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	====Tertiary studies====		====Tertiary studies====
	Jacky Yap enrolled in the School of Design and Environment (SDE) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2008.<ref~~>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from~~: ~~https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg<~~/~~ref~~> During his time in NUS, Jacky was a resident assistant (RA) at NUS N-House, an entrepreneurial-themed resident hall that housed returning students from the NUS overseas colleges as well as students who demonstrated an entrepreneurial attitude.<ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/about/ About]”. ''Jackyyapp.'' n.d. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref><ref>“[https://enterprise.nus.edu.sg/education-programmes/nus-overseas-colleges/nhouse/ Home for Entrepreneurial Minds]”. ''National University of Singapore.'' n.d. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref> He was in charge of organising N-House events like hackathons and crash courses while also maintaining its social media platforms. Jacky also spent a semester at Fudan University for his university exchange programme, studying topics such as finance and entrepreneurship.<ref~~>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https~~:/~~/www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg</ref~~> While there, he juggled three jobs at the Ortus Group, the Shanghai House of Entrepreneurs and Ascendas China.<ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/2013/06/17/my-life-so-far-11-jobs-and-counting/ My life so far: 11 jobs and counting]”. ''Jackyyapp.'' June 17, 2013. Accessed on 27 August 2020.</ref><ref~~>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https~~:/~~/www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg</ref~~> He graduated from NUS with a Bachelor of Science in Real Estate in 2012.<ref>“[https://www.sde.nus.edu.sg/rst/undergraduate/bachelor-of-science-real-estate/curriculum/ Bachelor of Science (Real Estate)]”. ''National University of Singapore.'' n.d. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref>		Jacky Yap enrolled in the School of Design and Environment (SDE) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2008.<ref name=":0" /> During his time in NUS, Jacky was a resident assistant (RA) at NUS N-House, an entrepreneurial-themed resident hall that housed returning students from the NUS overseas colleges as well as students who demonstrated an entrepreneurial attitude.<ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/about/ About]”. ''Jackyyapp.'' n.d. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref><ref>“[https://enterprise.nus.edu.sg/education-programmes/nus-overseas-colleges/nhouse/ Home for Entrepreneurial Minds]”. ''National University of Singapore.'' n.d. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref> He was in charge of organising N-House events like hackathons and crash courses while also maintaining its social media platforms. Jacky also spent a semester at Fudan University for his university exchange programme, studying topics such as finance and entrepreneurship.<ref name=":0" /> While there, he juggled three jobs at the Ortus Group, the Shanghai House of Entrepreneurs and Ascendas China.<ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/2013/06/17/my-life-so-far-11-jobs-and-counting/ My life so far: 11 jobs and counting]”. ''Jackyyapp.'' June 17, 2013. Accessed on 27 August 2020.</ref><ref name=":0" /> He graduated from NUS with a Bachelor of Science in Real Estate in 2012.<ref>“[https://www.sde.nus.edu.sg/rst/undergraduate/bachelor-of-science-real-estate/curriculum/ Bachelor of Science (Real Estate)]”. ''National University of Singapore.'' n.d. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref>

	===Personal life===		===Personal life===
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	==Early career==		==Early career==
	In 2011, Jacky founded Lunchsparks, a networking platform that sought to connect industry professionals and entrepreneurs with relevant partners.<ref~~>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https~~:/~~/www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg</ref~~><ref>Lunchsparks. ''Facebook.'' n.d. Accessed on 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/Lunchsparks/?ref=page_internal</ref> He took charge of social media marketing and business development, among various other roles. While kickstarting Lunchsparks, Jacky worked as a senior writer and product manager at the Singaporean media company, e27.<ref~~>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https~~:/~~/www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg</ref~~><ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/about/ About]”. ''Jackyyapp.'' n.d. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref> However, Jacky's Lunchsparks venture did not take off and the company closed down in 2012 due to low profits and his co-founder’s other commitments.<ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/2013/06/17/my-life-so-far-11-jobs-and-counting/ My life so far: 11 jobs and counting]”. ''Jackyyapp.'' June 17, 2013. Accessed on 27 August 2020.</ref> In 2013, he joined Pocket Deals where he was a part of the business development team for the mobile application, Popcorn.<ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/tag/popcorn/ What have I been up to the past few weeks?]”. ''Wordpress.'' October 12, 2013. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref><ref~~>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from~~: ~~https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp~~/~~?originalSubdomain=sg</ref~~>		In 2011, Jacky founded Lunchsparks, a networking platform that sought to connect industry professionals and entrepreneurs with relevant partners.<ref name=":0" /><ref>Lunchsparks. ''Facebook.'' n.d. Accessed on 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/Lunchsparks/?ref=page_internal</ref> He took charge of social media marketing and business development, among various other roles. While kickstarting Lunchsparks, Jacky worked as a senior writer and product manager at the Singaporean media company, e27.<ref name=":0" /><ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/about/ About]”. ''Jackyyapp.'' n.d. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref> However, Jacky's Lunchsparks venture did not take off and the company closed down in 2012 due to low profits and his co-founder’s other commitments.<ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/2013/06/17/my-life-so-far-11-jobs-and-counting/ My life so far: 11 jobs and counting]”. ''Jackyyapp.'' June 17, 2013. Accessed on 27 August 2020.</ref> In 2013, he joined Pocket Deals where he was a part of the business development team for the mobile application, Popcorn.<ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/tag/popcorn/ What have I been up to the past few weeks?]”. ''Wordpress.'' October 12, 2013. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref><ref name=":0" />

