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29th December 2014

5 TIPS TO TELL YOUR BUSINESS STORY

  What’s the big deal about storytelling, anyway? If you attended #PWIB14  earlier this month and participated our mini storytelling workshop, you would have perhaps experienced the answer to that question. Eileen and I had a ton of ideas and […]
3rd November 2014

HOW YOUR BRAIN AFFECTS THE WAY YOU COMMUNICATE

Did you know we all have “thinking preferences” that affect the way we view the world, relate to people and even run our businesses? Dr. Robyn Wilson, executive coach and resident expert in leadership development using HBDI (a type of […]
3rd November 2014

TECH CHALLENGES WITHIN THE WOMEN’S BUSINESS COMMUNITY

What is the real pain for business women and how it is affecting business? I’ve been attending focus group style “startup conversations” and the same challenges reemerge. And the constant theme? Technology. We all know that technology creates efficiency, productivity, connectivity […]
3rd November 2014

CREATING A SPACE FOR SUCCESS FOR ENTREPRENEURS IN THE CBD

“I freak out when people tell me I’m in real estate. Technically I am, but it’s deeper than that.” A man of overwhelming sophistication and a style as pronounced as his multi-textured, wood-finish office decor, Jonathan O’Byrne, CEO of the […]
3rd November 2014

4 EASY STRETCHES FOR LAPTOP NECK

I’ve been seeing my chiropractor for about eight weeks now. I could kiss his feet each time I see him. If constantly suffer migraines you’d understand that finding a cure would be worth a bit of toe-kissing. Plus he’s a splendid […]
3rd November 2014

TECHNOLOGY: A BUSINESS WOMAN’S LOVE-HATE RELATIONSHIP

Technology: it’s a love-hate relationship. We all feel that way, even among the geekiest of us. We suffer through software failures, jargon, confusion with endless features and being outpaced by the market, but we work our way through it anyway. […]
3rd November 2014

FROM ARMY COMBAT OFFICER TO DREAM MAPPING ENTREPRENEUR

Most people don’t equate life purpose with financial planning, but for Lee Mei Kheng, after fifteen years in the Armed Forces as a Combat Officer specialising in Military Intelligence, that’s exactly where she found her calling. Within a specialised military […]
3rd November 2014

THINK PROPERTY INVESTMENT IS OUT OF YOUR LEAGUE? THINK AGAIN!

We all dream of making money while we sleep, maybe even fantasize of owning an apartment complex or land across Kansas (no? too Wizard of Oz?). In any case, owning property in obscure places is no longer for the rich […]
3rd November 2014

BECOMING A RAW FOOD EDUCATOR THROUGH A PASTLIFE EXPERIENCE

How a multi-linguist and former diplomat-in-training became a humanist, raw food educator through a pastlife experience Are you a believer? It doesn’t matter, this raw-food educator’s grounded and humorist approach can charm anyone. Pauliina Salmenhaara somehow makes raw food look […]