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Actsplore This
by Janice & Sarah-Ann
Actsplore This is a podcast for the modern day working professional. The show is hosted by Janice and Sarah-Ann, former lawyers who went on to do an MBA before pivoting careers. Each week, we pick the minds of inspiring guests who will bring you actionable insights on how you can thrive personally & professionally. From career insights, to personal development hacks, mental health chats and more, join us as we Actsplore how to create a more meaningful and fulfilled life!
Episodes
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EP 102: (Merdeka Special) People, Places & Experiences that Shaped Us.
What does Merdeka mean when home is thousands of miles away? 🇲🇾 For us, growing up in Malaysia, Merdeka (Indepence Day) meant school celebrations, the Jalur Gemilang, and proudly singing the national anthem. But now, as two Malaysians living abroad, we've realised that being Malaysian means so...
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EP 101: The Death of the Superwoman: Rebuilding Identity After Migration with Fabiola Campbell
How do you rebuild yourself when everything that once defined you changes? Today's conversation is about what happens when migration doesn't just change your postcode, but it changes your sense of self and everything in between. Fabiola Campbell, founder of Professional Migrant Women and author…
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100th Episode Special: Forget the Career Ladder, Build a Squiggly Career Instead with Helen Tupper
Work is so much more than just what we do each day. It shapes our confidence, our identity, and so much of the life we go on to build. But the way we build careers has changed. Careers today are much less linear, with pivots, career changes and unexpected disruptions. To celebrate our 100th…
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EP 99: What Nobody Tells You About Moving Abroad Mini Series (Part 3: How We Change) with Janice & Sarah-Ann
What if moving abroad didn't just change your address but changed who you became? As we celebrate ATP's 5th Anniversary 🎉, we're wrapping up our What No One Tells You miniseries with our most honest and reflective conversation yet. Looking back on our journeys in Australia and the UK, we unpack...
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EP 98: What Nobody Tells You About Moving Abroad Mini Series (Part 2: Career) with Janice & Sarah-Ann
Moving abroad is exciting… until you realise you have to start over at work. We often hear stories about courage, resilience, and chasing opportunities overseas. But what people don't always talk about is the emotional side of rebuilding your career in a new country. In Part 2 of our three-part...
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EP 97: What Nobody Tells You About Moving Abroad Mini Series (Part 1: Friendships) with Janice & Sarah-Ann
Moving abroad is exciting, transformative, and often romanticised. But what about the friendships that quietly change along the way? In Part 1 of our three-part miniseries, What Nobody Tells You About Moving Abroad, we unpack the realities of maintaining meaningful friendships across time zones...
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EP 96: Trust Your Gut (Literally) with Julian Koh, Founder of Supergulp
When was the last time you actually trusted your gut - not just physically, but in life? In this episode, we sit down with Julian Koh, founder of Supergulp - a homegrown sparkling prebiotic brand making gut health fun, accessible, and part of everyday life. From creative design to tech, and now...
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EP 95: How to manage up and get ahead in your career with Melody Wilding
You’ve heard the phrase: people don’t quit jobs, they quit bosses. So why does “managing up” still feel a little misunderstood when it’s so central to how we experience our work? In this episode, we’re joined by award-winning executive coach and author, Melody Wilding, to unpack how managing up…
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EP 94: [LIVE] Building Influence: Leading from Where You Are
Recorded live from the Actsplore This Building Influence workshop in Kuala Lumpur, we sat down with Prof Dr Ong Kian Ming and Zalina Jamaluddin to unpack how we can lead with impact - through intention, curiosity, and the courage to act before you feel “ready.” Together, we explored: What…
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EP 93: Wrapped, Unfiltered: Our 2025 Reflection with Janice & Sarah-Ann
Before 2025 clocks out, we’re pulling up the chair (& our mics!) for a cozy, honest, no-filters reflection on the year that flew, stretched us, and quietly changed us in ways we didn’t see coming😌 In our final episode of Season 6 for the year 2025, we crack open the Year Compass and reflect…
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EP 92: Lessons from Downing Street, Podcasting & the Future of Work with Jimmy McLoughlin OBE
Today, we speak to Jimmy McLoughlin OBE , former Special Advisor to the UK Prime Minister on business, technology and entrepreneurship. Jimmy now hosts Jimmy’s Jobs of the Future, one of the UK’s top careers podcasts, and is the founder of Boxlight, a creative video agency. In this conversation,...
