The Entrepreneurial Journey of Building ConnectingDNA

The Entrepreneurial Journey of Building ConnectingDNA
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Synopsis

In this Venture Creation in Asia Fireside Chat, we bring together Founders | Entrepreneurs and Investors | Angels | Mentors | Venture Builders in a moderated fireside chat to share stories of venture building - highlighting the fact that venture building is a sustained and team-based effort.

In this fireside chat, Yen-Lu Chow, AIM’s founding executive chairman, will moderate the session with Cedric Lee and Ee Ting Choo, the founders of ConnectingDNA, a pioneering startup that specializes in developing hyper-personalized wellness solutions via genetics and AI.

Join us to hear firsthand about their entrepreneurial journey that can inspire all aspiring entrepreneurs: the origin of ConnectingDNA, their mission and vision, the early struggles of finding product-market fit, building an A-team, getting investments and all the trials and tribulations of creating a wellness tech startup in Asia from scratch.

 About connectingDNA

ConnectingDNA is a DNA-Tech platform that helps you find reliable wellness solutions online. If you have done a DNA test, you can even upload your report online in a safe and private manner to unlock predictive insights on health, personality, fitness, nutrition, career, etc using AI. At the same time, we empower wellness practitioners to create hyper-personalized "DNA-Designed" solutions for you (eg. DNA-Designed Fitness Plans) so positive outcomes can be achieved Faster, Safer, and Easier.

SPEAKER

Cedric Lee

DNA Storyteller, Founding CEO ConnectingDNA

Cedric Lee is the founder and CEO of ConnectingDNA. He is passionate about revolutionizing how people achieve their best health by understanding their unique genetic makeup.

With over 20 years in the health tech world, he has worked with big names like Abbott Laboratories, 3M, and Samsung, and held various leadership roles. Beyond his day-to-day work, he shares his knowledge on branding, holistic wellness, consumer genetics and leadership with different companies and communities. 

His mission now is to unlock the full potential of the wellness industry using genetic insights and digital tools. On LinkedIn, he is known as the “DNA Storyteller,” where he shares fascinating stories about our genes and how understanding them can help people make smarter choices for a healthier life.

SPEAKER

Choo Ee Ting

Co-Founder of ConnectingDNA

Choo Ee Ting is the co-founder of ConnectingDNA, a platform that uses your DNA to help you make better nutrition and lifestyle choices.

From a Chemical Engineer to 15 years in the field of genetics, and now a strong advocate for holistic health through nutrition, Ee Ting is dedicated to teach people about the benefits of good nutrition. 

She has clocked over 100 hours of health talks to Corporates such as STENGG and MNCs to provide practical nutrition advice. In a world full of confusing health advice, Ee Ting stands out by offering clear and trustworthy guidance on important topics like managing weight, debunking nutrition myths, and spotting hidden risks in our diet. She now uses genetic information to help people make smarter choices for a healthier life.

Moderator

Yen-Lu Chow

Founding Executive Chairman WholeTree Foundation; Over-The-Rainbow; Asia Institute of Mentoring | Founding Partner Fatfish MediaLab | Executive Mentor YSI SEA | Founder of the Deep Human Movement
Yen-Lu’s career spans nearly 40 years in the tech, media, venture capital, and more recently social entrepreneurship and philanthropy. A former Apple Distinguished Technologist, he is a successful entrepreneur with multiple tech start-ups and an active angel investor, spending many years mentoring and advising entrepreneurs, young businesses and serving on government panels on innovation. He served as a director of Business Angel Network SEA, executive mentor and adjunct professor to NUS Enterprise, mentor to INSEAD, numerous panels on entrepreneurship and innovation internationally, including IDA / SPRING, A*STAR, NRF, GMIC, NUS StartUp@Singapore, NUS Social Venture Competition, NTU Idea Inc, Thailand National Business Plan Competition, CrowdSourcing Week, etc. 

In a fast-paced world where the only constant is change, he believes there is an urgent need for each of us to draw on our strengths and creative potential as human beings, to connect with our higher self and our deeper purpose to contribute towards humanity in a positive and impactful way. He enjoys building ecosystems and mobilizing the community to create positive social change. As an early pioneer in the application of AI, he also has a strong base in the tech space. With the launch of his family foundation and other social impact initiatives, Yen-Lu devotes his time serving both society and the nation in his various capacities.

He is on a life mission to help bring about a kinder, gentler, more inclusive, more just, and sustainable world.
About Asia Institute of Mentoring

Asia Institute of Mentoring (AIM) is a non-profit volunteer based organization with a mission to bring mentoring to the spotlight in Asia, raise the quality of mentors and the standard of mentoring, bringing mentoring to all facets of society to impact millions of lives. 

We are committed to create an Asia-based people-powered mentoring movement to move people … to learn, to share, to give forward, to transform, to harness the deep human potential, and create social impact – bringing about a kinder, gentler, more inclusive, just and sustainable world for all.

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Date & Time
Thursday

November 7, 2024

8:00 PM 9:00 PM Asia/Singapore
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Asia Institute of Mentoring (AIM) Ltd

+65 9628 9766
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