Coming from a traditional Chinese family and becoming an ambitious woman running a meaningful business that empowers other women: in a nutshell, that’s Anna’s story. Anna Wong founded Female Entrepreneurs Worldwide (FEW), a network of women entrepreneurs and executives with more than 50,000 members worldwide. Anna’s traditional background might resonates with you if you’re an Asian listener. She shares about her mom and how she influenced her in her journey. We also chatted about ambition, how t...
Nov 27, 2024•29 min•Season 3Ep. 12
A loyal community is way more valuable than you think, it can actually be the base of a business model. Episode coming soon, stay tuned! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 25, 2024•56 sec
How to lead the future of organic skincare? How to choose beauty products that are right for you avoiding the trap of latest beauty trends? Nathaëlle Davoust, CEO of Melvita, tells us that what you put on your skin, what you eat and your lifestyle have a direct impact on your physical and mental health. Listen to Nathaëlle's journey to the top of the organic beauty industry. Discover her secrets to achieving work-life balance, staying healthy and grounded and don't miss her essential skincare ti...
Nov 20, 2024•33 min•Season 3Ep. 11
How to reach a top position? How to truly understand the market? And how to juggle family life and work when you're a CEO? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 19, 2024•38 sec
Running a Social Enterprise doesn't mean you're perfect but at least you're trying to achieve something meaningful while making profits. Terence skipped the corporate stage and went directly into entrepreneurship. He shares the challenges and triumphs of being a young entrepreneur and conveys a modern vision of sustainability and social enterprises. Listen to our chat and learn more about the ways to educate the populations and raise awareness around sustainability and social impact. Content: (0...
Nov 13, 2024•40 min•Season 3Ep. 10
What's a social enterprise? What's the business with a "normal business"? Stay tuned, coming soon... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 10, 2024•53 sec
⭐️ EXCLUSIVE OFFER: You need accounting and business secretary services? Get a $500 discount. Read more below. After a poor experience with an accountant, Adrien turned his frustration into a profitable business to solve a problem many business owners face: admin and paperwork. Adrien founded Sleek in 2017 in Singapore, got a $25 million fundraise in 2021, expanded the business in Hong Kong, the UK and Australia, serving 16,000 clients. Listen to our deep chat about the ability to balance what h...
Nov 06, 2024•39 min•Season 1Ep. 9
⭐️ EXCLUSIVE OFFER: You need accounting and business secretary services? Get a $500 discount. Read more below. Is an artist also a business owner? Should art be seen as a profitable business? Listen to Claudia Chanhoi, an artist between London and Hong Kong. She explores and challenges societal norms around sexuality and body image through cheeky illustrations. We chatted about the blend of art and business, her first solo exhibition, the commercial projects she's involved in and whether luck ex...
Oct 31, 2024•46 min•Season 3Ep. 8
⭐️ EXCLUSIVE OFFER: You need accounting and business secretary services? Get a $500 discount. Read more below. [In collaboration with InvestHK and StartMeUp HK] What's it like to expand a startup in Hong Kong? What are the opportunities to seize, is it expanding to the Great Bay Area? How to make the most of a unique global financial hub? Deep dive into Hong Kong's startup ecosystem with Jayne Chan, Head of StartMeUp HK at InvestHK. Understand how InvestHK helps startup founders set up, scale an...
Oct 21, 2024•46 min•Season 3Ep. 7
⭐️ EXCLUSIVE OFFER: You need accounting and business secretary services? Get a $500 discount. Read more below. How can small businesses access funding? What strategies to follow? And what's considered a small business? Jenny and Wilson are the founders of FundFluent, an online platform that assists small businesses in securing funding, including grants and loans. They share how they've helped businesses access over $35 million since they started FundFluent in 2020. Sharpening your pitch and incr...
Oct 16, 2024•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 6
⭐️ EXCLUSIVE OFFER: You need accounting and business secretary services? Get a $500 discount. Read more below. Your family expects from you to get a stable corporate job or be a doctor or banker? This episode is for you. Jennifer Ong left a 'perfect-on-paper' job to take a bumpy road: entrepreneurship. Listen to Jennifer's story and the bold choices she made to eventually found Ctrl Alt Career, a career coaching programme. You might consider exploring and redefining your career path too! Content...
Oct 09, 2024•49 min•Season 3Ep. 5
⭐️ EXCLUSIVE OFFER: You need accounting and business secretary services? Get a $500 discount. Read more below. How to navigate success in APAC as a Western company? Marco Galimberti, CEO of Venchi APAC, looks back on his journey that started in Italy and brought him to Hong Kong, where he thrives to expand Venchi's presence. With Marco, we reflected on the challenges that go with a premium confectionery brand having multiple points of sale across many countries. Adaptability, cultural diversity,...
Oct 02, 2024•44 min•Season 3Ep. 4
⭐️ EXCLUSIVE OFFER: You need accounting and business secretary services? Get a $500 discount. Read more below. How to make bakery shops a must-go place with endless lines of customers every day? That’s what I asked Gregoire Michaud, the founder of Bakehouse, artisanal bakery in Hong Kong. From wholesale bakery to popular retail shops, Gregoire shares the pivotal moments that shaped his business, the secret to creating an exceptional customer experience and the ambitious expansion plans, he and h...
Sep 25, 2024•34 min•Season 3Ep. 3
⭐️ EXCLUSIVE OFFER: You need accounting and business secretary services? Get a $500 discount. Read more below. The test is simple: either your restaurant is successful or you shut it down only a few months after opening it. In this episode, understand how Christian Talpo, CEO of Pirata Group, manages to reach sustainable success for the 26 restaurants of the group. What's the secret sauce to remain a significant F&B (Food & Beverage) actor for more than 10 years? How to keep innovating w...
Sep 18, 2024•33 min•Season 3Ep. 2
⭐️ EXCLUSIVE OFFER: You need accounting and business secretary services? Get a $500 discount. Read more below. Joyce wasn't meant to be an entrepreneur, she was pursuing a career in architecture and everything changed when her daughter had a skin condition. In this episode, listen to how Joyce's powerful story and genuine communication make NakedLab thrive in a very competitive industry. You'll also get to hear about how to deal with imposter syndrome, how to expand to new markets and adjust the...
Sep 11, 2024•50 min•Season 3Ep. 1
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Aug 31, 2024•1 min
I hope your summer is going well, whether you're on holiday or not. This Summer Edition episode is a bit special as it's the first solo episode I do, so please, let me know if you like it! EXCLUSIVE OFFER: Spend less on accounting, payroll and business secretary and get a $500 discount. Read more below. In the previous episode, I shared with you all the best tips from some entrepreneurs I interviewed in Season 2 of HKBO. In this episode, I share the 3 lessons I learned from running my marketing ...
Aug 21, 2024•13 min•Season 2Ep. 15
It's summer time, whether you're on holiday or not, this is the occasion to slow down and reset. EXCLUSIVE OFFER: Spend less on accounting, payroll and business secretary and get a $500 discount. Read more below. I've prepared for you a special episode with the best tips from entrepreneurs, what helped them thrive, how they overcome challenges and what they focus on. I hope these pieces of advice will help you run your projects and business. And if you have more tips to share with me, DM me on I...
Aug 07, 2024•15 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Entrepreneurship is a path with unexpected turnarounds. A flourishing business doesn't prevent you from facing hardships and reassessments. EXCLUSIVE OFFER: Spend less on accounting, payroll and business secretary and get a $500 discount. Read more below. 15 years after launching Honeycombers, Chris Edwards founded Launchpad, a supportive community for entrepreneurs. After a difficult year post Covid, she met a mindset coach and this sparked an idea in her: giving back and sharing through a comm...
Jul 25, 2024•33 min•Season 2Ep. 13
What brings 11,000 women together? That's what I asked Sarah Vee, the founder of Women of Hong Kong, free-membership community of women in Hong Kong. EXCLUSIVE OFFER: Spend less on accounting, payroll and business secretary and get a $500 discount. Read more below. She shares with me how it all started, that time when she managed to put together a paid event and fill 220 seats in 3 weeks and how she handles imposter syndrome. Building this community of support is more than running a business, th...
Jul 11, 2024•40 min•Season 2Ep. 12
How to build a successful brand with limited funds? How to expand to new markets? What humility brings to your business? These are all questions we go through in this episode with Maura Thompson, founder of Sassy Media Group, digital media company across Hong Kong and Singapore. EXCLUSIVE OFFER: Spend less on accounting, payroll and business secretary and get a $500 discount. Read more below. Maura defines herself as an accidental entrepreneur, her humility and deep care for the people she works...
