LinkedIn Top Voices 2020: Singapore

LinkedIn News is unveiling our first annual Top Voices list for Singapore, a collection of 16 experts driving today’s professional conversation. From the importance of reskilling to how to thrive as a creative, these members are helping us parse today’s changing world of work, navigate our industries and find balance through it all. As Covid-19 continues to upend our lives, these voices are fostering meaningful conversation and community in a time when many of us crave it more than ever. 

To compile the list, we use a combination of quantitative and qualitative measures — including engagement (including reactions, comments and shares across each member’s content); posting cadence; and follower growth. You can learn more about the methodology at the bottom of this article and can check out all of this year’s Top Voices around the world here.

Below you’ll find this year’s standout voices in Singapore, just 16 of the hundreds Top Voices highlighted globally. Our list showcases members you should be following to get inspired and stay informed, from Singapore’s Prime Minister, to a clean energy advocate, to a media entrepreneur, and more. Whether they’re in logistics or law, music or marketing, what unites them is how they build communities, start thoughtful conversations, and give and get help through their content. 

Check out this year’s #LinkedInTopVoices worth following in Singapore.

What he talks about: Razzouk, whose company operates clean energy projects in Asia, uses LinkedIn as a “rooftop” from which he shouts about climate change. He regularly comments on major climate news, energy projects as well as research findings. He also shares insights from his podcast, The Angry Clean Energy Guy.

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What she talks about: Teo heads up a network and angel fund which encourage women in the corporate world to invest in startups. Besides sharing she1K efforts, she interviews female founders, sparks conversations about startups and offers lessons from her own career. She says her content allows her to reach out to executives to join her angel investing platform. “I am an enabler so I like putting others on stage. I like featuring others' stories,” she says.

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What she talks about: Her videos cover topics like reskilling in Singapore and emotional intelligence during a crisis. Lim-Lange, who co-founded her leadership training company and co-authored Deep Human with husband Gregor, also writes about working with her spouse and establishing work-from-home boundaries. Conversations with her followers have shown her how to “balance my open candour and sense of humour with sensitivity and a more culture-sensitive perspective,” she says.

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What he talks about: A former managing director at UBS in Hong Kong, Sim now coaches young professionals in career and life skills, and lectures at universities. He taps on these experiences to post twice weekly in both English and Chinese about topics like the future of banking jobs in Asia, personal development tips and the way forward for education. He also has a monthly newsletter on how to transform one’s career with small actions.

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What she talks about: When big business news breaks in Asia, the news anchor swiftly heads to the professional network to provide her followers with timely updates. These include her interviews with politicians and business leaders in the region and her analysis of stock market movements and major world news. Haslinda also writes about diversity and inclusion in both media and the workplace. 

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What she talks about: Tech sales professional by day and blogger about millennial issues by night, Phneah creates content to fulfil her mission of helping workers in Singapore get the “right knowledge and support to pursue their dreams”. Topics she covers range from how young workers can navigate the coronavirus-hit job market and manage their finances effectively, to policies she believes can help Singapore’s workforce.

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What she talks about: In 2018, Chan gave up biomedical research to start her science media company. Often creating content while having her morning cup of coffee, she shares “honestly and vulnerably”. She celebrates scientific breakthroughs in Asia and shares lessons from entrepreneurship during Covid-19.She also hosts a Live video series where she asks business leaders about their views on emerging from the Covid crisis.

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What he talks about: Koo, a data scientist, trainer and consultant, wants to help people build successful data science careers. Taking inspiration from his students and tech community discussions, he busts common data science myths, offers guidance for those reskilling to join the industry and shares resources for learning. He says that “everyone is a teacher” to him in his professional network and he often shares his posts with other data science experts to get their views and insights.

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What she talks about: Thanapathy, a motivational speaker and author, founded a network to connect girls in Singapore with role models. The diversity advocate discusses issues like the gender pay gap and what the post-pandemic new normal will look like. She also celebrates female role models, especially in STEM fields, and talks about the importance of empathy and coping with sadness during the crisis.

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What he talks about: After ringing in 2020 with his first LinkedIn post, Prime Minister Lee has used the professional network to share industry and business-related announcements, thoughts on geopolitical issues as well as clips from his interviews and dialogues. Amid the Covid-19 crisis, he has also regularly posted his national broadcasts, praise for frontline workers and updates about the road ahead to economic recovery.

Follow Lee Hsien Loong

What he talks about: The composer showcases clips of his work for the advertising and gaming industries, offers advice for succeeding as a creative and starts conversations about the future of the music business. His content has brought him new business opportunities — but as he points out, “Creative content with no relation to business can garner a fair amount of participation from them... music connects people across all fields”.

Follow Li Xiao'an

What she talks about: The author, speaker and founder of a leadership consultancy shares her articles and speeches about workplace wellbeing and culture, leadership, and personal development. Besides interviewing leaders like Bill Marriott and Kathy Calvin, Warrell also taps on personal topics for inspiration. These include lessons from climbing Kilimanjaro with her family, what leaders can learn from her quarantine experience, and more.

Follow Margie Warrell

What he talks about: Yeo celebrates healthcare workers, documents pivotal moments in Singapore’s Covid-19 fight and shares tours of his workplace. He also starts conversations with his followers about coronavirus-related news, Singapore healthcare policies and other health issues. Yeo says that he does research before posting to make sure he has “authentic and evidence-based captions”.

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What he talks about: Palamariu, an executive headhunter for the supply chain industry, writes about recruiting and logistics. He interviews business leaders about the supply chain industry on Live videos and posts videos about how to lead in a logistics company. He also comments on the hiring market and highlights interesting advancements in manufacturing and supply chain.

Follow Radu Palamariu

What he talks about: Besides writing about Google initiatives, Kahn also comments on the marketing industry, digital transformation, and how Asia is influencing global trends. He also shares his take on major news surrounding topics like climate change and diversity, as well as personal reflections on leadership during the Covid-19 crisis.

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What she talks about: Yuen Thio shares her views on being a female leader, the economic impact of Covid-19, and corporate governance in Singapore. In February, she rallied her network to join her in donating snacks and food to hospital workers amid the health crisis. She says that effort attracted contributions of S$40,000 in a few days.

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You’ve read about the Top Voices in Singapore this year. Now, check out the #LinkedInTopVoices in Australia, Japan, India and more.

How we compiled the Top Voices list

To compile the list, we use a combination of quantitative and qualitative signals. This includes engagement (including reactions, comments and shares across each member’s content); posting cadence; and follower growth. But engagement is just a start. Our next filter is qualitative. LinkedIn News editors refine and curate the list by looking at an eligible member’s body of work: Are the contributions insightful, conversational and timely? Do they seek to give and get help vs. being self-promotional? Finally, does this list reflect the world we work and live in today? 

All sharing activity measured took place over a 12-month period, from October 1, 2019 through September 30 2020. As with all LinkedIn Lists, we excluded current LinkedIn and Microsoft employees from consideration, as well as any members who are being or have been paid by LinkedIn to participate in brand campaigns or courses.