Living Marketing David Ko

Our guest Douglas Young, CEO and co-founder of Goods of Desire (G.O.D.), joins us to share his fascinating journey from architecture student to becoming an icon of the Hong Kong retail landscape. Discover how Douglas' architectural background uniquely influences his design process and the balancing act between maintaining creative integrity and meeting customer expectations. Did he have family support and what were his inner motivations that drove him to success.Brand collaboration at its fin...

[RE-SHARED WITH PERMISSION FROM IAB HK] Prepare to be inspired as we sit down with Kevin Huang, one of the pioneering minds behind IAB Hong Kong, to explore the phenomenal growth of this influential organization. From a handful of visionaries to a robust network of over 100 active members, Kevin takes us through the milestones and achievements, including the successful IABC 23 conference and the prestigious IAB Digital Awards. We also gain invaluable insights from his current role as COO of t...

As the corporate world grapples with creating environments that truly embrace every individual, Kate's voice has emerged as a beacon of progress and hope. She joins us to share her impressive pivot from risk and compliance to spearheading Diversity, Equity, and Inclusiveness initiatives at Ernst & Young for the Asia Pacific Financial Services sector. Her personal story, one marked by overcoming a health challenge, has fueled her to advocate passionately for workplace wellbeing, setting th...

Welcome to a new season of Living Marketing, the podcast where we chat with business leaders about their life lessons and experience! Today, we're joined by Janet Yuen, CEO of Hung's Food Group (HFG), who has masterfully blended tenacity and innovation to steer one of Hong Kong's top F&B companies through times of challenge. HFG has built an extensive food and beverage empire, directly operating more than 600 outlets across China and Hong Kong under its Yoshinoya, Dairy Queen, Maria’...

As global marketing director for Plaza Premium, among the world's largest operators of luxury airport lounges globally, Janis is no stranger to the trials and triumphs of a second year being battered by a history-making pandemic. In spite of all that I'm most impressed by her ability to maintain a work/life model that balances health and happiness with the demands of work, home and family. How does she stay centered? What are her regrets? What does the future hold? All this and more, in my ch...

Before she joined Archetype as deputy managing director, Liz was editorial director for LUXE City Guides for five years. I'm a huge fan of LUXE, one of what their founder Grant called "Luxe Lovelies", so it was a fascinating conversation about where LUXE is today, and how shifting patterns of travel information consumption has impacted their ability to grow over the past decade. As usual, Living Marketing is more about "living" than "marketing", so it was a pleasure to hear Liz recount her li...