Podcast Season 4

You can find Behind the Science of Career Development Podcasts here for Season 1, Season 2 and Season 3.

Introducing Ms. Ruchira Tripathi, our host for Season 4 of APCDA’s monthly Podcast series. Ms. Tripathi is a management graduate, with extensive experience in talent acquisition and management. She is based in Singapore and has been a member of the association since 2020 and serving on the program committee.

Felicity Brown joins Ruchira as co-host for Season 4 of the APCDA podcast series. Felicity holds a Master of Career Development and has had a diverse career in banking, government and education. She is a self-employed career coach and facilitator with Maia Careers & Training. Her first job was delivering pamphlets in the neighbourhood at age 11. Felicity is APCDA’s Australia country representative and has been a member of APCDA since 2016.

 

 

The fourth season’s theme is “Career Journeys” where Ruchira and Felicity will lead engaging discussions with successful people from a range of countries and industries across the Asia-Pacific region. Each episode is a fascinating insight into their careers and career decision making for our members and interested listeners.

Season 4 Episode 2: Management Consulting to Startup Founder

Show Notes:

Azran Osman-Rani is the CEO and Co-Founder of Naluri. Naluri is a digital health therapeutics platform that combines behavioural science, data science, and digital design, to help users become mentally resilient and adopt healthy lifestyles that are sustainable.

Join us in our chat with Azran to learn about his incredible journey.

  • 02:05 Three principles; Connection, Curiosity and Courage             
  • 02:50 Younger years
  • 05:57 Deciding his degree programs
  • 10:33 Getting out into the real world
  • 11:28 Job application process rejection, feedback, tweaking
  • 13:13 Starting iFlix, resilience
  • 19:51 Encouraging his children to make their own career decisions
  • 21:00 Returning to Malaysia (via Singapore, Indonesia, South Korea)
  • 22:00 Chance events – from privatizing the Malaysian Stock Exchange to Astro to Air Asia
  • 25:08 Networking and reputation
  • 25:56 Secrets of his success; take on difficult, complex problems through to execution
  • 28:00 Common thread in his career – inception, affordable and accessible for mass markets
  • 30:55 Starting Naluri from scratch
  • 35:24 Navigating Crisis Situations
  • 37:51 Biggest professional failure
  • 42:38 Are leaders born or made?
  • 44:20 What’s next for Azran
 
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Season 4 Episode 1: E-Sport and Sport Psychologist

Show Notes:

Rebecca Wong works as a psychologist with elite sports teams and athletes to prepare them for global and regional competitions like the Olympics.

Join us in our chat with Rebecca to learn more about her journey.

  • 00:05 Topic Introduction
  • 02:25 Growing Up Years
  • 11:40 Admission into Sport Psychology
  • 18:26 Move from Sports to eSports
  • 25:06 What Rebecca likes best in her job
  • 26:42 Most important career decision
  • 30:37 Next steps for Rebecca
  • 37:13 Life Motto
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