So This Is My Why
Business

So This Is My Why

by Ling Yah

A podcast featuring inspiring people about their journey to discovering and living their "WHY" or purpose in life. With your host & producer, Ling Yah, we deep dive into everything from finances to dealing with doubts and setbacks, and how to forge an unconventional career from ground zero! Expect to hear from entrepreneurs, artists, journalists, musicians, Hollywood actresses, VC founders and more. Visit www.sothisismywhy.com for more details!

100 episodes
EN-GB language
All Episodes
1
$106,241/year from 8 income streams?! - Rachel How (UX/UI Designer)
58:39 Mar 8, 2026
2
Pinn Yang: How He Built A RM75 Million Media Empire & What Drives Him [CEO, Foodie Media Berhad]
1:21:01 Nov 27, 2025
3
? I Built Rotten Tomatoes... for Jackie Chan (& nearly collapsed) | Senh Duong (Co-Founder, Rotten Tomatoes)
1:04:12 Nov 9, 2025
4
Ep 153: From Being Told to "SHUT UP" to RM150+ million in 5 years?! | Hui Jing Lee, Co-Founder of Bila-Bila Mart
1:11:43 Oct 26, 2025
5
Ep 152.2: Art World's Greatest Conman Escaped the Mafia & FBI Using This Tactic?! | Ken Perenyi
1:16:03 Jun 17, 2025
6
Ep 152.1: Art World's Greatest Con Man: How Ken Sold Fake Art For Millions & Escaped the Mafia & FBI!
1:12:32 Jan 6, 2025
7
Ep 151: There is NO Joy in Film Production ? | Jared Lee (Founder, The Grim Film)
53:58 Dec 1, 2024
8
Ep 150.2: I committed career suicide?! | Jonathan Mildenhall (ex-CMO, Airbnb & ex-SVP, Coca-Cola)
50:54 Nov 4, 2024
9
Ep 150.1: I was the poster child at Coca-Cola... | Jonathan Mildenhall (ex-CMO, Airbnb & ex-SVP, Coca-Cola)
54:52 Oct 27, 2024
10
Ep 149: This Is Not Going to Work! | Rodney Wong (CEO, Munchy's)
53:11 Sep 16, 2024
11
Ep 148.2: The Impossible Game + Scared of Wives Club?! - Dato Sri Idris Jala [Chairman, PEMANDU]
59:03 Sep 10, 2024
12
Ep 148.1: "I Wrote the Cockiest Letter!" | Dato' Sri Idris Jala (Chairman, PEMANDU)
1:01:57 Aug 5, 2024
13
Ep 147: "I landed the dream job because my dog was sick!" | Arthur Kiong (CEO, Far East Hospitality)
56:39 Jun 16, 2024
14
Ep 146.2: Waiting to Die + We Don't Have to be that Woke?! | Woon Tai Ho (Founder of Channel News Asia & Author)
28:14 Jun 11, 2024
15
Ep 146.1: I didn't know I was poor! | Woon Tai Ho (Channel NewsAsia founder & Bestselling Author - George Yeo trilogy, Soul of Ink, Riot Green)
43:38 May 20, 2024
16
Ep 145: Are You a Masochistic Book Lover? | Kenny Chan (ex-diplomat & ex-Senior Director at Kinokuniya Book Stores (Asia Pacific))
1:04:12 Apr 30, 2024
17
Ep 144: Going viral with 500k following as an Italian Chef | Gero DiMaria Mohammed Omar (Kucina)
52:40 Mar 31, 2024
18
Ep 143: Becoming Singapore’s 1st Professional Adventurer - You Never too Old to Take Risks! | Khoo Swee Chiow
52:50 Mar 24, 2024
19
Ep 142: I've Done Something Many Haven't Had the Opportunity to Do | Lucas Lu (Head of Zoom Asia)
56:26 Mar 17, 2024
20
ICYMI: The 6 Powerful Women in the Room - Jacqueline Novogratz, Lydia Fenet, Nicole Quinn, Pink Pencil Math etc
43:10 Mar 13, 2024
21
Ep 141: Inheriting a 100-year-old family business | Fong (Co-Owner, Tong Heng)
45:39 Mar 10, 2024
22
Ep 140.2: The Secret to Picking F&B Winners & Winning Michelin Stars | Loh Lik Peng (Founder & CEO, Unlisted Collection)
36:18 Mar 5, 2024
23
Ep 140.1: The No-Nonsense 'Lucky' Hotelier?! | Loh Lik Peng (Founder, Unlisted Collection)
44:53 Mar 4, 2024
24
Ep 139: Sneak Peek - Singapore Subseries!
20:01 Feb 25, 2024
25
