Meet Our Team

  • 25+ years’ experience in the corporate and startup world

    Kausik is deeply passionate about enabling people to tap into their innate entrepreneurial potential, with the power of thinking, to become the best version of themselves in all they endeavour.

    He is a business builder & mentor of startups/ SMEs: part of the founding & seed team of SILICON HIVE in The Netherlands (eventually acquired by INTEL). He has also worked at Philips (Netherlands), TATA Elxsi (India). He is a nature lover, golfer, traveler.

    Kausik has lived in Netherlands, Singapore & India. Most recently he has authored the book ‘Be Entreplastic – Nurture YOUR Nature’

  • 30+ years’ experience in the corporate & startup world

    Tushar is an entrepreneur, connector, and business ecosystem builder. He has spent the last 12 years as a founder / co-founder of two start-ups, in the e-mobility, IoT+mobile platforms and marketing consulting domains. The previous 18 years were as a “Corpo-preneur” (part of new divisions of corporates).

    Tushar has lived and worked in five countries (India, USA, Cyprus, Malaysia, Singapore). He brings to the fore a unique blend of Asian and ‘Western’ sensibilities, on both, the cultural and business fronts. He is a passionate sportsperson, traveller, reader, content creator – his modus operandi is to build trust with people via high-context engagements.

  • 7+ years’ experience working with clients across industries

    An India-based designer and illustrator she graduated simultaneously in Communication Design and Sociology. She uses her knowledge from both domains to creates cutting-edge, innovative design & user-experience solutions.

    Working regularly with clients across North America, Asia and the Middle East her deep interest in capturing the diverse stories behind brands, combined with her passion for travel, tinkering (tactile creations) and documentaries, bring a unique flavour to all her creations.

    Kareena believes travel is the best way to learn and has traveled extensively across 18 countries. She is often found with a sketchbook or camera documenting her journey.

  • 12 years in the Navy & 20+ years’ experience in the logistics industry

    Michel started his working life in the Navy and served onboard warships for 12 years. His last appointment was Commanding Officer of RSS Independence. He previously managed a 350 bed capacity nursing home & 50 clients eldercare services as their COO.

    For over 15 of his 20+ years in logistics, he has held leadership positions in MNCs with pan Asia responsibilities. Michael has deep experience in Warehouse Operations, Facility Planning & Design, Network & Inventory Optimisation, IT and Business Development. He has traveled extensively in Asia and set up and run operations in large economies like India, China to smaller ones like Vietnam and Sri Lanka. He is domiciled in Singapore but has lived and worked in China and the United Kingdom.

Meet Our Advisors

  • 40+ years’ experience in the corporate and public sectors

    Awarded The Public Service Star at the 2019 Singapore National Day. Theng Dar has lived in Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia and Singapore, covering Australasia, Middle East, USA, spanning diverse sectors.

    A few of his current appointments are: Singapore’s Non-Resident Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman; Chairperson Asia Entrepreneur Exchange; Advisor, SE Asia Region, Shizuoka Prefecture Government, Japan; Global Business Adviser, Miyagi Prefecture Government, Japan & Distinguished Adviser, School of Applied Science, Temasek Polytechnic.

    Amongst his previous appointments are CEO - Singapore Business Federation & CEO – Intraco Holdings (SGX listed).

  • Serial entrepreneur, policy maker (ex-Minister in Singapore), Educator, MNC Leader, Inderjit is also the Founder & MD of Solstar International, a Singapore based Consumer Electronics brand selling in 25 countries of Africa & Asia. He was honored with the Public Service Medal at the 2016 Singapore National Day awards.

    In the past he founded United Test and Assembly Center (UTAC) – which became Unicorn in 2001, listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX, in 2004). He is the author of the book “The Art and Science of Entrepreneurship” – his entrepreneurial experiences.

    His current appointments include being Co-President of the World Entrepreneurship Forum and Adjunct Professor at Nanyang Technological University, College of Engineering.

    A few of his previous appointments were – Member of the Board of Trustees at Nanyang Technological University (NTU); Chairman - Board of NTUitive, the Innovation company of NTU. He received the Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award in 2011 from NTU.