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So This Is My Why
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 ze...
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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 intervie...
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 t...
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 almos...
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...
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...
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...
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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...
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...
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...
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 Cha...
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...
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 yoursel...
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....
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...
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 G...
ICYMI: The 6 Powerful Women in the Room - Jacqueline Novogratz, Lydia Fenet, Nicole Quinn, Pink Pencil Math etc
This episode is a compilation of 6 of the most powerful women featured on the So This Is My Why podcast, discussing the milestones that led them on th...
Ep 141: Inheriting a 100-year-old family business | Fong (Co-Owner, Tong Heng)
Sponsor: Descript - an AI-enabled software that makes it possible to edit weekly videos efficiently because it transcribes a 1.5 hour interview in 1 m...
Ep 140.2: The Secret to Picking F&B Winners & Winning Michelin Stars | Loh Lik Peng (Founder & CEO, Unlisted Collection)
Hey STIMIES!
Welcome back to Part 2 of the So This Is My Why Podcast with Loh Lik Peng - CEO & Founder of Unlisted Collection.
In Part 1,...
Ep 140.1: The No-Nonsense 'Lucky' Hotelier?! | Loh Lik Peng (Founder, Unlisted Collection)
Want to know how a lawyer became a successful hotelier with 40 hotels & 9 Michelin-starred restaurants in Singapore, London, Ireland, Shanghai & Sydne...
Ep 139: Sneak Peek - Singapore Subseries!
It’s finally happening!
The launch of STIMY’s special Singapore subseries.
Where you’ll be hearing from a range of fascinating Singaporean...
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Ep 138: I Don't Believe in Prince & Princess Journalists - Steve Chao [x2 Emmy-nominated investigative journalist & Al-Jazeera Senior War Reporter]
Steve Chao was just a kid from Toronto who loved reading encyclopaedias. Who later chose a career that would lead him to the middle of opium fields du...
Ep 137: Stupid to call myself a coach! | Simon Alexander Ong (Bestselling Author, Coach, Keynote Speaker & Business Strategist)
Simon Alexander Ong grew up often feeling like he didn’t fit in.
Which is weird when you look at his CV: He graduated from LSE before going to w...
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Ep 136: I don't want to hang out with famous influencers because… [Prestine Davekhaw, Founder of MalaysianPAYGAP & Disappearing Jobs]
Prestine Davekhaw knows how much you earn.
Thanks to a viral IG platform she launched called MalaysianPAYGAP, where she has Malaysians anonymous...
Ep 135: Final day of 2023?!
It's the final day of 2023!
So I'm doing a solo episode where I answer questions that you've sent in.
I hope you enjoy this episode and fi...
Ep 134: Build Your Why - STIMY Updates, Highlights & A Special Offer?!
Welcome to STIMY Ep 134!
Today, you have the pleasure of hanging out with me. 😉
What we'll cover today:
...
Ep 133: If It’s Easy, It Must Be A Scam + Hunting for 100 Cockroaches?! | Adlin Yusman (Managing Director, Endeavor Malaysia)
Adlin Yusman, Managing Director of Endeavor Malaysia, will work for anyone he’s hired.
A huge contrast to when he began his entrepreneurial jour...
Ep 132: The Inside Scoop on Asia's $30 Million Media Empire | Terence Lee, Editor-In-Chief at Tech in Asia
Who's got the juiciest gossip on startups these days?
Well.
The journalists, of course!
And today, we have Terence Lee - Editor-in-C...
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Ep 131. Becoming The Greatest Professional Prankster - Charlie Todd [Founder, Improv Everywhere]
Meet Charlie Todd - a professional prankster & also the founder of Improv Everywhere (a New York City-based prank collective with a twist!).
Rat...
Ep 130: Breaking into Hollywood - coz Asians Take Sh*t Very Well?! | Alvin Wee (Grammy, CAS & Golden Horse Award-Winning Music Mixer, Encanto)
Meet Alvin Wee: Grammy, CAS & Golden Horse Award winning music mixer from Kuching (now based in LA)!
You might've heard some of his work:
...
Ep 129: Bringing Moulin Rouge & Abandoned Warehouses to Life?! | Fabien Riggall (Founder, Secret Cinema)
What does it take to bring a movie to life & have the general public participant as actual characters in said movie?!
You need only ask Fabien R...
Ep 128: The Bamboo SWAT Team | Ewe Jin Low (Founder, TENTEN & Better Bamboo Buildings)
Imagine spending 30 years working as an architect.
Then deciding to uproot your entire life from the UK to move to Bali to work in a new field o...
Hey STIMIES! Here's a special September check-in
Whoops. We've been gone for the past few weeks.
It's been hectic here at STIMY - securing new guests in Singapore while prepping for 2 exciting...
Ep 127: Pain Makes Us Grow | Alejandro Navia (Co-Founder & President, nft now)
Alejandro Navia is the co-founder and President of nft now, the premier source of NFT content and analysis. As an advisor, coach, and early supporter...
Ep 126: Rejecting $200k for the Pathless Path?! | Paul Millerd (Solopreneur, Author & Podcaster)
How do you:
😳 Reject a $200k/year paycheck?
😳 Blow your life up in a systematic way?
😳 And build a pathless path for yourself?
Ep 125: From Building NASA Launch Pads to 1.9 Million TikTok Followers?! | Tanya Zakowich (Founder, Pink Pencil Math)
It takes guts to quit your job.
But what if it was NASA? BOEING? Or Elon Musk’s Hyperloop One?!
Because that’s exactly what Tanya Zakowich...
Ep 124: More Than One Way to Live | Jacqueline Novogratz (Founder & CEO, Acumen)
Jacqueline Novogratz is the founder & CEO of Acumen - a non-profit global venture capital fund that aims to use entrepreneurial approaches to address...
Ep 123: Regret What You Tried, Not What You Gave Up On | Dr. Giovanna Graziosi Casimiro (Ex-Metaverse Producer, Decentraland Foundation)
Dr. Giovanna Graziosi Casimiro has had a unique career. She is the current Head of Production at Phygicode and former Metaverse Producer at Decentrala...
Tribute: The King of Singapore | Adrian Tan (President, Singapore Law Society)
Yesterday, we lost the King of Singapore.
I never had the privilege of meeting him, but a year ago, I sent a cheeky email to Adrian Tan asking i...
Help! I Wanna Quit My Job ASAP! | Peter Yong aka Mr Money TV (153k YouTube subscribers)
Welcome to a special Questions from the Audience episode with Peter Yong aka Mr Money TV - one of the top personal finance YouTubers in the region.
Ep 122 Part 2: I Am NOT Your Father! | Peter Yong aka Mr Money TV, the 7-figure YouTube Businessman
What does it take to build a 7-figure YouTube business on personal finance?
Peter Yong aka Mr Money TV spills the tea on STIMY Episode 122 Part...