In season seven of Gen.T’s Crazy Smart Asia podcast, we heard the unexpected stories of a heel-wearing Buddhist monk, a celebrity chef, a record-breaking powerlifter and more. Here are five of our favourite quotes from the episodes
This week, Gen.T concluded the seventh season of our Crazy Smart Asia podcast with an episode filled with nuggets of wisdom from the guests that have been featured. In conversation with Gen.T’s Chong Seow Wei, we delved deep into the minds of each guest to discover untold stories of their journey—from what makes them tick to their hopes for the future.
Some of the guests included fashion entrepreneur Rachel Lim of Love, Bonito; Buddhist monk and LGBTQ+ activist, Kodo Nishimura; and celebrity chef Andre Chiang.
For the final episode of this season of the podcast, we selected five of our favourite quotes and takeaways, which you can read below. You can also listen to the full episode by clicking the player below. Subscribe to Crazy Smart Asia via Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
André Chiang, celebrity chef
On building the dream team, episode 4
“You don’t manage and motivate your team. You manage their goal and then you motivate their dreams. There will be a million things that you manage every single day, so you manage their goals instead. [Your team] needs to find purpose in what they do and who they want to become.”