What does it take to be an effective leader? We turn the spotlight on four in different industries and quiz them with questions crowdsourced from The Peak’s community.

As international luxury houses are forced to be more experimental with their approaches, the structure that the entire industry has run on is slowly but surely dismantling. But this might not be a bad thing.

How do you create culture? A dash of bravery, a few drops of creativity, dollops of passion and a desire to pass it on to the next generation. The Peak pairs five current and future icons from five different cultural fields and transcribe their riveting conversations.

The future of luxury is not digital.

Living in a digital age means that many of our social interactions are done online.

VALORANT IS A TEAM-BASED TACTICAL SHOOTER THAT TAKES PAGES OUT OF OVERWATCH AND CS: GO. ITS MAIN GAMEPLAY MODE IS SEARCH AND DESTROY; TWO OPPOSING TEAMS TAKE TURNS TRYING TO PLANT OR DE FUSE A BOMB IN A SPECIFIED ZONE.

Ever come across a dusty old game in your collection that you feel like playing again, only to realise It doesn’t inspire the same awe it did when you first brought it home?

Let’s celebrate the everyday women who are making an extraordinary difference - behind the scenes, and on the frontlines of a global pandemic.

Glasses, Prada. Bag; necklace; sandal, Miu Miu OPPOSITE: Bag; sandal, Prada

If there is anyone who knows about surmounting challenges in these tough times, it is the founders of these independent watch companies who have carved a name for themselves in an industry dominated by conglomerates.

A: Limiting your time online and streamlining your to-do list could boost your productivity.

Captured via video ConferenCe from our own homes, The Peak team disCusses making an impression on sCreen and living the wfh life.

Meet Alyssa Herrera, a full time bug bounty hunter since she was 16 years old.

The annual HWM+HardwareZone.com Tech Awards serves to honour the very best in tech brands, products and services.

Time to tune in to some empowered women characters. On your watch list: The Witcher and Sex Education which are both on Netflix.

DON’T BUY INTO THE HYPE JUST YET.

Carolyn Murphy tells Windy Aulia about her life as a model, her secrets to success and her passions beyond fashion.

What we’re all talking about this month.

Best known for her extensively waitlisted Nina bag, Gabriela Hearst walks the talk when it comes to sustainable luxury.

Including the stuff that didn’t. So that you have the option of shopping for the same, or a different look.

After a tumultuous year in the spotlight, Vivian Lai is gunning for a fresh start in 2020 and is out to shut down her critics.

Music can be like food for the soul.

Sure, she’s got a name straight out of the comic books, but Harley Quinn Smith is making her own mark in doing it all.

To comic book devotees and movie buffs, Ron Tan has the best job in the world. As executive chairman and group CEO of Cityneon, he gets to call the shots when building theme park sets and exhibitions filled with superheroes, robots and dinosaurs. But getting there required true grit.

Acting has allowed Blake Lively to let go of her insecurities, and the star reveals how she has found her happy place – as actress, wife, mother… and cook

Yes, the tech we have in our smartphones now is the best they’ve ever been.

Jorja Smith is 2019’s voice and face of music, so #TeamCLEO shines a spotlight on how she became “The One”.

We first met her mean girl Blair Waldorf in Gossip Girl. Now LEIGHTON MEESTER is playing for laughs—and new depths—as a different TV archetype: the single mom. She talks moving forward when life is more happily hectic than ever.

A rare breed in her field, dance teacher Jean Chan has taught generations of girls in a span of nearly 50 years, working7 through 23 years past her retirement. At 83, she shows no sign of slowing down.

THE ANSWER IS NO. Chronic workplace stress is more serious than you might think it is. And with more people burning out at work, here’s why you should take extra precautions to balance your work and life.

Meet the individuals who are blessing the art scene in the region each with their own purpose, style and stories, picturing the world through brushes, lenses and mediums.

Our good doctor aims to become a better person following a near miss and a bout of road rage.

All for one, and one for all. Nothing quite embodies the romanticism of surmounting obstacles of yesteryears, such as conquering mountains together on bicycles. The Peak gets a peek into the tenacious bonds of the Rapha Cycling Club with five of its members.

Having just turned 28, Zouk is the undisputed OG of clubs in Singapore, but has the Institution of Electronic Music still got its groove? Its latest independently minded, drum and bass-mad head of marketing Audrey Choy sits down with Tracy Phillips – the cultural connoisseur who held her very position at the nightspot a decade before – to talk about its relevance, direction, and what’s going to make everyone lose themselves to dance again.

Yung Ong steers luxury consumers from procuring statement pieces to buying into complete looks.

