
Raise the Bar
Raise the Bar, from Next Chapter Raise, is a podcast for female founders with a very simple mission - getting female founders funded faster. The podcast features news related to female founders, first-hand accounts from founders, investors, lawyers and other key players in the ecosystem, advice from our experts-in-residence, and alternative pitches that showcase our platform members. We will talk about how to fix the broken funding system to help more women succeed and how women can battle through the current system to access capital and scale their businesses. The podcast is hosted by Amanda Williams, strategy lead at Next Chapter, and a former impact investor and manager of accelerator programmes across Asia.mWith our podcast, we want to inspire, empower and celebrate female founders.
Episodes
29 episodes
Maaike Doyer - The Future of Female Investing
In this episode, Nicole Denholder sits down with Maaike Doyer, co-founder of Epic Angels, to discuss her inspiring journey from corporate finance to angel investing, the mission behind Epic Angels, and her vision to empower women to take charge...
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Episode 25
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25:59

How to overcome getting a lot of No's to my pitch?
In this episode, I share insights on how you can overcome rejection in pitching. I'll be giving you practical techniques to walk into meetings with the right mindset, identify the right investor, and effectively seek feedback to refine your app...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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Founder Profiles Decoded: Money Strategies for Every Business stage
Join me, Nicole Denholder, your scale-up expert and fellow entrepreneur, on our latest episode of the Raise the Bar podcast by NCR! Today, we delve into the crucial topic of understanding different founder profiles and the types of money that b...
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Episode 23
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16:34

Episode 22: Shea Stanley - Navigating Expansion with Creativity and Strategy
On this podcast we talk to Shea Stanley In 2011, she founded Little Steps Asia, the leading website and weekly e-newsletter dedicated to delivering the inside scoop to parents on what to do, buy, and discover in Asia and beyond. ...
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Episode 22
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Episode 21: David Friedrichs - Coming full "Cerqul"!
On this podcast we talk to David Friedrichs who co-founded Cerqular, which was borne out of their passion for sustainable living. In this episode, David shares their moment of inspiration to launch, their transition from corporate to star...
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Episode 21
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28:53

Episode 20 - Vaishnavi Reddy: Scaling with micro personas and community.
On this episode, Nicole Denholder speaks with Vaishnavi Reddy about how Unsweetened Beauty is using AI-powered personalisation to simplify skincare. Vaishnavi also shares how they built their community to 30,000 people sin...
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Episode 20
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26:15

Episode 19: Denise Sandquist: The Power of Social Communities
In this Episode, Nicole Denholder speaks with Denise Sandquist, the co-founder of SKAPA, the parent company FIKA, Asia's first female-focused AI social & dating app and the newly launched ...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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41:19

Episode 18: Alison Eyring: Incubating an idea to grow a new category building company
On this episode of Raise the Bar, we speak with Alison Eyring, the founder of Produgie, a Singapore based company that is building a new category in software to multiply the impact of every leader & team in all businesses. <...
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Episode 18
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Episode 17: Kate Choyce: Conviction is critical when telling your business story
On this episode of Raise the Bar, we speak with Kate Choyce, the founder of HR Tech, a Hong Kong based company revolutionising the recruitment industry through technology. Kate explains how she is driven night and day to change the rec...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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22:30

Episode 16: Rithika Gupta: Knocking chemicals off your shelf, one bottle at a time
Rithika Gupta, the founder of Ollie, a Singapore based retail brand that helps you better harness the power of essential oils. Rithika shares learning about essential oils through her family’s wholesale business , FP Aromatics Singapore, and ho...
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Episode 16
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13:10

Episode 15: Iva Bravic Millereau: Transforming the sleep industry
Iva is the co-founder of RE.VITYL, a company producing a collection of holistic sleep-routine products that will naturally revitalize the way you live your best life. Iva has a 20 year global corporate career spanning North America, Europe and ...
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16:56

Episode 14: April Lam: Helping build businesses in SE Asia
April Lam is the founder of Aello Consulting, a HK-based market entry company that focuses on Hong Kong and Southeast Asian markets. At Aello consulting, they strategize and execute as the extended team for your company. April is a Brand ...
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15:07

