The Radio DJ Who Built a Million Dollar Cupcake Empire, Daniel Ong

Daniel Ong is a serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Twelve Cupcakes, with more than 40 stores around the region. He was a well-loved radio deejay from Singapore’s MediaCorp Radio 987FM and won the most popular radio personality awards in 2006, 2007 and 2008.

Daniel also managed the radio station for 15 months. In 2010, he announced that he was leaving the radio industry at large. In 2011, Twelve Cupcakes was born and it has grown to more than 40 stores today.

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Show Notes

Daniel’s childhood, first step into business and the source of his hunger

Daniel’s education and his start in Radio

Daniel on his unwavering positivity

Daniel on how he became the top DJ

Daniel’s views on Singlish

Daniel on becoming the manager of the radio station

Daniel gives advice on how to manage people with egos

Daniel shares insight on celebrities he met along the way

Daniel’s views on money and wealth

Daniel’s lesson from his biggest failure

Behind Twelve Cupcakes’ success

Daniel Ong shares his experience on bringing Twelve Cupcake overseas

Daniel shares his future business ideas

Daniel on the contraversies from his perspective

Daniel advice for staff management

Daniel’s dog got kidnapped

Daniel on time management

Links Mentioned

Connect with Daniel Ong:
Website | Twitter | Instagram

Outliers by Malcom Gladwell
Daniel’s Ong letter to his neighbour
Pike Place Fish Market

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November 6, 2016

The 21 Year Old Founders of Staple Magazine, Emily Tay and Clara Lee

Clara Lee, Tan Yi Ping and Emily Tay are the 21 year old founders behind socio-culture magazine, Staple Magazine. Their pilot issue is themed Dizziness of Youth, whereby the notion of “arriving to an age” or the awkward manoeuvre between childhood to adulthood is the topic of interest.

We dived into topics including:
– The world of publishing; finding contents, curating and marketing the magazine
– How they started a magazine at the age of 21 while being full-time students who lived in different time zones
– Why one should work before entering university
– Explore being a youth and loads more

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Links
Connect with Staple Magazine:
Website | Instagram | Facebook

STAPLE is currently stocked at Allscript, BooksActually, Basheer Graphic Books, Emporium of the Modern Man and Magpie Magazines.

Liba Studio
Middle Class Cigar
The Happy Reader
Hans Ulrich Obrist
Fountain Head by Ayn Rand
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
The Act of Killing by Joshua Oppenheimer

Show notes
Childhood of Clara [10:55]
Childhood of Emily [13:15]
The birthplace of Staple [14:57]
Personalities of Clara and Emily [21:25]
Why one should get work experience before entering university [25:40]
Work experience of Emily [30:55]
What is Staple? [34:25]
The publishing process for Staple [35:30]
How was Staple magazine produced in different time zone? [40:35]
Parents’ reaction to the magazine [46:32]
How did they decide on their roles within Staple? [47:38]
Widsom acquired along the journey? [52:00]
Advice to your younger self [57:54]
Staple’s best marketing effort [1:01:35]