Delivering Dignity at Scale | Koh Seng Choon, Project Dignity

In this episode of Mission Driven Podcast, I speak with Project Dignity founder Koh Seng Choon about his work to bring his social enterprise to scale.It is a journey that started 15 years ago, and over this time he has been focused on perfecting the business model, processes, and leadership models to deliver impact at scale... and hopefully become the first social enterprise to IPO on a MAIN board.ABOUT SENG CHOON:Mr Koh Seng Choon is the founder and Executive Director of Project Dignity, Singapore’s first social enterprise for the disadvantaged and people with disabilities.The aim is to help these people regain a sense of dignity through their work. Project Dignity comprises of- Dignity Kitchen – hawker or street training centre for disabled and disadvantaged- Dignity Mama – second hand bookshop managed by the mothers and their challenged children- Dignity Cottage - bird’s nest processing for lower functional disabled youth- Dignity Meal – free meal for foreign workers and the poor- Dignity Angels – engages professional to support charities and corporate in their corporate social responsibilitiesMr Koh Seng Choon is an engineer by training and holds a MSc in Computer Integrated Manufacturing. His career spans UK, USA, India and China. Authored of three books – Elements of Success: Business, Elements of Success: Education and Elements of Success: Living – of which the first book mentioned is a best-seller in India.He is also the owner and management consultant of Christopher Benjamin Consultancy Services which help Chinese companies to develop business in India and Indian companies for the China market. He is an adjunct lecturer at SP Jain School of Global Management.FOLLOW SENG CHOONWebsite: http://dignitykitchen.sg/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sengchoon.kohLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kohsengchoonABOUT RICHDriven by the belief that change begins with a single step, Richard Brubaker has spent the last 15 years in Asia working to engage, inspire, and equip those around him to take their first step.Acting as a catalyst to driving sustainability, Brubaker works with government, corporate, academic and non-profit stakeholders to bring together knowledge, teams, and tools that develop and execute their business case for sustainability.FOLLOW RICHWebsite: http://www.richbrubaker.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/rich.brubakerLinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richbrubakerTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/richbrubakerCONTACT [email protected]#richbrubaker #missiondriven Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.