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In Conversation With: Lim Lee Lee, blind theatre artist championing disability arts
For visually impaired Lim Lee Lee, life is about overcoming all odds. From copywriting and motivational speaking, to acting and producing for film and theatre, the odds she faced were never an excuse for the disabled artist to achieve any of her dreams. “Nothing happens by chance. I’ve worked in many industries that blind people…
In Conversation With: Fong Hoe Fang, founder of Ethos Books
In many ways, the freedom that founder of Ethos Books Fong Hoe Fang yearns for in exploration, stories, and ultimately his life of activism and books is often echoed by his desire to ride a motorcycle “into the sunset”. “I think it’s more of a sense of freedom to be able to just jump on…
In Conversation With: Adele Lau, founder of animal-assisted interactions SG
Ms Adele Lau recounts how, as a teenager, the presence of animals helped her feel less anxious in social settings. “As I grew into my teenage years, I realised that I was an introvert, and I found it uncomfortable to make small talk with unfamiliar people, but being in the presence of dogs has always…
In Conversation With: Viaano Spruyt, founder and CEO of Huddlehumans
In an increasingly digitalised society, almost every aspect of your personal life is publicly broadcasted online and under the scrutiny of others. The fact that this had personally traumatised Mr Viaano Spruyt that he, then a 19 year-old intern waiting to be called up for National Service, created a virtual space for youths to huddle…
In Conversation With: Harold Koh, CEO and founder of Nextevo
From working with cars in the Philippines to overseeing pineapple farms in Indonesia, 58-year-old Harold Koh now finds himself coming full circle. He is back in his hometown Singapore, building his fabric manufacturing company that is centred around one key word – sustainability. Today, Mr Koh is the CEO and founder of Nextevo, a fabric…
In Conversation With: Ler Jie Wei, 5th generation of Hunchback Bak Chor Mee
There’s an overwhelming sense of pride when 36-year-old Ler Jie Wei talks about the running of his family business that is over a hundred years old. It was his great-great grandfather who started selling bowls of noodles with soup in the 1920s. Chen Liang Fu, a Teochew immigrant from China’s Chao Zhou city, sold bowls…
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