Episode 13: Adrian Warr: Rethinking capitalism for gender diversity
Adrian Warr, CEO Edelman South-East Asia until 2023, is a communications consultant whose work in New York, London and Hong Kong with some of the world’s best consultancies has given him experience in corporate, crisis, branding, marcomms, empl...
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Episode 13
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32:51

Episode 12: Chris Edwards: Earning the right to grow your business.
Chris Edwards the founder of Honeycombers, a digital lifestyle magazine in Singapore, Hong Kong and Bali, shares about how she started Honeycombers with 3 other co-founders, talks through Honeycombers growth, how she has used revenue and other ...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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26:55

Episode 11: Marianne Hughes: Humanizing the supply chain to reach 10m factory workers globally.
This episode features Marianne Hughes, one of our recent Entrepreneurs-in-Residence at Next Chapter Raise and an award-winning entrepreneur and thought leader on transparency. As the Founder and CEO of Kno Global, her goal is to humanize the su...
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Episode 11
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23:37

Special Edition Podcast: Panel Discussion | Female Financial Power
As part of the StartmeupHK 2021 Festival, featuring the Next Chapter Raise Female Funding Fair on 24 May, 2021 we have released this special edition podcast featuring the final event of the Funding Fair, sharing insights on all things Female Fi...
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55:17

Special Edition Podcast: ScaleUp Showcase | Female Founders changing the future
As part of the StartmeupHK 2021 Festival, featuring the Next Chapter Raise Female Funding Fair on 24 May, 2021 we have released this special edition podcast featuring the second inspiring event of the Funding Fair, which was joined by female fo...
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1:02:58

Special Edition Podcast: Roundtable | Female Founders - A better investment?
As part of the StartmeupHK 2021 Festival, featuring the Next Chapter Raise Female Funding Fair on 24 May, 2021 we have released this special edition podcast which brings together 3 amazing experts. Discussing whether female founders can be a be...
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Episode 0
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59:31

Episode 10: Emma Sherrard Matthew: an authentically driven investment journey
Emma Sherrard Matthew shares her authentically driven investment journey across the world. Emma launched Quintessentially in Hong Kong and brings her entrepreneurial mindset to investing where her real passion lies. As an investor and entrepren...
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Episode 10
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31:58

Episode 9: Christine Yu, Part 2 - Deep dive into the world of angel investing
Christine Yu left the Corporate world and jumped into the world of impact investing and entrepreneurship. Christine, with her husband, is the founder of Lapidary Limited, an impact investing firm and founder of AndAll, a sustainable, ethical ge...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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36:13
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Episode 8: Christine Yu, Part 1 - Her personal journey into impact investing and venture building
Christine Yu left the Corporate world and jumped into the world of impact investing and entrepreneurship. Christine, with her husband, is the founder of Lapidary Limited, an impact investing firm and founder of AndAll, a sustainable, ethical ge...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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23:35
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Special Edition Podcast: Speaking with Conviction to your Financials and Data
As part of our Female Funding Fair on 19 November, 2020 we have released this special edition podcast which brings together 3 amazing experts. Karen See from EMBRACE, a renowned leadership coach; Subhendu Mukherjee from 10th Floor, a digital da...
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Season 1
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24:44

Episode 7: Courtney Haley: Experienced entrepreneur thriving through Covid-19!
Courtney Haley, our Entrepreneur-in-Residence, shares her entrepreneurial journey as the founder of 10th Studio an end-to-end manufacturing and product development agency. Courtney has built a successful business that operates globally with a r...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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39:26

Episode 6: Yosha Gupta: A Serial Entrepreneur's success and learnings
Yosha Gupta, July's entrepreneur-in-residene, tells her story of launching two very different businesses. Her first tech cash-back business successfully raised venture capital but eventually closed due to market changes. Yosha expla...
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Episode 6
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47:36

Episode 5: Gail Wong: Investing in the future she wants to see
Gail Wong, July's investor-in-residence, has recently founded Her Capital in Singapore. They are investing in women-led businesses that are making a positive impact on society or the environment. Gail is also a coach and works closely with her ...
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Episode 5
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33:08
