Awkward Turtle At Work

It does seem like the future of work will look a lot like working from home. It now seems silly that we don’t invest in our home office! 

This week I want to bring a real-life example on how ‘finding …

Picture this. You wake up tired and you are late. It’s a Monday morning and you have a presentation with your boss. You feel groggy and down. You just had to sprint to make the train. On your way out…

Singing and making music is one of the top skills I wish I had! I have always been so envious of people who can do both - so this week we have Jodie Chan on the show, who is an independent Singer-Son…

WE ARE BACK! After a short break over Christmas and New Years - the Awkward Turtle pod is back! 

Let’s kick off the show for 2022 with yet another amazing human who I had the pleasure to meet to throu…

Todayyyy! I am going to sing my own praises for a few minutes if I may. This is going to be the last pod of the year and I want to recap on where this podcast has taken me and all the amazing experie…

I was honoured to be alongside the hosts of In The Changing Room and KELY Support Group (This Hong Kong Life). The panel was of-course hosted by the wonderful Regina Larko who we had on #14 - the fou…

We can all agree that the current school system is great for pumping out workers, but do we also agree that a linear school system may not be enough for today’s world? 

One of the key messages of this…

Originally from Hong Kong, Leila was adopted and relocated to the UK when she was 6. That was the first time she felt different to those around her. Her lived experienced and dyslexia meant she saw t…

Everyone says they want to be travel blogger. But it’s so much more than just taking candid photos with a pretty background. They are storytellers, writers, photographers all rolled into one. Bella s…

Really, how important is a degree? Jonaed Lqbal | Founder & CEO, NoDegree.com #23 

They say that Education is the key to success. So des your Bachelor Degree determine how successful you will be? Does…

In today’s noisy world, it’s easy to lost sight on what we really want. There are distractions everywhere. I have been thinking about finding a mentor, but I don’t really know what is mentoring? Why …

I must admit as a recruiter, I never fully utilised LinkedIn as a platform. I, like many people uses LinkedIn because we feel we should be on there, it’s a platform to connect recruiter & candidates …

Podcasting has allowed me to meet so many AMAZING humans! Mela is the next incredible human I want to introduce you all to. She is the 1st ever Miss Trans Global! Mela gave some super awesome affirma…

D&I has been a buzzword thrown around left right and centre for the past year. But do we actually know what it means? Where does it start and where does it end? Stef, a D&I professional shared some g…

We have our first LinkedIn Top Voice in the house - Sho! He has some of the best and most honest content across instagram, Tik Tok & LinkedIn. We shared our perspective on work and he gave some reall…

Kayla Wong is in the house this week! She is one of the most inspirational role model we have here in Hong Kong, a great champion for the youth, she advocates for sustainability fashion, LGBT and gen…

It was only a matter a time I have Gigi on the podcast! Gigi is one of the most active people I know, she lives and breathes active lifestyle. Always smashing it in everything she does - she recently…

Hong Kong is an amazing place to meet some amazing people. Well, I met this week’s guest, Sophia in the streets of Hong Kong! We had a genuine conversation about what work means for someone living wi…

Regina is one of the people who pushed me to start podcasting, but without her knowing! That is the power of this platform, everyone can have a voice on here, every story is valid, and you never know…

Everyone wants to retire early. Well Dan Dan did it when she was 28 🤯, and nope she wasn’t born with a sliver spoon in her mouth and nope she didn’t have a leg up or have any special talents. In fact…