JTE Documentary Series

Great People, Great Work

Behind every business we help staff is a person who built it — often against the odds. This is our tribute to them: honest, documentary portraits of the people who build Singapore’s businesses, and the teams that carry them forward.

Recycling · Family Business 9:12
Featured Episode

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.

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F&B · Central Kitchen 8:24
Food & Beverage

From 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.

Insurance · Leadership 7:05
Insurance

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.

F&B · Career Switch 6:47
Food & Beverage

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.

F&B · Seafood 6:20
Food & Beverage

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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