing up and why it's ok to be your own role model... Or how to DIY your role model.
Ep4 The Future is NOT Female
Several years ago, the term "The Future is Female" started to pop up everywhere and it became so mainstream that fast fashion brands were selling underwear with this slogan. Women, in much of the world, are on the bottom of the hierarchy and need to be empowered. But the future is not just female - we need to reach overall diversity and we need to go way deeper.