Coffee and Communications: The Impact Cast: Recent Episodes
SEED Strategies
A weekly dive into all things startups and impact. We talk to amazing founders of startups that are having a real-world positive impact. We find out about their entrepreneurial journey, why they do what they do and how they have overcome the challenges they have faced. We also find out how communications and public relations play a critical role in helping them to spread their message.
In episode #13 of the Impact Cast, we were joined by Joyce Tay, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at StartupX. Joyce is a well-known authority in the startup landscape and has been a strong advocate for driving sustainable solutions through innovation.
We covered many areas, not least:
- How sustainability has become an increasingly important area of focus for entrepreneurs – and how running a hackcelerator through StartupX has been a key ingredient in helping to get these ideas off the ground.
- The need for global understanding and local solutions to solve many of the world's most pressing sustainability challenges.
- And we also looked at the opportunities that have come about for startups due to the disruption of the global pandemic.
For episode 12 of Coffee and Communications, The Impact Cast, we were joined by Chief Analytics Officer of Holmusk, Joydeep Sakar.
Holmusk is building the largest Real-World Evidence platform, starting with behavioral health. Combining a leading behavioral health database with AI-powered analytics and digital solutions.
Joydeep has 15 years of experience in pioneering predictive tools for clinical trials, translational research, clinical decision support, and smart medical devices. Prior to Holmusk, Joydeep led the scientific and computational teams at Immunetrics and Bodylogical. He has a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University.
In this episode, we talk to founder of Intelektularo and ICF-Certified Executive Coach, Jennifer Hart. Jennifer brings a whole wealth of experience spanning multiple countries and industries to the podcast. She has spent time managing and building teams in China and Indonesia, as well as providing critical crisis management guidance to large MNCs across the globe.
This episode covers a lot of ground, not least on how you should perceive resilience, ensure personal growth during your career/business journey, and how to manage teams so that they are empowered in their work.
This week the Impact Cast is joined by Jeremy Au of Monkhill Ventures. Your host Mark and Jeremy cover a wide variety of topics, from the evolution of the startup scene in Singapore and the USA right through to how a startup should view its relationship with investors.
Jeremy brings significant experience to the episode, with a background that has spanned multiple geographies, seen him launch his own startup and successfully scale, right through to his work as a VC.
Join Mark Johnson as he chats to Elise Tan of the Asian Startup Network and one of the founders of the Makan for Hope Festival. They discuss many things along the way including how the South East Asian startup landscape has changed, what founders can think about when going on their startup journey, and most importantly of all - being resilient during adversity.
They also talk about the Makan for Hope Festival 2021 that is happening as we speak.
This week, host Mark Johnson sits down with Xi Liu, Founder and CEO of Ferne Health. Fearn Health is a Singapore-based company that delivers at-home consulting and screening services for sexual health. They began their journey in January 2020 and hope to become the first sexual health companion for everyone in Asia.
Hear about Xi's journey from China to San Fransico to Singapore. Why her own experiences led her to began a startup journey in this particular industry? And, what more needs to happen in order to raise greater awareness around the region?
This week on the Coffee and Communications Impact Cast, we sit down with Anna Ong of What's Your Story (huh)? and What's Your Story Slam to discuss the power of storytelling, why it is so important, and how businesses can leverage their unique story to help amplify their growth.
Anna is a storyteller / coach / entrepreneur. She works with teams and individuals in helping to craft their stories in their own voice. She also consults with companies in developing their story strategy.
Join host Mark Johnson as he chats to Christina Lee, the founder, and CEO of GGC - Global Green Connect. Global Green Connect is an integrated sustainability network that provides sustainability consulting, market entry advisory, and business accelerator programs.
In today's episode, they discuss how sustainability has moved from a nice to have to a must-have for any company that wants to succeed today. They also deep-dive into the growing importance ESG (Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance).
Join host Mark Johnson as he speaks to the Founder of Confetti, Betty Lu. Confetti makes delicious upcycled snacks from ugly veggies to reduce food waste and uses colorful plants to feed the hungriest people in the world using a Robin Hood approach.
Tune in as they discuss the vast disruptions that are happening in the food industry because of startups like Confetti.
This week we talked to the founder and driving force of Liter of Light - Illac Diaz. Liter of Light is a global, grassroots movement committed to providing affordable, sustainable solar light to people with limited or no access to electricity.
We touched on many subjects including the inspirational Light it Forward campaign they launched to give people hope during these challenging times.
Co-founder of SEEK Sophie, Jacinta Lim, joins us to discuss how she was inspired to start her own travel company and the challenges and opportunities that have come their way in the last few years.
We also discuss how the pandemic has changed the shape of travel and their secret sauce that has helped them pivot during this crisis.
SEED Strategies sits down with Angelica Misa Co-Founder of WVN Home Textiles - a women-owned enterprise co-creating contemporary handwoven textiles for the beach and home. They work with weaving communities around the Philippines that use traditional weaving methods.
In this episode we find out the inspiration behind WVN Home Textiles, what it took to get started, some of the challenges they faced, and how smart communications can support social enterprises success.
In today's episode we will be looking at what changes took place to the industry in 2020, sharing our top five tips for any young company to think about when planning their communications and finally looking to 2021 and beyond for trends that will shape the industry.