Episodes
In our International News Review, Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, award-winning author Neil Humphreys speak to Steve Okun, Senior Advisor, Mclarty Associates about an upcoming Supreme Court ruling that might impact the US Presidential election. Who might buy Tik-Tok? The Indonesian president wants influencers to stay positive on the new capital Nusantara. And McCartney and Lennon’s new song. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 04/28/24
Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, award-winning author Neil Humphreys in the Saturday Morning Sit-Down Conversation talk with Peachy Pacquing, Apac Managing Director at Hyper Island about how everyone can understand and learn the essential Artificial Intelligence meta-skills to augment themselves for successful career and life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 04/28/24
Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, award-winning author Neil Humphreys talk with Raj Singh, Chief Visionary Officer Coco Veda, a Singapore social enterprise start-up - offering a wide range of coconut and plant-based personal care and wellness products, including a line for pets. Made by female entrepreneurs in the Philippines, the natural, organic, and vegan products are pollution-free, alcohol-free, waterless, and affordable. Coco Veda embodies the "less is more"...
Published 04/28/24
Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, award-winning author Neil Humphreys In our Singapore Home Brew segment talk with Rex Macaskill, Group CEO of POKKA, on promoting an inclusive work environment and implementing initiatives to improve the workplace culture and success in enhancing the company’s bottom line. He also talks about how POKKA learned valuable lessons in packaging and marketing during the Covid-19 pandemic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 04/27/24
Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, award-winning author Neil Humphreys talk with Dr. Andie Ang, Head of Primate Conservation & Singapore Programmes at Mandai Nature about the first-ever sighting of a Raffles’ banded langur on Eco-Link@BKE, . She says it's a positive sign that the monkey – which is now mainly found in the Central Catchment Nature Reserve might be starting to venture into other forested areas to find food and mates. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...
Published 04/27/24
Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, award-winning author Neil Humphreys are joined by Noelani Waters, Bee and Nature Advocacy Lead at Comvita discussing how urgently important bees are to our environment and to humans: honey bees contribute to over one-third of global food production! We all have a reason to protect bees… if we want to eat. In Singapore alone, there are 132 species of bees keeping healthy our lychee, durian, longan, other crops, and flowers. But bees are...
Published 04/21/24
Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, award-winning author Neil Humphreys talk with Yeo Chuen Chuen, Managing Director of ACESENCE Agile Leadership and the author of “Leaders People Love: The Agile Leaders' Guide to Creating Great Workplaces and Happy Employees.” We discuss 13 relevant, essential themes for the post-pandemic workplace that leaders should actively develop and how to show leaders how they and their teams can shift mindsets towards being more agile and self...
Published 04/21/24
In our International News Review, Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, award-winning author Neil Humphreys speak with Angela Mancini, Partner at Control Risks, about expectations for the just-started India National Elections and its implications for Singapore-based businesses. Lawrence Wong to take the Singapore PM post next month. Employers in the Red Dot being told to consider flexi-work requests, and the impact of Dubai being underwater after last week’s historic...
Published 04/21/24
I our extended, “Saturday Morning Sit-Down Conversation,” host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, award-winning author Neil Humphreys talk with Her Excellency Kara Owen, British High Commissioner to Singapore about her five years in Singapore: the highs, lows, and expectations for future opportunities for her in-coming successor. One of the most wide-ranging, open, and heart-felt discussions we’ve had on the Saturday Mornings Show.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 04/21/24
Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, award-winning author Neil Humphreys talk with Natalie Hennedige, Director Singapore International Festival of the Arts (SIFA) about the Red Dot’s annual, pinnacle performing arts festival, from 17 May - 2 June hosting a variety of traditional and multimedia artforms including puppetry, dance, film, and theatre. More info: sifa.sg See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 04/21/24
In his special guest appearance in Singapore…  Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, award-winning author Neil Humphreys welcome Journalist Jason Dasey back to the Toa Payoh studio where he once helmed the MoneyFM 89.3 weekend shows. We discuss the recent, surprising attacks in Australia and on a lighter note, Jason’s favorite places in Singapore. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 04/21/24
The International News Review with Steve Okun, the first-ever trilateral summit among the United States, Japan and the Philippines, Singapore losing it’s shine for businesses? SEA getting way too hot to handle, and a 3rd TSMC chip factory in the US. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 04/13/24
In our Singapore Home Brew segment… Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, award-winning author Neil Humphreys are joined by veteran concert promoter, Lauretta Alabons, Founder of LAMC Entertainment on their upcoming Singapore RockFest at Fort Canning from 1-4 May with headlining group, Deep Purple. How the concert scene has changed on Singapore’s exploding concert scene over the past two decades and what’s in store for the years to come. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...
