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The Adrian Tan Show156 - Overcoming Adversity: Julie Lee's Journey Through Retrenchments and Career PivotingIn this episode, we delve into the incredible journey of Julie Lee, a former corporate HR director who faced three retrenchments over her 30-year career. Julie shares her challenging yet inspiring story of how she transitioned from a software engineering career to HR, only to be retrenched multiple times. Despite these setbacks, she launched her own business offering fractional CHRO services and HR consulting. Julie also discusses the emotional toll these events took on her, including seeking therapy, dealing with burnout, and the lessons learned from her experiences. This...2025-05-031h 09
The Adrian Tan Show155 - From Burnout to Business Owner: Ratna Juita's Incredible Journey 🔥In this episode, we dive deep into Ratna Juita's transformative journey from battling burnout to becoming the founder of a successful business. Ratna shares her struggles with childhood trauma, fear of public speaking, and the mental toll of her corporate job. Learn how mindfulness and personal branding were pivotal in her recovery and entrepreneurial success. Ratna also offers valuable insights on navigating LinkedIn, maintaining work-life balance, and having a strong 'why' in personal branding. Don't miss this inspiring conversation full of actionable tips and heartfelt experiences.2025-04-2645 min
The Adrian Tan Show154 - From Military Major to Property Investor: Daniel Sim's Journey to Passive Income in the UKIn this episode, we dive into the inspiring story of Daniel Sim , a former Army Major who transitioned into a successful property investor specializing in the UK market. Daniel shares his motivations and challenges in climbing the corporate ladder and discusses his decision to leave the military for a career that offers more flexibility and fulfillment.He reveals key insights into building a passive income stream through property investment, debunking the common myth that millions are needed to retire comfortably. Daniel also provides valuable tips on how to discern legitimate investment opportunities and avoid...2025-04-1853 min
The Adrian Tan Show142 - Navigating Personal Growth and Business Success with Coen TanCoen Tan is a strategic business storyteller, keynote speaker, high-impact trainer, coach, and communications consultant based in Singapore. He is the founder of Ministry of Influence, a training and consulting firm. Fluent in English and Mandarin, Coen has spoken and trained audiences in various countries across Asia and beyond, including Singapore, China, USA, Canada, Australia, India, Thailand, Malaysia, and the PhilippinesThis episode is brought to you by Deel, the all-in-one platform simplifying global team management with payroll, HR, IT, and compliance solutions, trusted...2025-02-261h 01
The Adrian Tan ShowAdrian Tan on Becoming an HR Founder and AuthorJoin me, Adrian Tan, as I republish a special episode from the Brave Southeast Asia Tech Podcast hosted by Jeremy Au.
We explore my professional journey from early career layoffs to HR entrepreneurship, my book 'No More Bosses,' and practical advice for solo entrepreneurship.
Whether you're considering a career change or curious about self-employment, you'll find valuable insights in this conversation.
Tune in as we uncover the highs and lows of this journey, and offer advice on navigating the challenges and opportunities within...2025-01-2231 minThe Adrian Tan ShowFrom Corporate Life to Solo Entrepreneurship: Adrian Tan's Journey and InsightsIn this special episode of The Adrian Tan Show, originally aired on the Thought Leadership Club podcast hosted by Cheryl Lau, I delve into my transition from corporate life to solo entrepreneurship.
Cheryl and I discuss the concept of becoming virtually unemployable after running your own business, the realities of being your own boss, and how to determine if solo entrepreneurship is right for you.
We also explore strategies for building a personal brand on LinkedIn, with practical advice and tips from my Amazon SG bestseller book, No More...2025-01-1551 minThe Adrian Tan ShowAdrian Tan's Entrepreneurial Journey: Overcoming Challenges & Insights on No More BossesIn this special episode of the Adrian Tan Show, originally from EP.IC Podcast hosted by Edric Poon, I dive deep into my entrepreneurial journey.
This conversation explores the ups and downs of starting and running businesses, the concept of having no bosses, and valuable lessons learned along the way.
Topics include my early days as an entrepreneur, dealing with financial challenges, the importance of mental health, and transitioning into the role of a Fractional Marketing Officer.
Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur or a seasoned business owner, this episode offers practical insights and...2025-01-0849 min
Wholehearted PodcastThe True Meaning of Freedom in Running your Own Business with Adrian TanIn this thought-provoking episode of The Wholehearted Podcast, we sit down with Adrian Tan, author of No More Bosses: The Journey to Sustainable Self-Employment, host of The Adrian Tan Show, and Fractional CMO for HR Tech. Adrian brings a refreshingly candid and insightful perspective on navigating self-employment, embracing resilience, and finding clarity amidst the chaos of modern distractions.
From his beginnings as a generalist and self-proclaimed "Polymath" to overcoming the pitfalls of corporate retrenchments, Adrian’s story is a testament to the power of perseverance and strategic thinking. He shares how his struggles—including grappling with imposter synd...2025-01-0358 min
EP.IC - Edric Poon In CompanyEP.IC073 - No more bosses | Adrian Tan
Warning: Explicit language
Adrian Tan's Journey from Burnout to Balance (#NoMoreBosses)
In this episode of the EP.IC Podcast, host Edric chats with Adrian Tan about his rollercoaster ride in the business world. Adrian opens up about his early days, dealing with burnout, and eventually deciding to go solo. They discuss the often-overlooked topic of employer wellness, and Adrian shares his tips on stress management, saying no, and finding the right work-life balance. He also talks about his switch to marketing, the challenges he faced, and his new book 'No More Bosses.'
Whether you're a seasoned business owner...2024-11-1848 min
Leaders Upgraded PodcastAdrian Tan - Going Fractional and BeyondSend us a text🌟Are you ready to break free from the 9-to-5 grind and thrive as an independent professional? 🌟Join us on this episode of the Leaders Upgraded Podcast, where Adrian Tan, author of "No More Bosses." shares his compelling journey from the constraints of corporate life to the liberating world of solopreneurship. If you're curious about making the leap to independence or fascinated by the shift towards fractional roles, this episode is packed with invaluable advice.Adrian Tan is an expert in the field of solopreneurship and HR techn...2024-11-0541 min
BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech: Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand & Malaysia Startups, Founders & Venture Capital VC (English)Adrian Tan: Laid-Off To HR Founder, Writing “No More Bosses” & Solopreneur Work-Life Challenges - E492Adrian Tan, Author of “No More Bosses” & Chief Marketing Strategist at Marketing Sumo, and Jeremy Au discussed:
1. Laid-Off To HR Founder: Adrian’s career in HR began as he navigated the volatile job market of the early 2000s. After layoffs from tech companies during the dotcom bubble and another setback in 2003 with the SARS epidemic, he sought greater stability by starting his own recruitment business in 2004. Over the next 11 years, he grew this business through multiple economic cycles, worked hundred-hour weeks, and learned on the job. He reflected on a missed opportunity during a lucrative growth phase to sca...2024-10-2930 min
The Adrian Tan Show140 : Unlocking Global Talent: Navigating AI, New Markets, and the Future of WorkWelcome to a game-changing episode of The Adrian Tan Show! I delve deep with Charles Ferguson, GP's general manager, to explore the astonishing insights from GP's World at Work report.We discuss the hidden talent pools across the APAC region, including India's and the Philippines' skilled workforce, and strategies on how countries like Sri Lanka are tackling the brain drain. Navigate the AI hype versus reality and uncover how businesses can leverage Employer of Record models to enter new markets smartly. 2024-10-2836 min
EDIT HISTORY | Successful entrepreneurs & creators revisit, review, and roast the content that got them to where they are190. Quit Story: "No More Bosses" - How to Make Solopreneurship Work for You (Adrian Tan)What do you do if an interviewer expresses concern over your personal brand on LinkedIn? This was the final nudge Adrian Tan needed to big farewell to the corporate world. In Adrian’s words: “After spending a decade running my own businesses, I realised I'd become virtually unemployable.” That is a taste of the conversation we had with Adrian Tan on episode 190 of The Thought Leader Club Podcast as part of the “Quit Story” series. Topics we touch on include: What does it mean to be “unemployable”? How does someone know if...2024-10-2151 min
The Adrian Tan Show139 - Transforming Businesses with Design Thinking: Insights from The Curious PeopleIn this comprehensive episode of The Adrian Tan Show, I speak with design thinking experts Alfred Tan and Ken Kwan, founding partners of The Curious People consultancy. They discuss design thinking's powerful impact on various sectors, especially SMEs, emphasising human-centred solutions, empathy, and prototyping. Through engaging case studies like Heavenly Wang Cafe's transformation and practical examples from DBS, the episode highlights how design thinking can enhance customer experience, operational efficiency, and employee morale. They also debunk common misconceptions and introduce a new AI-powered tool...2024-10-1844 min
The Adrian Tan Show138 - Revolutionising Executive Support with AI-powered EAs and Chiefs of StaffIn this episode of the Adrian Tan Show, I host Cheung Hoyin, a returning guest from Episode 9, to discuss the growth and transformation of his company, Remo, a virtual events platform, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hoyin also introduces his new company, Hermessi, which offers AI-enhanced executive assistants (EAs) and chief of staff services designed to revolutionise productivity for CEOs and founders. The conversation covers Hoyin's journey as a startup founder, balancing work and personal life, the updated role of EAs in managing tasks, and how AI tools like ChatGPT...2024-09-2936 min
The Adrian Tan Show137 - Navigating Creativity and Business with Neal MooreIn this episode of The Adrian Tan Show, Adrian Tan interviews Neal Moore, a seasoned storyteller, entrepreneur, and coach.
