{"id":58,"date":"2024-04-20T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T12:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridge357.qodeinteractive.com\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2024-04-25T04:32:41","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T14:32:41","slug":"aboutandrew","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.andrewquah.com\/index.php\/aboutandrew\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"58\" class=\"elementor elementor-58\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51981d1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"51981d1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d23653\" data-id=\"7d23653\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12fc189 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"12fc189\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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He was a co-founder and Senior Partner at the O-vation Group of music and entertainment companies, and was formerly Head of Communications and New Media at Asiavision, organisers of Our Sound &#8211; The Asia-Pacific Song Contest. He continues to teach music, with a focus on preparing high-performance concert-track students for the rigours of elite performance careers.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>As an entrepreneur, Andrew has founded and co-founded successful companies, including the group buying website Qoop, and TriviaWorks, amongst many others. He was one of the &#8220;founding fifty&#8221; members of Fishburners, the first startup-focused tech incubator in Sydney, and developed a reputation as &#8220;that Western Sydney guy&#8221; through passionate lobbying of Government and Industry to support both the Arts and Tech sides of the Creative Industries. In 2019 he co-founded the Greater Sydney Innovation Co-operative, bringing together community and industry leaders to successfully preserve the 200-year-old Fleet Street Heritage Core. He continues to advocate strongly for its continued development as a Creative Precinct.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Andrew loves taking on new challenges. Through TriviaWorks, he was the Head Writer for the SBS TV quiz show &#8220;Mastermind Australia&#8221; in its first season. He currently serves on the Cumberland LGA&#8217;s Independent Local Planning Panel, and sits on Cumberland City Council&#8217;s Arts Advisory Committee. 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