TEDx Speaker | Keynote Speaker | Author
Jan is passionate about digital media, entrepreneurship and working with youths. Since the age of 17, he founded eight businesses and was the founder of Malaysia’s Online Fashion Entrepreneurs’ Weekend (MOFEW) in promoting the online fashion industry in Malaysia in 2010. Jan is also a part time lecturer at the Asia Pacific University (APU), a certified e-Commerce consultant, a Masters degree holder in Technology Management and has published a research paper in the Journal of Global Communications in 2011.
He currently sits on the academic advisory board for KDU University, Sunway College and Sunway University, and recently received a full scholarship for a PhD in Monash University. His passion in startups has led him to become a catalyst partner with organizations such as Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), TechStars and SG NEXT50 to continuously work with startups as a mentor, speaker at various conferences, workshops and events regionally and has co-founded several other ventures through his involvement with OpenMinds.
Jan is a two-time TEDx speaker, global keynote speaker with over 5,000 pax in attendance, a regular contributor on BFM radio, an author of “Building Your Digital Net Worth”, listed on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2017 list, recognised as the Top 10 New Generation Businessmen in Malaysia 2020 and a nominee of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year award in recognition of his entrepreneurial efforts in the region.
He has also been featured on various media such as The Star, The New Straits Times, Forbes, Personal Money, The Edge, Malaysia SME, The Asian Entrepreneur Magazine, Vulcan Post, World of Buzz, Channel W, Nanyang, Sin Chew, Berita Harian, Astro, BFM and many more.
