How do you make each day count? The Singapore Women’s Weekly and Lancôme Advanced Génifique present three inspiring women who, with their seize-the-day mantra, live out their lives, proving that age is but a number.
How do you make each day count? The Singapore Women’s Weekly and Lancôme Advanced Génifique present three inspiring women who, with their seize-the-day mantra, live out their lives, proving that age is but a number.
You would assume that over two decades of being in the business, one would feel jaded, but that’s not the case for Beatrice, who finds fulfillment in her daily life. “[I wake up] every morning raring to start the day, working on projects I am so excited by, dreaming of places to travel to, surrounding myself with people who inspire me, being able to help my son with his homework, and generally running out of time for everything else!’.
With a career spanning 21 years in the entertainment industry, Beatrice has gone from being a theatre and TV actress, to directing theatre productions and national events like the opening and closing ceremonies of the 28th Southeast Asian Games and the National Day Parade in 2011 and 2016.
Her opportunity to transition from actress to director came when her mentor and friend Goh Boon Teck (Artistic Director of Toy Factory Productions) presented her a chance to direct a play. “I have not looked back since and I am happiest, artistically, in a rehearsal room.”
Doctor, mother-of-three, entrepreneur and cofounder of social enterprise CRIB… it’s hard not to feel like an underachiever when speaking to Dr Elaine Kim.
At only 34 years old, Elaine is an accomplished doctor in palliative care. While most of us would be content with having a stable career, Elaine is also an entrepreneur, setting up several businesses in Singapore and Hong Kong, including Trehaus Co-Work, Singapore’s first coworking space targeted at families with children.
As if these aren’t challenging enough, Elaine also co-founded CRIB (Creating Responsible and Innovative Businesses), a social enterprise which helps other women entrepreneurs by equipping them with skills, creating networking opportunities, and raising funds for various charities.
Elaine has gone beyond balancing career and family, succeeding in what most mothers struggle with at a young age. And her secret to juggling multiple roles? Prioritising is key, she says. “Choose your priority and act on it for a period of time. It can be taking time out for my family or focusing on my business at its crucial state.”
With a long list of achievements as a botanical watercolour artist with works commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Harper’s BAZAAR, you would’ve thought that Lucinda has done this for years; the truth is, she only started her studio WITHIN 14 months ago.
The turning point of her career came when she was 37 – she called off a decade-long relationship, and it was also the time when her 20-yearold cat died. Her then-employer offered her a six-month sabbatical and Lucinda took off for New Zealand for a personal break.
The trip turned out to be exactly what she needed. “I was constantly wooed by nature, which happened very serendipitously – I would be writing in my journal and a puff of dandelion seeds would surround me. It was all very romantic.”
When she returned to Singapore, she took the plunge, leaving her stable job as a Senior Lecturer and started her own studio collaborating with fellow nature lovers and teaching watercolour painting.