They discuss Neal's transition from acting to journalism to content marketing, the impact of AI on creative industries, and the importance of sales skills for business success.
Neal shares valuable insights on how creatives can build businesses that support their lifestyles, emphasizing the importance of personal branding, effective communication, and the timeless skills of listening and empathy.
00:00 Introduction and Book Announcement
01:17 Welcome to the Adrian Tan Show
01:29...2024-08-2347 min
The Adrian Tan Show136 - Beyond FIRE: Exploring Semi-Retirement with Dexter ZhuangIn this episode of the Adrian Tan Show, we welcome Dexter Zhuang, a financial innovator and globetrotter who left the US in 2019 to become a digital nomad.
Dexter shares his journey from climbing the corporate ladder in San Francisco's tech industry to exploring various countries, ultimately landing in Singapore, and later Mexico City.
He discusses his initial pursuit of the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) strategy, why it didn't align with his values, and his shift towards a more balanced approach to financial freedom.
...2024-08-0941 min
The Adrian Tan Show135 - Project Ironman: Saving 600 Jobs and Reshaping the Oil & Gas IndustryIn this episode, How Meng Hock of OMS shares insights into how Ironman inspired him during a crucial period when his organisation faced potential liquidation in 2019.
The discussion delves into his journey from initial exposure to Ironman through Marvel movies, leading to the initiation of 'Project Ironman'.
As the CEO of an upstream oil and gas company, he demonstrates remarkable resilience in navigating the complexities of preserving jobs and steering the company through financial challenges and industry downturns.
He emphasises the balance between treating employees as social units rather than economic ones.
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The Adrian Tan Show134 - From Electrical Engineering to Influencer Marketing: Jonathan's Entrepreneurial JourneyJonathan Eg is the Founder & CEO of Partipost, a Crowd Marketing Platform that effectively connects brands to content creators, giving them seamless access to word-of-mouth advertising in the fast-moving world of social media. Since its inception in 2016, Partipost has dedicated itself to transforming how brands connect with their consumers, making it easier to engage and reach a larger pool of audiences through its platform.
Jonathan shares his intriguing journey from electrical engineering to founding an influencer marketing platform in this episode. He discusses the motivations behind his career shift, his challenges, and his parents' pi...2024-07-0328 min
The Adrian Tan Show133 - From Magic Tricks to Workspace Strategy: Jianhan's JourneyQiu Jianhan is the principal of strategy at Unispace Asia, where he leads the strategy and change management practice. He has developed innovative strategy and change management solutions that have helped many organisations align their work environment with their goals.
As a certified LUMA practitioner, Jianhan always embeds human-certified design thinking into his solutions, contributing to his success as a seasoned workplace strategist.
In this episode, Jianhan shares his intriguing journey from learning magic card tricks to his professional career in finance and workspace strategy. He discusses the importance of engaging employees in workspace design to boost...2024-06-2526 min
The Adrian Tan Show132 - Marcelo Lebre on the Future of Work and the Rise of Remote CompaniesPrepare for an electrifying dive into the digital deep end with Marcelo Lebre [https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcelolebre/] on the Adrian Tan show, where the idea of the future of work takes centre stage. From a spark of pre-pandemic intuition, Remote has ascended to an industry vanguard, igniting the tech sector with pioneering global employment solutions.
This episode's heart beats the tale of Marcelo's voyage from engineer to entrepreneur—a journey fueled by a burning desire to connect global opportunities to talent, regardless of the miles in between.
Adrian and Marcelo chart the territory of Remote [https://remote.sjv.io...2024-03-2947 min
The Adrian Tan Show131 - Sunny Saha On Unleashing the Power of Diverse Industries and Embracing InnovationJoin me in this captivating episode as I dive deep into the remarkable journey of Sunny Saha [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunnysaha/], the GM of Blue Prism [https://www.blueprism.com/]. From his early days in market research to leading Time Warner Asia Pacific and launching the world's first Cartoon Network theme park, Sunny's diverse experience across industries will leave you inspired.
Discover how he thrived amidst industry transformations driven by technology and his unique approach to embracing diverse perspectives. Whether you're an entrepreneur or simply seeking motivation, this episode is a must-listen to unlock the secrets of success fr...2024-02-2525 min
The Adrian Tan Show130 - Dr. Cecelia Herbert Unveils the Secrets of Employee ExperienceAre you curious about the factors that shape the employee experience and its impact on organizations?
Join us on this episode where we dive into the fascinating world of employee engagement, management, and the repercussions of poor EX scores.
Our special guest is Qualtric [https://www.qualtrics.com/sg/]'s Dr. Cecelia Herbert [https://www.linkedin.com/in/cecelia-herbert/], a renowned organisational psychologist and principal behavioural scientist.
In this episode, Dr. Herbert explains the intricacies of employee experience, sharing valuable knowledge about its definition, key metrics, and its role in driving productivity and team effectiveness.
Discover the significance of employee engage...2024-02-1336 min
The Adrian Tan Show129 - Cassandra Ong's Journey from Layoff to A Fractional Marketing AgencyJoin me as I chat with Cassandra Ong [https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassandraong/], a remarkable guest who shares her inspiring journey of starting a business after a layoff. In this captivating episode, we explore the challenges and triumphs of entrepreneurship.
Discover how Cassandra's experience in a B2B SaaS company fueled her desire to create a consultancy agency - Otterhalf [https://www.otterhalf.co/]. We delve into the unique world of marketing in the tech industry, where revenue and conversions take centre stage, and explore the innovative concept of fractional marketing.
Learn why fractional marketing brings a new level...2024-02-0624 min
The Adrian Tan Show128 - Exploring Geoarbitrage with Gabrielle LohIn this episode of the Adrian Tan Show, we dive into the growing trend of geo arbitrage with guest, Gabrielle Loh [https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriellefrieda/]. Gabrielle shares her personal journey with geo arbitrage, the practice of working remotely from countries with a lower cost of living. She provides insights into her experiences living and working in South Korea. Gabrielle is an award-winning International coach, who helps business leaders discover their purpose and build their brand reputation. This episode offers practical advice, covering safety tips, cost implications, and challenges of life overseas.
