In this episode of Entrepreneurs For Good, I speak with Edwin Keh about the work that he is doing at Mills Fabrica to develop and support innovations that will drive circularity in the fashion and textiles, and speak about various steps along his career path have led him to where he is. ? About Entrepreneurs For Good Series: Through this series, we speak with Asia based entrepreneurs whose missi…
As COVID moves from "its a flu" that will pass to "we are hoping to be open by Q4", the need for entrepreneurs and businesses to rethink everything is now. About the Behind The Grind Series: Through this podcast series, Brian and I will speak about the realities (as we know them) of entrepreneurship. Videos will be available every Saturday, and audience participation is HIGHLY encourage…
Regardless of whether or not you believe COVID19 is a hoax, the cure is worse than the disease, or we need to stay at home for 18 more months, it is time to accept the COVID19 challenge for what it is and begin making plans for moving forward. In doing so, I lay out my vision for how COVID-19 will potentially disrupt everything I had planned to do this year, and what I am going to do about it. I…
Entrepreneurship, regardless of an external crisis like COVID-19, is a journey, and through this Episode of Behind the Grind, Brian Tam and I spent the time to think about "whether it's worth it" and the need for entrepreneurs to have grit & tenacity. I think this will be really valuable to anyone who is looking at their P&L right now and wondering whether or not they should press on as a…
In this episode of Entrepreneurs For Good, I speak with Vy Vu about how the organization she helped launch, FitFam, went from a handful of friends working out together in a local park to hundreds of participants getting up regularly to participate in more than 50 weekly events. Through our conversation, we focused a lot on how to build a community, and the challenge of building a business model a…
Hope you are all having a good weekend! In this episode of Behind the Grind, Brian Tam and I talk through the challenge of balancing the anxiety around feeling that we need to be productive (i..e hustle), the emotions of the time, and the need/ want to reflect on it all. It is a conversation we know reflects the challenges that others are facing as well, and we'd love to hear from you on the…
In this episode of Entrepreneurs For Good, I speak with Illac Diaz about the work that he is doing at Liter of Light, and how he is building a business model that helps communities move forward. It is a business model rooted in his belief that communities can solve their own problems, but in helping them, he creates a problem (that he must solve) for his own business model. ? About Entrepreneurs…
As COVID moves from "its a flu" that will pass to "we are hoping to be open by Q4", the need for entrepreneurs and businesses to rethink everything and take advantage is now. For Brian Tam and I, where we are 3 months into our businesses (and lives) being disrupted, this has led to us to look at our businesses, products, and people. To come up with new products, processes, and management structur…
