Womenpreneur Asia
Mar 17, 2022
Eri Kobayashi, Founder & CEO of Ripplenity Inc., Japan
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From disaster risk management to closet consultant and now founder of a fashion tech startup, Eri Kobayashi wants us to rethink how we wear our clothes and at the same time, wants to give women convenient access to other image and styling consultants.
Eri’s story starts in the most unlikely of places - Singapore. That’s where she was living for 10 years before she returned to Japan to start her fashion app business.
She was already a stylist and closet consultant but she wanted to build a platform that connects women to their stylists and continue to create confidence for women who didn't know how to put together lookbooks of their own.
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Jenny Tay, Managing Director, Direct Funeral Services Pte Ltd, Singapore
Jenny Tay is an entrepreneur from Singapore taking on the world of funeral services with a zestful and innovative spirit, no pun intended.
She is not afraid of challenging norms and stereotypes about the deceased, death and dying.
As the Managing Director of Direct Funeral Services Pte Ltd, she is transforming the funeral services industry - usually dominated by rough-talking men and surrounded by superstitions - one taboo at a time.
To Jenny, the funeral services business is a hospitality business.
When she married in 2015, she made the front page news as she and her husband decided to take unusually daring wedding photos - she was photographed in her wedding finery lying in a coffin and sitting on the coffin!
Jenny and her husband worked to revamp society's shoddy perception of funeral services and raise the bar for funeral directors.
Jenny approaches this business with deep respect for the deceased.
She recognizes the equalizing nature of death, emphasizing our shared humanity beneath societal roles and gender differences.
In her determined way, Jenny revolutionized the industry, pushing forth innovative ideas as she was dissatisfied with outdated practices in the industry.
Despite facing resistance, she believes families deserve a compassionate and personalized approach during times of grief.
She introduced uniforms and name tags for her team, redesigned funeral settings and backdrops to reflect calm and elegant spaces and even humanized the departed by creating biographies for guests at the wake and funeral to know them even in death.
Her ideas didn't stop there.
Concerned after overhearing how an adult explained death inappropriately to a child, she and her husband decided to author a children's book that approached the topic in a non-morbid yet respectful manner.
This episode is sponsored by Redbox Studio.
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Nov 23, 2023
Amutha Subramaniam, Founder & Director, HERS Manufacturing, Malaysia
Welcome to Season 7 of the Womenpreneur Asia podcast!
I'm your host, Krista Goon, and I'm thrilled to be back, uncovering the amazing stories and strategies of Asian women entrepreneurs in Asia to inspire and support you on your own business journey.
I'm excited to introduce you to our guest, a remarkable Malaysian entrepreneur, Amutha Subramaniam, the founder and director of HERS Manufacturing in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Amutha's journey is nothing short of inspiring. At 47 years old, she embarked on her business with absolutely no knowledge of e-commerce, and for the first two years, she struggled to make any sales.
However, her unwavering eagerness to learn about online selling and her persistence ultimately paid off in a big way.
Today, she runs a highly successful 7-figure business, exporting food and beverages to the Pacific Islands.
It wasn't an easy path for Amutha, though. After her divorce, she found herself as a single mother with no capital, but she refused to be defined by her circumstances.
Moving from Johor Bahru to Kuala Lumpur, she faced her challenges with courage and stepped out of her comfort zone to chase her ambitions.
The essence of this podcast lies in the belief that each of us carries a powerful story within ourselves.
These stories have the potential to inspire other women to embark on their own ventures, be it a business or a movement.
Amutha's journey from ground zero is a testament to the fact that with an unstoppable attitude and determination, one can overcome any obstacle and learn everything one needs along the way.
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Today's episode is sponsored by Redbox Studio.
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Nov 16, 2023
Jolly Nguyen, Founder of EVOL, Vietnam
Today’s episode is with Jolly Nguyen who is based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
She is the founder of EVOL Vietnam, a social enterprise that is raising awareness of urban citizens about the importance of reducing single use plastic and preventing these plastic from polluting the ocean via community projects.
This is the second time we are recording this conversation because the first time, we had some audio interruptions and I wanted to showcase her work better and so this round, we re-recorded the episode and I must say I am excited for you to hear about Jolly’s strategies and tips.
In this episode, we spoke about strategy, fundraising, stakeholder management, networking and partnership-building for a greater good.
She talks about asking for support for her projects, engaging her stakeholders beyond financials and expanding her network every time she goes out to speak or participate in conferences and programmes.
Jolly is a well-networked individual and has seen the power of networking pay its dues directly and indirectly.
For the full show notes, visit WomenpreneurAsia.com
This episode is sponsored by Redbox Studio.
_A big shout out to ForGood Vietnam, our partner who introduced Jolly Nguyen to Womenpreneur Asia. _
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