	==GRVTY Media==		==GRVTY Media==
	Jacky Yap heads GRVTY Media alongside Johnathan Chua. As of September 2020, the media company that manages eight brands across three countries in Southeast Asia.<ref>"[https://grvty.media/ Home]". ''GRVTY Media''. Accessed on 4 September 2020.</ref> Outside of Singapore, GRVTY Media has expanded its operations to Manila (Manila Insider and Millennials of Manila) and Kuala Lumpur (Discover KL, The Playbook and Millennials of Kuala Lumpur).<ref>"~~[https~~:~~//grvty.media/ Home]~~"~~. ''GRVTY Media''. Accessed on 4 September 2020.<~~/~~ref~~> In an interview with ''Tech In Asia'', Jacky shares that GRVTY Media is modelled after the US company, Vox, that operates various media brands across a range of content verticals.<ref>Lee, Terence. "[https://www.techinasia.com/media-group-targeting-millennials-raises-money-egames-platform Esports platform invests in media group targeting millennials]". ''Tech In Asia''. July 13, 2017. Accessed on 4 September 2020.</ref>		Jacky Yap heads GRVTY Media alongside Johnathan Chua. As of September 2020, the media company that manages eight brands across three countries in Southeast Asia.<ref name=":1">"[https://grvty.media/ Home]". ''GRVTY Media''. Accessed on 4 September 2020.</ref> Outside of Singapore, GRVTY Media has expanded its operations to Manila (Manila Insider and Millennials of Manila) and Kuala Lumpur (Discover KL, The Playbook and Millennials of Kuala Lumpur).<ref name=":1" /> In an interview with ''Tech In Asia'', Jacky shares that GRVTY Media is modelled after the US company, Vox, that operates various media brands across a range of content verticals.<ref>Lee, Terence. "[https://www.techinasia.com/media-group-targeting-millennials-raises-money-egames-platform Esports platform invests in media group targeting millennials]". ''Tech In Asia''. July 13, 2017. Accessed on 4 September 2020.</ref>
	[[File:Jacky Yap and Johnathan Chua.jpg\|thumb\|''The co-founders of GRVTY Media - Johnathan Chua (left) and Jacky Yap (right) - pictured in 2017.'']]		[[File:Jacky Yap and Johnathan Chua.jpg\|thumb\|''The co-founders of GRVTY Media - Johnathan Chua (left) and Jacky Yap (right) - pictured in 2017.'']]

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	===Managing Director of Yello Digital Media Group (2016 - 2017)===		===Managing Director of Yello Digital Media Group (2016 - 2017)===
	For eight months, Jacky managed Yello Digital Media Group’s media assets such as Vulcan Post and DiscoverSG, a website dedicated to covering the latest hyperlocal events.<ref>“[https://discoversg.com/about-us/ Discover SG Team]”. ''DiscoverSG.'' n.d. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref> In February 2017, YDMG Media rebranded into GRVTY Media.<ref~~>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https~~:/~~/www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg</ref~~>		For eight months, Jacky managed Yello Digital Media Group’s media assets such as Vulcan Post and DiscoverSG, a website dedicated to covering the latest hyperlocal events.<ref>“[https://discoversg.com/about-us/ Discover SG Team]”. ''DiscoverSG.'' n.d. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref> In February 2017, YDMG Media rebranded into GRVTY Media.<ref name=":0" />

	===Co-founder of GRVTY Media (2017 - present day)===		===Co-founder of GRVTY Media (2017 - present day)===

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	==Background==		==Background==
	Jacky Yap was born in 1988 in Malaysia.<ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/~~category~~/~~featured~~/ My 2018 and the year I found my other half]”. ''Jackyyapp.'' December 28, 2018. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref> He completed his secondary education in Malaysia before moving to Singapore to pursue his tertiary education and start his career.		Jacky Yap was born in 1988 in Malaysia.<ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/2018/12/28/my-2018-and-the-year-i-found-my-other-half/ My 2018 and the year I found my other half]”. ''Jackyyapp.'' December 28, 2018. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref> He completed his secondary education in Malaysia before moving to Singapore to pursue his tertiary education and start his career.

