This is the interview series that looks at the little steps taken to make ordinary people extraordinary. Udhara de Silva and his co-hosts have fascinating conversations with artists, adventurers, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, misfits and rebels to show that there's something to learn from every journey.
Fern Chua is the award-winning founder of FERN (https://fern.gallery/), a Malaysian sustainable and high-end fashion label rediscovering the elegance of the ancient Asian fabric art form, Batik.
Fern and I chatted earlier this year on the unexpected path that led her to Batik, the challenges building and growing her team of artisans from the ground up, and pushing the boundaries of the UNESCO listed heritage.
Check out FERN’s incredible looks at fern.gallery or follow @fernbatikcollective on Instagram.
2 Aug 2021
Creating Australia’s First Anti-Racist Comedy Club: Tina Zaman, Australia
Tina Zaman (https://www.instagram.com/tinateacher/?hl=en) is a comedian, writer, teacher and founder of Tight5Comedy a unique platform in Sydney’s comedy scene. Tight5’s comedians of colour and allies have entertained thousands of fans, handpicked for their originality and social impact. Acts are empowered to explore both their comedic and cultural identities in careful curated venues from theatres in Sydney’s Inner West to Ethiopian restaurants in the outer suburbs of the city.
Show host Udhara chatted with Tina about growing up in Los Angeles, how she landed in Australia by way of a teaching gig in Korea, and why she decided to double down on building a platform for Australia’s marginalised voices through Tight5Comedy.
Recorded in early 2021.
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9 Dec 2020
The Relentless Optimist: Matthew Chapman, Singapore & New Zealand
Matthew Chapman (https://chapmancg.com/team/matthew-chapman/) is an entrepreneur and investor who has mastered the art of relationship building. His company ChapmanCG finds HR leaders for the world’s leading companies. He's an investor in Bawah Reserve, a luxurious and sustainable tropical island retreat that's a Condé Nast Traveler Top 10 resort of Asia. And he's a co-founder of the 300km Snowman Race in Bhutan, one of the world's toughest ultra-marathons in the world, focused on raising awareness of climate change (https://www.snowmanrace.org/be-a-climate-hero/).
He does all this while living on a farm, Parihoa, in coastal New Zealand with his many collaborators working all over the planet.
Show host Udhara (https://udharadesilva.com) chatted with Matthew to talk about his beginnings in rural New South Wales, Australia, why he fell in love with Singapore and became a Singaporean citizen, how he builds his businesses, as well as his thoughts on remote work and the future of the 5-day work week.
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