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00:00 Introduction
00:13 Exploring Geo Arbitrage
01:08 Introducing...2023-12-2022 min
The Adrian Tan Show127 - Globalization Partners: Going Global with Charles H. FergusonIn this episode of the Adrian Tan Show, I speak with Charles H. Ferguson [https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesferguson/], the APAC GM for Globalization Partners [https://www.globalization-partners.com/]. Inspired by the 2023 Global Growth Report, we discuss the expectations and sentiments in the evolving business landscape. Key findings reveal that Singaporeans aspire to join global companies for better pay, travel, and diversity. Charles emphasises the importance of expanding globally but reminds us that it can mean something other than increasing in size. Listen on as we delve into small businesses' agility, the opportunities emerging markets bring, and the crucial...2023-12-1246 min
The Adrian Tan Show126 - Harnessing AI in Business: An In-depth Discussion with Zoho's Gibu MathewIn this episode of the Adrian Tan Show, we welcome Gibu Matthew [https://www.linkedin.com/in/gibumathew/], Vice President and GM of Asia Pacific for Zoho Corp [https://www.zoho.com/]. With his 23 years of experience with Zoho, Gibu shares his insights about the growth and evolution of AI. The discussion revolves around 'Zia', an AI agent integrated into Zoho products, the impact of AI on customer care and work efficiency, and Zoho's long-term strategies. The conversation also touches upon the influence of AI on job markets and how Zoho is embracing AI without laying off employees. Towards the...2023-12-0743 min
The Adrian Tan Show125 - Generative AI: Key to Career Advancement, but Anxieties Remain (with Gavin Barfield of Salesforce)Gavin Barfield is the Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Solutions Salesforce, ASEAN. With over 20 years of experience in the IT industry, Gavin has a deep background in emerging technologies. He is a regular speaker at international conferences and forums on the future of disruptive technology and its impact on people and work.
Summary:
Generative AI is a rapidly evolving technology that has the potential to transform the workplace. In a recent survey by Salesforce, it was found that Singaporean workers believe generative AI is key to career advancement, but many have anxieties about keeping up. Gavin Barfield, the...2023-11-0722 min
The Adrian Tan Show124 - The Magic Formula to Rapid Reskilling for the Modern Economy (with Ryan Meyer of General Assembly)Learn how General Assembly is providing proven pathways into high-demand tech careers through project-based, practitioner-led training programs.
Ryan Meyer shares insights on why their 3-month immersive bootcamps have 92%+ job placement rates, how they rapidly evolve curriculum, and key trends in adult learning and workforce development. Discover their "magic formula" of aligning individual, employer and government needs through skills training.
🕛 Time stamps
00:00 Introduction
01:27 Overview of General Assembly's training programs
03:37 Getting people job-ready quickly
05:28 Using practitioner instructors
07:35 Contrast with lengthy university degrees
10:40 Adapting training for speed of tech change
13:23 AI changing education formats
15:18 Motivation and doing key to learning
17:37 Applying AI internally
19:20 Ryan's...2023-10-3053 min
The Adrian Tan Show123: Danny Tan and Shirley Kettler on Grayling Singapore 4.5-day work week pilotGrayling [https://grayling.com/our-offices/singapore/] has announced that it will pilot a reduced work week in its Singapore office from August till the end of the year. In doing so, it becomes the first globally networked PR firm in Singapore to attempt to raise productivity by improving employee well-being and satisfaction.
The trial will see employees who have served for more than a year take Friday afternoons off, allowing them to enjoy a longer weekend while maintaining the same level of productivity and efficiency. A core team will be on standby to manage urgent client requests.
Danny Tan and...2023-08-1717 min
The Adrian Tan Show119: Gavin Barfield on the Salesforce AI Digital Skills SurveyIn this episode of "The Adrian Tan Show," I had the pleasure of speaking with Gavin Barfield [https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavinbarfield/] about the Salesforce AI digital skills survey [https://www.salesforce.com/news/stories/digital-skills-based-experience/] and the potential of generative AI in various industries.
As Vice President and CTO, Solutions, for Salesforce ASEAN, Gavin Barfield leads a team of Salesforce engineers across the region to develop and drive integrated technology solutions for Salesforce customers.
He also works closely with customers in ASEAN on their digital transformations, bringing together the full value of the Salesforce platform to drive positive...2023-05-3121 min
The Adrian Tan Show108: Steven Bennetts on Employee Experience Trends 2023Steve Bennetts [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevebennetts/] is the Head of Growth & Strategy - Employee Experience Solutions for Qualtrics [https://www.qualtrics.com/] in APJ, leading a team of specialists in guiding organisations to optimise the EX at every point in the employee lifecycle.
He is one of the region's most experienced EX specialists having played a crucial role in launching and developing the XM category in APJ.
Steve specialises in EX and human-centred technologies.
As businesses and governments rethink the ways they work for a post-pandemic world, Steve brings 20 years of experience as a qualified business psychologist helping...2023-01-2524 min
The Adrian Tan Show104: Keith Tan on ELLA, Singapore's Robotic BaristaKeith Tan [https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithtan-crowndigital/] is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Crown Digital [https://www.crowndigital.io/], a Robotics and Coffee start-up solving key challenges in the F&B industry.
Previously from the wealth management industry, Keith was inspired to build a business of his own, and left his job at the age of 35 to embark on his entrepreneurial journey with coffee. Crown Coffee's first outlet was opened in 2016. Keith was passionate about coffee, the craft and his customers, but soon realised that it was hard to scale up the business due to a...2022-12-1635 min
So This Is My WhySPECIAL: Questions from the Audience - Adrian Tan (the King of Singapore)Welcome to a special Questions from the Audience episode with Adrian Tan!Adrian Tan is STIMY's latest Ep 101 guest, i.e.the King of SingaporePresident of Singapore's Law SocietyPartner at TSMP Law CorporationProlific LinkedIn writerAnd several weeks ago, I asked on LinkedIn & Instagram whether any of you had questions for Adrian.Turns out, 5 of you did!And here, Adrian answers them all.Highlights:1:01 Aaron Lim - Cancer treatment & mortality2:04 Jeff Ong - How cancer affected Adrian's work performance3:43 Adrian's many, many, many hats!4:00 Jeff...2022-12-0114 min
So This Is My WhyEp 101.2: The Return of the King of Singapore [Part 2] | Adrian Tan (President of Singapore's Law Society, LinkedIn Influener & Partner at TSMP Law Corporation)Adrian Tan, the King of Singapore & ultimate Linkedin Influencer, is back with Part 2 (check out Part 1 in the previous episode)!Here, Adrian shares how his career developed as a lawyer, why he hated his time as a General Counsel, thinks that lawyers should be legal influencers, how his LinkedIn posts go so viral and more.Highlights:1:58 Embarrassed by his bestselling books5:59 The non-confrontational litigator?10:01 Working with Davinder Singh, one of Singapore’s top litigators12:50 How to be a good legal associate14:16 The art of persuasion15:28 Secret to good writing17:25 Becoming the Ge...2022-11-2741 min
So This Is My WhyEp 101.1: The King of Singapore [Part 1] | Adrian Tan (President of Singapore's Law Society & Partner, TSMP Law Corporation)The King of Singapore has spoken… to me! 😮His accolades are every Asian parent’s wet dream:👉🏻 President of Singapore’s Law Society;👉🏻 Partner at TSMP;👉🏻 Bestselling author of The Teenage Textbook & The Teenage Workbook, which were turned into a play, movie and TV series etc.; and👉🏻 LinkedIn writing extraordinaire (all his posts go viral & even hit the mainstream media headlines!)But who is Adrian Tan, really?How did Adrian Tan end up where he is?What was it like growing up in a HDB community that didn’t under...2022-11-2243 min
The Adrian Tan Show103: Saurav Chopra on making learning digestible, engaging and fun for employees and teamsSaurav Chopra [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sauravchopra/] is a serial entrepreneur who loves solving complex real world problems with the power of Technology.
Saurav co-founded and ran Perkbox [https://www.perkbox.com/], a leading global employee experience platform which helps 5,000+ employers in 60+ countries companies care, connect and celebrate their employees.
Perkbox has featured in the Financial Times' top 25 fastest growing European tech companies list and was No. 2 on LinkedIn's list of Top UK Startups to work for.
With his new venture 5Mins [https://www.5mins.ai/] or the TikTok of L&D, Saurav is helping organisations build a learning...2022-10-2437 min
The Ryan Tan ShowHow to grow your TikTok and work with big brands with Adrian WidjonarkoAre you looking to grow your Instagram or TikTok? Or perhaps you're already a content creator and would love to work with big brands. If so, you will love today's guest because he has done exactly that.His name is Adrian Widjonarko. Adrian is a digital creator best known for the catchphrase Places in Sydney You Must Visit. By day, he is an Account Manager at Sanofi. By night, he is a foodie trying out the latest and greatest restaurants and foodie spots around Sydney, sharing his findings and experiences on social media.Since starting...2022-09-201h 06
The Adrian Tan Show95: Prudential Jaslyn Ng on rejecting a $250k package as Global HR Director and her leap into the insurance sectorJaslyn Ng [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaslynng/] is a former Compensation & Benefits leader at companies such as DHL, Sodexo, Coca-Cola, Du Pont and Archroma.
