BK

Curriculum vitae

Benedict Kok

Business Strategist · Venture Builder · Creative Marketer

Co-Founder of Erben Group and WhereWeBegin. I started in journalism, photography and video, then moved into operations and go-to-market, and now build ventures and the ecosystem around early-stage founders.

Now
Co-Founder, Erben Group & WhereWeBegin
Studying
Bachelor of Arts, UWA
Based in
Singapore / Perth
Published
11 pieces across 3 outlets

Experience

4 roles

  1. Chief of Staff

    Sedifly

    Working across the founders’ agenda at an early-stage education company: how it goes to market, how it operates, and how the organisation grows into new markets.

    • Go-to-market
    • Operations
    • Organisational growth
    • Market expansion
  2. 2023

    Editor-in-Chief

    The Writer’s Room · HYPE Singapore & The UrbanWire

    Leading the editorial team behind HYPE Singapore and The UrbanWire: deciding what gets told, how, and for whom, across print features and video. Produced work including a short documentary on the closing of Golden Mile Complex and the three-part Lunchtime Kakis series.

    • Editorial leadership
    • Team leadership
    • Feature writing
    • Video production
    • Photography
  3. 2022–2023

    Content Producer (Editorial)

    Ministry of Home Affairs

    Feature writing, interviews, photography and graphics for a public institution, making large, complex work legible to the people it serves.

    • Feature writing
    • Interviews
    • Photography
    • Graphics
    • Institutional communications

Education

  • Feb 2026–Present

    The University of Western Australia

    Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and International Relations

    Perth

    Majoring in Political Science & International Relations, with a second major in Enterprise & Innovation.

  • Oct 2020–Aug 2023

    Ngee Ann Polytechnic

    Diploma in Mass Communication

    Singapore

    Minor in Psychology. Journalism and writing, marketing, and video, studio and radio production, alongside design modules including digital media fundamentals and user experience design.

    Activities & roles

    • SG Newwave, PR Director (2021–2022)
    • Poly Stage Production, Member (2020–2021)
    • Christian Fellowship

Capabilities

Strategy

Find the problem behind the problem.

  • Positioning
  • Market strategy
  • Business models
  • Go-to-market
  • Growth
  • Partnerships
  • Organisational thinking

Brand

Make people care.

  • Behavioural marketing
  • Storytelling
  • Positioning
  • Content strategy
  • Creative direction

Execution

Ideas aren’t valuable until they move.

  • Venture building
  • Product thinking
  • Operations
  • Team building
  • Campaign execution

Elsewhere