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In Episode 16, Simon sits down with Simon Loong, the inspirational and forward-thinking founder and Group CEO of WeLab to hear his journey to building WeLab into one of the world's largest Fintech startups with over 43m customers (and he's just getting started!) ➜ WeLab: https://www.welab.co/en ➜ Check out the Q&A with Simon Loong via https://youtu.be/5KVOz3NJR94 ➜ Simon Loong: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-loong/ ➜ Let's talk business! Please leave a comment below for all of us at GLC. We will always reply. ➜ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGzn... Our guest this week is Simon Loong is the Founder and Group CEO of WeLab. WeLab is the leading fintech company in Asia with one of the first virtual banks established in Hong Kong. WeLab provides financial services by creating seamless digital experiences to over 40 million individual customers, and also provides B2B enterprise solutions to traditional financial institutions which utilise WeLab’s technology to offer fintech-enabled services to their customers. WeLab operates WeLend and WeLab Bank in Hong Kong, Wolaidai (我来贷), Taoxinji (淘新机) and Tianmian Lab (天冕) in Mainland China and a fintech joint venture AWDA in Indonesia. Prior to founding WeLab, Simon spent 15 years in retail banking divisions of Citibank and Standard Chartered. Simon has a Master of Science in Management (MSM) from Stanford Graduate School of Business and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Simon serves as an advisor to many professional organizations including Shenzhen Consumer Council, Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce and was also a founding Board Member on the FinTech Association of Hong Kong. Simon has received several awards in recognition of his achievements including 2016 "CEO of the Year" by Capital CEO, 2017 “Innovation Leadership Achievement in Hong Kong” by The Asian Banker, 2018 "The InnoStars Award" by Our Hong Kong Foundation and “The World Outstanding Chinese Youth Entrepreneur Award”. Simon has also been named as “one of the 20 people shaping Hong Kong’s future” in the next 20 years by leading Chinese media outlet, YiCai. /// Simon is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, motivational speaker, mentor and recently sold his leading global branding and digital agency fluid (HQed in Hong Kong + China), to PwC. He is currently the subject of SimonSquibb.com, an online business series highlighting what it’s like to be an experienced entrepreneur who knows luck is vital to it all. He is also the host of #GoodLuckClub Podcast, a business and advice Q&A show online that gets real about what is success and how luck plays a part in everything. Good Luck Club // Subscribe: www.GoodLuckPod.com Simon Squibb // Subscribe: www.simonsquibb.com

Our guest this week is serial entrepreneur and adventure athlete, Malcolm Wood. Malcolm is the founder of A Plastic Ocean / The Last Glaciers / Maximal Concepts. Malcolm is a reputable influence in the F&B industry. His passion for design and food led him to co-found the multi award-winning Maximal Concepts, a hospitality group that has created and owned over twenty individual brands and has restaurants in numerous international locations. In addition to acting as Culinary Director, Malcolm is also Global Managing Director. Maximal Concepts is one of the fastest growing F&B companies in the world and one of the most awarded in Asia. Malcolm is heavily influenced by his love for the environment and often engages with conservation projects. A passionate environmental filmmaker and social entrepreneur, he has been on the Board of Directors for several charities and is actively involved in their various projects, including Plastic Oceans Foundation, Hong Kong Shark Foundation and Skeena Wild. His involvement includes the world-renowned production “A Plastic Ocean”, which was one of the most awarded documentaries in 2017 and more recently, “The Last Glaciers”, a film that highlights the global issue of climate change. Teaming up with several different individuals including the world renowned, Director and Producer Craig Leeson, Malcolm’s goal is to release a set of environmental films over the next few years to highlight the many global environmental issues we are facing. Not only do they highlight key environmental issues, but the solutions that are available as well, playing an important role in individual and government environmental policy making. He has recently been selected as the first paraglider, speedflyer and film maker to join UN Environment’s campaign ‘Mountain Heroes’. The team consist of a group of other famous athletes such as Canadian ice-climber Will Gadd, Austrian cyclist Michael Strasser, Kenyan Olympic skier Sabrina Simader and adventurer Ben Fogle, helping to draw attention to emerging environmental issues in mountains including climate change, waste and biodiversity loss.