In 2017, she took the leap of faith in joining the insurance industry after rejecting a quarter million package to become a Global HR Director.
This happened due to the relapse of a health condition as well as suffering from the mother's guilt.
She has since flourished in the insurance space and is currently Financial Services Director with Prudential Assurance [https://www.prudential.com.sg/].
Interestingly, many of her team members are also former HR Professionals!
...2022-06-1944 min
The Adrian Tan Show94: EngageRocket Leong CheeTung on the struggles with Return-to-OfficeLeong CheeTung [https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheetung/] is the CEO of EngageRocket [https://www.engagerocket.co/], the fastest-growing Asian people analytics tech company that helps businesses improve talent retention and productivity.
Before becoming an entrepreneur, he was Regional Director of Gallup in Southeast Asia. He read Economics at the University of Cambridge and has an MA in Political Science from Columbia University under the Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholarship (SAFOS).
CheeTung is a Generation T honoree for Asia Tatler, awarded to young leaders shaping the future of Asia, and was listed by Prestige Magazine as one of their '40...2022-06-1224 min
The Adrian Tan Show93: Livspace Joyita Poddar on Plugging the Employee Welfare GapJoyita Poddar [https://www.linkedin.com/in/joyitapoddar/] is the Chief Human Resources Officer at Livspace [https://www.livspace.com/sg]. She brings to the company over two decades of experience in human resources having worked with companies like Sabre Corporation, eBay Inc., Star India Pvt Ltd, Piramal Enterprises and Saint Gobain in the past.
Her key specializations are in the field of organizational change management, M&A, culture and people strategies, leadership growth and leadership coaching. An alumnus of Symbiosis International University, she will lead critical people strategies and optimizing talent at Livspace.
The core of her focus will...2022-05-1220 min
The Adrian Tan Show92: Skilio Felix Tan on Skills-Based HiringFelix Tan [https://www.linkedin.com/in/felix-tan-skilio/] is the co-founder & CEO of Skilio [http://www.skilio.co/], an edtech startup that helps youth build up future-ready skill sets that are attractive to employers. As a student entrepreneur, Felix started Skilio in his freshman year in university and has since helped the startup grow 11x in average recurring revenue and 14x increase in user base. He is passionate about the space of youth development and education.
As a lead trainer at Reactor School, a leading provider of entrepreneurship education to youth from 13 to 24, Felix has clocked over 300 training hours, equipping...2022-04-2723 min
The Adrian Tan Show89: Safe Space's Antoinette Patterson on mental healthcare, when to consider it and the ROI on good mental healthAntoinette Patterson [https://www.linkedin.com/in/antopatterson/] is the co-founder of trusted B2B2C digital mental healthcare provider Safe Space™ [https://safespace.sg/]. With 11 years of startup experience and an avid mental health advocate, Safe Space™ combines her love for technology and positive social change.
What we discussed:
* Her burnt out during the days in advertising and how it led to starting a mental healthcare provider
* The current perception of mental healthcare
* The ROI on mental wellness
* Solving the problem, not the symptoms by developing psychological safety
* And many more...
Reach out to Safe Space via contact@safespace.sg
...2022-03-1623 min
The Adrian Tan Show87: Shaswat Kumar on Darwinbox unicorn journey, the future HR tech landscape and enterprise HRMS reluctance to localiseShaswat Kumar [https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaswatkumar/] is the Senior VP, Global Customer Success and Delivery for Darwinbox [https://darwinbox.com/], where he helps accelerate the drive to value realization for large and medium enterprise customers, building the leading HCM provider's reputation as a trusted advisor for its 600+ customers, and accelerating the company's global expansion.
In his rich career, he has worked with erstwhile Hewitt, Aon and Alight Solutions, where he was instrumental in driving HR transformations anchored on outcomes across the Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa. For the last 4 years, at Alight he helped HR transformations for...2022-03-0234 min
The Adrian Tan Show86: Sanjeev Magotra on the state of mental wellbeing, and making mental fitness into a habit - your '10,000 steps' of mental wellbeingSanjeev Magotra [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjeev-magotra-6ba3ab/] is a Digital, AI and Cloud technologist, with over 27 years of leadership experience with companies like Accenture and IBM.
Over his career, he has led diverse teams and managed regional technology businesses. He has been living in Singapore for over 21 years. Prior to this, he has lived in Australia and India. He is a thought leader in digital technology and has helped many enterprise clients in their digital transformation journey. His passion for how digital technology can be used for social-wellbeing has driven his journey and helped bring Joye [https...2022-02-2327 min
The Adrian Tan Show85: Daniel Goldstein on disrupting the world of talent acquisitions, why it shouldn't be a sales game and why they don't hire the highest billerDaniel Goldstein [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielgoldstein2/] is the founder and CEO of Elements Talent Consultancy [http://www.weareelements.io/]. He founded the business in 2009 and first piloted the concept of Embedded Talent Consultancy roughly five years later.
He is a passionate advocate of the true value of excellent talent acquisition professionals and is on a mission to change perceptions of an outdated industry.
Shownotes
* Element's Head of APAC Alvin de Jesus [https://www.linkedin.com/in/alvin-de-jesus-9486b627/]
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Impact at ScaleEP 18 - Adrian Tan and Greg Tan Tze Kai - co-Founders SGAssist - It’s All About Keeping CalmI had a great conversation with Adrian Tan and Greg Tan Tze Kai to start SG Assist. These are two guys that quit good-paying jobs to build SG Assist in response to a family medical problem that Adian Tan experienced. Greg comes from an Oil and Gas background while Adrian is a supply chain expert. Although neither of them had any medical experience, after long chats in the canteen while they were performing reserve military service in Singapore, they realized that the problems that Adrian was experiencing were likely pervasive.
If you listen to Adrian and Greg tal...2022-01-3023 minThe Adrian Tan ShowSeason 2 EpilogueThis episode marks the end of my season 2 and summarizes the things I learned
after putting out 70+ episodes over 1,000 minutes. Will there be a season 3?
Listen to the full episode to find out.
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The Adrian Tan Show84: Bjorn Lee on mental wellness and baby steps for individuals and companiesBjorn Lee [https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjornlee/] is the Founder and CEO of MindFi [https://www.mindfi.co/], a corporate mental wellness company.
A serial entrepreneur and technology executive with experience in Asia and the US, he has a strong track record of building businesses and products globally.
Previously, Bjorn served as the Head of Product Innovation at Zopim ($ZEN) in 2014.
Prior to Zopim, Bjorn was cofounder of Stickery, an educational games startup in San Francisco that was funded by Google Ventures.
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The Adrian Tan Show83: Rick Hammell on picking the right Employer of Records partner, accelerating business expansions and supporting employees to work anywhereRick Hammell [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-hammell-sphr-56419648/] is the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Elements Global Services [https://elementsgs.com/]. He has extensive experience in HR having served as a Director of Human Resources and Chief Operating Officer before launching his own business.
Under his leadership, Elements Global Services has pioneered a new business model for the global employment industry and has become one of the fastest growing, risk diverse and high profit Employer of Record in the sector.
Rick is shepherding Elements Global Services through its transition from start-up to scale-up by further diversifying the company with innovative...2022-01-0521 min
The Adrian Tan Show82: Alex Martin on the evolution of virtual career fairs, using data to maximise career fair ROI and how candidate can stand outAlex Martin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexanderrjmartin/]is the VP of Sales for SeeMeCV [https://seemecv.com/] – a SaaS based HR Technology platform that specialises in Virtual Fairs, Video CVs, Career Portals and Virtual Coaching.
Alex has spent over a decade working in HR, both in Global Mobility, as well as 7 years managing recruitment teams in Singapore and China, across several functions.
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The Adrian Tan Show81: Dr. Wolfram Jost on L&D Analytics, learning trends & putting learner at the centreDr. Wolfram Jost [https://www.linkedin.com/in/wolfram-jost-11b47212a/] has been
a member of the imc [https://www.im-c.com/] AG Executive Board since April 2019.
His particular focus was on API management, Internet of Things (IoT),
application development, application integration and business transformation.
