As far as aspirational leadership goes, Shinta believes that the best leaders are those who see the hardship of others without needing to be told, and who provide solutions to make these people’s lives better. “Leadership in my father’s generation and today is different. The flow of information, access to data, rise of social media, and technological advancements have made the decision making process more difficult because there are more aspects to consider. Today’s business leader should dwell more on guiding and communicating the vision, opening up new opportunities, and finding new ways to develop staff. Managers are taking on more leadership responsibilities and pass increasing amounts of responsibility to junior employees. This is contemporary leadership, and this is what we are aiming towards,” says Shinta. “Leadership cannot be taught. It comes with experience, ordeals, success, failure, and the people you surround yourself with. In other worlds, leadership has to be nurtured. My family believes that. That is why from a young age I was prepared by being sent to a foreign land with limited financial resources, and needed to earn extra money. The process continued until I was in college, where I earned spending money, as well as recognition, by learning with the best people via internships at PWC and L’Oreal.”