After a failed gender discrimination lawsuit, public scrutiny and an entire Reddit section dedicated to mocking her, Ellen Pao has found new life in activism. And she sees signs that a change is coming.
She launched a social enterprise called Mei’s Own (formerly known as Love, Mei) to give them a new livelihood.
From funding high-tech innovations to help individuals become more self-sustainable to pioneering his own groundbreaking vision of education for the next generation.
Acknowledged as the first in their fields, these 10 individuals speak to us about developing a vision, going the distance and, more importantly, inspiring and enabling others.
She leads the world’s first angel investing network for c-suite women.
She runs Singapore’s first local insect farm that upcycles food waste.
His is the first Singapore firm to win the Zayed Sustainability Prize.
Sound architect is the first local to sign with Ultra Music.
She set up the first Armenian heritage gallery in Southeast Asia.
The first to innovate sleep apnoea procedure, Pang’s Expansion Pharyngoplasty.
The first to introduce lab-grown seafood in Southeast Asia.
Getting stranded in an empty airport, battling through food poisoning, and lying on piles of manure in the steppes, Au-Chua’s done it all in the name of photography.
