S6-E14: My 15 Favourite Episodes from Womenpreneur Asia

The best episodes or interviews feature unself-conscious women. They are confident, down-to-earth, and unaffected by their success. They are enjoyable to be around and openly discuss their challenges and business problems. In essence, they don't hide their true selves. A great guest is akin to a close friend.

S6-E13: Winnie Wong

Winnie, an experienced educator and researcher, has more than 10 years of corporate experience in start-ups and tech companies. She is also a business leader, investor, and philanthropist. She is a strong advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in entrepreneurship and has mentored foreign domestic workers in this field.

S6-E12: Dato Judy Cheng-Hopkins

Dato Judy was recognized by Forbes in 2011 as one of the "Top 10 Powerful Women at the UN" and received the "Prominent Women" Award from the Westchester County Board of Legislators in 2014. In this episode, we discuss the distinction between mentors and sponsors. While mentors provide guidance and support, they may not ensure success or fast-track your career. To truly advance, you need someone who can wholeheartedly endorse your potential and advocate for you.

S6-E11: Afshan Nasseri

Aam Creative is a diverse digital marketing agency with 15 talented women of color located worldwide. The agency's name, "Aam," is inspired by the Urdu language, where it represents the beloved and popular fruit, the mango, which is widely cherished in Asia and Southeast Asia.

S6-E10: Nancy Tran

Nancy started Medifood in 2016 because she was passionate about healthy eating and helping Vietnamese farmers earn a better living except that she didn’t know a thing about agriculture and organic farming.

S6-E9: Grace Goh

She freelances in business, tech and academia, working with various clients including creative agencies, marketing teams, public institutes, and small businesses. She says she is versatile and “what I don’t know, I’ll learn”. 

S6-E8: Yolanda Lee

Yolanda founded Uncommon in December 2020. It has gained hundreds of diverse members and a growing waiting list. Uncommon is a women's social club in Singapore that provides a versatile space for achieving goals and connecting through shared experiences.

S6-E7: Soline Linh Le

Through Vietnam Dental Tourism, Soline brought together dentistry players in Vietnam including overseas dental partners to create a medical tourism business to attract foreign tourists and American Vietnamese who often returned to Vietnam for holidays.

S6-E6: Nora Swann

She started a wellness programme, Dressed In Confidence, supported by New Zealand’s Ministry of Social Development and Ministry for Pacific Peoples to empower Pasifika people to learn about positive body image, professional styling and self-confidence. In other words, she is helping to keep the Pacific fashion story alive. 

S6-E5: Milena Nguyen

Milena, a talented yoga teacher, faced burnout from teaching 20 classes a week. After struggling for two years, financial difficulties led her to close her studio. However, she didn't give up and decided to invest in herself by getting a coach to become a smarter entrepreneur.

S6-E4: Eleen Chan

Eleen was satisfied with her B2B business for years until the pandemic hit. Export delays caused her revenue to drop by 50%, forcing her to find a way to support her factory and employees. Determined not to lay off staff, she decided to develop retail products for the general public and keep her business running.

S6-E3: Anna Melissa Nava

This enterprising Filipina said she made the mistake of focusing on tech when she started as she thought that was the way she could help her customers. Bootstrapped and bold, she approached her customers only to be told that they didn’t need the tech - they needed a solution and one that could help them solve their biggest exporting problems such as compliance.

S6-E2: Maaike Doyer

S6-E01: Maaike Doyer