“Be Quick, Be On The Ball And Give It Your Best Shot”, Says Yeoh Chen Chow

Apr 04, 2018 • 1 Min Read
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Yeoh Chen Chow, a Cornell University alumnus and Eisenhower Fellow, is the Co-founder of Fave, Southeast Asia’s leading online-to-offline (O2O) e-commerce market leader. Prior to co-founding Fave, Chen Chow was regional operations leads of Groupon Asia Pacific, and eventually COO of Groupon Malaysia and Taiwan in 2012. Before Groupon, he was a product manager at JobStreet.com where he created a popular standardised english test for job-seekers as well as a management consultant at Accenture

Beyond his professional accomplishments, Chen Chow is passionate about empowering youth and is actively involved in various non-profit organisations such as The Worldwide Malaysian Students Network, Young Corporate Malaysians, and more.

Chen Chow chatted with Leaderonomics and shared his professional journey, his YOLO (you only live once) moments and how he stepped up to new and unfamiliar challenges.

From the archives: To Err Is Human, To Learn Divine

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Key takeaways:

  • Find the right people for each role

  • Establish the kind of company culture you want and foster it by being the example

  • Find people who complement your strengths and weaknesses

 

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