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Singapore Press Club Book Talk and Fireside Chat

Date: 31 Jan 2024, Wednesday


Venue: Frankel Meyer and Brooke room on Level 3, Grand Mercure Singapore Roxy, 50 East Coast Road, Roxy Square, Singapore 428769


Programme

Registration:6.30 pm

Fireside Chat: 7pm - 8.15 pm

After-talk dinner at Feast Asia: 8.15 pm onwards


From Content to Commercialisation: It's not just creativity and technology that counts

Using parallels between sports and business success, this fireside chat with Singapore Press Club members who are successful journalists, authors and entrepreneurs will centre on:

  • Storytelling techniques in business and fiction writing
  • Building story lines and products that resonate with audiences
  • Best practices in moving from the idea stage to execution
  • Staying creative in the face of technology innovation
  • Lessons learned writing a best-selling novel and how these can be applied to other media products for commercial success.


Moderator

Glenn Van Zutphen, International journalist, host of the "Saturday Mornings Show" on MoneyFM 89.3, and the Founder & CEO of VanMedia Group.


Speakers

Sally J Clarke, Entrepreneur and Author. Co-founder of Starfish Digital. Clarke is the 2014 recipient of the La Salle Incubator Fund Award. She published her first novel, Ringside Gamble (reached #1 in Amazon's New Releases in Asian Literature within a week of its release).


Serene Goh, Founder of two companies: Brango Pte Ltd and Mekkitso Pte Ltd and she believes that a purpose-driven life is built on incremental innovation.


Stuart Thornton, Founder and CEO of Heros a membership club platform enabling athletes and fans to connect, inspire and invest in each other. He has over 25 years of global experience gained at multinational and start-up companies. He was the founder and CEO of Hoolah – Asia's leading omni-channel buy-now-pay later company.

Two options for participants to sign up

  1. Ticket price that includes a soft drink (coke /orange squash) :
  • $10 nett (Member)
  • $15 nett (Guest/Non-member)
  1. Ticket price that includes after-talk buffet dinner at Feast Asia:
  • $48 nett (Member)
  • $55 nett (Guest/Non-member)


First 30 registrants will receive a free copy of Ringside Gamble (retail price $29.14), which will be autographed by novelist during the evening


About Ringside Gamble


Ringside Gamble, authored by Sally J Clarke, is a first-of-its-kind literary fiction blending in the rich tapestry of culture, ethics, respect and transformative philosophy behind Muay Thai. The storytelling of beating seemingly impossible odds, unfolds a young man's relentless hard work, mental strength, and self-belief.


"An exciting and realistic depiction of the underworld of Muay Thai and what it takes to be a Muay Thai fighter."


Aphidet Joy Chaithet, former Muay Thai Champion Thailand, National Coach Singapore and Head Trainer, BXG Boxing and Fitness


Ringside Gamble reached #1 in Amazon's New Releases in Asian Literature, during the week of release, and is also available on Apple, Barnes and Noble, amongst other major distributors.

Speakers

  • Glenn Van Zutphen (International journalist, host of the

    Glenn Van Zutphen

    International journalist, host of the "Saturday Mornings Show" on MoneyFM 89.3, and the Founder & CEO of VanMedia Group. at VanMedia Group Pte Ltd

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  • Sally J Clarke (Entrepreneur and Author. Co-founder of Starfish Digital. Author of Ringside Gamble.)

    Sally J Clarke

    Entrepreneur and Author. Co-founder of Starfish Digital. Author of Ringside Gamble.

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  • Serene Goh (Founder/Director of Brango Pte Ltd Co-founder and Director, Mekkitso Pte Ltd (publisher of WhatAreYouDoing.sg))

    Serene Goh

    Founder/Director of Brango Pte Ltd Co-founder and Director, Mekkitso Pte Ltd (publisher of WhatAreYouDoing.sg)

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  • Stuart Thornton (Founder of Heros)

    Stuart Thornton

    Founder of Heros

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Tickets

  • Member Ticket (with drink only)

    S$10.-

    Member Price

    This ticket entitles you to a seat and a soft drink (coke /orange squash).

    Buy Ticket
  • Guest Ticket (with drink only)

    S$15.-

    Public Price

    This ticket entitles you to a seat and a soft drink (coke /orange squash).

    Buy Ticket
  • Member Ticket (with buffet dinner at Feast Asia)

    S$48.-

    Member Price

    This ticket entitles you to a seat and buffet dinner at Feast Asia after the talk.

    Buy Ticket
  • Guest Ticket (with buffet dinner at Feast Asia)

    S$55.-

    Public Price

    This ticket entitles you to a seat and buffet dinner at Feast Asia after the talk.

    Buy Ticket

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