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What Christel Goh learned from building a PR agency from scratch

Why the Grow Public Relations founder is a standout in the inaugural Human Truth Awards.

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Shawn Lim
Mar 18, 2026
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The Human Truth Awards honour leaders who choose truth over titles and lead with honesty, even when it feels uncomfortable.

Christel Goh, Founder and CEO, Grow Public Relations

Christel Goh is recognised in the inaugural Human Truth Awards because her leadership is shaped by a quiet willingness to be seen before she feels ready, and she tells me that in the early days of building her agency, fear showed up in ways she did not fully recognise at the time.

“There were a lot of doubts,” she says, explaining that she often wondered what former bosses and peers would think of her decision to start her own agency, and whether she would be judged for stepping out on her own.

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