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The Adrian Tan Show80: Craig Brown on creating a great working environment, employee wellbeing & being culturally sensitiveCraig Brown [https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigwbrown/] is the CEO of Everest
Engineering, one of Australia's most respected software development agencies
listed by BOSS Magazine and the Australian Financial Review as one of the "Best
Places to Work".
Everest [https://everest.engineering/] is at the forefront of modern software
product development practices, valuing mastery, collaboration, and making an
impact on the world.
Craig has long been an early adopter of agile methods and practices and believes
improving and developing the skills of people is critical for innovation and
product development.
Craig is an international speaker on human-centric workplace management...2021-12-1524 min
The Adrian Tan Show79: Arun Sundar on enterprise of tomorrow, performance management & impact from Covid19Arun Sundar [https://www.linkedin.com/in/arun-sundar-2290237/] is the Chief
Marketing Officer at entomo. entomo [https://entomo.co/] is a modern performance
management software built for the 'future of work.'
Powering 30mn+ users, entomo enables 'enterprises of tomorrow' to drive
performance by aligning goals and nudging actionable insights to distributed &
remote teams.
In his personal capacity, Arun is an eminent champion and commentator on the
trending subjects of 'Leadership and Enterprises of the Future' and
'Technologies for People including Analytics and AI'.
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The Adrian Tan Show78: Jonathan Passmore on coaching psychology trends, values and benefitsProfessor Jonathan Passmore
[https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-passmore-08427b57/] is the Senior Vice
President of Coaching with CoachHub [https://coachhub.io/], the leading global
talent development platform that enables organisations to create a personalised,
measurable, and scalable coaching program for the entire workforce
Professor Passmore is one of the top ten professional coaches in the world. He
also serves as Professor of Coaching and Behavioural Change at the University of
Reading's Henley Business School.
In addition to leading Henley's Centre for Coaching, Jonathan is also a
chartered psychologist and author who has published hundreds of scientific
papers on coaching.
...2021-12-0128 min
The Adrian Tan Show77: Gaurav Chaubey on performance management rethink, convincing senior management and the great resignationGaurav Chaubey [https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaurav-chaubey/] is the co-founder
of Mesh [https://www.mesh.ai/], a modern performance management platform backed
by Sequoia and Y Combinator.
Gaurav has been a lifelong student of people management and HR technology. He is
a former People & Culture consulting leader with experience of over 300 people
performance, pays, engagement, and analytics client assignments, across 30+
countries. In addition, he helped organize over 500 people and culture
transformation workshops with leadership and management teams in those roles.
He has deep expertise in designing and implementing strategy-aligned
organization structures, performance management frameworks, and pay for
performance programs...2021-11-2436 min
The Adrian Tan Show75: Michael Yinger on resume parsing, AI screening and biasesMichael Yinger [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeyinger/] has been in the talent
acquisition space for almost 20 years, most recently as the Global Lead of
Growth, Strategy and Product Management for PeopleScout.
His previous experience in the space includes Aon RPO as Global Delivery Leader,
Randstad Sourceright as VP of Implementation and Technology, and as an
independent consultant specializing in process and implementation for multiple
clients.
A well-tenured business executive, Michael brings expertise in technology,
business design, and strategy to The Sieve [https://resumesieve.com/], as well
as a passion to enhance the experience of all the participants in the
r...2021-11-1023 min
The Adrian Tan Show74: Ori Gold on diversity, equity and inclusivity, challenges and best practicesOri Gold [https://www.linkedin.com/in/ori-gold-b55ab715/#] is the Chief
Executive Officer of Bench [https://benchmedia.com/], a leading programmatic
solutions company, which boasts a highly diverse and high performing team with
over 30 nationalities.
What I discussed with Ori:
* Best policies companies should adopt to encourage diversity, equity and
inclusivity
* Best practices when managing a diverse workforce
* The challenges in managing a diverse workforce
* How having a diverse workforce drives productivity, innovation and
performance
* And many more...
Mentioned in the interview:
* Bench's team: https://benchmedia.com/about-bench/
* Shai Luft, Co-Founder and COO Linkedin profile:
https://www.linkedin.com...2021-11-0223 min
The Adrian Tan Show73: Steve Bennetts on Employee Experience, decision-making transformation and when is too much feedbacksSteve Bennetts [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevebennetts/] is the Head
of Growth & Strategy - Employee Experience Solutions for Qualtrics
[https://www.qualtrics.com/] in APJ, leading a team of specialists in guiding
organisations to optimise the EX at every point in the employee lifecycle.
He is one of the region's most experienced EX specialists having played a
crucial role in launching and developing the XM category in APJ.
Steve specialises in EX and human-centred technologies.
As businesses and governments rethink the ways they work for a post-pandemic
world, Steve brings 20 years of experience as a qualified business psychologist
helping o...2021-10-2633 min
The Adrian Tan Show72: Jasmine Haria on hiring remote vs non-remote, screening fraud detection and the importance of EQJasmine Haria [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasmineharia/] is the Co-Founder of
FluidTal [https://fluidtal.com/] - a platform that provides Vetted Digital
talent on EQ and IQ.
Based on performance and an extensive model that is rapidly scalable, this model
enables a hybrid way of working for organisations: to help bridge the gap
between traditional hiring, paving way for a blended, decentralized workforce.
The company is in the incubation stage started with professional services for
their clients in Asia.
The Minimum Viable Product is in the development stage to create an AI-based
platform of vetted technology talents and match...2021-10-1928 min
The Adrian Tan Show71: Amit Patel on microservices, migration from on-prem to cloud and enterprise HRMS shopping tipsAmit Patel has almost two decades of experience across four continents. In the
past 12 years, he has resided in Singapore covering the Asia Pacific Region, and
in the last 8 years, he has focused on HCM, Talent and Payroll. He has been with
Unit4 for almost 5 years, where he holds a General Management role covering the
Asia Pacific, for Unit4 Prosoft. Amit has been instrumental in Unit4's continued
growth, helping organisations transform their operations from manual labour
intensive HR tasks into truly digital and automated processes. He has a passion
for helping organisations visualise the future of work, and through...2021-10-1222 min
The Adrian Tan Show70: Sudhanshu Ahuja on AI-powered chatbots, recruiting virtually and structured interviewsSudhanshu Ahuja [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sudh8/] is the CEO and Co-Founder
of impress.ai [http://impress.ai/], an 'accurate hiring' platform that
autonomously interviews candidates for any job and produces a fit-score. He
spearheads all sales functions and fundraising initiatives, drives the business
strategy and company vision, and leads the scaling of the company's enterprise
customer base.
Observing that large enterprises struggled with best practices in recruiting
when evaluating job candidates at scale, Sudh co-founded Ideatory, a platform to
discover and recruit technology talent, with Dr Amrith Dhananjayan and Dr
Vaisagh Viswanathan.
Sudh's experience in working with large...2021-10-0531 min
The Adrian Tan Show69: Sonali Sharma on data paralysis, getting started on people analytics and connecting analytics to bottom lineSonali Sharma [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonalichhabra/] is a business
professional with 12+ years of experience with McKinsey & Company, Deloitte
Consulting and Uber in the US, UAE, SE Asia, ANZ and North Asia.
She is currently heading Product and People Science at EngageRocket
[https://www.engagerocket.co/] - an Employee Experience platform provider.
In her previous role at Uber, she set up and was leading the global Continuous
Listening program as Sr Product Owner within People Analytics.
Prior to her global role, she was the People Analytics lead in APAC.
She has been solving talent and business problems using cross-functional
...2021-09-2834 min
The Adrian Tan Show68: Kartik Krishnamurthy on never-ending rounds of interviews, conversational assistant and his personal job interview journeyKartik Krishnamurthy [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kartikkrishnamurthy/] leads
the overall growth & business strategy for Paradox [https://www.paradox.ai/]
APAC.
Prior to Paradox, he led the Cornerstone OnDemand business in Asia across Hong
Kong, ASEAN, South Korea, and India markets.
Kartik has over 17years of experience in HRTech, of which he has spent 11 years
across APAC managing all aspects of the business for global firms like
Cornerstone OnDemand, ADP and LinkedIn.
What I discussed with Kartik:
* Never-ending rounds of job interviews.
