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About Simone

Simone Heng is a human connection specialist and author of Let’s Talk About Loneliness.

As a former international broadcaster for the likes of Virgin Radio Dubai, HBO Asia, and CNBC, among others. With over fifteen years of experience as a communicator on air, on stage, and one-on-one in different countries, connection has always been her life’s work.

As a speaker, Simone inspires people to connect in a world thirsty for connection. She has spoken to thousands and often for Fortune 500 organizations. Her clients include Facebook/Meta, Google, Lucasfilm, Adobe, UBS, Salesforce, SAP, TEDx, SXSW, and The United Nations. Simone and her work have been featured on CNN and in Forbes, Vogue, Elle, South China Morning Post and Harper’s Bazaar, among others.

Simone is based and was born in Singapore but has also studied in Switzerland, was raised in Australia, and worked in the United Arab Emirates. She has a communications and cultural studies degree from Curtin University of Technology.

Simone’s Speaking Style

Simone’s speeches have been described as oratory movies – both deeply inspirational and engaging. She gives audiences the emotional leverage to make change.

AS FEATURED IN

About Simone

Simone Heng is a human connection specialist and author of Let’s Talk About Loneliness.

As a former international broadcaster for the likes of Virgin Radio Dubai, HBO Asia, and CNBC, among others. With over fifteen years of experience as a communicator on air, on stage, and one-on-one in different countries, connection has always been her life’s work.

As a speaker, Simone inspires people to connect in a world thirsty for connection. She has spoken to thousands and often for Fortune 500 organizations. Her clients include Facebook/Meta, Google, Lucasfilm, Adobe, UBS, Salesforce, SAP, TEDx, SXSW, and The United Nations. Simone and her work have been featured on CNN and in Forbes, Vogue, Elle, South China Morning Post and Harper’s Bazaar, among others.

Simone is based and was born in Singapore but has also studied in Switzerland, was raised in Australia, and worked in the United Arab Emirates. She has a communications and cultural studies degree from Curtin University of Technology.

Simone’s Speaking Style

Simone’s speeches have been described as oratory movies – both deeply inspirational and engaging. She gives audiences the emotional leverage to make change.

Un-Official Bio

Hi, I’m Simone Heng. So if you’re interested in the professional bio, you can scroll above, but here’s the more important bio between the lines.

I was born in Singapore in 1984 to a mixed-race couple of human connection superheroes. My Dad, Robert was Chinese and my Mum, Sandra is Eurasian from Singapore. In 1987 they migrated us to Perth in Western Australia and we became Aussie citizens in 1990. (I am now however based back in Singapore and am a Permanent Resident.) I left Australia for the first time in 2002 on scholarship to Switzerland, I can understand Swiss and can carry out a conversation in German after a few drinks.

In 2004, when I was nineteen, my Dad died of cancer and my whole world changed. A year later, I moved to Asia to model and become a VJ for a music channel and spent many years running away from my grief.

In 2009, I moved to Dubai in the UAE to become a radio broadcaster with the country’s biggest radio station and also began a slow journey of healing/connecting with myself. In 2013, my mother suffered a massive stroke and became paralysed and I moved back to Australia in 2014 to care for her. The one and a half years there were harrowing.

In 2015, I moved back to Singapore so I could still be close to Mum and fly and see her regularly. I worked at the most toxic workplace of my career for four years before the loneliness and stress of this experience inspired me to set up my business in 2019 and talk about a lack of human connection.

I fly all over the world speaking on this issue. In 2022 I published my first book which included details of these experiences I’ve just described, the book was a bestseller in Singapore. Six months later, the book was acquired by Hay House and in 2023 was relaunched as Let’s Talk About Loneliness in the UK, US and Australia.

When I’m not speaking or writing, I love to paint; and I’m the mother to two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels called Alex and Charlie.

Un-Official Bio

Hi, I’m Simone Heng. So if you’re interested in the professional bio, you can scroll above, but here’s the more important bio between the lines.

I was born in Singapore in 1984 to a mixed-race couple of human connection superheroes. My Dad, Robert was Chinese and my Mum, Sandra is Eurasian from Singapore. In 1987 they migrated us to Perth in Western Australia and we became Aussie citizens in 1990. (I am now however based back in Singapore and am a Permanent Resident.) I left Australia for the first time in 2002 on scholarship to Switzerland, I can understand Swiss and can carry out a conversation in German after a few drinks.

In 2004, when I was nineteen, my Dad died of cancer and my whole world changed. A year later, I moved to Asia to model and become a VJ for a music channel and spent many years running away from my grief.

In 2009, I moved to Dubai in the UAE to become a radio broadcaster with the country’s biggest radio station and also began a slow journey of healing/connecting with myself. In 2013, my mother suffered a massive stroke and became paralysed and I moved back to Australia in 2014 to care for her. The one and a half years there were harrowing.

In 2015, I moved back to Singapore so I could still be close to Mum and fly and see her regularly. I worked at the most toxic workplace of my career for four years before the loneliness and stress of this experience inspired me to set up my business in 2019 and talk about a lack of human connection.

I fly all over the world speaking on this issue. In 2022 I published my first book which included details of these experiences I’ve just described, the book was a bestseller in Singapore. Six months later, the book was acquired by Hay House and in 2023 was relaunched as Let’s Talk About Loneliness in the UK, US and Australia.

When I’m not speaking or writing, I love to paint; and I’m the mother to two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels called Alex and Charlie.

Speaker

The Power
of Human
Connection

Speaker

The Power
of Human
Connection

Human Connection

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Human Connection

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Articles

Human Connection: Frequently Asked Questions
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For the past few years I have been studying the topic of Human Connection and speaking on it to organisations around the world. I am currently preparing to write the book and as such have started putting fingers to keypad about this subject beyond my keynote speech.

The Solitude Spectrum: Disconnection from Social Distancing to Solitary Confinement
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Original Article: thriveglobal.com/stories/the-solitude-spectrum-disconnection-from-social-distancing-to-solitary-confinement/

Making Virtual Connections Meaningful in Our New Normal
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Original Article: thriveglobal.com/stories/making-virtual-connections-meaningful-in-our-new-normal/

TEDx

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TEDx

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Simone's Story

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Master of Ceremonies

Simone is a seasoned MC having hosted over 2000 events around the world since 2005.

Master of Ceremonies

Simone is a seasoned MC having hosted over 2000 events around the world since 2005.

Press

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Press

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Clients

Social

Over 200,000 lives impacted

Across Simone’s Facebook, Linkedin, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok

Social

Over 200,000 lives impacted

Across Simone’s Facebook, Linkedin, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok