About
The most powerful cultural forces today wear a balance sheet, and the leaders who grasp that are the ones determining what luxury becomes next.
Traditional luxury platforms fixate on product and aesthetic. Business platforms reaches for the spreadsheet. Neither speaks to the executives, founders and investors who need to understand what is shifting in culture before it registers in their numbers.
No one is better positioned to close that gap. Beyond the Boardroom was founded by editors, strategists and industry operators who have spent decades at the centre of the conversation, as voices at some of the region’s most influential publications, as advisors to globally recognised brands, and as strategic partners across luxury, media and commerce. We draw on the rigour of a consultancy, the creative intelligence of an agency and the authority of a world-class editorial platform, unified by a single lens on where culture and commerce meet.
In practice, that means editorial that interrogates the trends, ideas and market movements shaping the future of luxury; intelligence and research that surfaces the consumer dynamics, cultural forces and commercial realities most platforms are too broad to see; advisory that equips brands and organisations to move with clarity through a landscape in constant flux; and convening—intimate dinners, closed-door sessions, summits and retreats—where the industry’s most consequential voices can speak frankly about what is unfolding and what comes next.
Beyond the Boardroom is where leaders, founders, investors and cultural architects come when clarity matters. Our lens follows the ideas, capital, creativity and consumer shifts redefining luxury across Asia Pacific and the Middle East, from the boardroom to the cultural moment, and back again.
Because at BTB, we mind your business.
Michael von Schlippe
President of Media Publisharesand Co-founder of Beyond the Boardroom
Michael von Schlippe is President of Media Publishares and co-founder of Beyond the Boardroom, established in 2025 as a joint venture between Media Publishares and R.S.V.P.
With over two decades of global media experience, he has led the launch and growth of titles such as Vogue Singapore, Robb Report, and BURO across Southeast Asia. His career—spanning Condé Nast, Sanoma Independent Media, and entrepreneurial ventures in Europe, and Asia—reflects a continued commitment to shaping the future of publishing at the intersection of luxury, innovation, and culture.
Bettina von Schlippe
Co-founder, Beyond The Boardroom
Bettina von Schlippe co-founded Beyond the Boardroom in 2025 to create a platform dedicated to documenting and decoding the exchange between business and culture.
Her approach builds on over two decades of experience launching and leading some of Asia’s most influential media brands, including Vogue Singapore, Buro., and Robb Report in Singapore, Malaysia, and Vietnam. As Vice President Business Development & Innovation, Publisher-at-Large of Vogue Singapore, and Director of the Vogue Foundation, she has collaborated with global luxury houses, creative leaders, and industry disruptors, developing a unique vantage point on how commerce and creativity shape one another.
Rahat Kapur
Co-founder & Editorial Director, Beyond the BoardroomThe editorial mind behind Beyond the Boardroom, Rahat Kapur shapes the platform’s vision for culturally fluent business journalism, exploring the exchange between commerce and creativity across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.
She was previously Managing Editor at Campaign Asia-Pacific, Editor-in-Chief at Esquire Singapore, and Publisher & Editor-in-Chief at Buro Singapore. Earlier in her career, she worked in consulting and brand communications with Accenture, EY, and Iris Worldwide, advising major global brands.
Alexander Trefilov
Director and Co-Founder, Beyond The Boardroom Vice President, Media Publishares
Leading commercial strategy, partnerships, and growth for Beyond the Boardroom, Alexander Trefilov serves as Director and Co-Founder of the platform, ensuring its editorial ambitions are grounded in a strong and sustainable business model. He is also Vice President of Media Publishares, where he oversees corporate finance, investor relations, and business intelligence across the company’s Southeast Asian portfolio.
With more than 15 years of experience in international publishing and a proven record in operational leadership, market expansion, and financial strategy, Alexander brings the commercial acumen and strategic clarity that drive Beyond the Boardroom’s mission to bridge business and culture.