It was a simple Instagram post, imploring young Singaporeans to work hard and not take the country’s success for granted. Her words went viral, with supporters and detractors waging war in the comment section. Local papers even covered the online storm.
But, this isn’t the first time Tjin Lee has waded into social media’s murky waters. In 2018, her post about pre-school bullying went viral, too.
The founder of Mercury Social, one of Singapore’s top marketing agencies, doesn’t regret putting up that post. In this episode, she reveals her insecurities about her success, why she still feels like an imposter despite so much success, and why she’ll continue speaking up for what she believes in, backlash be damned. These are the lessons she has learnt.
Episode List
- Episode 1: Ankiti Bose on the battles she faced while at the helm of Zilingo.
- 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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