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EP 91: Breaking Up With “Should” in Your Career with Julia Korn
Julia Korn is an executive career coach and the founder of the Women’s Leadership Accelerator, a community dedicated to the growth of female leaders. A self-described recovering people-pleaser, Julia has reshaped the career coaching landscape, earning recognition as a Business Insider Most...
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EP 90 How To Build a Fulfilling Career with Frank Koo
Is meaning and fulfilment at work a universal need, or just a nice to have? In this episode, Frank Koo, Founder & CEO of Nextplay, joins us to explore what it really takes to design a career that feels both successful and significant. With a career spanning IBM, Oracle, Pearson, and most recently...
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EP 89: The Doors You Can Open: Sponsorship That Transforms Careers with Rosalind Chow
We’ve all heard the career advice: “Find a mentor.” But here’s the twist. Mentorship alone won’t always get you the big opportunities. That’s where sponsorship comes in. In this episode, we sit down with Rosalind Chow, Associate Professor at Carnegie Mellon, to unpack what really makes…
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EP 88: Why Boardroom Power Starts in the Bedroom (Jingjin Liu)
What if confidence at work starts in the bedroom? In this provocative conversation, entrepreneur Jingjin Liu challenges the myths that women must be “likable” to lead. From becoming the “triple only” in a male-dominated German boardroom to launching Asia’s first sexual wellbeing hub, Jingjin…
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EP 87: Quietly Powerful: Redefining Leadership with Megumi Miki
In a world that often celebrates the loudest voice in the room, what happens when you lead with quiet confidence instead? 💡 We discuss: ✨ Why being quiet doesn’t mean being invisible ✨ The dangers of overvaluing charisma in leadership ✨ Practical ways to grow influence without changing who you…
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EP 86 Navigating Layoffs: Reclaiming Confidence and Presence with Lorraine Lee
Layoffs are among the most difficult and disorienting experiences we face in our careers, and yet, they remain one of the least openly discussed. In recent months, it’s been hard to scroll through LinkedIn without seeing the ripple effects of widespread job cuts, especially across the tech...
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EP 85: Rewriting the Rules of Success with Penny Locaso
What happens when a former corporate exec walks on stage in a bathing suit... in front of 120 professional women? 🔥 Penny Locaso — Happiness Hacker, Harvard writer, TEDx speaker, and authentic leadership trailblazer — did just that to prove one bold point: true change starts where your comfort...
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EP 84: 6 Mindset Shifts That Have Helped Us Level Up with Janice & Sarah-Ann
In this episode, we’re sharing six mindset shifts that have helped us navigate change, growth, and new chapters. These aren’t just surface-level reframes, but meaningful shifts that have shaped how we show up in our work and personal lives. From embracing the discomfort of being a beginner,...
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Actsplore This Podcast Special Episode
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EP 83: From Boring to Brilliant, Yamini Naidu’s Secret to Storytelling Success
What if the key to winning hearts (and boardrooms) isn’t data... but your X-Factor? Yamini Naidu is the world's only Economist turned Bollywood dancing business storyteller. In this high-impact episode, Yamini reveals how to ditch dull presentations and turn your message into something people...
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EP 82: Jane Chelliah-Manning’s Journey of Grit, Impact and the MBE
What does it take to go from starting out in a foreign country to shaping national policy and earning one of the UK’s highest honors -the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)? In this episode, we get up close and personal with the remarkable Jane Chelliah-Manning, who is the Assistant...
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EP 81 How to Turn Struggle into Strength with Anne Marie Chaker, WSJ Reporter turned Professional Bodybuilder
Anne Marie Chaker went from breaking news at The Wall Street Journal to breaking personal records on the bodybuilding stage, and her story is anything but typical. After weathering a series of personal curveballs, a lift session in a hotel gym flipped Anne Marie’s whole world. Now, she’s living...
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EP 80: Owning Your Story & Billion Dollar Goals with Sarah Chen-Spellings (ATP Favs)
Happy International Women’s Day from us to you!🌷 This week’s episode is an Actsplore This Podcast Favourite - a re-release in conjunction with International Women's Day on 'Owning Your Story & Billion Dollar Goals’. If there's one person who embodies dreaming big, wild, and audacious, it's none...
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EP 79 The Hard Truth About Change & Lessons Learned with Janice & Sarah-Ann
NGL - 2024 has been a year of HUGE change for us 🙈😌 From changing jobs to moving countries on totally opposite sides of the world to each other, we’re learning to ride this rollercoaster 🎢 of change with our arms lifted high and as open as possible!🙌🏻 While change is never easy, it’s always…
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EP 78: Designing Your Work Life with Bill Burnett (ATP Favs)
This week’s episode is a re-release of one of our favorite conversations on Career Prototyping with the incredible Bill Burnett. This conversation feels especially timely as we reflect on fresh starts and set intentions for the year ahead. We speak to Bill Burnett, the co-author of the #1 New…
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EP 77 New Season Reflections: Finding Balance through Nature with Crystal Cha
Featuring our beloved friend and pod guest extraordinaire, Crystal Cha, we explore how life changes, global events, and personal growth shape our narratives. In this episode, Crystal shares her journey and the inspiration behind her brand new 'Ground and Grow Guided Journal', offering a unique...
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EP 76: Navigating Life In Our 30s with Janice & Sarah-Ann
Let’s be real, sharing the personal stuff can feel daunting, but we wanted to bring our #ActsploreThis fam along as we dive into the highs, lows and in betweens of life in our 30s! In this episode, we reflect on this new chapter: shifts in our career, evolving family & friendship dynamics, and…
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EP 75 Ask Us Anything & Life Updates with Janice & Sarah-Ann
It's been a hot min, fam and we're back with a belated episode: Ask Us Anything & Life Updates with Sarah-Ann and Janice. Huge thanks to our listeners for submitting a range of deep & thought-provoking questions to us, from the best and most underrated piece of career advice we've received, to…
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EP 74 Be Better Not Bitter: Freda Liu's Evolution Through Life's Stages
Freda Liu is one of the most recognisable voices in Malaysia. She has lived and breathed business in the past decade with Malaysia’s only business radio station BFM 89.9, and is currently the producer and presenter of The Shift Asia, a podcast platform that focuses on ESG, SDG, sustainability…
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EP 73: Pivots, Persistence & Brutal Lessons from Building a 7-Figure Media Empire with Peter Yong (aka Mr MoneyTV)
Peter Yong (aka Mr Money TV) grew up believing that money was the root of all evil. So how did Peter eventually go on to become a wildly successful personal finance YouTuber with a 7-figure media empire?! In this unfiltered conversation, we dive into the twists & turns in Peter’s journey (spoiler...
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EP 72: Caretaking, Navigating Ambiguity, & Newfound Wellness Habits with Janice & Sarah-Ann
It’s hard to believe we’re almost halfway through 2024! When time flies by so quickly, we want to take a moment to hit the pause button and reflect on the whirlwind that was the first half of the year. Tune in as we share our reflections on a recent Actsplore This milestone! We also share…
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EP 71: Life & Leadership Lessons I Learned the Hard Way by Dr Ong Kian Ming
Dr Ong Kian Ming (better known as OK Man) is the former Deputy Minister of MITI and two term Member of Parliament in Malaysia from 2013 to 2022, representing the Democratic Action Party (DAP) and serving the largest parliamentary constituency in the country. He currently serves as the Program...
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EP 70: Closing The Confidence Gap: Boost Your Peace, Your Potential & Your Paycheck with Kelli Thompson
What is one thing you would do in your life if you had more confidence? In our journey of self discovery, we often find ourselves grappling with the nagging question: “Am I good enough?” Feelings of doubt, imposter syndrome and lack of self worth often holds us back from moving forward to…
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EP 69: The Life Changing Impact of Storytelling with Matthew Dicks
“You don’t have ordinary lives, you have unexplored lives.’ Wise and impactful words from Matthew Dicks, a world-renowned storyteller, teacher and bestselling author. Whether it’s to improve your presentation skills for a business pitch, holding the attention of a lecture hall, or just being a…
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EP 68: Why Learning is the Oxygen of the New Economy with Prof. Sanjay Sarma
How will AI disrupt the landscape of work and create job refugees? What does the future of Education look like in this technology-driven evolution? With a career spanning decades in academia and innovation, we unpack these questions (and more!) with Professor Sanjay Sarma, the Chief Executive...
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EP 67: Designing Success: From Fashion Dreams to Tech Leadership with Verena Siow
From fashion dreams to tech leadership as the President and Managing Director of SAP Southeast Asia, Verena Siow is truly a force of nature who knows how to design success on her own terms! She has amassed a wealth of experience in sales, business development and startup ventures within the...
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EP 66: Against All Odds: Triumph over Adversity with Michael Crossland
Raw, real and remarkable. These are the three words we’d use to describe this episode with Michael Crossland. Michael has been a fighter since birth, defying the odds of surviving not only a rare form of life-threatening cancer, but being the sole survivor of a horrific cancer drug trial. His...
