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Hong Kong Business Owners

By: Carmen Salameh
  • Summary

  • Hi, I'm Carmen, founder of Hong Kong Business Owners (HKBO). I share inspiring entrepreneurial success stories from business owners based in Hong Kong.

    What I'm curious to learn from my guests: what their keys to success are, how they overcome challenges and how they scale their business.

    Whether you're an established entrepreneur, aspiring to become one or simply curious to listen to entrepreneurs' experiences, get inspired by business success stories.

    To support me: leave me 5 stars and join my community on Instagram @hk.businessowners to get business tips and expand your network of entrepreneurs.

    And if you're a business owner looking to grow online, check out my social media marketing agency OctoGenHK.com.

    Carmen Salameh
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Episodes
  • Sarah Fung, founder of HULA, Preowned Designer Womenswear
    May 9 2024

    Have you ever bought a preowned item? It's a sustainable way of consuming.

    How has the image of shopping second-hand evolved over the years? What about the specificities of the Hong Kong market towards sustainability?

    These are some of the questions we discussed with Sarah Fung, founder of HULA, second-hand luxury fashion company that makes fashion sustainable.

    Sarah shares the lessons she learned as an entrepreneur, how she grew her business and how she apprehended the challenge of bringing sustainability to the Hong Kong fashion scene.

    To find out more:

    HULA - https://thehula.com/

    HULA's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/joinhula

    Shop location: 56-58 Hollywood Rd, Central

    Warehouse location: 404, Berkshire House, 25 Westlands Rd, Quarry Bay

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    37 mins
  • Adam Michael Toctan, co-founder of MCG Talent, award-winning recruitment agency in Asia and Middle East
    Apr 24 2024

    You work in Marketing, Comms or Technology in APAC or Middle East? Maybe MCG Talent helped you find your job.

    I sat down with Adam Michael Toctan, co-founder of this award-winning recruitment agency and we chatted about the evolution of the power dynamics between candidates and companies and the effect of AI-powered tools on recruiters.

    Adam also shared how MCG Talent was born and how to successfully manage to work with a business partner and leverage the complementarity of two personalities and skillsets.

    Don't miss the tips from Adam to carry on with your entrepreneur journey.

    To find out more:

    MCG Talent - https://www.mcgtalent.io/

    Adam's LinkedIn - https://hk.linkedin.com/in/adammichaeltoctan

    MCG Talent's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/mcgtalent/

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    36 mins
  • Carla Martinesi, founder of CHOMP, a food-saving app to tackle the food waste problem in Hong Kong
    Apr 10 2024

    Do you know that Asia is responsible for nearly half of the world's food waste? An appalling reality that Carla Martinesi, founder of the award-winning food-saving app CHOMP, shared with me.

    Carla started tackling Hong Kong's food waste problem in 2021. She tells me the lessons she learned throughout her journey as an entrepreneur acting for sustainability. What are the challenges of food waste in Hong Kong? And how to educate people and F&B professionals?

    Carla and I also talked about how to deal with people's opinions on your business and how to take their various pieces of advice.

    Sit comfortably and listen to our conversation. If you want to learn more, check out the links below.

    💥 SPECIAL OFFER: enjoy HK$25 off on your first order with the code "HKBO".

    To find out more:

    CHOMP - https://www.chomphk.com/

    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chompfoodwaste/

    Carla's LinkedIn - https://hk.linkedin.com/in/carlamartinesi

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    40 mins

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