* Difference between a conversational assistant and a chatbot
* His personal job application journey before Paradox (it wasn't ideal)
...2021-09-2135 min
The Adrian Tan Show67: Oussama Labib on common missing L&D ingredient, team learning and the impact of cultureFormer Head of L&D at IKEA Singapore and APAC Director of Instructional Design &
Facilitation in a leading training company, Oussama Labib
[https://www.linkedin.com/in/oussama-labib-43b92722/] experienced first hands
the challenges of delivering ROI from learning interventions, engaging learners
and teams in a remote and virtual environment with Covid-19 as well as
empowering teams and their leaders to take responsibility for their own
development process.
Plus, he quickly realized that while a slew of digital learning solutions exists
in the market for individuals to improve their performance, very few were
tailored to the team as a whole.
...2021-09-1421 min
The Adrian Tan Show66: Paul Keijzer on recruitment gamification, the key target users and the time a recruiter scans through a new resumePaul Keijzer [https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulkeijzer/] is the CEO of The Talent
Games [https://thetalentgames.com/] – an HR Technology company that pioneers in
gamified virtual hiring solutions.
With over 40+ years of experience in talent management and recruitment
strategies, Paul is a highly sought-after speaker on topics such as HRTech,
Gamification, Leadership and Talent Management
Paul also writes for a number of websites, including his personal blog –
www.paulkeijzer.com [https://paulkeijzer.com/]
What I discussed with Paul:
* Gamification in recruitment assessments
* The demographics that this is best suited for
* Whether gamified assessments turn off non-gamers
* The ridiculously little amou...2021-09-0726 min
The Adrian Tan Show65: Gary Gan on skills inventory, how to embark on skills journey and the indecisions to train employeesGary Gan [https://www.linkedin.com/in/garygan/] is an experienced entrepreneur
and marketer, involved in the startup of several successful companies across a
broad spectrum of industries.
He is currently co-founder of JobKred [https://www.jobkred.com/], a skills
intelligence platform that uses AI and data science to understand the evolving
industry skills demand, and guides people to close their skills gaps and
navigate the future of work. JobKred is used by Fortune 50 enterprises,
top-ranked universities, government agencies and international aid agencies like
the World Bank.
Gary has been invited to speak at conferences such as Asian Development Bank's
...2021-08-3121 min
The Adrian Tan Show64: Charles Ferguson on Employer of Record, employee experience and work passesCharles Hamilton Ferguson [https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesferguson/] is the
General Manager and head of Globalization Partners
[https://www.globalization-partners.com/] business in Asia, where he is
responsible for establishing scale and efficiency for the company's business
expansion in one of the most dynamic markets in the world.
Charles has worked with private equity and leading brands in the business
enterprise and technology space. He was most recently the group chief commercial
officer for Tricor Group, a Hong Kong-headquartered business expansion
specialist.
The Permira investee company brought Charles in to design and execute global
sales, marketing, and product innovation st...2021-08-2437 min
The Adrian Tan Show63: Derick Teo on HRIS implementations, common pitfalls and reasonable implementation cycleDerick Teo [https://www.linkedin.com/in/derickteo/] is the Director of
Enterprise Go-Digital Solutions at BIPO [https://www.biposervice.com/], a
one-stop, global Human Resource service provider.
A graduate of the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Computing,
including a PMP certificate from PMI, Derick has spent the last ten years of his
career leading HR transformational initiatives, specifically in spearheading the
implementation of large-scale PeopleSoft projects for leading companies such as
Keppel, Singapore University of Technology and Design, ParkwayHealth, Singapore
Tourism Board and Starhub.
Derick's unique combination of software applications and broad knowledge of
technology and...2021-08-1728 min
The Adrian Tan Show62: Manu Khetan on security in HR software, AI use cases and when SMEs should move into enterprise softwareManu Khetan [https://www.linkedin.com/in/manukhetan/] is the Founder and Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) of Rolling Arrays [https://www.rollingarrays.com/] Group
of Companies, which includes Reimbur$e
[https://rollingarrays.com/reimburse-travel-and-expense/] and CICO
[https://rollingarrays.com/cico-intelligent-time-capture-solution/].
A recognised HR Transformation Leader, Manu has more than 15 years of rich
experience in HR Processes, HR Functions and HR Software.
With a reputation for adopting futuristic HR Automation techniques and investing
in young Talent, Manu's work has been instrumental in establishing Rolling
Arrays as one of the most trusted HR Transformation Solution Provider in the
Asia Pacific with offices...2021-08-1034 min
The Adrian Tan Show61: Leong CheeTung on people efficiency, digitalisation struggles and uncovering the true problem statementLeong CheeTung [https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheetung/] is the CEO of
EngageRocket [https://www.engagerocket.co/], the fastest-growing Asian people
analytics tech company that helps businesses improve talent retention and
productivity.
Before becoming an entrepreneur, he was Regional Director of Gallup in Southeast
Asia. He read Economics at the University of Cambridge and has an MA in
Political Science from Columbia University under the Singapore Armed Forces
Overseas Scholarship (SAFOS).
CheeTung is a Generation T honoree for Asia Tatler, awarded to young leaders
shaping the future of Asia, and was listed by Prestige Magazine as one of their
'40...2021-08-0324 min
The Adrian Tan Show60: Rolf van der Pol on people efficiency, digitalisation struggles and uncovering the true problem statementRolf van der Pol [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rolfvanderpol/] started his career
in information technology and moved to the financial services industry in 1990.
He has a broad experience in line and project management roles across Europe,
Latin America and the Asia Pacific working for international banks.
Since 2006 he is working with Cadena [https://www.cadena.com.sg/] – an HRM and
Payroll solutions company with its service and development centre in Vietnam -
and is the director for Cadena in Singapore since its inception in 2015. He has
worked with a large number of regional companies, ranging from SMEs, local and
re...2021-07-2724 min
The Adrian Tan Show59: Mitchell Goh on debt traps, earned wage access and employee benefitsMitchell Goh [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchellgoh/] is the founder and CEO
of GetPaid [https://www.getpaid.asia/], an earned wage access start-up in
Singapore.
A new employee benefit concept in Singapore, it allows employees to access their
salaries that they have earned but not yet received.
Mitchell has over 10 years of expertise in the employee benefits space. Prior to
this, Mitchell was a trained and practising social worker.
The cumulation of his experiences is now driving his passion to improve
financial wellbeing amongst employees which gave birth to GetPaid.
What I discussed with Mitchell
* Debt traps
* Difference between Ea...2021-07-2020 min
The Adrian Tan Show58: Vidya Santhanam on connecting team and business performance, common startups HR issues, GDP on digital transformation and new people management lessonsVidya Santhanam, [https://www.linkedin.com/in/vidyasanthanam/] is the co-founder
and CEO of Fitbots OKRs. Vidya leads Growth and Customer Success for Fitbots
[https://www.fitbots.com/] and is passionate about building a SaaS business.
Also a certified OKR coach, Vidya has coached over 400 teams on OKRs and
certified 100 as part of the OKR certification program in collaboration with
OKRs Training, US. Vidya brings this experience in building Fitbots, along with
her co-founder &CTO Kashi.
Prior to Fitbots, Vidya was leading Leadership Building and Performance in
Mindtree Ltd, rolling out large scale organizational development practices for
20000+ employees.
What I di...2021-07-1324 min
The Adrian Tan Show57: Jin Choeh on common startups HR issues, GDP on digital transformation and new people management lessonsJin Choeh [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jin-choeh/] founded Swingvy with his
co-founders in 2016 with a mission to create a workplace where work empowers
people. As a founder, he focuses on product, team building, fundraising, market
expansion, and team culture.
Prior to founding Swingvy [https://www.swingvy.com/], he worked at AhnLab as a
regional manager for the South-East Asia market covering six countries:
Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines.
He also co-founded two startups Zibro and Ssamtong, which are online real-estate
platform and tutor matching platform respectively.
Jin grew up in Korea, France, Japan, and the US...2021-07-0621 min
The Adrian Tan Show56: Jayant Paleti on investment by SalesForce, why companies fail to digitalise and coming ahead in a cluttered HRMS marketJayant Paleti [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayantpaleti/] is the Co-Founder of
Darwinbox [https://darwinbox.com/]. Recognised as the most preferred HCM
solution in APAC by Gartner, Darwinbox is used by 550+ large enterprises to
manage their end to end HR needs.
