Calvin Chu: Social Innovation, Consulting vs Startup Experience & Knowing When To Walk Away - E149

Calvin Chu Yee Ming is Managing Partner of Eden Strategy Institute, an award-winning strategy consulting firm that specializes in social innovation. Over the past decade, Eden has advised corporations like Bell Labs, General Electric, and Samsung; multilateral organizations such as UNDP, UNESCO, and UN Women; as well as governments in Singapore, New Zealand, and Saudi Arabia co-create sustainable value propositions, develop strategic roadmaps, and assess the impact of their interventions. Passionate about the interplay between businesses objectives and societal impact, Calvin is also Associate Lecturer in Strategy and Organization with the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. He has served on the boards of Biofourmis, Conjunct Consulting, Credence Labs, Rotary Club, the World Toilet Organisation, and as President of the Chicago Booth Alumni Club of Singapore. He was inducted into the International Who’s Who of Professionals in 2009 and recognised as a NetImpact Changemaker in 2014. Most of his free time these days is spent exploring nature trails with his two young children. Show notes at: https://www.jeremyau.com/blog/calvin-chu You can find the community discussion for this episode at: https://club.jeremyau.com/c/podcasts/calvin-chu