“I wasn’t given a racing car. I chose it. But for other girls, it’s never an option," says motorsport star Bianca Bustamante, on Crazy Smart Asia. In conversation with Tatler Gen.T’s Chong Seow Wei, the GB3 racer discusses her social media game, the sacrifices her family made to finance her dream, how racing lets her escape societal expectations and why she can no longer watch anime.

00:00 Introduction to Crazy Smart Asia

00:25 Meet Bianca Bustamante: Breaking Stereotypes

01:30 Quick Fire Questions with Bianca

03:11 Bianca's Early Racing Journey

04:15 Family Sacrifices and Support

08:36 Realising Racing as a Career

14:20 Overcoming Financial and Pandemic Challenges

17:44 The Whole Package for a Racing Driver

18:31 Building a Personal Brand

20:07 Challenges in the Racing Industry

21:49 Gender Dynamics in Motorsport

23:59 The Importance of Representation

26:24 Preparing for GB3 Debut

27:37 Managing Life as a Racing Driver

31:20 Hobbies and Downtime

33:11 Would You Do It All Again?

33:56 Conclusion and Farewell

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“You can always turn something bad into good,” says 9gag co-founder Ray Chan, on Crazy Smart Asia. In conversation with Tatler’s Chong Seow Wei, the Hong Kong entrepreneur discusses building one of the world’s largest online meme platforms, the time he brought a rice cooker to a startup accelerator programme and how experiencing baby loss puts petty crypto drama into perspective.

00:00 Introduction to Crazy Smart Asia

01:11 Meet Ray: The Man Behind the Memes

01:17 Quick Fire Questions with Ray

03:38 Ray's Childhood and Early Career

04:58 The Birth of 9GAG

14:40 Navigating Co-Founder Relationships

19:39 The Genesis of Meme Land

22:47 Web3 Needs More Customers, Not Investors

23:28 Navigating the Fast-Paced Web3 Market

24:06 Challenges and Criticisms in Web3

25:19 The Importance of a Flexible Roadmap

27:23 Investment Tips for Newbies

28:59 Acquiring Hong Kong's First Meme Stock

32:43 Personal Tragedy and Resilience

36:04 Turning Misfortune into Positive Action

44:03 Balancing Faith, Family, and Fitness

45:34 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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From a visual development artist who’s worked on major Hollywood animations to a horror filmmaker terrifying audiences without the jump scares, season 11 of Crazy Smart Asia presents powerful lessons on work and life from Asia’s film industry leaders. Listen for five of the most powerful mindbombs from the season’s guests, designed to help you think bigger, braver and more creatively.

If you enjoyed these short clips, why not go back and listen to the full episodes:

• Your music is only as good as your instincts, says composer Elliot Leung
• Taking Southeast Asian narratives to the world, with film producer Tan Si En
• The Projector effect: How Karen Tan built Singapore’s coolest cinema
• Auditions, exorcisms and the art of reinvention, with writer and actor of “Good Cop/Bad Cop” fame Grace Chow
• Beyond jump scares: film director and writer Kenneth Dagatan on the art of terrifying audiences

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