Rassa Ramli Reinvents.....Herself !

Read law at Trinity College, Cambridge.

Worked at a Big Four both in London and in KL.

Legal Eagle for the last 18 years - reached the pinnacle of her career as Partner in her legal firm.

She is now, General Manager, Special Projects and Business Development at Warisan Global - a "for profit social venture" !

" Why in the world ?" - she tells me her friends are asking her!

I asked her the same question when she first told me she wanted to give up her legal practice to join us.

"We work in rural communities where access is difficult. Your Lexus can't reach some of these places dear" I warned her.

We also work with young and start-up entrepreneurs. You have to do a lot more with a lot less.

Rassa is not someone who is intimidated by these threats. I have known her for the last 8 years.

We meet - after some long intervals to chat and have coffee. When we meet, its as if we never did lose touch.

If you know Rassa, you will know she has panache and her zest for life is quite infectious.

After a few discussions on joining us, I thought to myself "Temporary insanity - is what she must be going through". I put off the discussion for a while to see if she recovers.

No, luck. She had made up her mind. She wanted to help the community and entrepreneurs with her skills. She wants to find herself through this calling. I believe in this approach. To me, entrepreneurship is a calling and connecting them is something i truly enjoy.

Whats wrong if after so many years, one decides to throw all caution to the wind to embark on one's calling. A move like this needs guts and you need to trust life to be able to take the plunge...

However she is not here to experiment. She is driven by results and wants to see things happening. She has already taken the bull by the horns. She is going through all the work we have done. She is meeting people and is ready !

Warisan Global welcomes Rassa. She now joins the rest of our Head of Departments who CARE - Capable, Approachable, Responsible and Enthusiastic.

I am sure the entrepreneurial community will benefit a great deal from her experience.

Rassa is in charge of sponsorship for GEW and will be taking on other projects as well.

Welcome Rassa !

Cheers