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Crazy Smart Asia — 94 episodes
When life gives you melons: racing car driver Bianca Bustamante on family, fans and fruits
Crypto drama, silicon valley and baby loss: meet Ray Chan of 9gag and MemeStrategy
Lights, camera, insight: five crazy-smart lessons from the film world
Auditions, exorcisms and the art of reinvention, with actor and writer Grace Chow
The Projector effect: How Karen Tan built Singapore’s coolest cinema
Beyond jump scares: film director Kenneth Dagatan on the art of terrifying audiences
Bringing worlds to life: visual artist Desiree Ong on the magic of animation
Taking Southeast Asian narratives to the world, with film producer Tan Si En
Your music is only as good as your instincts, says composer Elliot Leung
From handling failure to seizing the moment: 5 crazy-smart insights from Crazy Smart Asia Season 10
Beating death while building an eco empire, with Christophe Bariou
20,000 customers in 48 hours: YouTrip’s Caecilia Chu on nailing product market fit
Celebrated chef Mathew Leong eats stress for breakfast
Fintech founder Nikhilesh Goel on hearing everyone but listening to no one
Putting the Philippines on the global stage, with event and PR guru Tim Yap
Cybersecurity founder and ex-Green Beret Gene Yu on his journey from fighting terrorists to fighting online crime
Game entrepreneur Vince Siu on gamifying education, business pivots and being a solo founder
Building an empire inspired by the K-pop business model, with Tier One Entertainment’s Tryke Gutierrez
From embracing fear to resting for success: Five crazy-smart insights from season nine
Turning pain into power, with wellness entrepreneur Cheryl Wee
Life as a space nutritionist and humanitarian, according to Kristine Jane Atienza
How to create viral social content, with TikTok’s “Lumpia Queen” Abi Marquez
Bringing healthcare to half of the world without it, with reach52’s Edward Booty
Why esports belong in the Olympics, with former pro gamer Tiffani Lim
Olympic athlete Loh Kean Yew on his climb to the top
Fighting fear and finding peace, with former UFC fighter Ramona Pascual
Unleashing the relentless force of aunties, with AI artist Niceaunties
Creating MoMA-worthy art, with artist Huiyi Lin of Chow and Lin
The queen of the pivot: being a Green Rebel with plant-based food entrepreneur Helga Angelina Tjahjadi
How to balance business and family, with Nepalese billionaires Binod and Nirvana Chaudhary
Taking K-beauty to the world, with Soko Glam and Then I Met You’s Charlotte Cho
Flipping success: the story of building a cult classic burger chain, with MyBurgerLab’s Chin Ren Yi
Making farming cool again, with Cacao Project founder Louise Mabulo
Five crazy-smart insights from season seven
The food entrepreneur who didn’t grow up in the kitchen, with Nithiya Laila
The power of small steps, with social entrepreneur and mountaineer Christine Amour-Levar
The key to self-acceptance, with Buddhist monk and LGBTQ icon Kodo Nishimura
Bootstrap business to multimillion-dollar fashion brand: the Love Bonito story, with co-founder Rachel Lim
The recipe to keeping the creative flame alive, with André Chiang and Syed Asim Hussain
Raising the bar: Singapore’s record-breaking powerlifter Farhanna Farid on the champion mindset
Investing in more than the bottom line, with Dream Impact co-founder Dorothy Lam
Squashing the competition with Nicol David: what business leaders can learn from elite athletes
Five crazy-smart insights from season six
The blueprint for disruption, according to YouTube’s Steve Chen and Catcha Group’s Patrick Grove
Unlocking the science and business of intimacy, with sexperts Maaike Steinebach and Sara Tang
From Top Gear to top-tier biofuels business, with FatHope Energy’s Vinesh Sinha
Commitment at any cost: Nobel Peace Prize nominee Mahbouba Seraj on standing up against the Taliban
Living under a long shadow: Juan Pablo Escobar on the power of legacy
How to live forever, with de-ageing specialist Bryan Johnson
Five crazy-smart insights from season five
The fisherman’s son who built an AI-powered education platform, with Preface founder Tommie Lo
How to impact a billion people, with Carbonbase founder Max Song
Closing the gender funding gap, with investor Sarah Chen-Spellings
Facing roadblocks head on with Angkas co-founder and CEO Angeline Tham
Two “nobodies” who changed the Malaysian constitution, with Undi18 co-founders Qyira Yusri and Tharma Pillai
Five crazy-smart insights from season four
Vision over validation, with entrepreneur Victoria Tang-Owen
Why integrity is the key to business longevity, with Malaysian entrepreneur Joel Neoh
Talking founder mental health and blanket burritos with Neurum Health founder Megan Lam
Colouring outside of the lines with non-binary artist Sam Lo
Standing up to disrupt gender and racial stereotypes, with comedian Sharul Channa
The making of an Asian hip-hop icon, with Singaporean rapper Yung Raja
Why centaurs are the new unicorns, with “cool nerd” and Planto co-founder Ankit Suri
Why there’s no growth without the down times, with musician and actor Nadine Lustre (2021)
Here’s five crazy-smart insights we’ve heard so far
Leaning into your differences, with Tsangs Group Chairman Patrick Tsang
Big battery energy with Ampd Energy co-founder Brandon Ng
Building the Tesla of the seas with Clearbot co-founder Sidhant Gupta
The power of positivity with Steven Wongsoredjo, co-founder and CEO of Indonesian social commerce giant Super
Navigating “The Dark Room” with Erman Akinci, co-founder of Emissary Capital
Employing a ‘sharp mind’ to combat armed resistance, with Masungi Georeserve Foundation co-founders Ann and Billie Dumaliang
Why being a servant leader means you’re a real boss, with OliveX co-founder Keith Rumjahn
Revolutionising luxury watch retail for Gen Z with Wristcheck founder Austen Chu
Series 3: A message from Lee
BONUS EPISODE: Tackling Climate Change Locally
BONUS EPISODE: Designer Yong Bae Seok On Why We Need A Global Design Philosophy
Musician and Actor Nadine Lustre On Music, Fame And Mental Health
Prenetics Co-Founder Danny Yeung On The Less Glamorous Side Of Entrepreneurship
Lynk Founder Peggy Choi On The Permanent Beta Mindset
Green Monday Founder David Yeung On Vision, Community And The Value Of Failure
Billionaire Business Leader And Philanthropist Binod Chaudhary On Risk, Sacrifice And Family
88rising Co-Founder Jaeson Ma On The Impending Dominance Of Asian Culture
Zilingo Co-Founder Ankiti Bose On Pivots, Resilience And “Pathological” Optimism
Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales On Purpose, Profit And Being The Anti-Zuckerberg
Joseph Phua: Building Southeast Asia’s Biggest Dating Platform
Stephanie Sy: How AI Will Save or Destroy the World
Natalie Chan: Creating an Education Revolution
Lucy Liu: Redefining the Founder Stereotype
Noor Mastura: Empowering Communities to Make Change
Melati Wijsen: The Teenager Changing the World
Cindy Gallop: Porn, Woke-Washing and Sex Tech
Sukki Singapora: Changing the World Through Burlesque
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