Guang Jin is the founder of 1UpMedia, a studio that began in narrative audio — and by chance, became the first Asian podcast company nominated at the Ambies 2024, with its shows also selected for the New York Festivals Radio Awards 2025.

Based in Singapore, 1UpMedia has developed deep expertise in podcasting across Southeast Asia, navigating a region where “podcast” is still widely misunderstood as video-first. This challenge pushed the studio to evolve beyond audio: today, 1UpMedia specialises in transforming podcasts into video-native formats without losing their narrative core.

Their flagship case is Heinous, a true crime series adapted into Grim Asia, a docu-animation video brand that’s grown organically to 10M+ views and 200K+ followers across YouTube and TikTok.