After deciding to break away from a fast-paced career in the fashion industry and start her own business a year ago, STEPHANIE DICKSON has learnt more about herself than she could ever have anticipated. The founder of The Wedge Asia, a company that organises talks, events and workshops to inspire and motivate, tells us about her journey.
With her grounded and rather philosophical attitude towards life and business, her calm voice and approachable demeanour, Stephanie seems wiser than her twenty-something years. Her accent is not easy to place – a product of her third-culture kid upbringing, perhaps.
I later discover that her mum is a holistic energy healer; is that perhaps where Stephanie gets her “zen” aura from? “I definitely owe a lot to her outlook and advice, especially since I began running a start-up!” she laughs.
Currently running The Wedge Asia with her small team out of a buzzing co-working space in the centre of town, she says her entrepreneurial journey hasn’t just been about finding and following a successful business model; she did a lot of honest soul-searching, too, in order to discover a cause that she felt truly passionate about. In the end, that calling turned out to be to provide a platform to promote other inspirational individuals and businesses to the public through events, talks and workshops.
Tell us more about your life before co-founding The Wedge Asia.
I was born in Australia and am the eldest of four. My parents have lived in various places; I went to high school here, and to university at Monash in Melbourne. My dad – who works in hydroponics and agriculture – has since moved back here to Singapore. Before founding The Wedge Asia, I worked in marketing and events for Fidé Fashion Weeks.
That sounds very exciting!
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