She may be funny, but Preeti Nair (aka @Preetipls aka 玛丽求求你) isn’t joking around when it comes to her influence. Known for her razor sharp wit and fearlessly calling out bullsh*t when she sees it, Preeti gets personal about why she’s doing what she’s doing.

“Look at me, I’m limitless” – the lyrics to Jennifer Lopez’s song ring like an anthem to the superstar’s life and career. As she approaches 50, and with a new tour and movie out soon, the singer-actress-dancer-producer-mother shows there’s just no stopping her.

For the last 16 years, RT+Q has been creating one exquisite abode after another, never revisiting tired trends or feeling stuck in a creative rut.

ARCHITECT AND MULTI-DISCIPLINARY DESIGNER ONG KER SHING DRAWS ON HER PERSONAL EXPERIENCES TO INSPIRE HER BODY OF WORK.

Got a relationship problem? Jason Godfrey, our man about town, is here to help.

There’s so much more to health than your body weight.

For these three women, it means overcoming the odds even though life dealt them a bad hand.

Putting our daughter in a kart for the very first time marked a significant milestone for us as a family and a rather emotional one for me.

Think of a sex addict and you’ll probably picture someone who masturbates or has sex a lot.

Shopping for a car with a non-petrolhead can be a frustrating and fulfilling experience, says our good doctor.

By the time she was 29, Esther Khong was already an entrepreneur, had launched an app, dealt with a painful breakup, and made peace with her past.

Lee Eng Su is more than the food nerd who wants to elevate quality local food one dish at a time – he wants to change the business approach altogether.

Try saying that to yourself the first thing you wake up every morning.

We celebrate International Women’s Day with a coterie of women who are ground-breaking and pioneering in their respective (and respected) fields, from AI to social welfare to F&B. These are Singapore’s new game changers.

Could your relationship with your plants clue you in to what’s happening with your love life?

It’s far from business as usual for these power couples as they test the boundaries of their union by choosing to marry love and work

As she bulks up her resume in the Year of the Pig with new directing credits and greater culinary pursuits, Jeanette Aw is proving she can have her cake and eat it too

#Fitspo. #Bodygoals. And more recently, #couplegoals.

Media personality Jade Seah keeps a “Three Blessings” journal to jump-start positive emotions.

On the occasion of her new memoir, Becoming, the former first lady opens up to close friend Oprah Winfrey about love, leadership, and her inspiring journey from the South Side of Chicago to the White House and beyond.

It takes two to parent so why does mummy get all the flak when it comes to raising the children? We turn to Andie Chen, Jason Godfrey, Shane Mardjuki, Daniel Ong and Aun Koh to weigh in on fatherhood BY NATALYA MOLOK

So Sofitel’s rooftop hideout knows more than a thing or two about cooling off, tropical style.

I was in attendance of a panel discussion during RSA Conference 2018 that was focusing on emerging cyber threats and the challenges faced by corporations and governments in a digital world

October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we bring you the latest updates on our country’s most common cancer in women, plus inspiring stories from survivors By ELIZABETH LIEW

What happens if you find yourself pregnant – before you’re ready? How do you deal with it, emotionally and physically? Three women open up about how they handled an unwanted pregnancy.

THE EVER STYLISH CHRIS CHONG TAKES US TO HIS GO-TO BOUTIQUES AND SHARES HIS IDEAS FOR NEW RETAIL. HERE, HEʼS PHOTOGRAPHED IN PIECES FROM HIS OWN WARDROBE.

Want to use your gaming laptop forwork and play? With slim bezels, compact chassis, and speedy graphics, gaming laptops have never looked more attractive.

In an ever-evolving world, change is the only constant. We speak with three go-getting women on how they stay at the top of their game BY ELIZABETH LIEW

Dr Kong gets off his high horse and into a high car.

Are you finally ready to make the jump and invest in a pair of end-game planar magnetic headphones? We rounded up the best for a listen.

David Yarrow, one of the most acclaimed wildlife photographers in the world, took Tag Heuer’s Don’t Crack Under Pressure campaign seriously: He shot British actress/ model Cara Delevingne with hungry lions in South Africa. For more about their collaboration, turn the page.

If you live from pay cheque to pay cheque – the way Clara How does – but your friends are buying homes, putting aside cash for retirement, and just generally adulting, read on. She’s on a mission to change her spending habits so she can put more pennies in her piggy bank.

Ng Zi Xuan, 24.

They may have topped their cohort in the high stakes exam, but did it set them up for success in life? We find out.

