EP2. “I hire people with special needs at our cafe” – Stories of Resilience

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, Annie Wong (the co-founder of Juice Stories) talks about their journey from starting as a home-based business in 2019, to having a […]
(3 Dec 2022) Human Library: F&B edition

Let’s talk about the scary word: Failure! On 3 Dec 2023, we got to listen to 3 different businesses, all dealing in the F&B industry. These 3 founders of Singapore-based businesses shared their journey of how they started their business. We heard from Ramesh Krish Kumar (@rameshwara) of Asmara (@asmara.sg), Lee Gim Siong of Smitten […]
Smitten Ice Cream Bar’s founder shares how they survived the COVID-19 lockdown

Smitten Ice Cream Bar was launched in mid-March 2020. A week later, Singapore went into COVID-19 lockdown (also known as Circuit Breaker). The ice cream parlour then saw sales plummet to almost zero. But through hard work and sheer determination, as well as a little creativity and nimbleness, it manage to garner sales to survive […]