Personalities

Jaeger-LeCoultre's CEO Catherine Renier Wants To See Art Flourish

The luxury veteran speaks on education, preservation of the arts, and the maison’s new partnership with the Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftsmanship.

Munir Shah bin Manzur Ahmed Khan (Illustration: Ken Lee)

Yellow Ribbon Fund Recipients Talk Struggles, Redemption And Hope

Recipients of the Yellow Ribbon Fund STAR Bursary get real about their challenges and achievements since release from prison.

Hariman Kwok Is All About Letting Loose Like A Kid

The founder of X-SCAP8 proposes another alternative to support mental health in adults—child’s play.

Lauren Khoo's love affair with jewellery began from a young age (Credit: Joel Low)

The Enigmatic Lauren Khoo Is Ready To Embrace The Spotlight

Lauren Khoo is a highly private person, rarely photographed or interviewed. She prefers to let her jewellery take centre stage instead. That is, until now.

Luxury Whisky Is Here To Stay Says Sandy Hyslop

A veteran of the whisky world, Royal Salute’s director of blending Sandy Hyslop tells us why he believes luxury whisky is here to stay.

Amanda Lim Wants You To Stop Shopping And Start Refashioning

The founder of Alt.Native wants people to transform their old clothes into new creations and reduce waste in the process.

Cho Ming Xiu Is Helping Foster Better Mental Health Awareness Among Youths

The founder of Campus PSY dives into the issue of mental health among children and teenagers.

Michael Lee Left Teaching To Run An Award-Winning Events Company

The founder of award-winning events company Hustle & Bustle talks about why he followed his heart instead of pragmatism.

Free-Spirited Edward Loh Gave Up Advertising To Save The Planet

The co-founder of Bioark is using carbon sequestration methods and sustainable farming to reverse the effects of climate change.

Opera Tang Is The Thinking Man’s Drag Queen

The star of documentary 'Baby Queen', which premiered at the 27th Busan International Film Festival, does not want queer people to be othered.

A. Lange & Söhne CEO Wilhelm Schmid (Credit: A. Lange & Söhne)

In Conversation with A. Lange & Söhne’s CEO Wilhelm Schmid

He waxes lyrical about the new Zeitwerk, the watchmaking industry’s biggest crisis, and maintaining the brand’s experts-only DNA.

The Lessons We Learnt Podcast Episode 5 With Joel Leong, Co-Founder Of ShopBack

In 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, and how he still remains energetic after eight years.