This Singaporean director was told she wasn't good enough. Now her show is on Netflix

This Singaporean director was told she wasn't good enough. Now her show is on Netflix (via CNBCMakeIt)

Jean Yeo is the creative director and founder of Ochre Pictures, one of Singapore's top independent production companies. She shares her career-defining moments in CNBC Make It's "My Biggest Lessons."Jean Yeo is the creative force behind multiple award-winning shows such as "The Leap Years," "Lion Mums" and "Last Madame," the latter of which is streaming on Netflix.

"The same boss who told me that I couldn't direct was the same one who told me a few months ago during an event that 'You're one of the, you know, top directors in Singapore,'" Yeo said.This is just one of the five lessons Jean Yeo shared with CNBC. Watch the video above to learn about the others.

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