Podcasts

“Women have not hit their peak in comedy yet,” says Singaporean comedian Sharul Channa, who is obliterating Asia's comedy boy's club, on Crazy Smart Asia. In conversation with Gen.T’s Lee Williamson, Channa shares her insights on the transferable skills between comedy and entrepreneurship, the reality of dealing with harassment and discrimination as a female comedian of colour, and what she learnt with her guru in the Indian mountains that forever changed her outlook.

“I feel like Asia is ready, man,” says Singaporean-Tamil rapper Yung Raja, talking about Southeast Asia’s ascent to hip-hop’s global stage, on Crazy Smart Asia.

"Building a sustainable business is at the core of entrepreneurship," says self-confessed "cool nerd" Ankit Suri, co-founder of Planto, a personal finance app that has over 500,000 monthly users, on Crazy Smart Asia.

"There's so much that life has to offer. There are ups and downs, [...] but the downs are essential to your growth," says introverted Scorpio Nadine Lustre, Filippina musician and actor on Crazy Smart Asia.

This week, we've picked out five inspiring quotes from the last eight episodes of Crazy Smart Asia to help you build a better world, a better business, or even just a better you. Listen for a quickfire highlights reel of crazy-smart perspectives from our guests, with Gen. T's Lee Williamson.

“Life is all about attitude. We can’t all be as athletic as Ronaldo, or as smart as Einstein, but we just have to be the best level of who we are today,” says investor Patrick Tsang, chairman of Tsangs Group, an innovation-focused global family office, on Crazy Smart Asia.

"We're at the dawn of the battery revolution," says "awkward extrovert" and accidental entrepreneur Brandon Ng, the Brunei-born co-founder and CEO of Ampd Energy, a Hong Kong energy storage company that's committed to making the construction industry emission-free.

"We're not just making something we think is cool," says robotics whiz turned custodian of the oceans Sidhant Gupta, co-founder of Clearbot, on Crazy Smart Asia.

"Find the passions you love, and work on it daily", says Steven Wongsoredjo, the co-founder and CEO of Indonesian social commerce startup Super, on Crazy Smart Asia.

"It burned me inside that no one cared what I did," says self-confessed "expat brat" Erman Akinci, co-founder and managing partner at Emissary Capital, a boutique investment firm based in Kuala Lumpur, on Crazy Smart Asia.

“Our work involves spiritual, mental and physical fortitude; [...] you have to be strong,” says Billie Dumaliang, who, along with her sister Ann, is a co-founder of Masungi Georeserve Foundation, a model for privately led conservation, sustainable reforestation and geotourism in the Philippines.

“I exceeded all expectations from everyone, including myself,” says self-confessed “late bloomer” Keith Rumjahn, co-founder and CEO of OliveX, a fitness-focused technology company he took from inception to IPO in just three years on Crazy Smart Asia. In conversation with Gen.T’s Lee Williamson, Rumjahn shares how he’s riding out the Web3 wobble, how a Dragonball Z card dispenser changed everything, and why being a servant leader means you’re a real boss.

“I don't really take advice from people that haven't done what I'm trying to do,” says Austen Chu, co-founder and CEO of Wristcheck, on Crazy Smart Asia. In conversation with Gen.T’s Lee Williamson, Chu shares how he deals with age discrimination in the watch industry, why being relentless in pursuit of your goals is the key to achieving your dreams, and how he’s using community to help a new generation of watch collectors.

Wednesday 12th April Crazy Smart Asia is back weekly with an unexpected story from Asia’s brightest disruptors. Gen.T’s Lee Williamson explains more.

For the fourth episode of our podcast series in partnership with Tiffany & Co., we speak to mother of three, youth and social etiquette consultant and jewellery collector, Astrie Ratner and her daughter Myla, on the enduring legacy of a well-crafted piece of jewellery, the many meanings, values and experiences we associate with sparklers, and how they bond over jewellery that can be passed down the generations.