Celina Lee calls her vision - a Disneyland for data scientists.

Or if you prefer, a Github meets LinkedIn.

Ultimately, it’s about creating opportunities all around the world for those who don’t necessarily have access to those opportunities.

This female co-founder and CEO started her platform as a passion project and it has become the leading professional network of data scientists today with some 70 000+ data scientists.

Zindi is the first data science competition platform in Africa and hosts an entire data science ecosystem of scientists, engineers, academics, companies, NGOs, governments and institutions focused on solving Africa’s most pressing problems.

While today’s episode is about Zindi, it is also about Celina and what it means to be female and Asian American and growing a dream that is making a tremendous impact in the world of data science, AI and machine learning. Zindi is at heart providing access and opportunities to data scientists in Africa and beyond.

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This episode is sponsored by Redbox Studio

Thank you for listening to Season 8 of the podcast. We will be taking a break and come back in October/November for Season 9.

Dr. Vimi Ramasamy, Founder and CEO of STRAVIK, makes a much-anticipated return to discuss a core business topic - Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) - and why ESG is riddled with confusion and apprehension among businesses.

Vimi candidly discusses the challenges that most business owners have when integrating ESG into their operations. She shares how most business owners have no idea where to begin.

A key part of the interview is devoted to debunking common ESG myths, such as the notion that ESG is costly to implement and that it is only for multinational companies.

Vimi clarifies what ESG entails and its effects on various business aspects, including marketing and supply chain. She emphasizes that ESG can be implementable for every business.

Vimi provides insights and research data that encourage embracing sustainable practices and how businesses can adopt simple ESG actions to reduce their environmental footprint and enhance social responsibility while attaining higher profits.

For the full show notes, visit WomenpreneurAsia.com

This episode is sponsored by Redbox Studio.

Today's episode is with Annie Chan who is the Founder and Principal Trainer of Red Box Events Pte Ltd. based in Singapore.

As an experience designer, adjunct lecturer and trainer, she has extensive experience in creating, planning and organizing events.

She knows all the ways to glam up an event and ensure the show runs smoothly so that her clients can make a distinct and positive impression all around.

Unlike most entrepreneurs, Annie had a roster of paying clients the day she started.

And she also landed herself a million dollar project awarded by the Singapore government where she had to organize 500 events in a year! In this episode, Annie and I talk about her 30 years in the events management business where she shares some insider tips and strategies that you don’t want to miss.

She also shares why she wants to educate more corporate people about events organizing and planning, her regional work with sustainability projects and what sustainability means from an events planner perspective and how challenging it is!

Get the full show notes and links: WomenpreneurAsia.com

This episode is sponsored by Redbox Studio. Redbox Studio offers an entrepreneur game and programme where teams can learn how to leverage entrepreneurial thinking. Discover more about the strategy game and programme, at BigTimerGame.com