Prior to Darwinbox, Jayant was an investment banker at Ernst & Young. Jayant
worked across functions like M&A and private equity. He is an IIT Madras and IIM
Lucknow alumnus. He has advised several large corporates on big investment and
strategic decisions.
A visionary of the underlying scope of HR Tech, Jayant heads all sales and
marketing activities at...2021-06-2935 min
The Adrian Tan Show55: Benjamin Croc | Automate all your HR processes, focus on PeopleFormer McKinsey consultant, and head of Lazada's strategy department, Benjamin
Croc [https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-croc-93669426/]developed a deep
passion for people management in a career that spanned continents and
industries.
Noticing a pattern among companies that wanted to help their people achieve
their full potential, he created BrioHR together with fellow INSEAD alumni in
the hopes of transforming the workplace stories of millions around the globe and
improving corporate performance for companies big and small at the same time.
BrioHR is a new kind of HR management software covering the full employee
lifecycle in a modern and user-friendly...2021-06-2228 minThe Adrian Tan Show54: Kuljit Chadha | AI-powered right skilling suite that helps enterprises unlock business potentialKuljit Chadha [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kuljit-chadha-8190b82/] is the
Co-founder and COO of Disprz [https://www.disprz.com/], an AI-powered skilling
platform.
A serial entrepreneur, Kuljit relishes taking nascent technology products to new
markets and has a proven track record of taking at least three products that
were category-defining across media, formal education and enterprise learning to
both emerging and developed markets across the world.
He holds a master of business administration from the prestigious Indian School
of Business in Hyderabad.
What I discussed with Kuljit:
* The difference between learning and skilling
* How learning differs between blue collars...2021-06-1530 min
The Adrian Tan Show53: CHAN Chiou Hao | Putting a bank into HRMSChan Chiou Hao [https://www.linkedin.com/in/chiou-hao-chan-27781/] is currently
the COO of Justlogin [https://justlogin.com/], a Singapore based HR Software as
a Service provider. He has been with the company for over 5 years and has grown
the business from a 10-person operation to 80 employees and grown the revenue by
300%.
Prior to JustLogin, Chiou has spent almost a decade in business development
roles in various notable software companies like Salesforce.com, QlikTech,
SumTotal Systems and Mambu.
He was also an entrepreneur who founded two venture capital-backed internet
companies which were eventually acquired.
What I discuss with Chiou Hao:
...2021-06-0829 min
The Adrian Tan Show52: Kannan Chettiar | Managing your employee lifecycle from background screening to onboarding to learningKannan Chettiar [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kannan-chettiar-19a2348/] is the
co-founder and Managing Director of Avvanz [https://www.avvanz.com/] – an
award-winning HRTech and FinTech company that prides itself on its 3 business
pillars – Screen, Onboard and Develop.
Avvanz helps to screen for the "right" and "safe" candidates through background
checks.
They then help to integrate the new joiners through comprehensive new employee
onboarding solutions leveraging technologies.
Finally, Avvanz enhances the talents through uniquely differentiated blended
learning solutions relevant to the Digital Economy aimed at surpassing the set
KPIs.
Kannan is an award-winning Global Leader with 24 years of experience in the
...2021-06-0141 min
The Adrian Tan Show51: CY Chua | Improving your offer acceptance rate with AIYour bucket can never be filled with water if there is a leak at the bottom.
In recruitment context, that leak to the ability to close the deal with the job
applicant that you may have spent more than 3 months and over 5 rounds of
interview to screen and assess.
To address this "last mile problem", CY Chua
[https://www.linkedin.com/in/chiayei/] co-founded TalentX.ai
[https://talentx.ai/] to provide a one-of-a-kind AI-powered job offer management
platform to minimize uncertainty in transacting a Tech job for both employer and
candidate.
Before TalentX.ai, CY was involved in consulting expertise...2021-05-2532 min
The Adrian Tan Show50: Chandra Sivasubramaniam | Productivity monitoring and employees insightsMany managers remain sceptical about the distributed workforce. I think it stems
from traditional management belief that if you are not looking over your
employees' shoulders, they would skive. Unfortunately, this belief is prevalent
with many people managers treating their office like a factory floor. Addressing
this and helping businesses better understand how and what people do at work, my
guest today started Flowtrack to help companies get data on where and how
employees are spending their time. Having designed and built enterprise products
in IBM and NTT Data, Chandra Sivasubramaniam and the team launched FlowTrack to
address India and...2021-05-1828 min
The Adrian Tan Show49: Andrew Stetsenko | Connecting companies with software engineers who are looking to relocateAndrew Stetsenko [https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewstetsenko] is an HR Tech
entrepreneur with a coding background and a passion for machine learning (ML)
and natural language processing (NLP).
He started to learn coding in 2003 that helped him to become a tech recruiter.
Founder of Relocate.me [https://relocate.me/], CV Compiler
[https://cvcompiler.com/], and GlossaryTech [https://glossarytech.com/], he aims
to match companies and software engineers in a better way.
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The Adrian Tan Show48: Zac Chua | Made-in-Singapore Delicious Gourmet PopcornZac Chua [https://www.linkedin.com/in/zacchua/] is the Founder and CEO of The
Kettle Gourmet [https://thekettlegourmet.com/].
The Kettle Gourmet is a Singapore-based popcorn manufacturer and distributor
that serves fresh, hand-baked popcorn in traditional and unique local flavours.
Established in 2017 by Founder and CEO Zac Chua, The Kettle Gourmet is
halal-certified and uses high-quality ingredients, non-GMO natural corn and no
trans-fat.
The Kettle Gourmet's six flavours include crazy Asian favourites Kaya Butter
Toast, Nasi Lemak, Chilli Crab and Chicken Floss as well as traditional Salted
Caramel and Chocolate.
The Kettle Gourmet is available for purchase online at...2021-05-0420 min
The Adrian Tan Show47: Brett Putter | Own Your CultureBretton (Brett) Putter (@BrettonPutter [https://twitter.com/brettonputter]) is
an expert in company culture development who is consulted by companies and
leaders worldwide to help design, develop and build high-performing cultures.
He is the CEO of CultureGene, a culture leadership software and services
platform. Prior to founding CultureGene Brett spent 16 years as the Managing
Partner of a leading executive search firm based in London working with startups
and high-growth companies in the UK, Europe and USA.
In 2018 he published his first book, Culture Decks Decoded and his second book
Own Your Culture: How to Define, Embed and Manage your Company...2021-04-2722 min
The Adrian Tan Show46: Vipula Samarakoon | Leveling Up Your Employee Onboarding and EngagementVipula (Vip) Samarakoon [https://www.linkedin.com/in/vipula-samarakoon/] is the
Founder and CEO of Qualee [https://www.qualee.com/].
Qualee Technology delivers a mobile-first, cloud-based employee experience
platform.
The company's proprietary self-service, the digital platform streamlines
procedures and provides clients with the ability to securely create employee
experiences that measurably improve employer familiarisation and employee
engagement.
Vip is a globally seasoned executive leader with commercially proven
entrepreneurial acumen and a consistent track record of successful technology
transformations with some of the best Fortune 500 companies in the world.
He holds a B.Sc. from Monash University, Australia, he is an...2021-04-2029 min
The Adrian Tan Show45: Paul Endacott | Curating Digital and Technology TalentPaul Endacott [https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulendacott/] has been operating in
the fields of recruitment and executive search since 2002.
His last corporate role was Regional Managing Director, Asia, for an Australian
Listed recruitment firm where he was responsible for the Asia strategy as well
as leading Digital and Innovation.
Most recently, Paul has launched his own Venture/Angel backed company, GRIT,
which specialises in Digital and Technology.
GRIT [https://gritsearch.com/] is a recruitment technology organisation that is
driving a recruitment and executive search solutions platform to provide greater
value and engagement with organisation and talent communities.
Based in...2021-04-1328 min
The Adrian Tan Show44: Joe Escobedo | How To Create Engaging LinkedIn ContentJoe Escobedo [https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-escobedo/] is the author of "Asian
Growth Stories". He has advised and trained over 12,000 executives from around
the world, from countless Fortune 1000 brands, on building brands and growing
revenue through digital.
He has been a contributor for Forbes, Inc, HuffPost and other top-tier media.
