Informational Interview Videos
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Learn how an alumni of NYJC set up the biggest personal finance website in Singapore before the age of 30.
Kenneth Lou, alumni of NYJC, graduated from the National University of
Singapore (NUS) Business School with a finance and Technopreneurship background.
Kenneth believes in helping others make smarter financial decisions through
Seedly (Seedly.sg),
a one stop platform to help millennials and young adults manage and learn
about personal finances together.
He gives back to the start-up world by mentoring younger start-up entrepreneurs
from tertiary institutions and is also a contributor on several tech publications.
He is also the Winner of the Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2015 nominated
by the Small and Medium Business Association (SMBA).
Find out how an award-winning poet juggles his passion with a full-time job.
Theophilus Kwek is a writer, editor and researcher who is interested in a wide range of social and policy issues. He has published five volumes of poetry, two of which were shortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize, and serves as Co-Editor of the UK-based magazine, Oxford Poetry. He has also won awards for his essays and translations. His published academic work, which has been presented at conferences in Singapore and abroad, looks at questions of race, migration, and citizenship. He loves good coffee and long walks, and now works in the healthcare sector.
How did an NYJC alumni transit from being a History major to a Human Resource executive? Watch to learn more.
Michelle leads the HR (Regional Special Projects) team in Shopee and implements HR projects locally and regionally. She has experienced and delved into almost every HR function from engagement, employer branding, recruitment and performance management. Michelle leads several key projects such as building up campus recruitment initiatives, launching the Global Leaders Program, a management associate program to 6 local markets, revamping the performance appraisal system for Shopee and AirPay and organising large-scale tech events to brand Shopee as a tech employer of choice.
Learn about the realities of app development from an A.I. entrepreneur.
Limonium Sua is the Partnership Development Lead at Vouch SG Pte Ltd, a Singaporean startup that creates app-less A.I.-powered digital concierges that help hotels elevate their guest experience and improve productivity. Their solution is currently deployed at hotels such as Andaz Singapore, Pan Pacific Singapore, and the Capri by Fraser brand of hotels in Singapore. In 2019, Vouch was awarded "Best Business Innovation" at the Singapore Tourism Award, and was selected by Facebook for its inaugural "Startup Station" accelerator programme.
Find out more about entering architecture in SUTD from Jo Wee.
Jo Wee, an NYJC alumni, is currently studying architecture in SUTD. Find out why she chose SUTD Architecture over NUS Architecture in the interview.
Find out more about studying in the US from CAAS scholar, Shing Yi.
Shing Yi, an NYJC alumni, studied in Georgia Institute of Technology under the CAAS Scholarship. Find out more about studying in US from him!