Rock Chick Entrepreneur
BREAKING NEWS: Sorry folks Business Rocks Social Media Week Edition is fully booked! The good news is the event will be streamed live on www.businessrocks.sg from 7:45pm - so grab a comfy chair and nice cold beer and join us! You can also follow the Twitter BUZZ #businessrocks #smwsg MISSED OUT? Book now for our next Business Rocks on … [Read more...]
Sorry folks, Business Rocks - Social Media Week edition is sold out! HOWEVER, due to enthusiastic demand, we’re holding an extra Business Rocks event Wednesday 27th February. You can book now via our website: www.businessrocks.sg [a HUGE thanks to the team at Digital Boomerang for creating our brilliant new website!] Oh and by the way... for … [Read more...]
I'm super excited! Business Rocks has been selected as one of the 30+ official event partners for Social Media Week when it returns to Singapore next month and we are thrilled to be part of such a great global event: SMW is a global conference connecting people, content and conversations around emerging trends in social and mobile media. … [Read more...]
(The first of a series of posts 'Reluctant Leaders and Unlikely Heroes') Our family are huge Lord of the Rings fans and we have been waiting for The Hobbit movie for what seems like FO-E-VA. The big day finally arrived and we were not disappointed - the Jackson-Tolkien mash-up rocked as always and heaps of even more advanced special effects … [Read more...]
I love boxing. Yes I know it's barbaric, but there's something spectacular about watching the inconceivable power of mind, body and spirit a human being can muster when challenged to overcome an opponent in physical combat. Today's fight between Pacquiao & Marquez was a heart thumping thriller from the offset, only to climax … [Read more...]
Singapore Women Startup Weekend is an event that I am honoured to be involved in as a volunteer organiser as it brings opportunities to help more aspiring entrepreneurs take that first step towards their dreams – this is an initiative that is very close to my heart. After hearing about the abysmal turnout of women at these types of events.. … [Read more...]
I have just got back from watching the latest Bond Movie 'Skyfall' - in traditional Bond style it was a flamboyantly British, exuberantly patriotic, nail-bitingly action packed and an all-round bloody good film. Apart from enjoying the movie itself I was completely enamoured with M and her no-nonsense, pragmatic and ballsy leadership. As we … [Read more...]
I was honoured to have been included on a panel of experts at Singapore Polytechnic to share my experience as an entrepreneur. The students were such a bright and engaging bunch, I really enjoyed talking to them during the Q&A session. Thanks to my friend George Mathew and his fantastic team at Servolve Singapore for giving me the … [Read more...]
This week is Comic-Con, the annual geek fest in San Diego and a gathering of all things related to the comic book industry. In honour of Stan Lee, the revered Marvel Comics editor writer, this post looks at how his management style revolutionised the creative process at Marvel and how we can use the same method to manage our own teams more … [Read more...]
“Don't become a wandering generality. Be a meaningful specific.” ~Zig Ziglar Niche, niche, niche. If you are a networker you will hear this a lot. And it's great advice. Niching - or catering to a niche market - is simply being very specific about who your target customers are and focusing on providing a product or service which … [Read more...]
