Random sharing but today, I celebrate a milestone – Just invested in my 🍀 50th company🍀 as an angel investor*. ☺️🥳🍸🥂 How fitting that it is a fertility services company, trying to solve a problem I’m familiar with, written about and definitely feeling the pain point. For the past 6
“To me, there’s one point, which is that we need to deeply understand the seismic shifts happening in the consumer base and what’s driving decision making, because it’s not marginal. Second is really having the sobering moment to tell yourself, “I have to win the purchase every time.” The loyalist,
Wow, where do I even start? The past 2 months have been insane. Finally opened our highly-anticipated new Mrs Pho Kitchen & Tsuta Japanese Dining outlets at 313@somerset. After 80 rounds of food tastings, we were all extremely excited. It was a whirlwind. We had about 500+ people for our
During the circuit breaker, I realised that everyone had a hobby and… I don’t! While everyone was becoming a Master chef, master baker, artist or working out, I didn’t have any hobbies. I began by wanting to learn about interesting new business ideas. I also thought
I always get the question, “Does Mrs Pho sell Banh Mi?”. It took us over a year to create the perfect Banh Mi, one that we are finally satisfied with. God knows how many breads the team have tried for research. (It’s really hard to lose weight in F&B!). What makes a
Thank you The Singapore Women’s Weekly for The Great Women of Our Time award (Finance & Commerce). I think this highlights the importance and necessity for greater financial literacy in Asia. ⠀ ⠀ This recognition belongs to the hardworking @thenewsavvy team, past and present. It is also for all the friends and
What has been keeping me awfully busy during October – unveiling Tsuta’s biggest menu revamp! – Introduced over 80% new and improved items in its menu – Premiered Tsuta’s first Crab Soba, Mazesoba with local renditions, and improved recipes on our Signatures such as Shoyu Soba and Shio Soba While
Definitely no linearity in my career. Sometimes, it worries me… and I wistfully wish I was a lifer in a big company. Some of my friends have been working in the same companies/fields for 15 years… and here I am, jumping from one to another. 😔 Choosing a non-bank job
It’s been a challenging period for all F&B (& most businesses) & I’m very proud of ALL our teams who have given our all. The team have been working to the bone to adapt to the changes. It’s been rough. We had to pivot from a purely dine-in model to
One thing that’s constantly on my mind – how do we empower women to be more financially savvy? I refuse 95% of speaking invitation as I want to ensure whatever I do is impactful & meaningful & not for pure publicity. I don’t care if it’s only 10 people but
Circuit breaker has been very interesting. With Tsuta Singapore & MRS PHO , I experience firsthand the challenges of being in the F&B business. It’s definitely been a period of growth, pause and massive action.⠀⠀At the start, I was filled with confusion, anger, grief… I couldn’t fathom what was happening.
An effective leader is one that leads with example. Not one that does nothing but claims credit. Not one that’s vain or so in love with their own misguided ideas. No amount of fake praises or publicity is going to save your reputation. No point listening to bootlickers cuz …
Sharing an initiative we did for frontline healthcare workers; very proud of the teams involved. Gourmet Food Holdings, Zouk Group & motherswork committed 2500 food items to support healthcare workers in the fight against COVID-19, distributed islandwide by Grab in April. Despite the insurmountable challenges, the shutdown of our businesses
In a world full of chaos – #covid19 fear, financial markets meltdown, recession possibility -The New Savvy hopes to spread positivity and remind everyone to celebrate the simple joys of life. Ground yourself with the beautiful things in your life. Gratitude turns what we have into enough. We hope that we can