Turning to other women for love advice is great, but to get a deeper understanding of what goes on in his head, we decided to go straight to the source. We grill Allan Wu, Glenn Ong, James Quan, Howard Lo and Paul Foster on love, sex, marriage and divorce.

Wedding planners spend their careers creating dream weddings for other people and are often constrained by costs and client’s preferences. But what if they had free reign? Three planners share their dream wedding mood boards.

As a busy mum of two, JESSICA LIM is never alone, yet she has never felt more lonely. What’s missing, she wonders.

Isolation is a very powerful and simple mechanism that can take entire classes of cybersecurity risks, and nullify them.

Identical twins Jun and Wen have been each other’s go-to for the last 31 years. They talk about what it’s like to never be alone.

Cover girl Denise Keller shares how she feels younger and happier than ever in her mid-30s – thanks to yoga, a healthy diet and living mindfully.

You know them for their music video parodies like “Minahconda” and “Minah Funk”. After a decade of shenanigans, comedy duo Munah Bagharib and Hirzi Zulkiflie tell us why they are bidding YouTube goodbye and closing their channel with a final curtain call… literally.

Every month since September 2016, we have been curating ideas and experiences for this column that aim to do three things: encourage you to take the less-travelled path (literally and figuratively); inspire you to do better by yourself and others; and live a little more – even a little smarter. For our last issue of 2017, we’ve added a fourth thing: ideas and experiences that also make darn good gifts.

Spilling the beans on exes, dealbreakers, and what she had for lunch is Clara How’s way of telling a guy she cares – doesn’t matter if it’s early days. Not so for Davelle Lee, who insists there’s such a thing as TMI (too much information), and is all for keeping things under wraps. Each makes her case. You be the judge.

Every month since September 2016, we have been curating ideas and experiences for this column that aim to do three things: encourage you to take the less-travelled path (literally and figuratively); inspire you to do better by yourself and others; and live a little more – even a little smarter. For our last issue of 2017, we’ve added a fourth thing: ideas and experiences that also make darn good gifts.

BEING A YACHT CHEF IS A FLOATING WORLD AWAY FROM COOKING IN A RESTAURANT.

Why are mothers so hard on their own kids? TEE HUN CHING gets a reality check when she turns into a “momster”.

Great, not gross, says this guy: Joe DeMarini makes the case for having sex when you’ve got your period (and why your guy should be into it too)...

The word has been pretty buzzy lately, but what does it mean beyond the t-shirt slogans?

LEGENDARY AUSTRALIAN SAILOR DAVID WITT WILL SKIPPER HONG KONG’S FIRST ENTRY IN THE 2017-18 VOLVO OCEAN RACE WHILE ALSO AIMING TO LEAD THE 100ft SCALLYWAG TO VICTORY IN THE 73RD ROLEX SYDNEY HOBART YACHT RACE IN DECEMBER.

JASON GODFREY, our man about town, is here to help.

Edric treads among some automotive sacred cows this month.

ASIA-PACIFIC BOATING TALKS EXCLUSIVELY TO SOFTBANK TEAM JAPAN SKIPPER DEAN BARKER AND GENERAL MANAGER KAZUHIKO SOFUKU ABOUT THEIR HOPES FOR THE SOLE ASIAN CHALLENGER IN THE 35TH AMERIC A’S CUP IN BERMUDA.

CLARA HOW chased down the runaway men (including her own) to get you some closure.

It’s getting hot in here, and we’re sure it has something to do with the start of CLEO Most Eligible Bachelors 2017. Have a tall glass of water ready, because we trawled the island for the crème de la crème of the male species, and the next few pages are guaranteed to make you thirsty.

From risking life and limb together to surviving a long- distance relationship, these guys share how they went from in love to “I do”.

Three decades of fantastic prints, audacious fabrics, flamboyant embellishments, vibrant colour, and eccentric fashion. Will Dries Van Noten please stand up?

In which we ask three men to get candid on a very hot topic.

Fresh from a divorce, 42-year-old isabelle ho* found a new zest for life with a man almost 20 years younger.

If you ask us, we think tri-band routers are the best choice for homes with many connected devices. But with so many options to pick from, which is best? We are glad you asked, and we are only too happy to help. You’re welcome.

The boss of Lady M’s first Singapore store kicks back on the racetrack.

It’s hard, right? And not because of the wacky pattern, but because who can focus on one thing at a time these days? ARETHA LOH explains why uni-tasking is the next big thing – and how to master it.

We’ve all wished for do-overs in our lives, a chance to say “wait, that isn’t me. Let me prove it.” now it’s time to decide: does justin bieber get his wish?