Diyanah Kamarudin is the founder of RUDIN, a forthcoming luxury jewelry brand deeply rooted in art history and storytelling. Diyanah is a Yale-NUS philosophy graduate whose passion for Italian art, particularly Pompeian art and Renaissance frescoes, forms the creative bedrock of her brand. Her career began in management consulting before a move to New York to work for a tech scale-up, where she discovered a fascinating intersection between analytical business strategy and creative intuition. This experience inspired her to forge her own path. RUDIN is the culmination of her passions, where ‘passion is a verb.’ The brand’s debut collection is inspired by 16th-century Italian frescoes depicting Greek myths, with each design undergoing extensive historical research. While RUDIN is built on an ethical foundation, using certified suppliers and lab-grown diamonds, Diyanah emphasises that this is a core standard rather than a marketing angle. She is currently dedicated full-time to the brand, embodying a philosophy of pursuing excellence for its own sake, with plans to launch RUDIN in Fall 2025.

Hemant Mathy is the entrepreneurial force behind The Bagel Bunch, a Singaporean bagel shop renowned for its unique Asian fusion flavours. What began as a home-based passion project in May 2021 soon blossomed into a full-fledged business. A self-taught baker who refined his skills using online resources, Hemant developed a distinct menu featuring items like butter chicken and mala bagels, filling a niche in the local market. In 2023, he secured partners and left his corporate job to build a physical shop in Buona Vista, which opened its doors the following May. Today, Hemant skillfully balances managing The Bagel Bunch with a full-time role at an SEO firm. Identifying as a ‘Gen Z entrepreneur,’ he champions authenticity and calculated risks, thriving on the creative freedom of developing new recipes while steering his passion project into a stable, growing enterprise.