	===Education===		===Education===
	From 2006 to 2007, Jacky Yap studied at Batu Lintang National Secondary School, a school in Sarawak, Malaysia.<ref>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/~~?originalSubdomain=sg~~</ref><ref>SMK Batu Lintang. ''Facebook.'' n.d. Accessed on 27 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/pages/SMK-Batu-Lintang/113557455321541</ref> He graduated with a Malaysian Higher School Certificate which is equivalent to a GCE Advanced (‘A’) Levels certificate.<ref~~>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https~~:/~~/www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg</ref~~>		From 2006 to 2007, Jacky Yap studied at Batu Lintang National Secondary School, a school in Sarawak, Malaysia.<ref name=":0">Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/</ref><ref>SMK Batu Lintang. ''Facebook.'' n.d. Accessed on 27 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/pages/SMK-Batu-Lintang/113557455321541</ref> He graduated with a Malaysian Higher School Certificate which is equivalent to a GCE Advanced (‘A’) Levels certificate.<ref name=":0" />

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	===Personal life===		===Personal life===
	[[File:Jacky Yap Wife.jpg\|thumb\|''Jacky Yap ~~and~~ his wife, Li Ru. Photo from [https://jackyyapp.com/category/featured/ source].'']]		[[File:Jacky Yap Wife.jpg\|thumb\|''Jacky Yap pictured with his wife, Li Ru. Photo from [https://jackyyapp.com/category/featured/ source].'']]
	Jacky met his wife, Li Ru on Coffee Meets Bagel (a dating mobile application) in March 2018. The couple dated until late-2019 when Jacky proposed during their trip to Italy.<ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/2019/12/26/2019-and-the-search-for-clarity/ 2019 and the search for clarity]”. ''Jackyyapp.'' December 26, 2019. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref> Jacky and Li Ru got married in January 2020.<ref>Ibid.</ref>		Jacky met his wife, Li Ru on Coffee Meets Bagel (a dating mobile application) in March 2018. The couple dated until late-2019 when Jacky proposed during their trip to Italy.<ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/2019/12/26/2019-and-the-search-for-clarity/ 2019 and the search for clarity]”. ''Jackyyapp.'' December 26, 2019. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref> Jacky and Li Ru got married in January 2020.<ref>Ibid.</ref>

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	===Personal life===		===Personal life===
			[[File:Jacky Yap Wife.jpg\|thumb\|''Jacky Yap and his wife, Li Ru. Photo from [https://jackyyapp.com/category/featured/ source].'']]
	Jacky met his wife, Li Ru on Coffee Meets Bagel (a dating mobile application) in March 2018. The couple dated until late-2019 when Jacky proposed during their trip to Italy.<ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/2019/12/26/2019-and-the-search-for-clarity/ 2019 and the search for clarity]”. ''Jackyyapp.'' December 26, 2019. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref> Jacky and Li Ru got married in January 2020.<ref>Ibid.</ref>		Jacky met his wife, Li Ru on Coffee Meets Bagel (a dating mobile application) in March 2018. The couple dated until late-2019 when Jacky proposed during their trip to Italy.<ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/2019/12/26/2019-and-the-search-for-clarity/ 2019 and the search for clarity]”. ''Jackyyapp.'' December 26, 2019. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref> Jacky and Li Ru got married in January 2020.<ref>Ibid.</ref>

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	Jacky Yap (born 1988) is the co-founder of GRVTY Media, a content marketing and media company that houses content publishers such as Vulcan Post and the YouTube channel, [[Millennials of Singapore]].<ref>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg</ref> Jacky was a speaker at the Content Summit Asia 2017 alongside other entrepreneurs such as [[Karl Mak (Singapore Entrepreneur)\|Karl Mak]] from Hepmil Media Group and Bryan Choo, the founder of [[TheSmartLocal (TSL) Media Group\|TheSmartLocal Media Group]].<ref>"[https://contentsummit.asia/#speakers Our Speakers]". ''Content Summit 2017''. Accessed on 4 September 2020.</ref>		Jacky Yap (born 1988) is the co-founder of GRVTY Media, a content marketing and media company that houses content publishers such as Vulcan Post and the YouTube channel, [[Millennials of Singapore]].<ref>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg</ref> Jacky was a speaker at the Content Summit Asia 2017 alongside other entrepreneurs such as [[Karl Mak (Singapore Entrepreneur)\|Karl Mak]] from Hepmil Media Group and Bryan Choo, the founder of [[TheSmartLocal (TSL) Media Group\|TheSmartLocal Media Group]].<ref>"[https://contentsummit.asia/#speakers Our Speakers]". ''Content Summit 2017''. Accessed on 4 September 2020.</ref>

	== Background ==		==Background==
	Jacky Yap was born in 1988 in Malaysia.<ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/category/featured/ My 2018 and the year I found my other half]”. ''Jackyyapp.'' December 28, 2018. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref> He completed his secondary education in Malaysia before moving to Singapore to pursue his tertiary education and start his career.		Jacky Yap was born in 1988 in Malaysia.<ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/category/featured/ My 2018 and the year I found my other half]”. ''Jackyyapp.'' December 28, 2018. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref> He completed his secondary education in Malaysia before moving to Singapore to pursue his tertiary education and start his career.

