Anthea Indira Ong
Impact Entrepreneur and Investor
Anthea's mantra is 'Why start a business when you can start a movement, or two? She started Singapore's first travelling silent teabar, Hush, to bring the disparate worlds of hearing and the deaf together. Focusing on human-centred design, Hush opens up discourse on physical disability and encourages busy executives to pause and connect with themselves, and the community around them. Aside from Hush, Anthea is also the founder of other social movements/projects including A Good Space, Our Tree Stories, Playground of Joy, Project Yoga-on-Wheels, Anagami Wellness and still incubating The GoodFood Org. She is also the Immediate Past President of Society for WINGS and former founding board member of Daughters of Tomorrow. She currently serves as an appointed member of the advisory committees of Social Service Innovation Advisory Council (National Council of Social Service), DBS-NUS Social Venture Challenge, Company of Good Initiative (National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre), ACE Capstone Programme for Non-Profit Leaders (Social Service Institute) and Cedar Girls' Secondary School.
A certified life/executive coach, yoga instructor and microfinance trainer, Anthea continues to be enthralled by the expanse of our planet, often embarking on solo travels to exotic lands around the world including Everest Base Camp, The Amazon, Siberia, Iran etc. She most recently completed a 2-week Antarctica Expedition with renowned explorer, Sir Robert Swan in March 2018. Like a true social innovator, she cherishes the stumbles and falls that she's been gifted with in her life so far - without which she would never have the opportunities to discover her strengths and realise her potential.

