Houghton Wan
Having worked in an Asia-Pacific regional position for a “Fortune 100” global company, Houghton got 12 years of business consulting and career inspiring experiences. Now, he is focus on Social Entrepreneurial Coaching in Hong Kong and China.
| Headline: | Investor |
| Work status: | Living The Dream |
| Website: | http://www.wabccoaches.com/directory/14640 |
| Industries: | Biotech, Cleantech, Education, Entertainment, Health, Information Technology, Lifestyle, Sports, Travel |
| Location: | Hong Kong |
| Groups: | Global Entrepreneurship Week , Hong Kong Social Enterprise Challenge, International Network of Social Entrepreneurs (INSE), Networking for Peter Drucker |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Career advice, Consulting opportunities, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding engineers, Finding experts, Finding hot stories, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Giving back, Helping friends, Helping members of my groups, Internships, Investing in projects, Joining a startup, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Providing services to startups, Raising money, Recruiting for my startup, Starting a company, Supporting my investments |
| Tags: | entrepreneurial networking, social entrepreneurship, social impact maximization, social investment |
FULL BIO
With a Master Degree of Social Science (University of South Australia), Bachelor
Degree in Science (University of Manitoba), having worked in an Asia-Pacific regional position for a “Fortune 100” global company, Houghton got 12 years of business consulting and career inspiring experiences.
In 2006, he designed the first social entrepreneurial learning program in Hong
Kong for young adults. Since then, he has been actively engaged in Social Entrepreneurial Coaching. He is now a Social Business Development Coach of Make U Succeed Train in Bright China Group. His current job is to facilitate in this social entrepreneurial hub in order to provide entrepreneurial training and business connections for different potential social entrepreneurs in Hong Kong and China.
Being as one of the advisors of a social enterprise called Fullness Salon in Hong Kong, he is looking into a perspective of social impact maximization. He will share with you more on this topic during the section of Asian Social Entrepreneurship.
Houghton is Following (3)
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New online media startup headed up by the founder of PayPal, Max Levchin. Backed by Mayfield Fund, Blue Run Ventures, Khosla Ventures and the Founders Fund.
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Power Up Gambia
Power Up Gambia is a nonprofit organization installing solar panel systems to hospitals in The Gambia, Africa to provide clean running water, power to run incubators, refrigerate vaccines, and perform surgeries. Featured in the '08 Teen Choice Awards
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TokBox
TokBox is a web-based video chat application that lets you connect with your friends in seconds.
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Ling Ge
Research fellow at Imperial College London. UK-based entrepreneur, quantum computer scientist, modeller and salsa dancer at Oxford University.
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