	=== Education ===		===Education===
	From 2006 to 2007, Jacky Yap studied at Batu Lintang National Secondary School, a school in Sarawak, Malaysia.<ref>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg</ref><ref>SMK Batu Lintang. ''Facebook.'' n.d. Accessed on 27 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/pages/SMK-Batu-Lintang/113557455321541</ref> He graduated with a Malaysian Higher School Certificate which is equivalent to a GCE Advanced (‘A’) Levels certificate.<ref>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg</ref>		From 2006 to 2007, Jacky Yap studied at Batu Lintang National Secondary School, a school in Sarawak, Malaysia.<ref>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg</ref><ref>SMK Batu Lintang. ''Facebook.'' n.d. Accessed on 27 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/pages/SMK-Batu-Lintang/113557455321541</ref> He graduated with a Malaysian Higher School Certificate which is equivalent to a GCE Advanced (‘A’) Levels certificate.<ref>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg</ref>

	==== Tertiary studies ====		====Tertiary studies====
	Jacky Yap enrolled in the School of Design and Environment (SDE) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2008.<ref>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg</ref> During his time in NUS, Jacky was a resident assistant (RA) at NUS N-House, an entrepreneurial-themed resident hall that housed returning students from the NUS overseas colleges as well as students who demonstrated an entrepreneurial attitude.<ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/about/ About]”. ''Jackyyapp.'' n.d. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref><ref>“[https://enterprise.nus.edu.sg/education-programmes/nus-overseas-colleges/nhouse/ Home for Entrepreneurial Minds]”. ''National University of Singapore.'' n.d. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref> He was in charge of organising N-House events like hackathons and crash courses while also maintaining its social media platforms. Jacky also spent a semester at Fudan University for his university exchange programme, studying topics such as finance and entrepreneurship.<ref>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg</ref> While there, he juggled three jobs at the Ortus Group, the Shanghai House of Entrepreneurs and Ascendas China.<ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/2013/06/17/my-life-so-far-11-jobs-and-counting/ My life so far: 11 jobs and counting]”. ''Jackyyapp.'' June 17, 2013. Accessed on 27 August 2020.</ref><ref>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg</ref> He graduated from NUS with a Bachelor of Science in Real Estate in 2012.<ref>“[https://www.sde.nus.edu.sg/rst/undergraduate/bachelor-of-science-real-estate/curriculum/ Bachelor of Science (Real Estate)]”. ''National University of Singapore.'' n.d. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref>		Jacky Yap enrolled in the School of Design and Environment (SDE) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2008.<ref>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg</ref> During his time in NUS, Jacky was a resident assistant (RA) at NUS N-House, an entrepreneurial-themed resident hall that housed returning students from the NUS overseas colleges as well as students who demonstrated an entrepreneurial attitude.<ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/about/ About]”. ''Jackyyapp.'' n.d. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref><ref>“[https://enterprise.nus.edu.sg/education-programmes/nus-overseas-colleges/nhouse/ Home for Entrepreneurial Minds]”. ''National University of Singapore.'' n.d. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref> He was in charge of organising N-House events like hackathons and crash courses while also maintaining its social media platforms. Jacky also spent a semester at Fudan University for his university exchange programme, studying topics such as finance and entrepreneurship.<ref>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg</ref> While there, he juggled three jobs at the Ortus Group, the Shanghai House of Entrepreneurs and Ascendas China.<ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/2013/06/17/my-life-so-far-11-jobs-and-counting/ My life so far: 11 jobs and counting]”. ''Jackyyapp.'' June 17, 2013. Accessed on 27 August 2020.</ref><ref>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg</ref> He graduated from NUS with a Bachelor of Science in Real Estate in 2012.<ref>“[https://www.sde.nus.edu.sg/rst/undergraduate/bachelor-of-science-real-estate/curriculum/ Bachelor of Science (Real Estate)]”. ''National University of Singapore.'' n.d. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref>

	=== Personal life ===		===Personal life===
	~~[[File:Jacky Yap Wife.jpg\|thumb\|''Jacky and his wife, Li Ru.'']]~~
	Jacky met his wife, Li Ru on Coffee Meets Bagel (a dating mobile application) in March 2018. The couple dated until late-2019 when Jacky proposed during their trip to Italy.<ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/2019/12/26/2019-and-the-search-for-clarity/ 2019 and the search for clarity]”. ''Jackyyapp.'' December 26, 2019. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref> Jacky and Li Ru got married in January 2020.<ref>Ibid.</ref>		Jacky met his wife, Li Ru on Coffee Meets Bagel (a dating mobile application) in March 2018. The couple dated until late-2019 when Jacky proposed during their trip to Italy.<ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/2019/12/26/2019-and-the-search-for-clarity/ 2019 and the search for clarity]”. ''Jackyyapp.'' December 26, 2019. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref> Jacky and Li Ru got married in January 2020.<ref>Ibid.</ref>

