They didn’t start with a fancy lab, big funding, or a “Silicon Valley” playbook.

They started with scrappy prototypes, real classrooms, and a question that hits hard:

Why is quality STEM education still not accessible to every kid?

If you’ve ever been curious about startups, education, or what it takes to build something real (literally hardware), this one’s for you.

We sit with Adam and Kai from Stick’ Em - the startup that’s been making headlines for teaching kids to build robots using something you’d never expect: chopsticks.

But that’s only the start…

• How Stick’ Em turned a simple, low-cost idea into a real robotics ecosystem schools are paying for
• The behind-the-scenes truth about robotics competitions that most people only whisper about
• Why going hardware-first is way harder than it looks (and why they still did it anyway)
• The moment they realised: “Okay… this isn’t just a fun kit. This could scale.”
• How they grew through schools talking to schools before doing any serious marketing
• What winning a major global competition actually changed (and what it didn’t)

Tune in soon because the most interesting parts aren’t the headlines… it’s what happened before and after them.

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What if nightlife didn’t start at midnight… but at sunrise? What if music wasn’t just entertainment… but a tool for community, wellness, and human connection?

Hear from a founder who’s quietly re-engineering how people gather, move, and feel, without following any traditional playbook

Our guest:

👉Christopher Shearmon, Managing Director of Wild Pearl Studio

A former corporate professional turned community builder, Christopher blends music, movement, and intentional experiences to create events that don’t look, or feel, like anything else in Singapore.

We explore:

• Why some of the most meaningful “parties” happen without alcohol, at 6:30am
• How music can be used to engineer better moods, stronger communities, and real connection
• The unexpected journey from a pandemic side project to a full-fledged creative business
• Why experimentation, intuition, and “unscalable” ideas might be a founder’s real edge
• How wellness, culture, and commerce collide in ways most businesses overlook

This isn’t just a story about events or nightlife.

It’s about rethinking fun, redesigning community, and building something real—by listening closely to how people actually want to live.

🎙️ Tune in for a conversation that might change how you think about music, business, and what it really means to bring people together.

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