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刘红梅（Law Hong Mei）是The Olive Tree的创始人。她在41岁时开始了她的创业旅程。虽然在四十多岁才开始创业，但她在Triumph International和Levi Strauss的工作经验为她的创业奠定了坚实的基础。从去年开始，她在小红书、TikTok和Instagram上记录她的故事并分享她的知识，在短短15个月内就在小红书吸引了1.6万粉丝。
 
在本期播客中，我们将与红梅讨论她如何打造个人品牌。红梅将分享她从Levi’s到创业的转变过程，通过小红书建立个人品牌的经验，与不同世代共鸣的方法，以及在社交媒体快速变化中保持品牌真实性的策略。她还会谈到在建立品牌过程中所犯的错误和收获的经验，给年轻人的建议，以及个人品牌对她领导风格和公司文化的影响。
 
Hong Mei is the founder of The Olive Tree. She started her entrepreneurial journey when she was 41. Although she began her business in her forties, her vast experience in corporate roles at Triumph International and Levi Strauss provided her with a strong foundation to manage her business. Since last year, she has been recording her stories and sharing her knowledge on Xiao Hong Shu, TikTok, and Instagram, and has managed to gain an impressive 16k followers on Xiao Hong Shu within 15 months.
 
In this podcast episode, we'll dive into how Hong Mei crafted her personal brand. Hong Mei will share her journey from Levi's to entrepreneurship, her insights on building a strong personal brand on platforms like Xiao Hong Shu, tips for connecting with different generations, and strategies for keeping her brand genuine amidst the ever-evolving landscape of social media. She'll also open up about the hiccups she encountered along the way and the valuable lessons she learned, offer some friendly advice for young professionals looking to do the same, and discuss how her personal brand influences her leadership style and shapes the culture at The Olive Tree.​ 
 
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In this podcast episode, Natalie shares the importance of communication in an organisation and the traits of a communicative and comprehensive person. She talks about the different techniques that can help a person face the fear of speaking in public and stagefright, and she stresses on the importance of practising your communication techniques for whether you’re at work, on stage or at home. Natalie shares some challenges of how she went from being a host on radio to starting a communication business, and how she manages her time and work-life balance.
 
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Natalie Kniese (@nataliekniese) launched NK (@natalie.kniese) in 2020. Today, with over a decade of experience in Entertainment, Education and Entrepreneurship, Natalie and her co-founder; Misha Shah, find joy in seeing others succeed. Natalie has worked with Marriott, Sephora, Shell, Air Asia, Discovery Channel, Nike, Maybank, Renault, Loreal, Cadbury and many more. In recent years, as an entrepreneur: Natalie has used her communication skills to negotiate and close deals with industry leaders such as W Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Airports and Dior. She now shares her experiences and knowledge in intensive workshops and coaching sessions, which have been carefully engineered to ensure that every single participant is able to understand that communicating effectively is a skill that can be learnt and that there is joy in sharing your ideas with others.
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In this podcast episode, Jenn shared the importance of compassionate leadership in an organisation and the traits of a compassionate leader. She talks about making tough decisions and handling areas where business needs are in conflict with employee needs. Jenn shares some challenges of being a compassionate leader and how she handles instances where employees take this leadership style for granted. 
 
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Jenn Low (@jennlow.wco) launched Wanderlust + Co (@wanderlustandco) in 2010. Today, Wanderlust + Co jewels have reached over 140 countries, with styles seen on some of the world's most influential women, from Jessica Alba, Bella Hadid, Khloe Kardashian, and many others. Inspired by their #WCOgirlgang, Jenn’s vision for Wanderlust + Co is to continue to create with care in the years to come. As a working mom with two young kids, Jenn is more committed than ever to sustainability and a mindful design process. “I’m personally really passionate about the symbolism of jewellery and how it fits into the modern woman’s everyday life.
 
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In this podcast episode, Sean shares his first property purchase and how it happened. Sean talks about the top three factors to consider when buying a property in Malaysia and what kind of property should young Malaysians be looking for. Sean also shares common ruinous mistakes and investment advice for beginners that are looking to invest in real estate.
 
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With the intention of funding his architectural studies overseas, SeanTan (aka iherng) started off as a real estate agent selling properties via online property portals online right after his graduation.
Personally, he bought his first investment property when he was only 23 and he never stopped since. Sean is on a mission to make a change to bridge the knowledge in real estate for young Malaysians. iherng is a (Youtube) channel for Sean to share his knowledge and experience that may not be easily accessible by the public.
His work of reviewing properties across Malaysia gained interest of many audiences where he aimed to educate and entertain. As a result, Sean is constantly being invited to collaborate with top tier developers and media houses numerous times as an industry expert, sharing his insights and findings after documenting more than 100 different properties.
Currently, Sean is both a Youtuber as well as a Brand and Marketing Manager for TheMakeoverGuys.
 
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In this podcast episode, Wai Ken shares the common ruinous mistakes a newbie diving into investments makes. He talks about how much money he would advise a beginner to allocate for investment and some common investing advice people should ignore. Wai Ken shares the success rate of earning returns based on the history in StashAway. At the end of the podcast, Wai Ken talks about the popularity and practicality of investing in Crypto currencies and NFTs.
 
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Wong Wai Ken, is StashAway Malaysia's Country Manager. Wai Ken has also accumulated asset management experience in the Investments division of Khazanah Nasional Berhad and Premium China Funds Management in Australia. He has gained capital markets experience at Affin Hwang Capital serving in both its Corporate Strategy and Equity Capital Markets departments. With Affin Hwang, he first played an instrumental role in the post-merger integration of the two investment banks. He later gained deals experience with the Equity Capital Markets team, and successfully helped list companies and raise equity on Bursa Malaysia. As Country Manager of StashAway Malaysia, he led the launch of the local business by establishing partnerships and marketing channels.
 
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“Being in a startup is tough. People that want to join a startup might think you will free up your time and achieve financial freedom, but there is actually a lot of grind behind the scenes.” --- Advent Phang
 
In this podcast episode, Advent shares personal stories of his entrepreneurial journey with HealthMetrics. He talks about the differences between being a CTO in a tech startup and a corporate company. Advent shares the challenges faced and lessons learned when building a tech startup. 
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Advent Phang is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at HealthMetrics, the award-winning corporate healthcare solution. Advent has more than 14 years of experience as a software solutions architect for gaming, oil and gas, travel and insurance industry. Among his previous accolades include emerging as world champion with his team at the prestigious global AngelHack competition in San Francisco, USA. With all his experiences and achievements, Advent is committed to revolutionising and improving HealthMetrics’ services that comprise technology advancement and data security in providing the best solution to the clients.
 
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