About

Simon Leow is the co-founder of Happiness Initiative. It is a social enterprise dedicated to promoting happiness and well-being in Singapore and the region.

Simon is fascinated with the science of well-being. He believes that well-being skills can be made accessible to everyone.

Simon oversees the research and development department at Happiness Initiative. He loves to take a data driven approach to building a culture of well-being in organisations and communities.

His strengths include creativity, love for learning, and kindness. His purpose is to build a community that promotes the practice of well-being so that individuals, organisations, and communities can thrive.

Simon holds a Master in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. A fun fact about him is that he loves to live off grid in a tiny house. He loves nature, camping, vanlife, and outdoor cooking.

Sherman Ho is the Co-Founder of Happiness Initiative, a social enterprise that aims to build a flourishing society with evidence-based interventions through their products and programmes.

Sherman is very passionate about building inclusive communities, and making the world a kinder, more empathetic place in a sustainable way. At Happiness Initiative, he leads the marketing and business development efforts, where he tries to bring new and innovative ideas to life.

Since 2017, he has led his team to launch various games and products for people to learn about well-being, including Let’s Unpack This, Mindset Jump, and the Well-being Journal. He has also run various public initiatives such as the Happiness Film Festival, and the Happiness Conference.

Outside of his work, Sherman is very passionate about film. He has organised close to 20 film festivals over the past decade, including the MINDS Film Festival, which aims to raise awareness for people with intellectual disabilities.

Prior to Happiness Initiative, Sherman started his career as a commodities trader covering Africa, spending a lot of time in the continent. The experiences he had in the continent broadened his perspective of the world rather profoundly, which eventually led him on the journey to start Happiness Initiative.

Ricco is the Head of Public Relations in Happiness Initiative.

He believes in working from home (he hasn't come to the office ever since his appointment). Sometimes his bosses wonders who's the real boss in the company.

He loves napping and chasing after balls, especially during office hours. To get inspiration for his work, he loves taking long walks.

He doesn't seem to do any work at all, but everyone still loves him more than the bosses.

I'm happy as long as there's food!

"To live life you need problems." - Jake the Dog

Jonathan Prihanto is a Research and Development Executive in Happiness initiative who is involved in WBC as well as various other development work. He is a fun loving individual who has a passion for food!

"Ever tired. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better"- Samuel Beckett

Diyana is a Research and Development Assistant at Happiness Initiative. She lives for Netflix and dessert.