I Ditched the US for SINGAPORE! Why this Asian American Entrepreneur Moved to Singapore!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 มิ.ย. 2024
- Today's podcast guest is Rosaline Chow Koo, the Founder & CEO of Asia's leading InsurTech startup, CXA Group. We chat about why she moved to Singapore and the advantages & disadvantages of navigating business in Asia as a female Asian American serial entrepreneur.
Rosaline grew up in a poor and chaotic environment, developing survival skills and becoming street smart (especially during events like the L.A. Watts riots). This adversity early on in life is what ultimately contributed to the success she has now, giving her the resilience and motivation to push through when times are tough.
Listen to this podcast episode to hear how Rosaline built the biggest InsurTech startup in Asia, why she thinks there are more opportunities in Asia than the US, and advice for aspiring female leaders on how to navigate the glass & bamboo ceilings.
Timestamps & Topics
0:00 - Preview
1:30 - Rosaline's introduction & upbringing in the States.
7:20 - Rosaline's career & entrepreneurial journey from the US to Asia
13:00 - What exactly is CXA Group? Why did she found it?
16:21 - Cultural differences when doing business in Asia. More opportunities in Asia?
23:05 - How did she navigate the barriers as an female Asian founder?
26:20 - Other advice for young people facing the bamboo & glass ceilings?
28:15 - Was Rosaline a born entrepreneur? What is her passion?
32:50 - Culture shocks when living in Singapore. Life in Asia & challenges when expanding CXA to other countries.
38:50 - Rosaline's future plans & career advice for young people
About CXA Group
From a modest start in 2013, when we had just three Fortune 500 clients, CXA has grown to become Asia’s leading Insurtech start-up - affirmed by more than 500 clients and backed by a group of astute investors who understand the value and transformative potential of CXA’s groundbreaking platform.
In the way we speak, the way we look, the plans we bring to life, we are here to change the game for good: www.cxagroup.com/about/overview
About BordersLess
BordersLess explores Asian diaspora stories and perspectives from East & SE Asia, highlighting individuals who have taken a different path in life: bordersless.com/
Thank you for sharing new ideas for immigrants, foreign citizens to bring back in Asia.
I’m excited even if I’ll miss 🇨🇦😃⚡️.
Thank you!
Youre doing very important video topics man, keep it up! If theres a way I can help contribute let me know, theres more of us alike thinkers coming around and its great to see!
Jeez I hope so. It feels like Asian Americans have no interest in this sort of content lol.
Great interview! Thank you for the content.
I grew up in Australia from migrant parents fleeing Vietnam war, so never thought of returning to Asia to live/work as my home is now Australia. And supposedly the living standards are better here so I am considered lucky. But looking how Asia is today, I wonder if I’m missing out… all major cities in Asian countries are even more developed than Sydney /Melbourne… one big factor of not returning there is language.. But Singapore is English speaking.. so maybe that’s an option..
Depends on your current situation & future plans/ambitions. Plenty of trade-offs with staying/leaving Aus. Language is definitely a big barrier unless you go to Singapore. Vietnam could be interesting, especially as it goes through rapid growth.
Check deeper before you make any decision. Singaporean lookdown to other Asians except themselves and whiteman, this is what I see and told by friends. As a Malaysian I speak Cantonese, when I speaks in Cantonese in Singapore the services and smiles were there but when I answer a call using Mandarin the service level change to lower grade.......
Loving this content bro. Keep it up!
Thanks mate!
Im asian american going to live in Hong Kong
Love the first and last Q&A! Thanks for sharing.
All good, thought it might be useful to some
Amazing content~ very insightful!
Thanks man!
Great interview!
Great interview. It’s not common to see abcs who’ve become successful entrepreneurs in Asia, but Singapore might be the best city to do so, since everyone speaks English.
I've got a whole video series on ABCs creating business throughout Asia. Agree that it's not common but quite a few exist 💪
Great.
Hi Rosaline, I have the same concept of making the Govt tax money to pay for your insurance without any or little of your own money. This is how I manage to get clients to sign up their insurance program. What a great pop cast! I would be happy to share my concept with you, Rosaline if you want to contact me. Thanks again and keep up the pop cast series!!
They have the best hearts and are beautiful inside and out. They work very hard. Today they are at the level of giving and they are growing because they are doing incredible work
saw your tiktok.
Nice!
Not just Asian Americans, but black or white Americans won’t get pushed into oncoming trains either, in Singapore. 🇸🇬
I laugh because God has blessed us all but we have these self-centred restrictions because no Chinese woman then you can't have children, that's created by us people NAIVE people actually. I love the story thank you and I have subscriber from the channel Thank you so much
U failed to mention who were burning cars, houses , businesses in watts along with who were bullying you versus saying unsafe in the US
“There is no prejudice against Asians in Asia” it’s more like people of Chinese descent enjoys Chinese privilege in Singapore because it’s a Chinese majority country. There is PLENTY of prejudice in Asia. Just ask any Indian or Pakistani person living in China or Filipino living in Hong Kong. People can get rejected of rental contracts because of their race. Asia is equally racist, if not more, as the west and the worst part of all, people in Asia don’t realize it
Nonsense. I'm a minority Singaporean and I feel much safer in Singapore and Hong Kong than in Western countries. As if Westerners have a clue when they're being racist. Racism exists in every country but at least in Singapore and Hong Kong, it doesn't descend to racial violence. That is true for most Asian countries.
You talked about discrimination and all that, yet you called Hong Kongers Hongkies? Maybe you deserve all the discrimination you have had in the States because you can't respect other cultures either?
玻璃心
Calm down and see a shrink asap
Don't be a clown.. Hong Kongers call themselves Hongkies. What's wrong with you?
Why so sensitive. Hong Kongers call themselves Hongkees too 😂
Great content! Building an entertainment and branding company, need to make new videos but check it out if you'd like!
nice one! Best of luck with it, lots of stuff you can cover from Asia. The upcoming Black Myth: Wukong game looks so sick... hopefully the devs can deliver something close to the AAA games that are produced in the West