Christopher is the Chief Digital Strategist of SocialGrooves.com, a boutique digital agency, and co-founder of EYEProject.my, a social enterprise aimed at reducing youth unemployment via sustainable leadership training. He is also CEO of ADAPT Ventures, a proptech-focused venture builder focused on developing smart cities in Asia. He founded the Global Shapers Community KL hub under the World Economic Forum and Young Corporate Malaysians. He was appointed as a Director at the Malaysian Infocomm Foundation and as a Council Member of the Iclif Leadership Energy Awards. Christopher enjoys speaking on various topics including social entrepreneurship and the digital space.

Chris’s Special Skills

Kendrick Ng is the Chief Business Development Officer & Platform Specialist of SocialGrooves.com. A graduate from B.Sc (Hons) Computing at UCSI University and BA Multimedia from Swinburne University of Technology Australia, he has talents from both worlds. Kendrick spent 3 years in the property industry as a digital marketing executive and 3 years as a creative director for various agencies as well as his own. Kendrick currently lives at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Kendrick’s childhood interest in art matured into a love of comic by his early twenties. He started out putting his keen observation skills and humor to use as a cartoonist and created kendylife. Exposure to the South East Asia’s art style had a great influence on the young artist, and directed the course of adding the elements of superflat and doodle art into his works. Kendrick always exploring and experimenting on his works. His doodle works take him to the realm of realistic fantasy; beyond his normal but not outside of his reach. Having dedicated himself to art for the last 12 years and counting, Kendrick continues to challenge himself creatively by approaching each doodle and webcomic as an opportunity to try something new. “My intention is to create a story or a doodle work every time I draw a empty paper or a canvas. This gives me never ending room to grow and experiment with my art.” Kendrick is passionate about creating creative arts and teaching young children to embrace art and to lead a creative and innovation for future generations.

Kendrick’s Special Skills

 

Andrew Chow is known to be pragmatic, visionary, competitive, intuitive and giving. While he is a successful social media and public relations strategist, entrepreneur and speaker based in Singapore, he is also the best-selling author of a highly popular series of books: Social Media 247, Public Relations 247 and Personal Branding 247. Andrew has spoken in over 15 countries within 5 years and addressed more than 20,000 people on Digital Marketing, Personal Branding, Enneagram, Public Relations and Branding. Andrew’s career of 30 years; has seen him work with an array of clients including AXA Insurance, Abbot Medical Optics, Singtel and Sony Pictures, M1, Starhub, and Sennheiser. Andrew had more than 300 interviews and features about him or his business since 2005 from more than 40 local and regional media. He is listed as the Top 10 Most Influential Speaker in Singapore in 2013 by the Singapore Business Review. He won the Spirit of Enterprise in 2008 and the Successful Entrepreneur in 2010. Before he served as the President of the Asia Professional Speakers – Singapore (APSS), he also won the coveted Spirit of Service Award from the Industry. He loves travelling and held his solo Photo Art Exhibition for 3 days in Singapore to raise funds for a charity – Teen Challenge. Andrew is known by the moniker @ideasandrew in all his social media platforms.

Andrew’s Special Skills

Ivan Chooi is the Financial Controller for SocialGrooves.com. A graduate from B.A Accounts at UCSI Kuala Lumpur and a currently pursuing his A.C.C.A. accreditation on a part time basis. Having over 5 years of experience in audit assurance industry, he believe that SocialGrooves.com can reach new heights with the right mindset and financial planning.

Ivan’s Special Skills

Her favorite quote – Love what you do, do what you love. As a fresh grad who has recently stepped into the challenging working world, she’s gradually fitting into this position. She takes the advantage of living in a digital generation to transform her passion and knowledge to help brands grow and enhance their digital presence.

Samantha’s Special Skills

Irsyad Nazri believe that each individual has a purpose in life and each purpose is beautiful in its own perspective. Though what remains is that whether one realize their own potential and purpose in life is the one million dollar question. An NLP practitioner at the age of 20 and an avid observer of the surrounding since young. He’s intrigued by the psychology and sociology of humanity. And that the problem is today’s world, is that we (humans) have lost touch in what it means to be human. The values and virtues that defines and separate us between a sentinel being and other living creatures in this world. As a conceptual artist (SIN), he’s channels his creative mind into semiotic photography and poetry writing. Having seen different parts of the world, what defines a civilization is its culture, and among things it is comprise of values, virtues, and arts. And thus he was once a fellow at the RSA (Royal Society of Arts). Irsyad Nazri was the co-founder of a venture services initiative, NZIS. A social business that focuses on investing in startups is in regards to support services as well providing incubator and mentoring. Basically the goal for the startup is to reach a point of financial and management stability. Currently he’s working in SocialGrooves.com, a boutique social branding agency.

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Jean’s Special Skills

Upon awaiting for her graduation from Monash University in a Journalism cum International Relations degree, Chevonne knew she wanted to be a journalist or correspondent. Rather, it was for the sole purpose of making an impact on lives through her strongest and most passionate skill which was writing. Having interned with Social Grooves in Dec 2014 – Feb 2105, the entry-level corporate exposure and social media-centric nature of the company had prompted her to challenge herself as well as expand into various styles of writing.

Chevonne’s Special Skills

A firm believer of do what you love, she diverted from Law into the exciting world of digital marketing. In today’s era where everything is done digitally, she finds herself fascinated on the concept of marketing through social media and content creation. She also loves to write and considers herself as those amongst the ‘mudah terhibur’ people. Occasionally, she will be hosting poetry reading sessions for MAPS (Malaysia Poets Society)

Lyyana’s Special Skills

Irene is a MBA graduate at Heriot Watt University. Edinburgh. Prior to being attached to SocialGrooves.com, she has more than 10 years of working experience in Banking and Insurance Industry as a {recess Improvement Analyst.

Irene’s Special Skills

Shah Farmi is a graduate of Creative Media at Multimedia College in Kuala Lumpur. As multifunctional digital creative, his approach in design is rooted by seeking harmony between function and form. A versatile designer, he constantly seek new challenges to upgrade his already vast skillsets.

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Leni’s Super Skills