Thriving as a
Thriving as a
Podcast Description
thrive is the young audience initiative of The Business Times. In this new series by thrive, we’ll be uncovering the day-to-day realities of various jobs in Singapore. Taking an unfiltered look behind the scenes, we aim to debunk myths about these careers.
Podcaster: thrive
Produced by: The Business Times, SPH Media
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The podcast explores themes related to career exploration, mental health, and the realities of modern work life, with episodes such as an in-depth examination of content creation myths and a critical look at the legitimacy of TikTok therapy, discussing topics like burnout in creative jobs and the difference between counsellors and therapists.
thrive is the young audience initiative of The Business Times. In this new series by thrive, we’ll be uncovering the day-to-day realities of various jobs in Singapore. Taking an unfiltered look behind the scenes, we aim to debunk myths about these careers.
Podcaster: thrive
Produced by: The Business Times, SPH Media
2025 hasn’t been the best year for F&B in Singapore, with multiple restaurants and chains closing down.
In today’s episode, we sit down with Alex Chua and Jose Alonso from AC Concepts to discuss all things F&B. Are landlords are really to blame for the recent F&B closures? Are Home-based businesses unfairly competing with restaurants? What is it really like to work as a chef, and more.
Timestamps:
01:16 – Alex and Jose introduction
01:51 – What is AC concepts
03:50 – The reality of working as a chef
06:27 – How they decide on the menu
08:39 – “restaurant is not food”
13:58 – Singaporeans = experts on Japanese food?
18:53 – On F&B businesses shutting down
20:54 – On landlords raising rent
24:54 – Are people dining out less?
26:49 – Home-based businesses = competition?
30:02 – On Chinese brands like Haidilao and Mixue etc
32:41 – Is local hawker culture dying?
34:48 – Thoughts on food influencers/social media
36:43 – Final words of advice
Credits:
Written by: Daryl Choo and Andrew Wong
Hosted by: Lynette Koh and Andrew Wong
Edited by: Andrew Wong
Produced by: Daryl Choo
Send your questions, thoughts, story ideas, and feedback to thrivebt@sph.com.sg
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