	== Early career ==		==Early career==
	In 2011, Jacky founded Lunchsparks, a networking platform that sought to connect industry professionals and entrepreneurs with relevant partners.<ref>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg</ref><ref>Lunchsparks. ''Facebook.'' n.d. Accessed on 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/Lunchsparks/?ref=page_internal</ref> He took charge of social media marketing and business development, among various other roles. While kickstarting Lunchsparks, Jacky worked as a senior writer and product manager at the Singaporean media company, e27.<ref>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg</ref><ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/about/ About]”. ''Jackyyapp.'' n.d. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref> However, Jacky's Lunchsparks venture did not take off and the company closed down in 2012 due to low profits and his co-founder’s other commitments.<ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/2013/06/17/my-life-so-far-11-jobs-and-counting/ My life so far: 11 jobs and counting]”. ''Jackyyapp.'' June 17, 2013. Accessed on 27 August 2020.</ref> In 2013, he joined Pocket Deals where he was a part of the business development team for the mobile application, Popcorn.<ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/tag/popcorn/ What have I been up to the past few weeks?]”. ''Wordpress.'' October 12, 2013. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref><ref>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg</ref>		In 2011, Jacky founded Lunchsparks, a networking platform that sought to connect industry professionals and entrepreneurs with relevant partners.<ref>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg</ref><ref>Lunchsparks. ''Facebook.'' n.d. Accessed on 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/Lunchsparks/?ref=page_internal</ref> He took charge of social media marketing and business development, among various other roles. While kickstarting Lunchsparks, Jacky worked as a senior writer and product manager at the Singaporean media company, e27.<ref>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg</ref><ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/about/ About]”. ''Jackyyapp.'' n.d. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref> However, Jacky's Lunchsparks venture did not take off and the company closed down in 2012 due to low profits and his co-founder’s other commitments.<ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/2013/06/17/my-life-so-far-11-jobs-and-counting/ My life so far: 11 jobs and counting]”. ''Jackyyapp.'' June 17, 2013. Accessed on 27 August 2020.</ref> In 2013, he joined Pocket Deals where he was a part of the business development team for the mobile application, Popcorn.<ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/tag/popcorn/ What have I been up to the past few weeks?]”. ''Wordpress.'' October 12, 2013. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref><ref>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg</ref>

	== GRVTY Media ==		==GRVTY Media==
	Jacky Yap heads GRVTY Media alongside Johnathan Chua. As of September 2020, the media company that manages eight brands across three countries in Southeast Asia.<ref>"[https://grvty.media/ Home]". ''GRVTY Media''. Accessed on 4 September 2020.</ref> Outside of Singapore, GRVTY Media has expanded its operations to Manila (Manila Insider and Millennials of Manila) and Kuala Lumpur (Discover KL, The Playbook and Millennials of Kuala Lumpur).<ref>"[https://grvty.media/ Home]". ''GRVTY Media''. Accessed on 4 September 2020.</ref> In an interview with ''Tech In Asia'', Jacky shares that GRVTY Media is modelled after the US company, Vox, that operates various media brands across a range of content verticals.<ref>Lee, Terence. "[https://www.techinasia.com/media-group-targeting-millennials-raises-money-egames-platform Esports platform invests in media group targeting millennials]". ''Tech In Asia''. July 13, 2017. Accessed on 4 September 2020.</ref>		Jacky Yap heads GRVTY Media alongside Johnathan Chua. As of September 2020, the media company that manages eight brands across three countries in Southeast Asia.<ref>"[https://grvty.media/ Home]". ''GRVTY Media''. Accessed on 4 September 2020.</ref> Outside of Singapore, GRVTY Media has expanded its operations to Manila (Manila Insider and Millennials of Manila) and Kuala Lumpur (Discover KL, The Playbook and Millennials of Kuala Lumpur).<ref>"[https://grvty.media/ Home]". ''GRVTY Media''. Accessed on 4 September 2020.</ref> In an interview with ''Tech In Asia'', Jacky shares that GRVTY Media is modelled after the US company, Vox, that operates various media brands across a range of content verticals.<ref>Lee, Terence. "[https://www.techinasia.com/media-group-targeting-millennials-raises-money-egames-platform Esports platform invests in media group targeting millennials]". ''Tech In Asia''. July 13, 2017. Accessed on 4 September 2020.</ref>
	[[File:Jacky Yap and Johnathan Chua.jpg\|thumb\|''The co-founders of GRVTY Media - Johnathan Chua (left) and Jacky Yap (right) - pictured in 2017.'']]		[[File:Jacky Yap and Johnathan Chua.jpg\|thumb\|''The co-founders of GRVTY Media - Johnathan Chua (left) and Jacky Yap (right) - pictured in 2017.'']]

