DISCLAIMER
Be kind! These are stories of real people willing to share their vulnerabilities on camera. We all have much to share on our learning journey through life.
THIS EPISODE
In this episode, Matthew Poh (the founder of The Caffeine Experience) shares how he transformed his life from being a drug dealer, an ex-convict, a divorcee, and a bankrupt, to opening his own F&B business alongside his prison officer Hilary Lo.
The Caffeine Experience (TCE) is dedicated to empowering ex-offenders to rebuild their lives after serving their sentences.
ABOUT MERLION PROJECT
What does success mean to you? Stories of Resilience celebrates the Singaporean stories of struggle and success. Let’s change our perspective on failure!
FEATURING
Fari Wu from Merlion Project
Matthew Poh from The Caffeine Experience
Royalty-free music.
PODCAST
Listen to us on:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6tbCmN5eyqc2mrwFjQlNEB?si=v4O3X5ayQIebmdSpuFo62w
YouTube: https://youtu.be/oVUVF6jzSmY
Our participants shared their takeaways:
1. Be disappointed, cry, but don't give up. Find peace.
2. Have faith that a higher power is accompanying us at all times.
3. To move on, be honest, and face up to failure. Apologize to people if necessary.
4. Know your intention to start a business before you start it.
1. Have faith in what you do, and look at things from a different perspective.
2. Keep the passion of what you love doing, even if other people are questioning you.
3. Be resilient, and be willing to make the hard decisions.
2. Support your friends if they fail (no one wants to fail!)
3. Just keep going. If you feel you're on the right track, you are.