On My Own Terms: Career Change | Life Pivot | Success Redefined
On My Own Terms is the podcast for career change, life pivots, and redefining success in today’s fast-changing world.
Hosted by John Lim—whose journey spans banking, entrepreneurship, tech startups, and e-commerce—it explores what it takes to build a meaningful career, especially in Asia where traditions run deep. From launching Singapore’s largest indoor laser tag business to navigating layoffs during the tech winter, John has lived the challenges of reinvention.
Each episode dives into real conversations with career changers, entrepreneurs, and unconventional thinkers, uncovering mindset shifts, strategies, and practical tips. If you’re exploring new career paths, adapting to the age of AI, or rethinking what success means, you’ll find inspiration, insights, and action steps here.
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- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 44 minutes
- Episodes
- 25
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2024
![4. [Highlights] Joval Gan on mastering sales despite zero experience, why he left his $500K career and high life on his own terms and the ONE question we should ask ourselves more often](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode/44381866/43638104ba0a00dd.jpg)
4. [Highlights] Joval Gan on mastering sales despite zero experience, why he left his $500K career and high life on his own terms and the ONE question we should ask ourselves more often
If you think career change is only for those in their early careers or with unfortunate circumstances, you need to listen to Joval’s inspirational story.
Joval Gan is currently co-founder and chief re…
3. Best Jittida Haputpong on why you should not rush to find a job straight out of university, business vs tech roles at IBM, selecting mentors, startup compensation package and leaving banking to join early-stage startup Igloohome in 2016
Best Jittida Haputpong is Vice President of Business Development at Igloohome (at time of recording), a tech startup from singapore which produces smart access solutions. 🔒🔒
Best and I are ex-colleagu…
2. Matthew Low on stumbling into entrepreneurship, finding the right business partner, co-founding a chatbot tech startup with no technical background and advice on joining startups and making career moves
If you are curious about joining the tech startup scene 🧑💻, aspiring to be an entrepreneur or thinking about making a big career change 💼, do not miss this episode.
Matthew Low started his career at…
1. Aaron Wong on turning tofu waste to alcohol, joining a very early stage food tech startup, value of startup experience in corporate world and starting his YouTube channel
Aaron Wong graduated from Singapore Management University with a summa cum laude in corporate communications. His first job out of university was at Changi Airport Group being a senior associate at A…
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Why would a top graduate quit his lucrative and stable career in an established company to join an unknown and unproven startup? Why would someone, after slogging hard for more than 10 years, arrived…