His articles have garnered over 1 million views.
He is a digital marketing and social media marketing lecturer for the world's
top-ranked universities including ESSEC.
He was awarded the "Most Influential Global Marketing Leader" at the World
Marketing Congress in 2017 and rated as the #1 speaker at the 2018 ASEAN CMO
conference.
...2021-04-0627 min
The Adrian Tan Show43: Professor James Trevelyan | Cooling the World Affordably and SustainablyProfessor James Trevelyan [https://jamesptrevelyan.com/] is the founder and CEO
of Close Comfort [https://www.closecomfort.com/], an Australian start-up with a
mission to provide environment-friendly cooling solutions.
They recently expanded to Singapore and is on a mission to provide affordable
and efficient cooling solutions that are sustainable causing minimal harm to the
environment.
Prior to Close Comfort, Professor Trevelyan had already established a reputation
for building inventions that generate positive societal and environmental
impact.
His research on engineering practices and infrastructure development in
low-income countries continues to this day.
Professor Trevelyn is a recipient of the prestigious Engineers...2021-03-3029 min
The Adrian Tan Show42: Rachele Focardi | Addressing Workplace Generational DivideRachele Focardi [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rfocardi/] is a global
thought-leader and well renowned public speaker on Multigenerational Workforce
Dynamics, Future of Work, Employer Branding and Talent Strategy.
Born and raised in Italy, she spent her professional life between Europe, U.S.A.
and Asia.
Since 2003, Rachele has spearheaded the Employer Branding movement globally,
advocating that organizations and governments incorporate an Employer Branding
Strategy into their workforce planning.
Over the years she has advised hundreds of Fortune 500 companies, Asian
organizations, NGOs and Government Agencies on how to launch their Employer
Branding practices at home and abroad.
Today, Rachele's passion...2021-03-2329 min
The Adrian Tan Show41: Roshan Ravishankar | Helping Companies To Hire Talents, Not ResumesRoshan Ravishankar is the co-founder of Vita, the first platform that
allows companies to screen applications using referee assessed values, over
plain resumes.
It started off as a team-based assessment platform helping incubators,
accelerators and VC's assess founders and founding teams, then expanded into the
recruitment industry seeing a need for a better early-stage assessment.
Companies are using Vita to streamline their recruitment process, and conducting
lesser interviews than ever before, by screening the right way. For a limited
time, they are upgrading listeners to the podcast from the basic tier to the
full-fledged pro package for a period of 6 mont...2021-03-1628 minThe Adrian Tan Show40: Amritpal Singh | Business Expansion Without The Compliance HassleAmritpal Singh [https://www.linkedin.com/in/acasingh/] is a Co-Founder at
Multiplier Technologies [https://www.usemultiplier.com/] and leads the
commercial development of the organisation.
Multiplier is a PEO Platform that enables companies to manage payroll and
compliance for international teams.
They facilitate international hiring without companies having to establish local
legal entities.
Multiplier also takes care of payroll, benefits, local taxes and regulatory
payments while companies benefit from the talent.
As a former external audit consultant from a Big 4 firm, Amrit has a unique
perspective of the issues facing clients across Europe and Asia.
He subsequently joined a...2021-03-0926 min
The Adrian Tan Show39: Jason Ho | Why Knowing Your Strengths MatterJason Ho [https://bit.ly/3p7Ol2b] is Southeast Asia's 1st Gallup-Certified
StrengthsFinder® Coach & Platinum Coach.
He is also the founder of Strengths School™ [https://strengthsschool.com/] and
Performance Capital™ [http://performance.capital/], who has over 13 years of
Training and Coaching Top Leaders in MNCs, SMEs, Schools & Non-profits; to
optimise team development and drive PERFECT PERFORMANCE™.
Performance Capital™ serves elite business owners and MNC leaders who believe in
building a strong team where every member lives out their passions at work and
performs at world-class excellence.
With a highly capable and energized team, leaders are able to do more impactful...2021-03-0229 min
The Adrian Tan Show#29 - Deborah Tan-Pink, RevolutDeborah Tan-Pink is the Senior Communications Manager at Revolut Singapore,
having joined them in October 2020. Previously, she was the CEO of an edtech
startup.
Revolut gives customers the power to spend, transfer, and control their money
without ridiculous bank charges. Together, the Revolut app and contactless
payment card let their customers have a frictionless experience when it comes to
using and managing their money at home or on a holiday.
They are Europe's fastest-growing FinTech with a valuation of US$5.5 billion and
their incredible technology has enabled us to grow at a rate of 30,000 users a
day.
With social features...2020-11-2418 min
The Adrian Tan Show#27 – Syed Ali Abbas, EpitomeSyed Ali Abbas [https://www.linkedin.com/in/syedaliabbashr/] is the Chief
Strategy Officer of Epitome Global, a next-generation employability technology,
services and analytics company headquartered in Singapore.
Epitome [https://epitome.global/] is an employability technology, services and
analytics company. It was founded in Singapore in mid-2016 as CXS International
and won the Alibaba Cloud Startup contest held in Malaysia in 2017. After
initial success in the talent assessment and analytics space; they expanded into
learning management systems and learning experience platforms.
In this role, he is responsible for company strategy, people, partnerships and
corporate matters.
Previously, Abbas was the Group...2020-11-121h 04The Adrian Tan Show#20 – James Chia, ArcLabJames Chia [https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-chia-289438164/] is Co-founder &
CEO of ArcLab, a Mobile Learning SaaS platform empowering
organisations to upskill deskless workforces.
Their vision is to upskill the world's deskless workforce.
ArcLab [https://www.arclab.io/] empowers organisations to easily create,
distribute and track training,
sent directly to staff phones without the need for an app.
ArcLab is backed by Spaze Ventures & Bisk Ventures and is part of Holon IQ's SE
Asia Ed Tech 50.
ArcLab is James' 2nd startup. He started his career at the Monetary Authority of
Singapore, serving in London and Singapore as Portfolio Manager & Deputy
...2020-10-2023 min
The Adrian Tan Show#8 - Vinay Johar, CEO at RChilliVinay Johar [https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinayjohar/] is CEO and Founder at
RChilli Inc. He is a serial entrepreneur, and RChilli is his third venture.
As an accomplished entrepreneur, sales leader, and market strategist, he spends
most of his time with enterprises, mentors, and thought leaders to understand
bottlenecks in the recruitment process and solves them with niche products.
Vinay is passionate about bringing innovative solutions to the HR Tech industry.
He wanted to create products or services with minimum liabilities and minimum
resources and sell them globally to fortune companies. While researching for his
core product, he found...2020-08-1129 min
The Adrian Tan Show#7 - Philipp Muedder, Head of WorkPlace, Partnerships & Financial Planning at StashAwayPhilipp Muedder [https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippmuedder/detail/photo/] is
the Head of WorkPlace, Partnerships & Financial Planning at StashAway, the
digital wealth manager that intelligently navigates macroeconomic data, not the
market ups and downs. Their clients get similar returns to benchmarks with just
a fraction of the risk.
Their proprietary investment strategy, ERAA (Economic Regime-based Asset
Allocation) uses macroeconomic data to maintain each investors' personal risk
preferences through any economic environment. ERAA's intelligent asset
allocation approach minimises risk and maximises returns by reading thousands of
data points to determine current and upcoming economic environments, navigating
economic uncertainty, and seeking...2020-08-0340 min
The Adrian Tan Show#4: Director, Ka-Bloom Group – Alexandra LambAlexandra has more than 14 years of extensive experience in coaching & human
capital consulting across Asia Pacific.
Before she started her own practice, the Ka-Bloom Group, she spent more than 10
years with Korn Ferry Hay Group.
Her work includes collaborating with high-growth companies in Shanghai, Hong
Kong, Singapore and ANZ, helping them to deliver programs across the full talent
lifecycle.
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The Adrian Tan Show#1: Head of Talent Acquisition – Michael WrightMichael Wright (@mobidextrous) is the Head of Talent Acquisition at GRAB,
Southeast Asia's largest mobile tech company with valuation of more than
US$3billion.
Before GRAB, he was heading the Talent Acquisition function at GroupM Singapore
where he helped the company to win multiple awards in recruitment.
A highly sought-after speaker, he is captivating on stage and can so often amaze
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