One More Scoop with Kimberly Yao

Kimberly Yao is the Co-founder and CEO of CloudEats, a multi-brand cloud kitchen active in the Philippines and Vietnam and recently raised $7M in a Series A extension. She previously co-founded and exited her liquor startup, Boozy, after two years of management.

How did her F&B career influence her decision to launch her own startup? What were the particular challenges she encountered as a female founder? How did her initial startup help her develop as a founder?

Topics: 

00:02:31 - Food is my passion

00:04:13 - Being a part of the Palace Group and learning a lot from mentors

00:06:09 - Managing Boozy as an integral part of her career

00:08:21 - How to build a scalable, sustainable, financially viable business

00:10:09 - Turning off autopilot mode

00:12:37 - Allowing people to discover their own professional or personal purpose

00:15:02 - Addressing the lack of help and support for women leaders

00:16:53 - Personal struggles and looking forward fulfilling the dream

00:21:01 - Turning the pros into more opportunity for women

00:24:32 - Managing anxiety

00:26:04 - How does Kim spend her normal weekend?

00:28:22 - Understand what your body needs in order to make healthy choices

00:29:57 - How I achieve in business determines how I succeed as a person

00:32:05 - If you want to start a successful business, you need to love it every single day

00:33:32 - Starting a family as a personal accomplishment

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