➜ Our guest this week is NiQ Lai, CEO of Hong Kong Broadband Network: https://www.hkbn.net/personal/home/tc/landing ➜ Let's talk business! Please leave a comment below. We will always reply. ➜ Subscribe for inspiration: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGznz4NfW5iymkvn1l40qyA?sub_confirmation=1 NiQ Lai is an inspirational leader. He leads by caring with HKBN's model of 'doing good and doing well' and highlights that these two things can work together. HKBN is Hong Kong’s second largest Residential Fibre Broadband service provider. Named by Speedtest as Hong Kong’s fastest Internet Service Provider, HKBN delivers exceptionally stable and fast broadband at competitive prices. With over 6,000 'talents' in the HKBN eco-system they are motivated to care about their customers and their co-workers by a common purpose. We can all learn a few things from NiQ, his amazing team and his company ethos! Any questions about this business model pioneered by HKBN and how they are coping with the Coronavirus, let us know. /// About the Podcast host: Simon Squibb is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, motivational speaker, mentor and recently sold his leading global branding and digital agency fluid (HQed in Hong Kong + China), to PwC. He is currently the subject of SimonSquibb.com, an online business series highlighting what it’s like to be an experienced entrepreneur who knows luck is vital to it all. He is also the host of #GoodLuckClub Podcast, a business and advice Q&A show online that gets real about what is success and how luck plays a part in everything. Good Luck Club // Subscribe: www.GoodLuckPod.com Simon Squibb // Subscribe: www.simonsquibb.com

In Episode 13, Simon sits down with Jonathan Zeman, the CEO of LKF Group to hear about how he's navigated becoming part of and then driving and diversifying a well-established and world-renowned family business. /// About Jonathan Zeman ------- Jonathan is Chief Executive Officer of the Lan Kwai Fong Group, a diversified property development company with business interests in commercial and residential property, resorts, hospitality, entertainment, film, media and technology in Asia. He has over 20 years’ experience working in Greater China and leads a creative and diverse team of over 400 professionals distributed through offices in Hong Kong, Mainland China and Thailand. Since becoming CEO, Jonathan has led various property development and redevelopment projects for the Group in addition to leading the Group to diversify its business into new synergistic businesses to complement its core property development business. Under his leadership, the Lan Kwai Fong Group has become one of the leading experts in leisure and entertainment property development in Greater China. The Group portfolio includes projects in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Chengdu and other parts of China as well as award winning projects in Phuket Thailand. Jonathan is a dynamic, well informed, creative thinker who has lived in Hong Kong for over 40 years. Starting his career with the Group after completing his bachelor’s degree in East Asian Studies with honours at the University of California Los Angeles, Jonathan worked his way through different divisions within the Group, from hospitality, information technology, project management and operations to eventually becoming a core member of the senior management team. Jonathan has received various honours and has sat on the executive committees and as advisor to various organisations. In addition, his linguistic abilities include fluency in English, Cantonese, Mandarin, French and he is conversant in Thai. /// About The Good Luck Club The Good Luck Club is a podcast and video series that focuses on the idea that luck is an ingredient that's absolutely necessary in order to have a successful life and business. In each episode, we invite an entrepreneur or change-maker to share their journey to success. For most, it’s never a straightforward one, and there’s much inspiration and learnings in the struggles they’ve been through along the way. And, as our name suggests, we’ll also dive into their stories about luck; the good and the bad, and its role in success. Connect @ Linkedin: http://bit.ly/2vFY3Cp Twitter: https://twitter.com/GoodLuckpodcast Socialize @ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodLuckClub... Snap @ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodluckclu... If you enjoyed this episode, please share with your friends. Subscribe to The Good Luck Club channel https://bit.ly/2xzfHZS We always reply to comments, so please let us know what you think below! Thanks for watching. /// About Simon Squibb Simon is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, motivational speaker, and mentor. He has started 17 businesses, invested in over 65, and has mentored hundreds of founders. Having sold his award-winning insight-driven branding and digital agency, Fluid, to PwC, Simon now focuses on inspiring, motivating and guiding both budding and experienced entrepreneurs by sharing his personal experiences, insights, ideas and tips on his website simonsquibb.com and through his social channels. Watch @ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/simonsquibb Connect @ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonsquibb/ Invest @ AngelList: https://angel.co/simonsquibb Socialize @ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SimonASquibb/ Debate @ Twitter: https://twitter.com/simonsquibb Dance @ TikTok: https//tiktok.com/simonsquibb8 Snap @ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonsquibb/