	=== Founder of Vulcan Post (2013 - present day) ===		===Founder of Vulcan Post (2013 - present day)===
	Jacky founded Vulcan Post in September 2013, a website dedicated to educating readers about technology and entrepreneurship.<ref>Vulcan Post. ''Facebook.'' n.d. Accessed on 27 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/pg/Vulcanpost/about/?ref=page_internal</ref> He helms the regional editorial team, crafts branded content for clients and runs business development for the company. Jacky has also written content for the platform.<ref>“[https://vulcanpost.com/author/vulcanpost/ Articles By Jacky Yap]”. ''Vulcan Post.'' n.d. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref> As of August 2020, Vulcan Post has garnered over 83,000 likes on [https://www.facebook.com/Vulcanpost/?__tn__=%2Cd%2CP-R&eid=ARDkvqozONjv7HWn2Ph88Kuy_bt6-XvwzuTsYGSyCT5Ql8ngL-ZRTvHmiL5XhmUXdfXDZGYfKrTkImRl Facebook].		Jacky founded Vulcan Post in September 2013, a website dedicated to educating readers about technology and entrepreneurship.<ref>Vulcan Post. ''Facebook.'' n.d. Accessed on 27 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/pg/Vulcanpost/about/?ref=page_internal</ref> He helms the regional editorial team, crafts branded content for clients and runs business development for the company. Jacky has also written content for the platform.<ref>“[https://vulcanpost.com/author/vulcanpost/ Articles By Jacky Yap]”. ''Vulcan Post.'' n.d. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref> As of August 2020, Vulcan Post has garnered over 83,000 likes on [https://www.facebook.com/Vulcanpost/?__tn__=%2Cd%2CP-R&eid=ARDkvqozONjv7HWn2Ph88Kuy_bt6-XvwzuTsYGSyCT5Ql8ngL-ZRTvHmiL5XhmUXdfXDZGYfKrTkImRl Facebook].

	=== Managing Director of Yello Digital Media Group (2016 - 2017) ===		===Managing Director of Yello Digital Media Group (2016 - 2017)===
	For eight months, Jacky managed Yello Digital Media Group’s media assets such as Vulcan Post and DiscoverSG, a website dedicated to covering the latest hyperlocal events.<ref>“[https://discoversg.com/about-us/ Discover SG Team]”. ''DiscoverSG.'' n.d. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref> In February 2017, YDMG Media rebranded into GRVTY Media.<ref>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg</ref>		For eight months, Jacky managed Yello Digital Media Group’s media assets such as Vulcan Post and DiscoverSG, a website dedicated to covering the latest hyperlocal events.<ref>“[https://discoversg.com/about-us/ Discover SG Team]”. ''DiscoverSG.'' n.d. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref> In February 2017, YDMG Media rebranded into GRVTY Media.<ref>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg</ref>

	=== Co-founder of GRVTY Media (2017 - present day) ===		===Co-founder of GRVTY Media (2017 - present day)===
	In 2017, Jacky Yap co-founded GRVTY Media with Johnathan Chua, who as of August 2020, is the company’s business director.<ref>"[https://www.marketing-interactive.com/grvty-media-launch-brings-together-six-digital-publications Digital media company GRVTY Media brings together six online publications]". ''Marketing Interactive''. May 24, 2017. Accessed on 4 September 2020.</ref> GRVTY Media received funding from the e-sports start-up, Spout Entertainment Group to kickstart the business venture.<ref>Lee, Terence. "[https://www.techinasia.com/media-group-targeting-millennials-raises-money-egames-platform Esports platform invests in media group targeting millennials]". ''Tech In Asia''. July 13, 2017. Accessed on 4 September 2020.</ref><ref>"[https://e27.co/startups/spout-360/ Spout Entertainment Group]". ''e27''. Accessed on 4 September 2020.</ref> Several months into its founding, the GRVTY Media won six awards at the 2017 Spark Awards for Media Excellence, an event recognising the best products and services that media companies in the region have to offer.<ref>NST Online. “[https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2017/08/269581/media-prima-score-big-2017-spark-awards Media Prima score big at 2017 Spark Awards]”. ''New Straits Times.'' August 19, 2017. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref> The following is a list of the awards that GRVTY Media won.		In 2017, Jacky Yap co-founded GRVTY Media with Johnathan Chua, who as of August 2020, is the company’s business director.<ref>"[https://www.marketing-interactive.com/grvty-media-launch-brings-together-six-digital-publications Digital media company GRVTY Media brings together six online publications]". ''Marketing Interactive''. May 24, 2017. Accessed on 4 September 2020.</ref> GRVTY Media received funding from the e-sports start-up, Spout Entertainment Group to kickstart the business venture.<ref>Lee, Terence. "[https://www.techinasia.com/media-group-targeting-millennials-raises-money-egames-platform Esports platform invests in media group targeting millennials]". ''Tech In Asia''. July 13, 2017. Accessed on 4 September 2020.</ref><ref>"[https://e27.co/startups/spout-360/ Spout Entertainment Group]". ''e27''. Accessed on 4 September 2020.</ref> Several months into its founding, the GRVTY Media won six awards at the 2017 Spark Awards for Media Excellence, an event recognising the best products and services that media companies in the region have to offer.<ref>NST Online. “[https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2017/08/269581/media-prima-score-big-2017-spark-awards Media Prima score big at 2017 Spark Awards]”. ''New Straits Times.'' August 19, 2017. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref> The following is a list of the awards that GRVTY Media won.
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	\| rowspan="6" \|<ref>GRVTY Media. ''Facebook.'' August 19, 2017. Accessed on 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/grvty.media/photos/a.241732112965660/305300969942107/?type=3&theater</ref>		\| rowspan="6" \|<ref>GRVTY Media. ''Facebook.'' August 19, 2017. Accessed on 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/grvty.media/photos/a.241732112965660/305300969942107/?type=3&theater</ref>
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Jacky Yap (born 1988) is the co-founder of GRVTY Media, a content marketing and media company that houses content publishers such as Vulcan Post and the YouTube channel, [[Millennials of Singapore]].<ref>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg</ref> Jacky was a speaker at the Content Summit Asia 2017 alongside other entrepreneurs such as [[Karl Mak (Singapore Entrepreneur)|Karl Mak]] from Hepmil Media Group and Bryan Choo, the founder of [[TheSmartLocal (TSL) Media Group|TheSmartLocal Media Group]].<ref>"[https://contentsummit.asia/#speakers Our Speakers]". ''Content Summit 2017''. Accessed on 4 September 2020.</ref>

