The former ad agency owner and creative director who's now a food influencer

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In this week's instalment of Creative Capital, we talk to Veronica Phua. A successful art director and agency owner, she closed her business after 30 years in the industry and has transitioned to becoming one of Singapore’s most influential foodies.

Anyone who follows the local food scene through social media has certainly run across the incredibly well-written and passionate posts from Veronica Phua.

HI, VERONICA. I THINK MOST PEOPLE WHO KNOW YOU NOW AS VERONICA PHUA THE FOODIE DON’T REALISE YOU HAVE THIS AMAZING CREATIVE BACKGROUND. CAN YOU GIVE ME A QUICK WALKTHROUGH OF YOUR AGENCY CAREER? YOUR HUSBAND WAS YOUR BUSINESS PARTNER AT PLUM IDEAS. HOW DID YOU GUYS MEET AND WAS IT LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT?

After a few months of using the app, the then-Community Manager, Jayne, reached out to me to bequeath the title of Tastemaker as I was posting quality content regularly. Shortly after, we met up in person along with the other Tastemakers for an event, and we clicked from the get-go. I met the rest of the then-Burpple team over the following months and cultivated a strong bond. When they knew of my plans to close Plum Ideas, I was approached to join the company as a full-time consultant.

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