Career Podcast Featuring Winnie Wong an accomplished and ambitious member of the prestigious Wome...

In episode #69 of the 2B Bolder Podcast, Winnie Wong, Professor at the SP Jain School of Global Management in Singapore, joins the show. She teaches master's courses in Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Sales Strategy. Winnie is a frequent keynote speaker, researcher, and storyteller. As a thought leader, she is writing her first book titled: "East Asian Women in Entrepreneurship," available this coming Spring, 2023. 


Winnie's book "East Asian Women in Entrepreneurship" explores:


1. Why do East Asian women turn to entrepreneurship & what barriers do they face?


2. What are the factors to their success as entrepreneurs?


3. How our communities can better support them?


Winnie's industry experience spans big tech, consulting, and scale-up. Within big tech, Winnie led the operations of one of Meta's largest sales divisions across a suite of leading advertising products, including Facebook & Instagram. As a Consultant at the Boston Consulting Group, she partnered with clients to monetize their businesses, sharpen their product offerings, and improve their customer experience 10x better than their competitors. Within tech scale-up, Winnie managed worldwide operational developments across APAC, LATAM, and EMEA markets for a Rocket Internet e-Commerce unicorn that went public in 2019. She is a data-driven problem solver skilled in growth strategy, change management & operations across multinational organizations. 


Winnie has lived in Canada, the United Kingdom, France, China, and Singapore. In her spare time, Winnie enjoys the outdoors, French cooking, and mentoring early-stage entrepreneurs. As an amateur athlete, she earned her yoga teaching certification in India, climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, and was part of the world's first team to stand-up paddleboard through Bhutan. Winnie holds an MBA from INSEAD, where she was named a Forte Fellow. In 2022, she was named a Rising Talent at the Women's Forum in Paris, France.


Tune in to hear Winnie share her insights about her journey, the motivation for writing her new book, and her love of supporting entrepreneurs. Winnie is a brilliant woman who's open and honest about her challenges throughout her career and how they led to meaningful self-discovery. Hearing her tell her story will move you and inspire you to believe anything is possible.


Connect with Winnie Wong on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/winniewong41/)


Read about Rising Talents (https://www.womens-forum.com/initiatives/rising-talents/)


Pre-order Winnie's Book on East Asian Women in Entrepreneurship (https://winnie-wong.presale.manuscripts.com/)

Winnie's book is available today: You Don't Have to Look the Part: How East Asian Women Thrive as Entrepreneurs (https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Have-Look-Part-Entrepreneurs-ebook/dp/B0C6FDCJNN/)


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