== Background ==
Jacky Yap was born in 1988 in Malaysia.<ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/category/featured/ My 2018 and the year I found my other half]”. ''Jackyyapp.'' December 28, 2018. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref> He completed his secondary education in Malaysia before moving to Singapore to pursue his tertiary education and start his career.

=== Education ===
From 2006 to 2007, Jacky Yap studied at Batu Lintang National Secondary School, a school in Sarawak, Malaysia.<ref>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg</ref><ref>SMK Batu Lintang. ''Facebook.'' n.d. Accessed on 27 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/pages/SMK-Batu-Lintang/113557455321541</ref> He graduated with a Malaysian Higher School Certificate which is equivalent to a GCE Advanced (‘A’) Levels certificate.<ref>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg</ref>

==== Tertiary studies ====
Jacky Yap enrolled in the School of Design and Environment (SDE) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2008.<ref>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg</ref> During his time in NUS, Jacky was a resident assistant (RA) at NUS N-House, an entrepreneurial-themed resident hall that housed returning students from the NUS overseas colleges as well as students who demonstrated an entrepreneurial attitude.<ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/about/ About]”. ''Jackyyapp.'' n.d. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref><ref>“[https://enterprise.nus.edu.sg/education-programmes/nus-overseas-colleges/nhouse/ Home for Entrepreneurial Minds]”. ''National University of Singapore.'' n.d. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref> He was in charge of organising N-House events like hackathons and crash courses while also maintaining its social media platforms. Jacky also spent a semester at Fudan University for his university exchange programme, studying topics such as finance and entrepreneurship.<ref>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg</ref> While there, he juggled three jobs at the Ortus Group, the Shanghai House of Entrepreneurs and Ascendas China.<ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/2013/06/17/my-life-so-far-11-jobs-and-counting/ My life so far: 11 jobs and counting]”. ''Jackyyapp.'' June 17, 2013. Accessed on 27 August 2020.</ref><ref>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg</ref> He graduated from NUS with a Bachelor of Science in Real Estate in 2012.<ref>“[https://www.sde.nus.edu.sg/rst/undergraduate/bachelor-of-science-real-estate/curriculum/ Bachelor of Science (Real Estate)]”. ''National University of Singapore.'' n.d. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref>

=== Personal life ===
[[File:Jacky Yap Wife.jpg|thumb|''Jacky and his wife, Li Ru.'']]
Jacky met his wife, Li Ru on Coffee Meets Bagel (a dating mobile application) in March 2018. The couple dated until late-2019 when Jacky proposed during their trip to Italy.<ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/2019/12/26/2019-and-the-search-for-clarity/ 2019 and the search for clarity]”. ''Jackyyapp.'' December 26, 2019. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref> Jacky and Li Ru got married in January 2020.<ref>Ibid.</ref>

== Early career ==
In 2011, Jacky founded Lunchsparks, a networking platform that sought to connect industry professionals and entrepreneurs with relevant partners.<ref>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg</ref><ref>Lunchsparks. ''Facebook.'' n.d. Accessed on 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/Lunchsparks/?ref=page_internal</ref> He took charge of social media marketing and business development, among various other roles. While kickstarting Lunchsparks, Jacky worked as a senior writer and product manager at the Singaporean media company, e27.<ref>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg</ref><ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/about/ About]”. ''Jackyyapp.'' n.d. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref> However, Jacky's Lunchsparks venture did not take off and the company closed down in 2012 due to low profits and his co-founder’s other commitments.<ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/2013/06/17/my-life-so-far-11-jobs-and-counting/ My life so far: 11 jobs and counting]”. ''Jackyyapp.'' June 17, 2013. Accessed on 27 August 2020.</ref> In 2013, he joined Pocket Deals where he was a part of the business development team for the mobile application, Popcorn.<ref>Yap, Jacky. “[https://jackyyapp.com/tag/popcorn/ What have I been up to the past few weeks?]”. ''Wordpress.'' October 12, 2013. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref><ref>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg</ref>

