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Send us Fan Mail Natasha Mahtani is a Global Financial Wellbeing Expert and founder of Her Portfolio , an investing programme that helps women build wealth with confidence. Having lived across eight countries and worked across global mobility, academia, entrepreneurship, and coaching, Natasha brings a unique perspective to financial independence. Through courses, coaching, workshops, and her growi...

Send us Fan Mail Sanjeev Jandu is a strategist and growth architect with more than a decade of experience in digital media, performance marketing, and brand growth. After founding Breathe Media, she helped brands scale through creative strategy and performance-driven marketing. Since 2017, Sanjeev has also played a key role in growing her family’s business, launching its e-commerce division and he...

Send us Fan Mail Sonal is an entrepreneur and brand strategist with more than 10 years of experience helping fast-growing brands, SMEs, and global organisations develop marketing strategies and expand into new markets. After launching her first agency in 2013 and later founding Canvas Media in Kenya, she gained experience across a range of industries, including FMCG, beauty, hospitality, and agric...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 50. This is a number I waited for three and a half years to reach. When I started my podcast, I wasn’t sure if I’d get here as 50 episodes seemed ambitious. Three months after I launched my podcast in April 2023, I burnt out and stepped away to prioritise my mental health. Nine months later, in March 2024, I restarted with more clarity, discipline and purpose. I haven’t st...

Send us Fan Mail Dino Hira is an energy healer, counselor, mindfulness and meditation therapist who helps people slow down, regulate their emotions and reconnect with a calmer inner world. After twenty years in mining engineering, he shifted his focus to inner work and now guides clients through personalised meditation, coaching and energy‑based practices that fit modern life. Based in Hong Kong w...

Send us Fan Mail Ali Ghorbani is a luxury wedding, event and celebrity photographer, best known for his brand Ali G Studios. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Times of India, and Vogue. He started photography in 1989 when his uncle gifted him a 35mm camera - a moment that led him to document the fall of the Berlin Wall. That experience shaped his signature style: raw emotion, candid mom...

Send us Fan Mail Rahul Idnani is a DJ, Events Manager, Automobile and Yachts Broker. Rahul was born and raised in Hong Kong. At age 16, Rahul landed his first DJ gig at a destination wedding abroad. Rahul has also worked in entertainment for almost 20 years and continues to DJ and work in the events space in Hong Kong to this day. It wasn’t until the COVID-19 pandemic that Rahul started selling ca...

Send us Fan Mail Natasha Syed is the founder of British Muslim Magazine, a leading travel and lifestyle publication serving Muslims in Britain. Natasha has a strong background in sales and is a familiar face in the UK travel industry. She was named one of the Top 50 Influential Muslims in Europe from 2023 to 2025. Natasha is a Travel Lead Partner at JCDecaux, the number one outdoor advertising com...

Send us Fan Mail Rahul J Sharma is the fastest man to run across Sri Lanka which took him 6 days to complete. He now aims to become the first and fastest man to run the entire length of Nepal in 10 days (January 2027). Rahul was born and raised in Hong Kong. He was brought up in a competitive sporting environment where he played both rugby and cricket professionally in Hong Kong. He experienced in...

Send us Fan Mail Rani Asra Gidwani is a pioneering figure in the world of dance in Hong Kong, recognised as the first Bollywood dance teacher in the region. With over three decades of experience, Rani founded the Rani School of DanZology, a vibrant dance school that offers a diverse range of classes for students from 3 years to 80 years and above. Rani has had an instrumental contribution in linin...

Send us Fan Mail Jeffrey Andrews is widely recognised as the first ethnic minority Hongkonger to qualify locally as a registered social worker. Jeffrey was born in Hong Kong and experienced severe discrimination and language barriers in segregated local schools, which led him to join a triad gang as a teenager. He was steered away from a life of crime by a local social worker, inspiring him to ded...

Send us Fan Mail Simi Moh, also known as Simran Mohinani-Panjabi, is a Hong Kong-born author, serial entrepreneur, and content creator. Simi is the CEO and founder of MOHLIA, an online luxury gifting company that specialises in infinity roses (preserved fresh flowers that last for years). In 2026, Simi co-founded Fruits of Cupid, specialising in curating romantic and wedding-related experiences. S...

Send us Fan Mail Sam Thurman is a junior Venture Capitalist and the co-founder of Tiny Ventures, which aims to help aspiring venture investors break into the industry. He also has his own podcast, ‘Sam’s House,’ where he spotlights interesting young people. Sam studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the University of York. During his time at university, he participated in various internship...

