Sharon Au, one of Singapore’s beloved TV personalities, was at the height of her fame when all of a sudden she shocked everyone by walking away. Trading the glitz and glamour of show business, in 2005 she flew to Japan to further her studies. When she returned to Singapore in 2011 and found a new purpose in boardrooms, climbing the corporate ladder at Mediacorp. Just as she thought she had settled, she packed up once again and moved to Paris, stepping yet into another new adventure– completely on her own terms.
What drives her to keep reinventing herself? What did she gain (and lose) in the process? And what can we all learn from her fearless approach to starting over?
Tune in for a heartfelt and laughter-filled conversation as we unravel the inspiring evolution of Sharon Au. We’ll uncover what her journey tells us about ambition, identity, and courageous pursuit for growth!
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Chapters:
0:00 Start of Episode
00:34 Introduction of Sharon Au
03:07 The Burden of Being Sharon Au
05:11 Media Industry Expectations
07:55 Hardships of People Pleasing
09:53 Sharon’s Childhood
14:34 Sharon’s Move to Japan
18:57 Leaving During The Peak of Her Career
21:34 Coming Back to Mediacorp
25:32 Running Away to Paris
33:38 Sharon Au’s Paris Home Broken Into
38:32 Sharon Au on What Losing Her Possessions Taught Her
41:18 Sharon Au on Relationships
42:28 Sharon Faking Her Marriage
49:40 Reconnecting with Her True Self Again
54:47 What Sharon Au Hopes People to Learn from Her
57:42 Farewells
01:01:00 End of Episode