Coffee and Communications: The Impact Cast

In episode #13 of the Impact Cast, we were joined by Joyce Tay, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at StartupX. Joyce is a well-known authority in the startup landscape and has been a strong advocate for driving sustainable solutions through innovation. We covered many areas, not least: * How sustainability has become an increasingly important area of focus for entrepreneurs – and how running a hackcelerator through StartupX has been a key ingredient in helping to get these ideas off the ground. * The need for global understanding and local solutions to solve many of the world's most pressing sustainability challenges. * And we also looked at the opportunities that have come about for startups due to the disruption of the global pandemic.

For episode 12 of Coffee and Communications, The Impact Cast, we were joined by Chief Analytics Officer of Holmusk, Joydeep Sakar. Holmusk is building the largest Real-World Evidence platform, starting with behavioral health.  Combining a leading behavioral health database with AI-powered analytics and digital solutions. Joydeep has 15 years of experience in pioneering predictive tools for clinical trials, translational research, clinical decision support, and smart medical devices. Prior to Holmusk, Joydeep led the scientific and computational teams at Immunetrics and Bodylogical. He has a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University.

In this episode, we talk to founder of Intelektularo and ICF-Certified Executive Coach, Jennifer Hart. Jennifer brings a whole wealth of experience spanning multiple countries and  industries to the podcast. She has spent time managing and building teams in China and Indonesia, as well as providing critical crisis management guidance to large MNCs across the globe. This episode covers a lot of ground, not least on how you should perceive resilience, ensure personal growth during your career/business journey, and how to manage teams so that they are empowered in their work.

This week the Impact Cast is joined by Jeremy Au of Monkhill Ventures. Your host Mark and Jeremy cover a wide variety of topics, from the evolution of the startup scene in Singapore and the USA right through to how a startup should view its relationship with investors. Jeremy brings significant experience to the episode, with a background that has spanned multiple geographies, seen him launch his own startup and successfully scale, right through to his work as a VC.

Join Mark Johnson as he chats to Elise Tan of the Asian Startup Network and one of the founders of the Makan for Hope Festival. They discuss many things along the way including how the South East Asian startup landscape has changed, what founders can think about when going on their startup journey, and most importantly of all - being resilient during adversity. They also talk about the Makan for Hope Festival 2021 that is happening as we speak.