S02 #8 - It's About the Company and Community you Keep, with Debra Tay

Debra Tay is the Co-Founder and Chief Design Officer of Cycling Bears.Debra has over 23 years of banking experience, from corporate and investment banking to Wealth Management in Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Australia.While leading the ultra high net worth team in Singapore and Malaysia for a large private bank, Debra was inspired to venture into luxury wellness to fill a gap she identified.Debra studied Interior Design in Melbourne, along with a home gym design course and a nutrition course at Harvard Medical School.Combining her love for interior design and fitness, she aims to create wellness sanctuaries which challenge the idea of bulky, rusty and rubbery gym equipment.Debra is passionate about overall wellness, and maintains a consistent workout routine including spinning, strength training, pilates and boxing.This interview covers a number of important topics, including:Identifying problems and gaps in the market and creating solutions to address themOutsourcing tasks that you don’t enjoy or aren’t good at to focus on higher value tasksBuilding a supportive community and surrounding yourself with intelligent people who will challenge and push you, andHow following your passions can drive success and personal growth.You can find out more about Debra via the Cycling Bears website.A SPECIAL NOTE FROM OUR SPONSOR, NAB BUSINESS:If your business books are getting wild, or your business admin is taking up too much time, NAB has got some news for you…There’s a new bookkeeper in town. NAB Bookkeeper is an all-new, all-in-one online bookkeeping platform to help you wrangle your business admin. Because at NAB, they know you want to spend your energy on your business, not on your paperwork. So whether you’re looking to manage your tax, round-up your invoices, or need a helping hand with reconciliation – leave the wrangling to NAB Bookkeeper.NAB, more than money.T&Cs, fees & charges apply. See nab.com.au for more information.If you’d like to get your wings on too, then you can join at chiefmetachicks.com and if you are interested in applying for our Pitch & Grow Coaching program with our Chief Meta Chicks leaders then please reach out at [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.