“As long as you're open to what's next, as long as you're open to the unknown, then there's an opportunity for you to improve yourself.” - Kimberly Yao, Co-Founder & CEO of CloudEats.

From selling booze online and working in Philippine F&B to creating a revolutionary cloud kitchen concept, Kimberly Yao’s entrepreneurial journey has not been a walk in the park, to say the least.

Fueled by her passion and interest in food and e-commerce, Kim continues to evolve and adapt as the leader of CloudEats, which, simultaneously, is on a strong growth trajectory since its establishment.

How can you become the CEO that your company really needs? And what are the differences when you’re growing from 10 to 100, and then 100 to 1000?

Tune in now to learn more about Kim’s leadership at each stage of her entrepreneurial journey!

TIMESTAMPS / KEY TAKEAWAYS

0:00 - Intro

02:50 - Takeaway #1: Passion-fueled vision

05:45 - Takeaway #2: Each experience you have is building you up for the next

08:31 - Takeaway #3: You need to be ready to grow and evolve as a CEO.

10:56 - Takeaway #4: The power of the Time Machine theory, but don’t forget to adapt in building in other markets.

13:26 - Sub-takeaway: Be sure of your local advantages 

16:56 - Takeaway #5: Not taking a risk, is the biggest risk

19:26 - Closing remarks

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Full Episode | Becoming the CEO Your Company Actually Needs to Scale & The Future of Virtual Kitchens with Kim Yao, CloudEats

🌐 Website: https://www.billiondollarmoves.com/future-of-virtual-kitchens-kim-yao-cloudeats/

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About Kim Yao

Co-founder and CEO, CloudEats

Kim is building the leading tech-powered food service ecosystem in Southeast Asia through digitally native restaurant brands and proprietary smart kitchen technology. By revolutionizing a massive yet traditional food service industry, her mission at CloudEats is to create the largest cloud restaurant group in the region, challenging brick and mortar heavyweights in F&B. With almost $14m in funding for CloudEats to date, Kim is known to have raised the largest amount of venture capital for a female Filipina led startup. She hopes to inspire female, underrepresented founders to keep dreaming big and work together to pave the way for more women entrepreneurs. 

Already a veteran in the food and beverage industry, Kimberly Yao opted to “evolve and futureproof” her career by going digital. CloudEats eschews physical restaurants and focuses its 50-plus in-house brands and customised kitchens on delivery. Established in May 2019, the company was recognised by Tech in Asia as one of Southeast Asia’s top 50 rising startups. CloudEats has thrived during Covid-19, opening a new kitchen and donating 55,000 meals to first responders.

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https://www.instagram.com/kimyaoza/

https://www.instagram.com/cloud.eats/

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