Jun 27, 2024•48 min•Season 2Ep. 11
What do you know about gaming and esports? In this episode, I chatted with Sean Zhang, the founder of Talon ESports, a professional esports organisation and gaming & lifestyle platform. EXCLUSIVE OFFER: Spend less on accounting, payroll and business secretary and get a $500 discount. Read more below. From computer science to banking to e-sports, Sean made two career switches before becoming an entrepreneur. He shares how he started his own business, how the entrepreneurial journey of his fat...
Jun 20, 2024•49 min•Season 2Ep. 10
On top of being the factory of the world, having the resources, the manpower & productivity, Asia is also a place with heritage, culture, design and art. What about the influence of Asian craftsmanship and design? How to shed light on it? EXCLUSIVE OFFER: Spend less on accounting, payroll and business secretary and get a $500 discount. Read more below. This is Krizia's ambition with Vermillion, Asia's first B2B e-commerce marketplace for crafted lifestyle luxury. Vermillion curates designs f...
Jun 05, 2024•35 min•Season 2Ep. 9
What's the role of Data in the decision-making process? How to collect Data, keep it and use it? To what extent can we rely on it? How to balance it with what we call our "gut feeling"? EXCLUSIVE OFFER: Spend less on accounting, payroll and business secretary and get a $500 discount. Read more below. In this special episode, listen to a Panel Discussion with Florian Gaudel, founder of Standard Insights, an AI-powered Market Research company and Jacopo Pesavento, co-founder of Branding Records, G...
May 23, 2024•47 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Have you ever bought a preowned item? It's a sustainable way of consuming. EXCLUSIVE OFFER: Spend less on accounting, payroll and business secretary and get a $500 discount. Read more below. How has the image of shopping second-hand evolved over the years? What about the specificities of the Hong Kong market towards sustainability? These are some of the questions we discussed with Sarah Fung, founder of HULA, second-hand luxury fashion company that makes fashion sustainable. Sarah shares the les...
May 09, 2024•38 min•Season 2Ep. 7
You work in Marketing, Comms or Technology in APAC or Middle East? Maybe MCG Talent helped you find your job. EXCLUSIVE OFFER: Spend less on accounting, payroll and business secretary and get a $500 discount. Read more below. I sat down with Adam Michael Toctan, co-founder of this award-winning recruitment agency and we chatted about the evolution of the power dynamics between candidates and companies and the effect of AI-powered tools on recruiters. Adam also shared how MCG Talent was born and ...
Apr 24, 2024•37 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Do you know that Asia is responsible for nearly half of the world's food waste? An appalling reality that Carla Martinesi, founder of the award-winning food-saving app CHOMP, shared with me. EXCLUSIVE OFFER: Spend less on accounting, payroll and business secretary and get a $500 discount. Read more below. Carla started tackling Hong Kong's food waste problem in 2021. She tells me the lessons she learned throughout her journey as an entrepreneur acting for sustainability. What are the challenges ...
Apr 10, 2024•40 min•Season 2Ep. 5
You think about investing in real estate but you don't where to start and what to keep in mind? EXCLUSIVE OFFER: Spend less on accounting, payroll and business secretary and get a $500 discount. Read more below. That's where Sebastien Salin can help you. He founded Acheter pour Louer, a real estate investment company for people based in Hong Kong looking to invest in France (and now also in Bali). We discussed how he switched from a career in medical to staring his own business in investment. He...
Mar 20, 2024•34 min•Season 2Ep. 4
What's a sustainable business? What elements do you include in the measure of sustainability? EXCLUSIVE OFFER: Spend less on accounting, payroll and business secretary and get a $500 discount. Read more below. This is what I discussed with Chris Brown, founder of ReThink, a sustainable business conference held in Hong Kong every year that gathers business leaders and sustainability practitioners. He also founded ReThink Foundation to provide funding and resources for social and environmental imp...
Mar 06, 2024•49 min•Season 2Ep. 3
For this episode, I sat down with Alain Ngalani, 5 times Muay Thai and Kickboxing world champion and owner of Impakt, an MMA club he founded 20 years ago in Hong Kong. EXCLUSIVE OFFER: Spend less on accounting, payroll and business secretary and get a $500 discount. Read more below. Alain is one of a kind and he shared about his impressive athletic career, how it gives him a different approach to competition and achievement and how it helps him run his business started 20 years ago in a very com...
Feb 21, 2024•48 min•Season 2Ep. 2