Ep 138: I Don't Believe in Prince & Princess Journalists - Steve Chao [x2 Emmy-nominated investigative journalist & Al-Jazeera Senior War Reporter]
59:15 Feb 18, 2024
26
Ep 137: Stupid to call myself a coach! | Simon Alexander Ong (Bestselling Author, Coach, Keynote Speaker & Business Strategist)
1:11:17 Feb 10, 2024
27
Ep 136: I don't want to hang out with famous influencers because… [Prestine Davekhaw, Founder of MalaysianPAYGAP & Disappearing Jobs]
1:06:56 Jan 14, 2024
28
Ep 135: Final day of 2023?!
24:45 Dec 31, 2023
29
Ep 134: Build Your Why - STIMY Updates, Highlights & A Special Offer?!
53:55 Nov 26, 2023
30
Ep 133: If It’s Easy, It Must Be A Scam + Hunting for 100 Cockroaches?! | Adlin Yusman (Managing Director, Endeavor Malaysia)
1:26:38 Nov 19, 2023
31
Ep 132: The Inside Scoop on Asia's $30 Million Media Empire | Terence Lee, Editor-In-Chief at Tech in Asia
45:15 Nov 13, 2023
32
Ep 131. Becoming The Greatest Professional Prankster - Charlie Todd [Founder, Improv Everywhere]
1:10:30 Oct 30, 2023
33
Ep 130: Breaking into Hollywood - coz Asians Take Sh*t Very Well?! | Alvin Wee (Grammy, CAS & Golden Horse Award-Winning Music Mixer, Encanto)
1:00:54 Oct 15, 2023
34
Ep 129: Bringing Moulin Rouge & Abandoned Warehouses to Life?! | Fabien Riggall (Founder, Secret Cinema)
1:10:39 Sep 30, 2023
35
Ep 128: The Bamboo SWAT Team | Ewe Jin Low (Founder, TENTEN & Better Bamboo Buildings)
1:15:22 Sep 25, 2023
36
Hey STIMIES! Here's a special September check-in
7:43 Sep 10, 2023
37
Ep 127: Pain Makes Us Grow | Alejandro Navia (Co-Founder & President, nft now)
50:19 Aug 19, 2023
38
Ep 126: Rejecting $200k for the Pathless Path?! | Paul Millerd (Solopreneur, Author & Podcaster)
1:01:47 Aug 5, 2023
39
Ep 125: From Building NASA Launch Pads to 1.9 Million TikTok Followers?! | Tanya Zakowich (Founder, Pink Pencil Math)
1:06:11 Jul 31, 2023
40
Ep 124: More Than One Way to Live | Jacqueline Novogratz (Founder & CEO, Acumen)
51:21 Jul 25, 2023
41
Ep 123: Regret What You Tried, Not What You Gave Up On | Dr. Giovanna Graziosi Casimiro (Ex-Metaverse Producer, Decentraland Foundation)
1:01:18 Jul 15, 2023
42
Tribute: The King of Singapore | Adrian Tan (President, Singapore Law Society)
2:13:05 Jul 9, 2023
43
Help! I Wanna Quit My Job ASAP! | Peter Yong aka Mr Money TV (153k YouTube subscribers)
11:20 Jul 5, 2023
44
Ep 122 Part 2: I Am NOT Your Father! | Peter Yong aka Mr Money TV, the 7-figure YouTube Businessman
57:49 Jul 1, 2023
45
Ep 122 Part 1: The Replacement Son Who Refuses to Drive a Porsche?! | Peter Yong (aka Mr MoneyTV the Personal Finance YouTuber)
1:08:19 Jun 25, 2023
46
Ep 121: I'm OK, Man! | Dr Ong Kian Ming (Former Deputy Minister of Malaysia's Ministry of Investment, Trade & Industry)
1:13:38 Jun 18, 2023
47
Ep 120: 40 Secs to Win & The Power of Psychotic Obsession | Apolo Ohno (Most Decorated US Winter Olympian with 8 Olympic Medals & 21 World Championships)
1:20:52 Jun 11, 2023
48
Ep 119: Building a Global Media Empire | Justin Byam Shaw (Chairman, ESI Media - Evening Standard & the Independent; Founder, Felix Project)
1:07:08 May 21, 2023
49
Ep 118: The Uncharismatic Leader We All NEED | Chen Chow Yeoh (Co-Founder, Fave & KFit)
1:26:31 Apr 25, 2023
50
Ep 117: From an Intervention by the Pope to Overhauling the US Financial System, SVB, Signature Bank & Trumplestilkin | Barney Frank (former US Congressman, Chairman of the US Financial Services Committee)
1:17:51 Apr 16, 2023
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