== GRVTY Media ==
Jacky Yap heads GRVTY Media alongside Johnathan Chua. As of September 2020, the media company that manages eight brands across three countries in Southeast Asia.<ref>"[https://grvty.media/ Home]". ''GRVTY Media''. Accessed on 4 September 2020.</ref> Outside of Singapore, GRVTY Media has expanded its operations to Manila (Manila Insider and Millennials of Manila) and Kuala Lumpur (Discover KL, The Playbook and Millennials of Kuala Lumpur).<ref>"[https://grvty.media/ Home]". ''GRVTY Media''. Accessed on 4 September 2020.</ref> In an interview with ''Tech In Asia'', Jacky shares that GRVTY Media is modelled after the US company, Vox, that operates various media brands across a range of content verticals.<ref>Lee, Terence. "[https://www.techinasia.com/media-group-targeting-millennials-raises-money-egames-platform Esports platform invests in media group targeting millennials]". ''Tech In Asia''. July 13, 2017. Accessed on 4 September 2020.</ref>
[[File:Jacky Yap and Johnathan Chua.jpg|thumb|''The co-founders of GRVTY Media - Johnathan Chua (left) and Jacky Yap (right) - pictured in 2017.'']]

=== Founder of Vulcan Post (2013 - present day) ===
Jacky founded Vulcan Post in September 2013, a website dedicated to educating readers about technology and entrepreneurship.<ref>Vulcan Post. ''Facebook.'' n.d. Accessed on 27 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/pg/Vulcanpost/about/?ref=page_internal</ref> He helms the regional editorial team, crafts branded content for clients and runs business development for the company. Jacky has also written content for the platform.<ref>“[https://vulcanpost.com/author/vulcanpost/ Articles By Jacky Yap]”. ''Vulcan Post.'' n.d. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref> As of August 2020, Vulcan Post has garnered over 83,000 likes on [https://www.facebook.com/Vulcanpost/?__tn__=%2Cd%2CP-R&eid=ARDkvqozONjv7HWn2Ph88Kuy_bt6-XvwzuTsYGSyCT5Ql8ngL-ZRTvHmiL5XhmUXdfXDZGYfKrTkImRl Facebook].

=== Managing Director of Yello Digital Media Group (2016 - 2017) ===
For eight months, Jacky managed Yello Digital Media Group’s media assets such as Vulcan Post and DiscoverSG, a website dedicated to covering the latest hyperlocal events.<ref>“[https://discoversg.com/about-us/ Discover SG Team]”. ''DiscoverSG.'' n.d. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref> In February 2017, YDMG Media rebranded into GRVTY Media.<ref>Jacky Yap. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackyyapp/?originalSubdomain=sg</ref>

=== Co-founder of GRVTY Media (2017 - present day) ===
In 2017, Jacky Yap co-founded GRVTY Media with Johnathan Chua, who as of August 2020, is the company’s business director.<ref>"[https://www.marketing-interactive.com/grvty-media-launch-brings-together-six-digital-publications Digital media company GRVTY Media brings together six online publications]". ''Marketing Interactive''. May 24, 2017. Accessed on 4 September 2020.</ref> GRVTY Media received funding from the e-sports start-up, Spout Entertainment Group to kickstart the business venture.<ref>Lee, Terence. "[https://www.techinasia.com/media-group-targeting-millennials-raises-money-egames-platform Esports platform invests in media group targeting millennials]". ''Tech In Asia''. July 13, 2017. Accessed on 4 September 2020.</ref><ref>"[https://e27.co/startups/spout-360/ Spout Entertainment Group]". ''e27''. Accessed on 4 September 2020.</ref> Several months into its founding, the GRVTY Media won six awards at the 2017 Spark Awards for Media Excellence, an event recognising the best products and services that media companies in the region have to offer.<ref>NST Online. “[https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2017/08/269581/media-prima-score-big-2017-spark-awards Media Prima score big at 2017 Spark Awards]”. ''New Straits Times.'' August 19, 2017. Accessed on 26 August 2020.</ref> The following is a list of the awards that GRVTY Media won.
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Award
!Tier
!Refs.
|-
| rowspan="6" |2017
|Best Corporate Branding By A Media Owner
| rowspan="2" |Gold
| rowspan="6" |<ref>GRVTY Media. ''Facebook.'' August 19, 2017. Accessed on 26 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/grvty.media/photos/a.241732112965660/305300969942107/?type=3&theater</ref>
|-
|Best Launch/Relaunch By A Media Owner
|-
|Best Corporate Branding By A Media Owner
| rowspan="3" |Silver
|-
|Best Acquisition Team
|-
|Best Digital Media Solution
|-
|Best Website By A Media Owner
|Bronze
|}

== References/ Citations ==
[[Category:People of Interest]]