Making managing director is often the highlight of anyone’s career in investment banking, and it was for me too when I reached that rank at UBS in Hong Kong. But unlike many freshly-minted MDs, I didn’t celebrate the milestone with a […]
Focus and persistence have paid off for Eric Sim, CFA. After failing important exams in high school, he resolved to apply himself, turning that setback into a pivotal moment that transformed his life. From there, his career trajectory took him from working […]
For 30 years, he worked 100 hours a week and, in the last 8 years, he has been selling chicken noodle for less than US$2 a plate. Today, Mr Chan Hon Meng’s small and modest soya sauce chicken noodle stall […]
“How did you make managing director at UBS investment bank?” is a question I get asked quite often during Q&A session of my live streaming lectures. Another question that I get asked often is “How did you gain 2 million followers […]
To overcome my stage fright, I tried to find opportunities to go on stage. When I was an engineering student at the National University of Singapore, I asked a dance group choreographer, Peter, if I could join his dance group. […]
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