Send us Fan Mail Maya and Olivia are the powerhouse duo behind the Not On My CV podcast. What started as two London girls navigating quarter‑life curveballs has grown into a community for go‑getters figuring it out one plot twist at a time. Both balance full-time roles. Maya leads GTM (Go-To-Market strategy) at a fintech, and Olivia is a Product Manager in the tech industry. They first met at the...

Send us Fan Mail Kierian Cameron is the founding editor of Brand Cult, the UK’s first award‑winning, print‑only business newspaper for entrepreneurs and brand‑obsessed founders. Born in Scotland, shaped by New York and Hong Kong, and now based in London, she has built her career through sheer hustle - from juggling five part‑time jobs to launching an Education Company in Hong Kong, and now running...

Send us Fan Mail Adam is the co-founder of Stick ‘Em, an ed‑tech startup focused on making quality STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) education accessible to every child. Born in South Korea and raised in Singapore, he developed a passion for robotics at an early age. After serving in the Singapore Armed Forces, Adam launched Stick ‘Em with his business partner before startin...

Send us Fan Mail Naveed Tariq Khawaja is a former banker turned entrepreneur. He was born and raised in Pakistan and has been living in Hong Kong since 2009. Naveed worked as a banking professional for 20 years in the APAC region, holding both client and non-client roles. He worked at Citi, Standard Chartered Bank and Bank of America (where he worked for 14 years). In August 2025, Naveed left his...

Send us Fan Mail Sonia Samtani is an award-winning licensed hypnotherapist, speaker, author, and founder of the “All About You” Centre. She is one of Hong Kong’s leading mental health professionals. Sonia has over 18 years of experience and has transformed the lives of 40,000+ individuals. Her achievements include being a two-time TEDx speaker and a former Senior Mentor with Tony Robbins. Whether...

Send us Fan Mail Chris Geils is a personal branding and storytelling mentor. He worked the 9-to-5 and is now building his dream life. He encourages creators to tell their own stories on social media. Chris was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia. It wasn’t until 2022 that he made the decision to move abroad for a job opportunity in London. After 3 years, he decided not to renew his VISA and mo...

Send us Fan Mail Mai Whelan is a philanthropist, author, and the first winner of Netflix’s Squid Game: The Challenge, where she won the $4.56 million prize in 2023. Mai was born in Vietnam and came to the U.S. as a refugee when she was eight years old. She served 20 years in the U.S. Navy before becoming an immigration adjudicator for the Department of Homeland Security. After winning Squid Game:...

Send us Fan Mail David Meikle is an author, consultant, keynote speaker, and trainer supporting brands and advertising agencies in the UK and beyond. Since 2009, David has helped brands and agencies create and maintain value and lasting relationships through agency selection, marketing transformation, improved ways of work, and cultural change. He’s helped agencies like Ogilvy, BBDO, McCann, and 7...

Send us Fan Mail Anushka Purohit is the CEO and Co-Founder of Breer, a food upcycling startup which turns bread into beer. Breer addresses the prominent problem of bread waste in Hong Kong, hence aims to reduce food waste. Anushka also launched StayK (a travel app, an end-to-end vacation planning platform) during COVID-19 and most recently launched a cosmetics brand called Ssome Cosmetics and a si...

Send us Fan Mail Krishana Agarwal is the founder of Kasa Café, where coffee meets community in the heart of Fitzrovia, London. Kasa Café opened in September 2023 and hosts everything from networking events and startup socials to creative workshops and wellness sessions - anything that brings people together and sparks fresh energy. Krishana has lived in Lagos, Mumbai, California, and now lives in...

Send us Fan Mail Jeffrey Reddick is a screenwriter and film director best known for creating the Final Destination film franchise. At the age of 14, Jeffrey wrote a prequel idea for A Nightmare on Elm Street and sent it to Robert Shaye, then Chairman of New Line Cinema. Later, when Jeffrey was 19, he was offered an internship at New Line Cinema, where he worked for 11 years. In 2000, New Line Cine...

Send us Fan Mail Natasha Moor is a world-renowned makeup artist, visionary entrepreneur and brand architect. Through her beauty empire, she spreads confidence and fosters positive change globally. Natasha is the Founder and CEO of the award-winning Natasha Moor Cosmetics, dedicated to simplifying beauty through dependable, approachable and educational products, which are now sold in Sephora, Macy’...