In this week’s podcast, I speak with London-based entrepreneur Damien Nicol. He owns the family business Back & Active in Belsize Park in London. We recorded this podcast a few weeks ago before Coronavirus kicked into high gear in the UK but his message that success for him means being able to spend time with your family, resonates more so today than ever. Like any small business owner, things are tough for his business right now. So, today I bought 10 sessions from him in advance to support his business (I am going to have a back problem soon enough as I have a 2.5 year old who wants me to carry him everywhere still!). If that’s the sort of thing you can do for people in your community - buying services in advance, you’ll help to ensure their survival and show them their appreciated. If you like his insights please go and show love on his social media via www.backandactive.co.uk

Welcome to episode 11 of The Good Luck Club Podcast! Our POD guest this week is entrepreneur Ben Poole. Father, trainer & cookie king! He shares his real life story with us about building The Health Kitchen - the lows and sugar highs! ➜ Starting a business ain't easy, being a sole founder is even harder ➜ Podcast hosted by Simon Squibb. Guest this week is Ben Poole, Founder of The Health Kitchen ➜ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGznz4NfW5iymkvn1l40qyA?sub_confirmation=1 ➜ Good Luck Club: www.GoodLuckPOD.com

Welcome to episode 10 of The Good Luck Club. Our guest this week is Keshia Hannam. Keshia is a former journalist and now performance-speaker, the co-founder of women’s movement Camel Assembly, a global collective of activists and artists, and a storyteller with media company Dear World. Keshia has spoken for The New York Times, Fortune 500 companies like Marriott and Macy’s, and last year at the United Nations. She has contributed regularly to National Geographic, Fortune, Forbes and CNN among others, and delivers performance-based keynotes to universities, conferences and art-based events all over the world.

Welcome to Episode 9 - The Good Luck Club Podcast This week we interview Jordan Schlipf. Jordan is a serial tech entrepreneur, venture capital investor and an expert Lean Startup trainer. Today, he is Founder & CEO of the Rainmaking Venture Studio, where he partners with large corporations to de-risk the process of creating new businesses.

This week we interview Patrick Lee - Entrepreneur, Co-founder and former CEO of Rotten Tomatoes. Patrick Lee is a serial entrepreneur, He is an advisor to a number of startups including Casetify, ChargeSPOT, Instaread, Kiwi Campus, Oishii, WePloy, and Zeuss Technologies; and a mentor at a number of organizations including SOSV, Berkeley SkyDeck, Blue Startups, and Founder Institute. Patrick holds a BA in Cognitive Science from the University of California at Berkeley.

My guest today is entrepreneur Ian James. He is the co-founder of the brand Melrose & Morgan. Melrose & Morgan is a modern grocer and kitchen with shops in Primrose Hill and Hampstead Village, London. Ian believes that local shops should be at the heart of the community. He has a passion for supporting local bakers, fishmongers, butchers, specialty cheese suppliers, and other independent retailers and is committed to championing small-scale artisan producers through his shops and on-line store. Ian has been focused on making his retail dream come true for the last 15 years - working on any business even your own for 15 years isn't easy and he will share some of the highs and lows and lessons learnt along the way with us today.