Alyssa never thought she would be a journalist, but here she is. She started out at The Straits Times as a style and design reporter in 2015, before moving to the video desk two years later, where she produced video stories and hosted live news segments. She then had a stint as a communications professional for a multinational fintech company before returning to the newsroom in 2022. Besides writing business stories, she also writes book reviews and commentaries.