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Started in 1996, G.O.D. has evolved into a lifestyle brand and a contemporary icon of Hong Kong culture. “There is so much beauty in our culture. Our mission is to use design to conserve our heritage in modern times.” said Douglas as he shares with us his story and vision. His passion in crafting a […]
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 […]
When you meet Jill who has almost singlehandedly alerted the world of the barbaric bear bile farming practices, and brought the industry to its crumbling state, you can’t help but wonder what more YOU can do for animals welfare (we’ll be starting with green mondays, and of course, never buying fur!). Thank you Jill for […]
A fun lunch with Ray where we learned about the story of founding 9GAG, the Silicon Valley experience and getting a glimpse into the startup world that isn’t all fun and games! All the volunteers have found the meeting amazing and inspiring! The lunch has raised over 75 volunteer hours to Hands On, Society of […]
“Most people nowadays only focus on themselves, and they aren’t happy because they’re constantly chasing the next pay raise and promotion. Only when you focus on helping others, will you feel truly content.” Thank you Robin for sharing your wisdom and story of growing Foodlink, a charity that feeds over 1,500 people in need per […]
Meeting with Shing, Founder of Easyvan! Shing came with a really interesting background — before he started Easyvan, he was a professional poker player for 7 years. Prior to that he had worked at Bain Consulting for 3 years and graduated from Stanford. He shared many personal insights to running a start up and compares […]
Thank you Tony for a delicious lunch where we learned about how you worked towards your dream! Extra thanks for giving practical advice for the volunteers’ business ideas. The lunch has raised over 60 volunteer hours to WWF, Eco-Marine, Society for Community Organisation, the Hong Kong Jockey Club and more.
The 2-hour session with Jennifer was definitely the most useful crash course for these education-minded volunteers, covering everything essential from interview skills to how one can help change education for the better! This meeting has raised over 60 volunteer hours to Hands On, Service Civil International, Mission to New Arrivals and more.
If you are looking for flats & apartment in HK, you might want to check out Spacious Hong Kong! Asif Ghafoor (Founder & CEO) is the Programmer, Designer & Business Development man behind this start up with a vision to bring more transparency & better end user experience for the online property platform. Thank you […]
