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Wise and Shine

The Financial Coconut
Artificial Intelligence
Singapore
Career Development
The Financial Coconut
Mid-Career Reinvention
Mid-Career Professionals
Workplace Harassment
Longevity
Creativity
Workplace Visibility
Wise & Shine
Gen Z
Judgment
Luxury Industry
Social Media (linkedin, Instagram, Etc.)
Career Identity / Purpose
Networking
Temasek
Adaptability
Online Harassment

Welcome to The Financial Coconut, your source for empowering financial knowledge and unlocking possibilities. We believe perspectives shape a rounder thinker. In this series, we bring on interesting, relevant people to help you learn better from various perspectives. Life is not always about learning from people that you already agree with.

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After 160 episodes and 3 years of conversations, the entire Wise and Shine team is back together for one final discussion.

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Recent Guests

Glenn Van Zutphen
Founder and CEO of Van Media Group; host of MoneyFM 89.3 Saturday morning show
Van Media Group
Episode: How to Get People to Actually Listen to You at Work [W&S 158 ft Radio Host from MoneyFM 89.3]
Huy Wen
Recruiter, Binocular
Binocular
Episode: What Budget 2026 Isn’t Saying About the Job Market [W&S 157, SG Budget 2026 Debate]
Pin Chuan Ong
Assistant Professor, Labour Economist, NUS Business School
National University of Singapore
Episode: What Budget 2026 Isn’t Saying About the Job Market [W&S 157, SG Budget 2026 Debate]
Eric Lim
Founder of Parendigm; Vice President of Franchise and Licensing Association; coach and author
Parendigm / Franchise and Licensing Association
Episode: $5000/Month?! The True Cost of Raising a Child in Singapore [W&S 154, Sponsored by OCBC]
Iman Ibrahim
Former divorce lawyer turned coach; single mom
Independent / Coach
Episode: $5000/Month?! The True Cost of Raising a Child in Singapore [W&S 154, Sponsored by OCBC]
Howie Tan
Founder of Kintsugi Investing School; parent of a 6-year-old
Kintsugi Investing School
Episode: $5000/Month?! The True Cost of Raising a Child in Singapore [W&S 154, Sponsored by OCBC]
Brandon Lee
Assistant Chief Executive at Workforce Singapore
Workforce Singapore
Episode: The 100-Year Life: Is Your Retirement Plan Still Valid? [W&S 152, Sponsored by OCBC]
Loh Pui Wah
Senior professional representing the baby boomer perspective
OCBC (sponsor representative)
Episode: The 100-Year Life: Is Your Retirement Plan Still Valid? [W&S 152, Sponsored by OCBC]
Peck Hoon
Senior Career Coach
General Assembly
Episode: AI Can Do the Work — But It Can’t Do This [W&S 151]

Hosts

Reggie
Host with long-running presence and involvement across multiple formats within the network; frequently paired with Dawn in discussions about career and personal finance.
Dawn
Co-host known for budget and personal-finance expertise; frequently features as a budget-conscious perspective alongside career-focused topics.
Alex Loh
Co-host and guest with emphasis on growth strategies, reinvention, and practical networking opportunities for listeners.

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Apple Podcasts
#115
South Korea/Business/Careers
Apple Podcasts
#135
Singapore/Business/Careers

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Why the Luxury Industry Hires Differently: Creativity, Judgment & Taste [W&S 156]
Q: What is the role of mindset in boosting creativity, judgment, and taste in the corporate world?
Mindset governs how we approach problems and opportunities; being open to reframing, learning, and evolving beyond mere compliance is key to exercising creativity, making sound judgments, and refining taste.
Why the Luxury Industry Hires Differently: Creativity, Judgment & Taste [W&S 156]
Q: What are practical steps to improve a non-creative candidate's prospects in a creative role?
Understand what they mean by wanting to be more creative, identify gaps, and pursue targeted upskilling, such as workshops or cross-functional experiences, while emphasizing communication and willingness to learn.
Why the Luxury Industry Hires Differently: Creativity, Judgment & Taste [W&S 156]
Q: How does creativity differ in the luxury industry compared to other corporate settings?
Luxury demands extremely high standards, meticulous attention to detail, and continuous, rigorous training. Creativity here is exercised within existing brand DNA, guardrails, and fashioning solutions that align with precise brand storytelling.
Why the Luxury Industry Hires Differently: Creativity, Judgment & Taste [W&S 156]
Q: How do you define creativity beyond artistic skills, and can it be trained?
Creativity is the ability to look at situations from multiple angles, to reframe problems, and to generate alternative solutions. It is innate in everyone and becomes stronger with practice, exposure, and deliberate exploration.
I Look Successful, But I Still Feel Behind [W&S 146]
Q: What HR practices could be redesigned to tackle the never-enough culture?
Shift performance management from a pure KPI and judgement model to one that centers on human development, emotional support, and leveraging managers' emotional intelligence to foster growth and belonging.

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This show focuses on career growth, personal finance, and practical strategies for navigating a modern workplace, with frequent guests who bring expertise in AI, recruitment, leadership, and career transitions. Episodes commonly explore visibility at work, adapting to automation, lifelong learning, and real-world pathways to reinvention in mid-career. A recurring theme is balancing practical financial considerations with professional development, often framed by stories from finance, tech, education, and policy perspectives. Notable strengths include a pragmatic, people-first approach to career challenges, a willingness to feature practitioners and researchers, and a bias toward actionable frameworks and everyday tactics for advancing in ev... more

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