First published at 21, Max Pasakorn (any pronouns) is one of the top emerging young writers in Singapore, having been featured on The Straits Times and TODAYOnline. Born in Thailand under the loving eye of a Thai hawker mother, Max's writing tiptoe the beauty and pain of being a migrant to Singapore, and themes of diaspora and belonging.

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Our Queer Impact interviews inspiring LGBTQIA+ people leading change across various industries in art, tech, crypto, finance, and more.

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We're BACK after a (embarassingly long) hiatus!

This episode was shot over a year ago, but the conversation on climate change, and business's role in it, remains topical today. I speak with Nabig Chaudhry (he/him), Director of Climate Adaptation Strategy at Probable Futures, on his thoughts.

READ Nabig's recent article on his work here: https://probablefutures.org/perspective/what-is-climate-adaptation/

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Our Queer Impact is the podcast that interviews inspiring LGBTQIA+ people leading change across various industries in art, tech, crypto, finance, and more.

Chern Ron Ong (he/him) is a Fixed Income Product Specialist at Capital Group. Despite his joyful demeanor and infectious smile, his journey is marked by stigma and rebuffs. A polytechnic student with a dream to pursue a finance degree, he was discouraged by a university counselor due to his sexuality.

Today, Ron shares his journey going against conventional 'finance bro' standards to work in high finance on his own terms.

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zSyxy0Mzbbs

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⏰ Timecodes

(0:15) - College Counselor Said I Can't Do Finance Because I'm Gay

(3:21) - Stigma on Going to a Polytechnic

(7:55) - Regrets About Pursuing a UK Masters

(9:41) - Deciding I Don't Want to Be a Manager

(11:02) - Accidentally Proving the Counselor Right

(11:37) - I Came Out in a Goldman Sachs Interview

(13:28) - Why Queer People Are The Top Talent

(15:58) - Partying with My Manager Made Me (Nearly) Quit

(19:50) - Giving Yourself Grace to Stay Closeted

(21:30) - Day 1 Advice

(23:40) - Did I Reach My Fullest Potential?

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