The Adrian Tan Show

Gavin Barfield is the Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Solutions Salesforce, ASEAN. With over 20 years of experience in the IT industry, Gavin has a deep background in emerging technologies. He is a regular speaker at international conferences and forums on the future of disruptive technology and its impact on people and work. Summary: Generative AI is a rapidly evolving technology...

Learn how General Assembly  is providing proven pathways into high-demand tech careers through project-based, practitioner-led training programs.  Ryan Meyer shares insights on why their 3-month immersive bootcamps have 92%+ job placement rates, how they rapidly evolve curriculum, and key trends in adult learning and workforce development. Discover their "magic formula" of aligning individual, emp...

Grayling [ https://grayling.com/our-offices/singapore/ ] has announced that it will pilot a reduced work week in its Singapore office from August till the end of the year. In doing so, it becomes the first globally networked PR firm in Singapore to attempt to raise productivity by improving employee well-being and satisfaction. The trial will see employees who have served for more than a year take...

Renee Ismail is a videographer turned producer who has been in the video industry for over 10 years. She started her YouTube channel to share her knowledge about videos and help business owners create better video content. In this episode, I speak with Renee Ismail about her journey as a videographer, her pivot to becoming a producer, and her experience of starting a YouTube channel to share her e...

Nick Jonsson [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-jonsson/?originalSubdomain=sg ] is a dynamic business leader, bestselling author, keynote speaker, and award-winning entrepreneur. As the co-founder and Managing Director of Executives' Global Network (EGN) Singapore, Malaysia & Indonesia, he leads Southeast Asia's largest peer group network for senior executives and business owners. Nick is passiona...

Are you curious about how AI and machine learning are impacting the payroll industry? We have the answers for you in this podcast episode featuring Srinivas (Srini) Konidena [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/srinivas-konidena/ ], Vice President, Global Product & Technology, Asia Pacific at ADP [ https://www.adp.com/ ]. In this episode, you will gain insights into the challenges that payroll practition...

In this episode of "The Adrian Tan Show," I had the pleasure of speaking with Gavin Barfield [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavinbarfield/ ] about the Salesforce AI digital skills survey [ https://www.salesforce.com/news/stories/digital-skills-based-experience/ ] and the potential of generative AI in various industries. As Vice President and CTO, Solutions, for Salesforce ASEAN, Gavin Barfield lead...

LinkedIn is often seen as a positive and professional social media platform, but is it really?  In this episode, I explore how LinkedIn's toxic positivity and hustle culture can create unrealistic work expectations and harm our mental health.  I discuss how LinkedIn users tend to exaggerate their achievements, hide their struggles, and compare themselves to others who seem to have it all.  I also...

Going to work when you're sick is like juggling knives while riding a unicycle. It's a bad idea for you and everyone around you. In this experimental short monologue series, I will distill my thoughts on this topic and make a case on what employees should truly be looking out for. --- This episode is brought to you by O C Tanner. As a business leader, you know that the ability to attract and keep...

With more than 10 years of experience working at the intersection of technology, design and marketing, Daylon Soh has worked with organisations across different industries and scale including a 2.5 year stint launching his own eCommerce venture as a design and marketing lead.  Daylon was previously Razer's Global eCommerce Architect for the online shopping experience part of a team responsible for...

Tim MacCartney [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/timmaccartney/ ] is a business builder presently charged with introducing CoachHub, [ https://www.coachhub.com/ ] the Digital Coaching Platform, to leading organisations in the Asia-Pacific (APJ) region and building a world-class market-facing team.  Prior to joining CoachHub, Tim led the Korn Ferry Digital HR-tech business as Senior Client Partner and...

Janet Ravin [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/janetleeriministreet/ ] is the VP, Global Communications, Culture, and Experience, as well as the Committee Chair of the Rimini Street Foundation [ https://www.riministreet.com/company/about-us/ ]. In this role, she is responsible for the amplification of Rimini Street's extraordinary story through expert strategy, execution, and management of external com...

Chris Tran has since lived a lucky life filled with adventure and achievements. He survived the Nepal earthquake in 2015 after being "dead" for four days. He has lived abroad in Vietnam, Singapore, and Thailand for over 18 years. Chris has launched some of the hottest video games in Southeast Asia, organized and hosted gigantic esports events, built the first esports stadium in Southeast Asia, and...

