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It was a back to nature experience where we went to an organic farm called 我地農莊 in Yuen Long to experience the farm to table concept in HK! Cathy Lee, cookbook author of “Your Vegan Friend” and founder of PubArt gallery became a vegetarian 8 years ago which has inspired her to publish her own […]
It was a pleasure to meet with Guy Bradley, Chief Executive of Swire Properties, one of the most respected companies in Hong Kong known not only for its commitment to quality, but its involvement in the arts, the community and the environment. We had lunch with Guy, who was according to the volunteers, “surprisingly down-to-earth […]
Andy is a serial entrepreneur who has started over 17 businesses such as HotMob, NDN, Darizi & Klarity Analytics. We chatted with him over pizza at his office as he shared his entrepreneurial journey and major life lessons he had learned along the way. At the age of only 37, Andy has experienced the ups […]
It was a privilege to have lunch with Yin-Man Tang, CFO of a HK listed company. Grew up in a fishing village in Hong Kong and later in the UK, he has gone on to become an investment strategist — ranked number 1 Best Performing Portfolio Manager in the UK in 1997–8, investing for one […]
Had a thought-provoking night with Garic, Director and Chief Officer (Business Development) of Taipan Bread & Cakes. Garic offered us a very holistic view on life, especially for career planning. He advises us to dig deep into an industry we’re interested in — understanding the job routine, and more importantly, how people’s values are shaped […]
Quintessentially Lifestyle is a global private member’s club that offers concierge & lifestyle management services. We sat down and chatted with Emma as she shared how she arrived alone in Hong Kong, and with sheer determination, landed a job at British Chambers and eventually at Quintessentially to build their presence in Asia. Her advice to […]
What an inspiring and hearty vegetarian lunch with Francis Ngai, Co-founder of Social Ventures Hong Kong, which has helped created many successful social enterprises such as Diamond Cab, Green Monday and RunOurCity! “Being an entrepreneur is a lot like running an ultra marathon, when you’re running with no one in sight and having cramps in […]
With over thirty years of experience in the Housing Department, Irene has been involved and now oversees all facets of public housing development work in Hong Kong. Today our volunteers visited Irene at the Housing Authority Headquarters to learn about sustainable development, community engagement, and green building initiatives, followed by an off-site tour at Housing […]
Maura founded Sassy in 2009, a go-to blog for cool happenings in Hong Kong which has grown into a media group that has presence in Australia, Dubai and Singapore as well. We spent a relaxing lunch time with Maura where she shared her story, “Hong Kong is a great place to start your own business, […]
Founder of Chartwell Capital Ronald Chan is a prominent Value Investor, who wrote a book with and on Warren Buffet. Thank you Ronald for the lunch and your valuable sharing from the technical side of Value Investing to fun facts about how Warren Buffet handles his emails! This lunch has raised over 75 volunteer hours […]
“Do you realize that the most successful people act like they have nothing to lose?” A light lunch with a fruitful chat on taking risks, finding your passion and how to take your ideas forward — Thank you Simon for the sharing and taking us on a tour of the awesome office of Nest and […]
Pathfinders guiding missions are that all children should be respected and protected. They worked to assist distressed migrant women who have born children in Hong Kong. Our volunteer (Le Peng) has very warmly written to share his takeaway and experience! Two key takeaways: Find our your own definition of success. Although wealth and status are […]
