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#47 — Born with Cerebral Palsy & Living A Meaningful Life | Alan Pek: “Learn To Smile From Your Heart.”

2026-10-0834:55

Born with cerebral palsy, Alan Pek beat all odds to survive and build a meaningful life when so many people expected less of him. He has spent nearly three decades at Deutsche Bank, serves as President of HWA (formerly Handicaps Welfare Association) in Singapore, and received the Goh Chok Tong Enable Award in 2024 for his work in disability inclusion. In this episode, Nicole Lee sits down with Alan to talk about the discrimination and doubt he's faced, why we should look at ability before dis...

#46 — How To Get Headhunted | Paul Quinn: “Most Advertised Roles Are Already Filled.”

2026-08-2149:47

What do the most successful people in their careers actually have in common? It's not luck — it's headhuntability. In this episode, Nicole Lee sits down with headhunter Paul Quinn to expose what really happens behind the scenes of hiring: why most advertised roles are already filled, why recruiters give your LinkedIn less than six seconds before deciding you're worth a second look, and why not every headhunter has your best interest at heart. Whether you're actively job hunting or thinking ab...

#45 — Why Great Actors Know People Better Than Most | Kristina Pakhomova: "Villains Don't See Themselves As Villains.”

2026-07-2441:06

What do great actors know that the rest of us don't? According to Kristina Pakhomova — Russian actress, filmmaker, and founder of the Authentic Transformation Academy — the answer is simple: themselves. In this episode, Nicole Lee sits down with Kristina to explore how acting isn't about pretending to be someone else — it's about understanding yourself so deeply that pretending becomes impossible. From the red carpet at Cannes to the golden cages of expat life — this is a conversation about s...

#44 — Patterns of Power: History, Geopolitics & Investing | Meng Keet WONG: “We Destroy Ourselves From Within.”

2026-06-2338:06

What does the Iran war reveal about the current world order? What are we underestimating about China? Is AI as revolutionary as people think? Meng Keet Wong, Head of Managed Products and Alternative Investments at UOB Private Bank, discusses what most people don't see about what's happening in the world — and what history is actually telling us right now. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 01:49 Iran, US & Israel: What’s History Showing Us 04:38 The Limits Of Superpowers 10:30 Can We Still Tr...

#43 — She Left Visa To Confront What The System Never Told Women | Maaike Steinebach: “Why Do I Know Nothing About This?”

2026-05-2851:30

Maaike Steinebach, former CEO of Visa for Hong Kong and Macau, walked away from 25 years of financial services and tech to found FemTech Future — an advisory platform closing the gender health gap through women's health innovation. Because even though women make up half the world's population, the products, services, and systems we rely on every day were never really designed with us in mind. How much do we really know about women — what it even means to be one, and what we actually need? TI...

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