KC Kwa [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/kc-kwa-40b664/ ] founded JustLogin [ https://justlogin.com/ ] in 1999 with a vision to provide the best HR software in the cloud to any company anywhere in the world.  With over 30 years of experience in software development and management in organisations like DSO National Laboratory and ST Electronics Ltd, he has led the company to develop robust, scalable an...

Alan Heyward [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-heyward-22a7272/]is the Managing Director, Asia Pacific at O.C. Tanner. O.C. Tanner [ https://www.octanner.com/sea/ ] helps organizations inspire and appreciate great work. Thousands of clients globally use our cloud-based technology, tools, and awards to provide meaningful recognition for their employees. Prior to assuming the role of Managing Direc...

Stephanie Silvester [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniesilvester/]is a seasoned international marketing leader who has successfully led marketing and communications functions spanning 35 countries and 4 continents. Over the course of her career, Stephanie has been fortunate to live and work in Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and the United States. Born and raised in Asia, Stephanie has...

Andrew Liew [ https://sg.linkedin.com/in/andrewliewweida ]  has regional work experience in providing analytical and data science work for Fortune 500 companies and government agencies for the last 14 years. Andrew has done over 20 analytics related projects by working and living in 10 international cities: Singapore, Bangkok, Seoul, Sydney, Kuala Lumpur, Canberra, San Francisco, Portland, Hamburg...

Eugene Cheng [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/itseugene/ ] is Partner at HighSpark [ https://highspark.co/ ], a communications think tank that provides messaging and positionIng consultancy and soft-skills training services to Fortune 500 companies and venture-backed startups.  He was named a Forbes 30Under30 Asia Honouree in Media, Marketing & Advertising.  In addition, Eugene is an ACLP-certified t...

Daan van Rossum [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/daanvanrossum/ ] is the CEO at FlexOS [ https://www.flexos.work/ ], the platform that helps companies in South-East Asia get people together again in the world of hybrid work. All to help them with their key challenge: to attract, engage and retain the best talent in the market. He also does this as CEO for Dreamplex, the leading Workplace Experience p...

Steve Bennetts [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevebennetts/ ] is the Head of Growth & Strategy - Employee Experience Solutions for Qualtrics [ https://www.qualtrics.com/ ] in APJ, leading a team of specialists in guiding organisations to optimise the EX at every point in the employee lifecycle. He is one of the region's most experienced EX specialists having played a crucial role in launching and...

Aradhana (Arad) Srivastava [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/aradhanasrivastava/ ] is the Head of Sales for Asia at EZRA [ https://helloezra.com ], a leading global virtual coaching provider. She is responsible for setting up new businesses across Asia in markets including Singapore, Hong Kong, India and Japan, managing regional teams and driving acquisition strategies across the continent. Before she...

My guests for this episode are from SkillsFuture Singapore. [ https://www.ssg-wsg.gov.sg/ ] Peggy Lim [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/peggy-lim-7b92715/ ] leads the Enterprise Engagement Office in SkillsFuture Singapore to promote and drive skills development in enterprises and Toh Swee Chien [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/swee-chien-toh-0287123b/ ] leads the Public Engagement Division in SkillsFutur...

Damien Andreasen [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/damienandreasen/ ] is the regional Head of APAC at HR software platform company, HiBob [ https://www.hibob.com/ ]. Prior to joining HiBob, Damien spent a decade launching and scaling ANZ technology companies including Spreets, Lawpath, and Ento. Since HiBob's launch in late 2015, HiBob has achieved consecutive triple-digit year-over-year revenue growt...

Keith Tan [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithtan-crowndigital/ ] is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Crown Digital [ https://www.crowndigital.io/ ], a Robotics and Coffee start-up solving key challenges in the F&B industry. Previously from the wealth management industry, Keith was inspired to build a business of his own, and left his job at the age of 35 to embark on his entreprene...

Saurav Chopra [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sauravchopra/ ] is a serial entrepreneur who loves solving complex real world problems with the power of Technology. Saurav co-founded and ran Perkbox [ https://www.perkbox.com/ ], a leading global employee experience platform which helps 5,000+ employers in 60+ countries companies care, connect and celebrate their employees. Perkbox has featured in the...