FoodRazor · CEO · Sold 2023
From distressed to acquired.
B2B platform for F&B operators. Led the turnaround, took it to 10 international markets, and sold it to OrderEZ.
The e27 write-up →Currently: Country Manager, TTRacing Singapore + Australia
Growth is an endurance sport.
I build businesses across Asia-Pacific: a SaaS turnaround that ended in an exit, market entries from Japan to Costa Rica, and now the P&L for Singapore and Australia. By night: triathlons, a chamber trio, an apparel brand, and a Substack.
Yale BA · INSEAD MBA
English, Spanish, and French. Getting by in Japanese. Ordering dinner in Mandarin.
The receipts
A turnaround, a few market entries, and one exit.
Tokyo → Hong Kong → Singapore → ?
TTRacing · Country Manager
Growth, but make it ergonomic.
Gaming chairs, office chairs, and standing desks. P&L across Singapore and Australia. Restructured distribution in Australia and took the brand into Japan, New Zealand, and Costa Rica.
Team in Manila, Melbourne, Singapore, and KL
EF Education First · 6 years
Six years of selling adventure.
Marketing, media production, and special projects across Hong Kong and Tokyo. Before that: legal special projects at Rakuten, Tokyo.
Hong Kong · Tokyo
I also write things
Business, AI, Asian cinema, education, and sport. Bylines in Triathlete, Jom, and Halftime; the weirder stuff lives on Substack.
Substack · LatestThe Year of HopeOn monopolies, deviance, and why small acts of variance matter.Read →
Substack · LeadershipHow to get hired by me in 15 minutesWhat I look for when I hire, and how to show it fast.Read →
Jom · SportThe unlikely triumph of the gays at the Gay Games soccer tournamentA revival, a triumph, and what sport can do for inclusion.Read →
Also worth your time: From Degrees to Dollars(research paper on elite education and startup funding) Flying Rhinos and Other Useless Things That Turn Out to Matter
Side quests
The non-billable hours.
Triathlon40 races and counting
Fierce UnicornI founded an apparel brand for athletes who are bored of grey and beige.
Music InCommonFlute in a Singapore chamber trio. Coming to a venue near you.
The Flirty FlautistFlute, on the internet.
Dungeons & DragonsHomebrew campaigns, written up for posterity.
TravelFjords, bike tours, and a camera. Mostly uphill.
Early projectsStartup experiments from before the startups.
Gift shopPrints, poetry, and Fierce Unicorn gear.
Let's go on an adventure.
A market to crack, a race to run, or a story to tell? I'm in for all three.
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