About
A Sociology graduate with a keen interest in how social and organisational systems work…
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Does a CEO get mentally and emotionally overwhelmed? Is it tough being a young leader? What is it actually like to build a startup? Our CEO…
Does a CEO get mentally and emotionally overwhelmed? Is it tough being a young leader? What is it actually like to build a startup? Our CEO…
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I'm now able to charge more than 20x of what I used to charge 7 years ago! 💪🏻🎉 Did it happen by chance? No. Did it happen just because I worked…
I'm now able to charge more than 20x of what I used to charge 7 years ago! 💪🏻🎉 Did it happen by chance? No. Did it happen just because I worked…
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This week, Zora Health had the pleasure (and pressure 😆) of opening the HSBC HealthTech Forum pitching segment. Special shoutout to fellow pitchers…
This week, Zora Health had the pleasure (and pressure 😆) of opening the HSBC HealthTech Forum pitching segment. Special shoutout to fellow pitchers…
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Experience
Education
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Nanyang Technological University
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Activities and Societies: Vice Chairperson, School of Social Sciences Transition and Orientation Programme (Aug 2022-Aug 2023)
On the Dean’s List for Academic Year 2022-2023 (Top 5% of the cohort)
Sociology Modules:
- Social Policy & Social Change
- Migration & Multiculturalism
- Economy & Society
- Social Psychology
- Sociology of Green Transformation (Sustainability, SDR, ESG)
General Modules:
- Introduction to Gender & Diversity (LGBTQ+IA, disability discourse)
- Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
- Fundamentals of Business Management -
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Learnt crucial business concepts and applied them to develop commercial acumen
Built Real Live, a business product which uses virtual reality technology to generate holograms that elevate virtual cross-country meetings
Pitched this business idea to 'investors' using a Shark Tank format -
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Trained in Intercultural Competence, Entrepreneurship & Innovation and Design/ Systems Thinking
Collaborated daily with teammates from the University of Edinburgh, University of Sydney and Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education
Ideated a business solution (a mobile application with mental health improvement tips, games and chat rooms) to address the global challenge of worsening mental health among youths during the pandemic
Prototyped the app using the software…Trained in Intercultural Competence, Entrepreneurship & Innovation and Design/ Systems Thinking
Collaborated daily with teammates from the University of Edinburgh, University of Sydney and Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education
Ideated a business solution (a mobile application with mental health improvement tips, games and chat rooms) to address the global challenge of worsening mental health among youths during the pandemic
Prototyped the app using the software, Marvel, and designed 15 infographics -
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Activities and Societies: Executive Committee Member (Sprints Captain) of ACJC Track & Field
H2 Literature, H2 English Language & Linguistics, H2 Economics, H1 Math, H1 GP
Licenses & Certifications
Volunteer Experience
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Community Liaison
Skills for Good (SG)
- Present 2 years 6 months
Social Services
Acting as the liaison between Skills for Good and career offices of educational institutions
Strategising the targeted recruitment of skilled polytechnic students to grow our current base of 250 active volunteers -
Content Writer
Calm Collective Asia
- Present 2 years 6 months
Social Services
Generating monthly blog posts with a special focus on workplace mental wellbeing that is then published on the official Calm Collective Asia website: https://www.calmcollective.asia/
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Partnerships Lead
Skills for Good (SG)
- Present 3 years
Social Services
I pitch our skilled volunteer services to social enterprises in Singapore
Moving forward, I will be on the business development liaison team, strategising targeted recruitment of polytechnic volunteers -
Community Outreach Member
Calm Collective Asia
- 2 months
Social Services
I reached out to relevant organisations and groups, like ByteDance, Socium and Grab to pique their interest in being a part of CalmCon, Asia's first virtual mental health and well-being festival
I participated in weekly brainstorming sessions to craft creative, new ways to approach new groups who might not be directly related to mental well-being. This was extremely meaningful as it was our goal to make mental health everybody's priority -
U.n.I LIFE Ambassador
Nanyang Technological University
- Present 3 years 4 months
Education
Integrating 3 new international students into the NTU culture and environment
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Copywriter
Empower2free
- 2 months
Economic Empowerment
Selected as a copywriter among 100 applicants through the NTU EDGEsocial programme
Created a Q1'21 E-Newsletter for customers and sponsors of Empower2Free on important financial topics: “Knowing Your Financial Personality”, “Insurance” and “Investments”
Worked closely alongside Empower2Free's co-founder Cynthia Wong
Produced the end-result within 2 weeks whilst balancing university submissions
Experienced in MailChimp and its marketing tools and functions
Projects
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INCITE Summer School
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Yale x Yale-NUS Global Policy Hackathon
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Gleaned deeply from online Conferences which featured esteemed Professors from Yale and the Chair of WHO's Global Outbreak Alert & Response Network Steering Committee.
Collaborated with 2 team members from Yale-NUS and SMU to formulate a policy memo for the issue of Vaccine Hesitancy.
Crafted a policy memo proposing an improvement in the scientific accuracy of coronavirus-related communication materials so as to eliminate the danger of false anti-vaccine content.
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Yesterday, we had the privilege of hosting a thought-provoking talk in collaboration with the Ministry of Social and Family Development, focusing on…
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Meet our 2024 scholars who have just joined Singapore’s public healthcare #family 🏥 Last month, MOH Holdings Pte Ltd (Singapore)'s Healthcare…
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Financial #wellbeing emerges as a top concern among employees in #Singapore. However, its the lowest in priority by employers in their employees'…
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“𝙑𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣, 𝙣𝙤 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚…
“𝙑𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣, 𝙣𝙤 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚…
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It’s Wellness Week at EDB. Fresh fruits every day. We love them fruits.
It’s Wellness Week at EDB. Fresh fruits every day. We love them fruits.
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What better way to end the last week of your tenure at work than with too much cake, surprise celebrations, reflective 1:1s, great conversations with…
What better way to end the last week of your tenure at work than with too much cake, surprise celebrations, reflective 1:1s, great conversations with…
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📣 Graduating in 2025? Graduate programme applications are open! You can expect exciting opportunities, rotations, regional exposure and more!…
📣 Graduating in 2025? Graduate programme applications are open! You can expect exciting opportunities, rotations, regional exposure and more!…
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