In 2019, Ankiti Bose could do no wrong. She was leading unicorn fashion tech start-up Zilingo, had scored multiple global business accolades, and was the embodiment of a young, hungry and fearless female leader. In 2022, everything unraveled in spectacular fashion — allegations of financial mismanagement and mismanagement dogged her and she was unceremoniously fired from the company she co-founded.
Ankiti still remains defiant. In this episode, she shares with us her growing-up years, why she remains “foolishly courageous”, and her thoughts on her embattled two years at the helm of Zilingo. These are the lessons she has learnt.
Listen to the podcast below.
Episode List
- Episode 2: Tjin Lee addresses that controversial social media post and why she will continue speaking out.
- Episode 3: Tan Shin Hui on the difficulties of being a female leader in the hospitality business.
- Episode 4: Karl Mak on turning a meme page into a million-dollar media empire and why he resented fatherhood.
- Episode 5: Joel Leong looks back at ShopBack’s growth from a scrappy start-up to its current unicorn status after its latest funding round.
- Episode 6: Anna Lim chronicles the Soup Spoon journey of the past 20 years and her dreams of building the “Starbucks of soup”.
- Episode 7: Magnus Grimeland shares why we need more children and the big bets he’s making on the future as the founder of Antler.
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