Post by Christina Teo

There is something personal about #transitions. Most of us only talk about them after the fact. After the dust settles. After the new job begins. After the company recovers. After the divorce papers are signed. After the pivot “worked”. Only then do the stories become neat enough to tell. But in the middle of it — when the uncertainty is real, the identity questions are messy, and the future feels foggy — most people go quiet. Not because they have nothing to say. But because transitions are deeply personal. Some of us frame them as pivots. Some experience them as exits. Some simply call them a period of change. But are they the same thing? A transition is often internal — the psychological adjustment to a new reality. A pivot is deliberate — choosing a different direction. An exit is decisive — closing one chapter completely. Many of us will experience all three at different points in life. Yet strangely, these are the moments professionals talk about the least. Which is why I wanted our next Meet Your Peers Podcast Peerty to explore this topic — not through polished keynote speeches, but through an honest conversation. We have four guests joining the conversation. Two women. Two men. Mireille (Mimi) Giraud | Shery Chan | Rajiv Ramani, MSID | Iwan de Leeuw From banking, FMCG to tech. Different functions. Different life stages. Some have navigated difficult professional transitions. Some have made bold pivots. Some have experienced deeply personal exits. They won’t be moderated in the traditional sense. Instead, they will meet as peers — almost like strangers meeting over dinner — and see where the conversation goes. And because the most interesting questions often come from the room, we will open up 45 minutes for audience Q&A after the recording. Because sometimes the most helpful thing when you are navigating a transition yourself is not advice. It is simply hearing someone say: "Yes, I went through that too." If you are currently navigating a transition, contemplating a pivot, or sensing an exit approaching — this conversation may resonate more than you expect. And if you are not in one right now, chances are someone around you is. Join us on March 31 for the next Meet Your Peers live #podcast 🇸🇬 Come for the conversation. Stay for the #networking before and after.