James was born in a Hong Kong business family with extensive business in Africa. Growing up, James was sensitized by the differences between the developed economies and...
Entrepreneurs, Expats
HK43: Ariane Zagury – French Jewish Girl’s Journey from i-banking to fashion retail entrepreneur in HK
Ariane Zagury worked in finance in Paris and London until she moved to HK. Recognizing a gap for good quality, stylish women’s fashion, she founded her own boutique...
Entrepreneurs, HK Locals, Services, Small Business
HK42: Virginia Chan – Canadian Chinese girl sets up award-winning food tour company to share HK culture
Virginia Chan grew up in Canada listening to HK stories from her grandmother. When she got a chance to move to HK, she decided to start her own food tour company to make...
Entrepreneurs, Expats, Small Business
HK41: Michelle Koller – US teen seamstress ends up building iconic furniture brand in HK
Michelle grew up in a creative household in New Jersey sewing clothes from a very young age. She developed keen sense of patterns and design using different colors. When...
Entrepreneurs, Expats
HK40: Harry Banga – Indian shipping professional who built two multi-billion companies in HK
Inspiring story of a merchant navy professional from India who came to HK for a shipping job, became an entrepreneur and built two multi-billion companies in his lifetime
HK Locals, Social Impact
HK39: Ben Cha – HK born real estate business tycoon changing contemporary art scene in Asia
Ben Cha developed deep interest in contemporary art growing up as a child, and now he is deploying his expertise in real estate as a valuable Board member of M+ museum...
HK Locals, Small Business
HK38: Alice Man – From Fashion Designer in Paris to Shopkeeper in Hong Kong Jade Market
After returning from Paris, Alice Man set up her jewelry shop in Jade market as it has a regular inflow of tourists and local Chinese population who love Chinese designs...
Certified Skills Professionals, Entrepreneurs, Expats, Services, Social Impact
HK37: Yogananth Andiappan – Journey of a true Yogi balancing social service and business
Yogananth came to HK to work as a trainer at a Yoga studio. Thereafter he went on to become an entrepreneur setting up his own Yoga studio “Anahata Yoga”. His mission...
Artists, HK Locals, Small Business
HK36: Karen & Ricky Cheung – Reviving the old Mahjong craftsmanship with a modern twist
Karen grew up assisting her father in Mahjong factory. When the industry died down in HK due to increasing competition from China, and Karen’s father and uncles lost...
Entrepreneurs, Expats, Services, Small Business
HK35: Dr Sandeep Jain – Visionary, Enterprising and Dynamic India-born Doctor with strong belief in future of Hong Kong
Dr Sandeep Jain is a dentist by profession and Owner of Diestel Dental Group. The group has six clinics in HK. They specialize in a range of general and cosmetic dental...