Wai Foong Ng (Matchable) - Rebelling against your parents to revolutionise company volunteering

*Remember to follow A Little Bit Radical to help us land more awesome guests!*Matchable volunteering is revolutionising the way companies volunteer. Far from the days of painting fences and picking up litter, Matchable finds you a perfect volunteering opportunity for your interests, skillset, and time available. Boasting clients like Primark, Lululemon and Dentsu, Matchable has created over £2m+ of impact value through volunteer partnerships. Today we're speaking to Foong, the founder, who shares her journey so far including:Her traditional asian upbringing and her 'tiger mum'Being sent to a French school in London. The only Asian kid, and the only non-French speaking kidHer mum's unique approach to pocket moneyThe discipline her childhood gave her and how that's been useful in her careerHow she 'lived someone else's idea of success' with a career in a Big 4 accountancy firmThe ultimate rebellion against her parents to become a startup founderThe genesis of Matchable and the mission to revolutionise company volunteeringHow she's motivated by helping people find their purpose through volunteeringHow she set about becoming a founder and what a founder looks like todayHer fear of public speakingThe challenges involved in being a founder and how you're expected to do EVERYTHINGHer approach to hiring and empowering people to own their area of the businessThe experience of volunteering through Matchable Reducing the volunteer matching journey from 3 months, to 3 minutesThe focus on UXThe range of organisation available on the platform - from traditional charities to more innovative impact startupsProviding more flexibility to employees around their volunteering - opportunities from 30 minutes of contribution and encompassing a range of skillsWhen the CEO of Dentsu volunteered to write a blog for one of their impact organisationsThe benefits for businesses of running a volunteering programme from ESG KPIs, to employee retention, to learning and developmentThe hidden load of emotional labour that can land on leadersFoong on linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wai-foong-ng/Visit: wearematchable.comRob on linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-warren/Want to appear? Email [email protected]: ⁠standingongiants.com⁠