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EP 65: KL Podfest Recap 2024: Discoveries, New Milestones, & Unexpected Surprises with Janice & Sarah-Ann
In this episode, we recap everything that went down last weekend during KL Podfest 2024. If you haven’t heard, KL Podfest is Malaysia’s very first podcast festival, aimed to create a platform for creators to showcase their unique perspectives, stories and talents. Spoiler alert: we had the...
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EP 64: How To Claim Your Confidence and Own Your Power with Lydia Fenet
Lydia Fenet knows how to own her power in a room. Lydia is one of the world's most accomplished and sought-after auctioneers and has raised over a billion dollars for nonprofits globally alongside celebrities such as Elton John, Bruce Springsteen and Hugh Jackman. Over her two-decade long career,...
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EP 63: Recalibrating and Setting Our New Year Intentions with Janice & Sarah-Ann
Welcome to Season 5 of Actsplore This Podcast! The first episode of the new year 2024 is always a cathartic, nostalgic and illuminating one for us. It’s where we reflect on the year 2023 and set our intentions for the year ahead. Whether 2023 has been a year of wins, painful struggles or…
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EP 62: The One Where We Walk Down Memory Lane with Janice & Sarah-Ann
What does it mean to be a Friend and weather through different seasons of life together? Get cozy with us in our Season 5 finale episode as we wind down for the year and reflect on the topic of Friendship ✨ We spill the beans on our own friendship journey and discuss the role of Friendships in…
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EP 61: Unleashing the Power of Small Actions to Achieve Big Success with Eric Sim
How did a young boy from a low income household who failed English at school and who grew up thinking he’d take over his father’s prawn noodles store go on to become Managing Director at UBS Investment bank and write an award-nominated business book? Spoiler alert: it was all in the small actions...
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EP 60: Overcoming Your Upper Limiting Beliefs with Joyce Chen
Have you recently thought about what your upper limiting beliefs are, and how they are holding you back from realizing your fullest potential? In this episode, we discuss with Joyce Chen, coach and facilitator at the Conscious Leadership Group about: 💫 How we can overcome our upper limiting...
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EP 59: Winning the Game of the Impossible with Dato' Sri Idris Jala
Known for rescuing companies on the verge of collapsing, Dato’ Sri Idris Jala is a world-renowned transformation guru in driving performance for both Governments and the private sector through his Big-Fast-Results Methodology. In this exclusive chat, Dato’ Sri Idris Jala shares a more personal…
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EP 58: Finding Your Why & Building Your Brand with Wong Ling Yah
If you’re anything like us and other listeners of Actsplore This Podcast, you’re most likely on your own journey of discovering your WHY in life. Call it your purpose, north star, ikigai or your ‘reason for being’, it is undoubtedly a never ending journey of discovery! Wong Ling Yah is the…
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EP 57 From Suits to Stories: Creating Your Own Opportunities with Sarah Feingold
Sarah Feingold does not shy away from creating her own opportunities. Born an artist, Sarah Feingold decided the best way to protect creative folks like herself was to go to law school. She then cannonballed into the position of Etsy's first attorney and 17th employee. For over nine years she...
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EP 56: What You Should Know About Egg Freezing with Crystal Cha
The topic of fertility (specifically egg freezing) is one that is not often openly spoken about. But for most women, we know that this is something that we’ll start thinking about especially as we inch towards our 30s. To unpack this topic, we invited Crystal Cha, a good friend of ours (and also…
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EP 55: Our Mid-Year Check In & Duathlon Highlights
We’re officially in the second half of 2023! Whether it’s been a year of unexpected surprises, milestones or unforeseen challenges, we wanted to take the time to reflect on our journeys and embrace the growth that has unfolded thus far. Tune in to this intimate reflection as we share personal...
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EP 54: Manage, Transform & Protect Your Energy with Simon Alexander Ong
This episode with Simon Alexander Ong on How to Manage, Transform & Protect Your Energy is the epitome of everything, everywhere all at once! In this episode, we discuss: Simon’s personal metamorphosis and how he redefined success and fulfillment in his own terms Why we should think about energy...
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Actsplore This is a podcast for the modern day working professional. The show is hosted by Janice and Sarah-Ann, former lawyers who went on to do an MBA before pivoting careers. Each week, we pick the minds of inspiring guests who will bring you actionable insights on how you can thrive personally & professionally. From career insights, to personal development hacks, mental health chats and more, join us as we Actsplore how to create a more meaningful and fulfilled life!
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