What Makes Us Whole | Jeffrey Koh | TEDxChatsworthInternationalSchool

Singaporean creative entrepreneur Jeffrey Koh shares a brief reflection on his search for purpose and happiness in life. The talk draws on his career of more than 25 years in the creative business, including founding the creative agency Nerf Creative in 2001 and the art collective FLABSLAB in 2011. He also touches on his later role running Allscript, a large English magazine distributor in Singapore and Malaysia. The talk was given at a TEDx event independently organized by a local community.

• A brief personal talk on the search for purpose and happiness
• Background in the creative industry and agency founding
• Work with the art collective FLABSLAB and community projects
• Role leading Allscript, a magazine distributor

In this talk, Jeffrey Koh offers a brief insight into a Singaporean's search for purpose and happiness in life. With over 25 years of experience in the creative business, Jeffrey Koh’s credentials also feature other stints as colourful as the language he uses. He started INKS communications while still majoring in Communication Studies in Nanyang Technological University Singapore. Bitten by the entrepreneurial bug after graduation, Nerf Creative was founded in 2001 with the sole aim of establishing a local boutique creative agency that will stand as tall as any other agency out there, providing good creative work and excellent account servicing. He has been personally involved in working with clients from both the public and private sectors. Being a strong advocate of using both the left and right brains, Jeffrey started FLABSLAB in 2011. Beyond being just an art collective producing art toys and collaborating with artists, FLABSLAB has been involved in various community projects such as helping to organize the Singapore Star Wars Day from 2014-2023 and raising more than $100,000 for various charities. Since October 2025, Jeffrey has also taken on the running of Allscript, the largest English magazine distributor in Singapore and Malaysia. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx