What do you do when your own child says she doesn’t want to become like you?
In this conversation with Yuying Deng, a lawyer-turned-tech founder and one of Singapore’s most quietly powerful women in leadership. I dive into the messy, honest side of career growth, motherhood, and building a company from scratch.
We talk about the pressure on women leaders, the guilt every working mom carries, and how she balances logic, intuition, and entrepreneurship in Singapore’s fast-moving tech world.
Yuying also shares how growing up inside a nursing home shaped her leadership mindset and why fulfillment isn’t something you chase, it’s something you notice.
If you want a real, unfiltered look at women leadership, resilience, and what it actually takes to build a meaningful career, tune in now!
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IN THIS EPISODE
(00:00) The hidden pressure powerful women never admit out loud
(04:05 )The dream she had to abandon… and why it still matters
(07:48) What childhood experiences secretly shape high achievers
(13:25) The hidden emotional cost behind every “successful” life
(15:07) What motherhood teaches you about leadership (that MBAs don’t)
(15:54) The truth about loneliness at the top — and how she handles it
(19:24) The heartbreak that quietly reshaped her worldview
(20:58) How she decides when to trust her gut vs. the data
(24:14) Who she really is when the titles, roles, and labels fall away
(26:16) Her honest take on identity, belonging, and being Singaporean
(31:50) Redefining success when life gets loud and priorities shift
💫 ABOUT YUYING DENG
Yuying Deng is a lawyer-turned-tech founder, entrepreneur, and CEO of Esevel, a Singapore-based platform that manages IT operations for distributed teams worldwide.
💫 ABOUT YANA FRY
Yana Fry is a globally recognized speaker, top-ranked podcast host, and founder of YanaTV and Timeless Teachings. Known as a soul interviewer, Yana has a rare gift for creating intelligent, emotionally safe spaces where people reveal truths they’ve never spoken publicly before.
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