She interviewed 17 power-packed Singapore leaders in different fields and they ranged from pastry chef Janice Wong, diplomat Chan Heng Chee and even the president of Singapore Madam Halimah Yacob.

When she compiled their life and success stories for her new book “Madonnas and Mavericks”, author Loretta Chen, 40, found a common thread running through them:

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