1718T2 Silicon Valley/Participant Information/JeremyCheok
Starting a business
- What types of business interest you?
Platform business model - eg. Airbnb, Uber. As well as Analytics
Disruptive tech businesses which engage and enable.
Or even something more old-school like simply creating a new brand of products and marketing it effectively.
- What plan do you have in starting a business?
Something that is easily scalable and have an impact on our daily lives.
Looking to employ a plaform business model in the space of consultancy services or better suited freelance/part-time jobs for university students.
Have previously engaged in bulk importing and distribution.
Past Experiences (optional)
Maritime Structured Exchange Program 2016 to Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Denmark
International Trade & Maritime Industry Study Mission to Oslo, Norway & Shanghai, China
SMU-iMinds Entrepreneurial Immersion Program 2016 to Belgium
Teaching Assistant for Managerial Accounting
Internships
Investment Banking Analyst Intern | Lares Loreno Private Capital | Singapore | Aug 2017 – Current
Shipping Intern | NORDEN Shipping | Singapore | Jun 2017 – Jul 2017
Business Development & Marketing Intern | Foodpairing® | Brugge, Belgium | May 2016 – Aug 2016
Student Consultant | UOB-SMU Asian Enterprise Institute | Singapore |Feb 2016 – May 2016
Associate Financial Consultant | Great Eastern Life | Singapore |July 2014 – May 2016
Awards
APL Lua Cheng Eng Memorial Scholarship AY17/18
International Trading Excellence Award 2017, awarded by NORDEN Shipping (Singapore)
National Maritime Case Competition 2017, 1st Runner-up
Dean’s List (School of Economics) AY15/16
Extra Co-Curricular Activities
President | Maritime Club | SMU | Feb 2017 – Current
Research Sub-Committee | Merchants’ Club | SMU | Jan 2016 – May 2016
Community Involvement
Programs Member & First Aider | Project Huts to Hearts III | Vang Heua, Laos | Oct 2014 – June 2015
What keeps you ticking?
Kaizen - being a better version of myself everyday.
