No, I’m neither pandering to a select talent circle nor have I
let my ego get out of hand - I am not talking about myself but rather
the encounters I had with 2 very talented individuals whom I felt have a
wealth of talents, insights and knowledge to share. I first chanced
upon Jerry Hinds, a super talented comic artist from UK who has made
Singapore his home for the past decade. It all happened really quickly
when my fellow co-founder, Kriti wrapped up a meeting and right at the
doorstep of MAAD an artsy showcase, a regular affair at Red Dot building
in Singapore with light in her eyes she whizzed me off to the MAAD
booth and we were totally wowed by his work. It was a no-brainer
googling his name and checking his work and activities at ACAS. Perfect
candidate to host a comic arts class on Kezaar I thought! My fellow
co-founder shares the same thoughts and sentiments it didn’t take us
long to get Jerry on board. And what the comic arts whizz said? To quote
“I am really not some sort of comic arts guru” my…my it’s unbelievable
how the best talents I observed have such humble opinions of themselves!
This is further echoed in my head as I chatted with another pal, this time a seasoned marketer with more than 10 years’ Consumer Marketing on Fortune 500 brands like MasterCard, AIA & others. She said the exact same thing “I am not really a Marketing guru”. You should have seen my face and expression my jaw dropped, eyes almost rolling out of my sockets and just in disbelief that humility and talents can come together in the same equation. Never thought it would.
So here goes my fuel to get a skill sharing platform like Kezaar up and live. The talents on tiny island call Singapore await.
And who says we lack talented individuals here. I say we just need to look harder and use more imagination, they are all around us, really. Don't be a fool to think otherwise.
I pened this late last night, jumped out from my emails now to re-word this number, gotta to get back to it.
Kezaar-out
Ever Curious,
Debbie
This is further echoed in my head as I chatted with another pal, this time a seasoned marketer with more than 10 years’ Consumer Marketing on Fortune 500 brands like MasterCard, AIA & others. She said the exact same thing “I am not really a Marketing guru”. You should have seen my face and expression my jaw dropped, eyes almost rolling out of my sockets and just in disbelief that humility and talents can come together in the same equation. Never thought it would.
So here goes my fuel to get a skill sharing platform like Kezaar up and live. The talents on tiny island call Singapore await.
And who says we lack talented individuals here. I say we just need to look harder and use more imagination, they are all around us, really. Don't be a fool to think otherwise.
I pened this late last night, jumped out from my emails now to re-word this number, gotta to get back to it.
Kezaar-out
Ever Curious,
Debbie
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