Live Well with Michelle

Whether you’ve planned or have not planned for retirement, it never hurts to find out how you can better plan for retirement. “The Quicksilver Generation Podcast” presents conversations with interesting personalities from across Asia, all featuring men and women over 60 who continue to innovate, achieve success and grow their careers beyond the traditional “retirement&rdquo...

According to a study by the NUS Business School, there are 12 types of shoppers, with the most popular being classic shoppers. Classic shoppers are consumers who weigh different brands after a purchasing need arises, before deciding on one brand. We speak to the man who led the study, Professor Leonard Lee from the NUS Business School. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How can we truly be happy? ‘The Art of Making Memories’ examines how mental images are made, stored, and recalled in our brains, as well as the “art of letting go” - why we tend to forget certain moments to make room for deeper, more meaningful ones. Meik Wiking, Author of ‘The Art of Making Memories: How to Create and Remember Happy Moments’ shares more. See om...

How can you thrive as a leader? Tor Mesoy, Co-author of ‘Musings on Leadership: Life lessons to help you thrive as a leader’ weighs in. He shares what he thinks is most important for leaders to keep in mind when trying to improve themselves, and why it is crucial to have self-awareness. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Singapore Art Week is an annual celebration of visual arts which takes place in the month of January, and is the pinnacle event of Singapore's visual arts calendar. The nine-day celebration - which runs from 11 to 19 January 2020 - offers artists, collectives, organisations and other art intermediaries a visible platform for showcasing a range of quality visual arts projects, discussions, and exhi...

The Circulate Capital Ocean Fund is the world’s first investment fund dedicated to address Asia’s plastic crisis. With 60 percent of ocean plastic originating from the region, Asia is the biggest source of plastic leakage into global oceans. We find out more with Rob Kaplan, Founder & CEO at Circulate Capital. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What caused the biggest financial headwinds in 2019 and what can we expect in terms of investment outlook for 2020? From signals of inflation, to the clash of superpowers, here is a seasoned investors outlook for 2020 set within the context of the most important business stories of 2019. Arun Pai, Chief Crystals Officer at Krystal. AI weighs in. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Distinguished Teaching Professor at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business Arthur Dong weighs in on what businesses need to understand about the US-China trade war. Can businesses prepare to be ahead of the game? Michelle Martin also finds out why the Professor believes businesses need to discern their own "foreign policy" for their own path forward in the clash of the superpowers. S...

A leading provider of satellite communications solutions to airlines, operators and passengers worldwide, Inmarsat keeps people connected at 35,000 feet in the sky. Find out more about their new contract with Airbus to develop a pioneering new generation of satellites which will mark a transformative step-change in in-flight broadband capabilities for airlines across the world, allowing real-time...

The Asian Food Channel is now the Asian Food Network. In Influence, Michelle Martin discovers the programming strategy behind the aim to grow the channel's audience, and how a digital-first approach is powering the way forward.  Guest: Rohit Tharani, Head of Products, Southeast Asia in Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the last episode of Money and Me (The Property Edition), Mohamed Ismail Gafoor, Chairman & CEO of Propnex shares the most memorable moments for the property market this year and what 2020 holds for prospective investors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SingSaver has recently secured a brokerage licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore to offer more than 100 insurance policies from 12 providers such as AXA, Allianz and FWD, to name a few. As Singapore’s insurance market is set to hit 4 billion dollars next year, according to FY2018 data published by the General Insurance Association of Singapore, how will this license allow SingSave...

Mohamed Ismail Gafoor, Chairman & CEO of Propnex wrap up the trends for 2019’s public housing market, as well as what to lookout for in 2020. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is key to succeeding with online video? Why do "funny " videos go viral? Eugene Choi is CEO and Co-Founder of Collab Asia, a digital media company that manages over 1,800 YouTube channels worldwide with over 155 million subscribers and 2.5 billion monthly views. Choi talks about the trends he is seeing in online content and what influencers of the future need to know to make money from their...

An alumnus of Harvard, Stanford and now a Rhodes Scholar, Jamie Beaton seems perfectly placed to advise on how to get into an Ivy League University. But this 24-year-old CEO also recently secured US$20 million in a Series C funding for his company - currently valued at US$245 million. What is key to getting investors on board? How is Crimson using algorithms so its clients exhibit 2-4 times t...

In a move to encourage more people, especially women, to understand and master blockchain, public blockchain platform Zilliqa and The University of Oxford conducted a series of blockchain education workshops last month. Michelle Martin finds out more from Saiba Kataruka, Developer Marketing Lead at Zilliqa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You've been paying up to 300% more than you need to for that diamond ring.  LUXIEE is the world's first online marketplace for diamonds. It links consumers to diamond suppliers and aims to revolutionise an age-old industry. Michelle Martin sits with the 35-year old founder and COO of LUXIEE Nicholas Lim, to find out how the platform cuts massive middlemen fees resulting in affordable prices f...

Singaporeans are increasingly adopting a ‘wait-and-see’ approach when buying properties, according to PropertyGuru’s Consumer Sentiment Survey for the first half of this year. Join Michelle Martin, as she finds out why this is with Dr Tan Tee Khoon, Country Manager of PropertyGuru Singapore. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Despite having nearly 50 percent of the world’s population being under the age of 24, the voices of our youth are still not being heard or taken seriously. Recognising this need to engage the youth community regarding key issues, give them a voice and empower them to make a real change in the world, KidsRight has launched the world’s first borderless digital ‘state’ to do j...

Spartans Boxing Club is bringing boxing to everyone, whether you're learning the sport professionally or to get fit. The club is currently raising $1 million in the immediate term, with potential franchisees throughout Asia, Middle East, Australia and Europe. Russell Harrison, Managing Director of Spartans Boxing Club shares more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Arun Pai, Chief Kristals Officer at Kristal. AI sheds light on the latest developments this week. Topics include Trump signs Hong Kong bills supporting protesters in a move likely to irk China, Xerox's hostile takeover attempt for HP, Alibaba Hong Kong IPO debut and Hyflux's $400 million rescue deal with Utico. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How much will your salary rise next year? Unfortunately, likely a little less compared to this year. The average real salary rise for Singaporean workers in 2020 is projected to be 3%, down from 3.3% for 2019. Workers in China are set to see a real salary increase of 3.6% next year, while workers in India, are sitting comfortably at the top of the table. Workers in India are likely to see a 5.4% s...

CEO of Stewardship Asia Centre and co-author of 'ENTRUSTED: Stewardship for Responsible Wealth Creation', Ong Boon Hwee, talks about restraining greed, irresponsibility and short-termism that both businesses and investors can enable through his definition of "stewardship".  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Major wins for talent investor Entrepreneur First include Hydroleap, a Singapore-based wastewater treatment start-up which could save the industry over $10 billion annually. It raised $2.6 million in its latest funding round. What does international talent investor (with an international branch in Singapore) Entrepreneur First look for in the people it invests in? Bernadette Cho, General Manager a...

Hailed as ‘the next fintech’, education technology is one of the fastest growing tech sectors in the world. Tenopy is Singapore’s leading education tech company specialising in interactive live online tutoring programmes for primary and secondary level students in English and Mathematics. Chong Kian, Founding CEO of Tenopy shares more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...