A PhD-Turned Fashion Entrepreneur Story | OpenHaus S5E1 with Ee-Ling Ting, Entrepreneur

🎙️ 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙊𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙃𝙖𝙪𝙨, 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚'𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙨. 💌 === What if the path you started on wasn’t the one you were meant to finish? From lab coats 🥼to luxe linen 👗— meet Ee-Ling Ting, the soul behind The Missing Piece. As a wife, mother, entrepreneur, and fashion designer, she made the bold leap from science to style, transforming her love for fashion into a form of armour — a way to navigate life’s twists with strength and grace. How did her teenage hobbies grow into a flourishing brand today? #openhaus #podcast #singapore #sg #singaporean #entrepreneur #fashion #motherhood #style #design #passion #behindthebrand === See what we're up to: Listen on Spotify - https://tinyurl.com/openhaus-spotify Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/openhaus.wha/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@openhaus.wha Collaborate with us! - https://writehaus.asia/podcast/ Find Ee-Ling and The Missing Piece here: https://www.instagram.com/iwantthemissingpiece/ https://www.instagram.com/eeling.fock/ Find Durga here: https://www.instagram.com/durga.poonambalam/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/durga-poonambalam-9aa5725a/ === Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction 01:05 – Who is Ee-Ling Ting? 02:12 – Choosing a Career in Fashion 02:42 – The Birth of The Missing Piece 05:26 – Design Philosophy 06:17 – Fashion as Confidence & Armour 07:14 – Navigating Women’s Confidence Struggles 11:55 – Creative Process & Personal Narratives 13:24 – Challenges of Running a Business 20:40 – Lessons from Motherhood 22:58 – Advice for Aspiring Female Entrepreneurs 25:59 – Legacy & Core Values 28:07 – Closing Remarks