From his father’s rags to a recycling business
He never sat for an exam. At sixteen he followed his father, pushing a rag cart around the estate — and turned that trade into a thriving recycling business. A story of grit, family, and building something from nothing.
Watch the filmFrom a curry stall to 60+ brands
In his mid-thirties he took over his parents’ hawker curry stall — and built a central kitchen now supplying more than 60 F&B brands across Singapore.
The director who leads with family first
An AIA insurance director in his early forties on building a career and a team — without losing sight of what matters most at home.
He left banking to run a restaurant
A banker who traded the trading floor for the kitchen pass — on risk, reinvention, and the courage to follow through on a dream.
Boiler — building a seafood name
The story behind Boiler: the long hours, the flavours worth queuing for, and the team it takes to grow a homegrown seafood brand.
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