Our guest for this episode is Nelli Kim, the Founder and CEO of RĒDEN, a high-fashion shoe company with a purpose.

Nelli Kim has been in the fashion industry for 20 years but was diagnosed with cancer in 2016, and went through a seven-month journey of surgery and chemo - As a result of her treatments, Nelli developed chemo-related neuropathy, which is nerve damage that causes tingling, numbness or pain in the hands and feet.

In 2019, she left her role at Caleres and spent two years researching and developing Rēden, a direct-to-consumer footwear brand built with orthopedic functionality and a fashion aesthetic. Join us as we discuss her journey as well as gain some valuable insights into self-exploration and find out more about her how she is helping create impact.

RĒDEN
https://www.shopreden.com/pages/about-us

Our guest for this episode is Meggie Palmer, the Founder and CEO of PepTalkHer, a global organisation which  works in-house with companies to recruit, retain & promote  diverse talent.  They  run corporate programming for brands including Salesforce, JP Morgan & LinkedIn, and also created an app to help women track their wins at work and benchmark their salaries.

During this interview, we dive into all aspects about Meggie’s personal experiences that led to her passionate pursuit in helping  women to close gender pay gaps - including how she founded PepTalkHer,  and all the things she is currently working on to help other women communicate their way to success, and her tips for leaping before you're ready and changing our unconscious bias in the workplace.

Meggie travels globally speaking & helping companies with retaining female leaders & diversity. She spent 15 years as a journalist & foreign correspondent in Europe, the USA & Australia. She's worked for BBC World, CNBC, SBS Dateline, Channel 7, Channel 10, SKY, Vogue, Marie Claire & News Corporation. She is also passionate about helping small businesses connect with and harness the media.

https://www.peptalkher.com

Our guest for this episode is Shuyin Tang, a Partner at Patamar Capital, a leading impact investing firm in Southeast Asia. Shuyin is responsible for Patamar's investing activities in the Mekong region and has led investments into education, financial technology, employee benefits and healthcare companies.

Shuyin also spearheaded Patamar’s gender lens investing efforts, including managing one of the first gender lens investing funds in Southeast Asia, the Investing in Women Fund. She is also the co-founder and CEO of the Beacon Fund, a boundary-breaking fund for female entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia's emerging markets. In this episode, Shuyin and I talked about the impact of the work she is doing, the innovation of  female entrepreneurs, inspiring case studies of their clients, the biggest thing she learned as a person, and more.

Shuyin was named one of Australia's "100 Women of Influence" by the Australian Financial Review in 2015 and an Asia 21 Young Leader by the Asia Society in 2016. She currently serves on the Southeast Asia Advisory Council of Women’s World Banking, a global NGO promoting women’s financial inclusion. She graduated summa cum laude from the Australian National University where she was also awarded the University Medal.

Listen to Shuyin’s advocacy and stay tuned until the end as she shares her personal advice on how to make a change and impact with the work you do.

Resources/Links
Beacon Fund
Intro to Mezzanine Finance