TEAM

Alisha Geary
Community Builder (Australia)

Alisha is a serial entrepreneur who after participating in several Start-up accelerator programs from the traditional VC world, was seeking a different approach to entrepreneurship.

She joined REAPRA in April 2024, after having worked mostly in impact & Innovation as well as founding 3 Start-ups herself. Given her experience building early-stage start-up’s, Alisha had accumulated a variety of skills, particularly in sales and marketing. She was seeking a more meaningful approach to building businesses as she’d always had a natural affinity to help people and make the world a better place for future generations.

Upon finding Reapra, Alisha found herself aligned to their vision and decided to apply to be the community builder for Australia, bringing the Reapra brand and purpose to her home country.

Ariyani Tiara Kusumaputri
Community Builder (Indonesia & Malaysia)

Tiara joined Reapra in April 2024, bringing with her six years of experience across e-commerce and the non-profit sector. Her work focuses on growth-driven initiatives, strategic partnerships, and fostering cultures that support long-term development.

Motivated by Reapra’s vision of building sustainable industries for future generations, Tiara began her journey into Mastery by Co-Creating with Society (MCCwS). Her belief in the untapped potential of individuals fuels her commitment to creating environments where people can grow, contribute meaningfully, and realize their fullest selves over time.

Franco Melatti
NextGen Founder Enabler

Franco joined Reapra in 2024, driven by a desire to build ventures and communities that support founders beyond the short-term. With a background in design strategy and creative systems across health, tech, and early-stage startups, he now guides founder development through the IFD process and investment journey – helping founders navigate complexity with intention, align personal growth with their ventures, and build with long-term resilience.

He is motivated by a long-term vision of entrepreneurship as a human-centered practice – one that nurtures sustainable growth, wellbeing, and meaningful impact. Based in Melbourne, he contributes to shaping Reapra’s evolving approach to venture building, fostering connections between founder sourcing, community development, and team culture designed for wellbeing.

James Bitanga
NextGen Culture Enabler

James’s mastery is transforming businesses into next-generation learning organizations and enabling a cultural movement that fundamentally changes the way we look at employment and work. He is a Director at Reapra and has been a part of the organization since 2016.

James originally joined Reapra from its earliest days to help create a radical paradigm shift from hypergrowth, short-term venture capitalism to longer-term industry building. Though he brings extensive VC and business experience in digital media, marketing, and technology across Asia and North America, he ultimately found greater purpose working alongside a new generation of entrepreneurs from the ground up to navigate uncertainty, develop transformative industries, and address systemic challenges over decades.

James Liu
NextGen Story Architect

James is currently building next-generation oriented communities in Asia. His starting focus is communication and story-telling for Reapra communities.

Prior to joining Reapra, he originally trained as an engineer and co-founded businesses in the not-for-profit and for-profit spaces, before working at a venture builder and a tech scale-up. He also spent time as a researcher at the ANU School of Cybernetics focusing on the safety and sustainability of emerging technologies like AI.

This collection of experiences between business-building and exploring the safety and sustainability of systems is connected to James’ efforts to create and find emerging ways to create businesses that are more oriented toward the wellbeing of the next generation.

Laura Lee
Research Lead

Laura joined REAPRA in October 2018 after close to 2 decades of working in education, healthcare, academia, and people management consulting. She holds a Doctorate in Health (DHealth) and a Master of Science in Psychology (MS.Psych), and brings with her a wide range of experience including coaching & counselling, psychological trauma support, learning and education, human capital management, organisational culture & development, research, and crisis management.

In her Mastery by Co-Creating with Society (MCCwS) journey, Laura is passionate about enabling spaces that can potentially bring about vertical growth and long-term wellbeing, and is excited about contributing to the development of next-gen, non-traditional organisational systems, culture, and practices that prioritises the person, their learning & growth, as well as their wellbeing.

Priscilla Han
Business Architect

Priscilla joined Reapra in May 2017, leaving behind the constraints of traditional finance, where short-termism often hindered long-term value creation. Her early career spanned institutions like Goldman Sachs and Deloitte, before transitioning towards venture building. Since then, she has engaged with over 500 entrepreneurs and extensively supported 50+ businesses across Asia Pacific.

Priscilla’s Mastery by Co-Creation with Society journey is to cultivate a more sustainable economic system that values human connection, which she believes is essential for our well-being. Raised in an environment that embodied kindness and warmth, she has a deep appreciation for human connection and its role in business. By integrating business, financial insight with emotional awareness, Priscilla empowers CEOs to reimagine capitalism for our next generation.

Shuhei Morofuji
Learner of Mastery by CCwS

Shuhei is the founder of SMS (2175, TSE 1st Section), one of the largest Asian internet based healthcare information platforms. SMS has a presence in 13 countries and over 30 different revenue streams. It has either invested in or acquired over 20 companies globally. Shuhei was CEO for 11 years, leading the company to a market capitalisation of $500m before relinquishing his position in 2013. He remains the largest shareholder. Shuhei is a prominent investor in start-up companies and has so far invested in over 10 companies. His continued support of the start-up scene, along with his skills and experience, make Shuhei a sought after business partner by entrepreneurs. Shuhei graduated with a B.A. in Economics from Kyushu University, Japan.

Toby Ng
Trust Builder

Toby joined REAPRA in February 2018 as Accounts Manager responsible for the SEA headquarters accounts while providing financial advisory support to the subsidiaries and associates. Prior to REAPRA, he was with Deloitte & Touche for over 7 years managing a portfolio of clients comprising start-ups, group audits, listed company and multinational conglomerates of various dynamic and diversified industries. His interest lies in team mentoring and counselling which shaped his involvement in the staff morale sub-committee. Toby holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and is a member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants.

Truong
Beginner Connector

Truong Le joined Reapra as a Developer in September 2016.

Prior to this, he worked at NashTech Vietnam as a Fresher working on internal management systems. He graduated from the University of Information Technology (UIT) with a Bachelor of Information Systems.

Weigen Ooi
Alternative Venture Builder (Taiwan)

Weigen is an emerging entrepreneur driven by a deep commitment to building ventures that contribute meaningfully to society. His journey began at just 18 years old, when he founded a bar in Penang, Malaysia, which he grew into one of the city’s top 10 through strategic leadership and hands-on perseverance.

After exiting the venture, Weigen chose to continue his studies while staying closely connected to the entrepreneurial path. He remains actively engaged in exploring new business opportunities that align with his long-term vision: to create sustainable ventures that not only succeed commercially but also nurture positive social and cultural impact.

Yihan Hu
Wellness Enabler

Yihan joined Reapra in December 2023 after eight years as a full-time yoga teacher, guiding individuals through movement, self-discovery, and mindfulness. Driven by curiosity and a desire to expand her impact, she began exploring ways to make wellness more universal and integrated beyond traditional yoga practices.

Believing in the need for transformation in the wellness industry, Yihan embarked on her Mastery by Co-Creating with Society (MCCwS) journey to drive meaningful, long-term change for future generations.

Yuki Koh
Uniqueness Enabler

Yuki joined REAPRA in May 2021. Prior to joining Reapra, she worked with Isuzu Motors Asia for 3 years as a HR Associate, supporting talent acquisition and HR operations. She graduated from Sophia University, Japan with a Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts.

Yuki hopes to develop more people-centric organisations in her Mastery by Co-Creating with Society (MCCwS) journey. She is excited to work with individuals to understand their purpose and intrinsic motivations and to support organisations to place people at its forefront while still pursuing business impact.