Welcome to another episode of The 1 to ONE Thing!

In this episode, I met with Bernadette Fah, a chief of staff, COO, and self-described "C-suite counterweight" out of Singapore.

Bernadette shares her incredible journey from working since age 12 selling shoes in Singapore to raising $11 million for startups, navigating a bipolar 2 diagnosis, and discovering her unique pattern recognition superpower. Together, we dive into why ground-level execution beats high-altitude strategy, how to move from "narrative" to authentic "world building," and why everything in life—from your feelings to your reactions—is ultimately data you can reframe.

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Timestamps:

03:00 - What is a C-Suite Counterweight? (Threatening People with Success)

05:00 - Origin Story: Working at 12, Startup Life & Pattern Recognition

06:30 - Navigating Bipolar 2, Overcoming Adversity & Reclaiming Identity

09:00 - World Building vs. Narrative: Authentic Personal Branding

12:00 - The Pigeons Metaphor: Why Ground-Level Execution Gets Things Done

14:00 - Developing "Lost and Found": A Video Game About Defeating Despair

17:30 - The Sandwiched Generation: Finding Permission to Be Yourself

19:00 - Faith, Love, and Grief: Staying Alive for Others

21:00 - The 1 to ONE Thing: Everything is Data & True Self-Awareness

25:00 - Documentation, Memory, and Recognizing Patterns

27:00 - Projects, Collaborations, and Connecting on LinkedIn