Weh Yeoh's Social Entrepreneurship Journey From Redundant Charities to Co-Founding a Social Enterprise Business

In this episode, we delve into the transformative journey of Weh Yeoh's personal and professional journey as a social entrepreneur who has dedicated close to two decades to fostering social impact.

Weh challenges conventional charity models, advocating for strategic redundancy through ventures like OIC Cambodia and becoming a co-founder for Umbo, an online speech pathology and occupational therapy online service, available Australia-wide and with a focus on regional areas.

Discover the untold story behind Weh's TEDx talk on "Redundant Charities" and his insightful book shedding light on critical yet overlooked topics in the social impact sphere.

Learn with us as we explore the dynamic intersection of social enterprise, profitability, and impact, with Weh sharing invaluable lessons on finding co-founders and scaling businesses like Umbo successfully.

Episode chapters:
From migrant families to social entrepreneurship
Weh Yeoh's journey from migrant family to social entrepreneur, creating OIC Cambodia and co-founding Umbo, and discussing charities and authoring a book

Lessons From Redundant Charities
Charity work's paradoxes and sustainability, with personal experiences in China and Cambodia, and advice for strategic planning.

Scaling Impact Through Social Enterprise
Day Without Speech program, social enterprise model, Umbo's impact on rural communities, balancing growth and social responsibility.

The Creative Process and finding co-founders
Nature's balance of creativity and structure for scaling ideas and running a successful social enterprise, self-awareness for creatives, and leveraging individual strengths.

Creating Social Enterprises and Exit Strategies
Founder's exit strategies, adaptability, authenticity in leadership, embracing difficulty, self-discovery, and serving diverse communities at Umbo.

Quickfire Questions With Weh Yeoh

Connect with Weh Yeoh here:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifemyweh/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wmyeoh/
Umbo website: https://umbo.com.au/
OIC website:  https://www.oiccambodia.org/

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