Melting Pot

Melting Pot


Latest Episodes

Zafer Elcik, Turkish Social Entrepreneur & the Founder of Otsimo
December 31, 2020

We welcome 2021 with our conversation with Zafer Elcik, the founder of Otsimo.Zafer identifies himself as a multi disciplinary computer scientist and is a young role model for the autistic community. As a social entrepreneur based in Turkey, Zafer is

The life of Singapore Entrepreneur Weiting Tan
December 28, 2020

Weiting Tan has worked in leadership roles in an array of industries, such as Human Resources and Technology. Now he has unleashed his entrepreneurial spirit to launch a new startup called El Masnou.El Masnou is a collective of passionate, yet quirky, ind

Year End Reflections with host Payal Nayar
December 24, 2020

It’s hard to believe how the year has just flown by. Lives of millions of people have been impacted by the covid-19. Precious lives have been lost and many are grieving for their loved ones who were suddenly  taken away from them because of the pande

The Artist Within Tsuyumi Miwa
December 21, 2020

Originally from Nagoya, Japan, Tsuyumi was involved with the arts from a young age. After a career in TV and Radio, she moved to Singapore in 2012. Now in a new chapter of life, she has dusted off my easel and rediscovered her love of painting. She is cur

Finding her voice in a memoir with Jaishree Misra
December 17, 2020

Jaishree Misra is an Indian author whose debut novel Ancient Promises was published and sold worldwide by Penguin UK and became a major bestseller in India. It is now a prescribed text on several University BA Eng Literature courses. Her most recent book

From a passion to a life mission with Tri Phan
December 14, 2020

At the age of 19, Tri Phan was named the first-ever Vietnamese MasterChef Runner-up. But his food journey started way earlier, from turning his hobby into a passion and now it is an ongoing life mission.Since then, Tri has been continuously honing his ski

Lost at 15, Found at 50 with Ashwini Devare
December 10, 2020

By the time she was in her late teens, author and journalist Ashwini Devare had lived in six countries. As the daughter of an IFS officer, Ashwini was witness to life in the Soviet Union, Burma, Sikkim and Seoul.Her latest book, Lost at 15, Found at 50: T

Baking their way to success with Jerome Buzenet
December 07, 2020

By profession Jerome is a corporate lawyer in Vietnam. But during weekends, he swapped his briefcase for the apron and rolling pin to pursue his  passion for baking. Now he is a born owner of Café Tartine Saïgon, a café-bakery focusing on sourdough.A

Original Art for a Cause ft. Hanming Wang
December 03, 2020

Hanming works in the tech sector and calls Singapore her home. She is also an artist and illustrator.What started as a casual brunch conversation with her friend Aditi turned into this charity fundraising campaign for this season of gifting. Together they

Integrating mindfulness practice into high pressured corporate life with Subba Vaidyanathan
November 26, 2020

After 3 decades of corporate life, Subba Vaidyanathan swapped his high-pressure world of Finance and Banking to focus on preparing leaders and organisations for a fast-changing world.The experienced mindfulness practitioner and corporate leader, has a dee