Published 04/13/24
Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, award-winning author Neil Humphreys talk with the co-founders of Singapore startup Seedflex - Ritwik Ghosh, CEO and Sauvik Datta, COO - about their new frictionless, credit-lending business for cashless merchants who need micro-loans to manage ongoing cash flow needs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 04/13/24
Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, award-winning author Neil Humphreys discuss ESG with Eeda Wallbank, Sector Leader, EnviroSolutions & Consulting on our Saturday Morning Sit-Down Conversation. Should ESG be thought of by organizations and their stakeholders as risk management or playing defense? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 04/13/24
Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, Lisa Oake Founder and CEO of ExecutiveCounselling.com and Former CNBC Asia Journalist are joined by Jacob Puthenparambil, Founder, CEO, Redhill to discuss the upcoming Indian elections that will be closely watched by many in Singapore: the issues, possible impact on trade and political relations with Singapore, and what it might mean for the Indian diaspora. Also, Jacob discusses why Redhill is doing more work in the government relations...
Published 04/07/24
Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and guest co-host, Lisa Oake Founder and CEO of ExecutiveCounselling.com and Former CNBC Asia Journalist are joined in our Saturday Morning Sit-Down Conversation with Palestinian actor, Amer Hlehel in his tour de force performance, and Charlotte Nors, Managing Director of the Singapore Theatre Company to discuss their latest one-man show, “Taha.” It’s an uplifting story of hope in times of turmoil that focuses on the works of famed poet, Taha Muhammad...
Published 04/07/24
Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and guest co-host, Lisa Oake Founder and CEO of ExecutiveCounselling.com and Former CNBC Asia Journalist are joined by Teo Eng Seng, Singapore Cultural Medallion-winning Artist and Vygesh Mohan, Team Lead for “Light to Night Singapore” at the National Gallery on how they’ve been combining new tech with the work of second generation Singaporean artists to  usher-in an new era of traditional-meets-new in our local art scene. Also, a preview of Teo Eng...
Published 04/07/24
Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and guest co-host, Lisa Oake Founder and CEO of ExecutiveCounselling.com and Former CNBC Asia Journalist are joined by Low Choon Chye, Head of Sustainability at NTUC LearningHub and Teoh Cy Inn, GM, Aftersales at Vantage Automotive Limited about new trends in auto mobility and how the new BYD Electric Car Repair Workshop and training program at NTUC LearningHub will be upskilling this generation of EV enthusiasts and technicians. See...
Published 04/07/24
Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and guest co-host Steve Okun talk with Don Pearce, Senior Advisor, Torres Trade Advisory and Retired Special Agent, US Department of Commerce about the NYC earthquake this week and the aftermath of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, Maryland and how it’s impacting global trade. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 04/07/24
The International News Review with Steve Okun and Saturday Mornings Host Glenn van Zutphen: Israel follows up on its senseless killing of 7 World Central Kitchen aid workers, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in Beijing to talk US-China relations, surprising ASEAN survey findings, and why women’s college basketball is taking the US by storm. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 04/07/24
Saturday Mornings host Neil Humphreys and co-host Dan Koh discuss the long-term success of Beaulieu House, with managing director Lim Hock Lye, who has ran the restaurant and maintained the historic building since 1981. During our wide-ranging Saturday morning Sit-Down Conversation, we discuss Beaulieu House's extraordinary history, what's so special about the building and its location and the secret to surviving in Singapore's brutal restaurant business across five decades. See...
Published 03/23/24
Saturday Mornings host Neil Humphreys and co-host Dan Koh are joined by Nur Aufa Bin Emil Putra, Singapore’s 3x3 basketball player, to talk about a unique event at the SportsHub that promises to be environmentally friendly and support the local sports industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 03/23/24
In our International News Review, Saturday Mornings host Neil Humphreys and co-host Dan Koh speak to Steven Okun, Senior Advisor, McLarty Associates about Blinken's pledge to back the Philippines in China, Singapore's commitment to Gaza and Malaysia seeing red over Deep Purple See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 03/23/24