Spotlighting one of Taiwan’s most influential leaders in the LGBT+ rights movement both locally and globally, Hive Life celebrates this Pride Month with the compelling force behind Taipei’s Pride Parade of the World and an organiser of WorldPride 2025, Darien Chen. 

“One for all and all for one” women-led networking and growth platform Tinted Wateva hails from culturally diverse Singapore. Led by Lavania Hajji and Shifaa Sheikh, the platform is making waves by empowering brown Asian businesswomen in their community, and beyond.

In a one-on-one with SatoshiWomen co-founders Lyndaine Demetilla and Vivien Khoo, they share about their experiences establishing the crypto-literacy community to empower women to achieve financial freedom.  

Rachel Carrasco is a rising woman entrepreneur, the founder of luxury lifestyle marketing platform RACHE, and co-founder of bacon snack brand BAKEN. We catch up with Rachel on her experiences founding these businesses, the impact she is making, and how she is advocating for women’s empowerment. 

Trang Dang is the Co-founder and CEO of Ru9, Vietnam’s sleep company which aspires to bring the value of a good sleeping experience closer to the local market. We caught up with Trang to learn more about her inspiration, Ru9’s core DNA, and how they are shaking up the local mattress industry.