Debra Lam's guest appearances

Debra Lam

The Tao of Self-Confidence

Economical Rice Podcast

The Urban Complex

Raven Lim

Vivian Chan

Josie Ong

Grace Chon

Nadya Okamoto

Charlene Li

Carmelia Ray

Hilary Hendershott

Melissa Leong

Rick Smith

Ellie Lee

Lynn Chen

Jennifer Moore

Natasha Takahashi

Divya Gugnani

OwlTail

There is No End State to Smart Cities and the Win: Win, Thinking About Incentivizing for Cultural Differences and for Different Time Horizons - Interview with Debra Lam, Founding Executive Director of the Partnership for Inclusive Innovation and former Chief of Innovation &amp; Performance at the City of Pittsburgh

Interview with Debra Lam

Do you ever feel like you lack a sense of purpose at your typical office job? Are you enraged by the social problems around you but feel helpless about it? Guess what, social entrepreneurship might be just the thing for you. In today’s episode we have the 2nd ever guest on the show, Debra Lam. Debra is co-founder of the social enterprise Society Staples, a company that targets social inclusion of people with disabilities (PwDs) through her business services firm that runs workshops and team-building events for schools and companies alike.  Throughout the episode, we discuss a range of topics such as: Background / Social Causes - Debra’s own experience with PwDs- The difficulties that PwDs face in society today and the inherent empathy gaps that exist- What makes social impact measurement challenging for Society Staples Business / Value Prospect - How PwDs play a crucial role in their events through the idea of role-reversal- How role-reversal serves to benefit both clients and PwD facilitators- The effect that their work has had on event participants Founding the Business - Why Debra and her co-founder, Ryan Ng pursued a social enterprise instead of a non-profit or charity- How Society Staples got involved with DBS, and how their partnership has helped the business develop- How Ryan and Debra complement each other within the business, and how that dynamic has changed over time- Why the goal of Society Staples is to eventually close down Social Enterprise / Entrepreneurship - The central tension of a social enterprise and the balance between profit and social causes***- The challenges that Debra faced as an entrepreneur at her age- What aspiring entrepreneurs should know about being uncomfortable and facing uncertainty Thanks again to Debra for sharing her stories and being an amazing guest, if you are interested in Society Staples and their services, visit www.societystaples.comFollow these pages to keep up with the latest episodes and for supplemental content!Website: www.economicalricepodcast.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/economicalricepodcastInstagram: www.instagram.com/economicalricepodcastTwitter: www.twitter.com/econricepodcast--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/economicalricepodcast/message

Do you ever feel like you lack a sense of purpose at your typical office job? Are you enraged by the social problems around you but feel helpless about it? Guess what, social entrepreneurship might be just the thing for you. In today’s episode we have the 2nd ever guest on the show, Debra Lam. Debra is co-founder of the social enterprise Society Staples, a company that targets social inclusion of people with disabilities (PwDs) through her business services firm that runs workshops and team-building events for schools and companies alike. Throughout the episode, we discuss a range of topics such as: Background / Social Causes - Debra’s own experience with PwDs - The difficulties that PwDs face in society today and the inherent empathy gaps that exist - What makes social impact measurement challenging for Society Staples Business / Value Prospect - How PwDs play a crucial role in their events through the idea of role-reversal - How role-reversal serves to benefit both clients and PwD facilitators - The effect that their work has had on event participants Founding the Business - Why Debra and her co-founder, Ryan Ng pursued a social enterprise instead of a non-profit or charity - How Society Staples got involved with DBS, and how their partnership has helped the business develop - How Ryan and Debra complement each other within the business, and how that dynamic has changed over time - Why the goal of Society Staples is to eventually close down Social Enterprise / Entrepreneurship - The central tension of a social enterprise and the balance between profit and social causes*** - The challenges that Debra faced as an entrepreneur at her age - What aspiring entrepreneurs should know about being uncomfortable and facing uncertainty Thanks again to Debra for sharing her stories and being an amazing guest, if you are interested in Society Staples and their services, visit <a href="http://www.societystaples.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.societystaples.com</a> Follow these pages to keep up with the latest episodes and for supplemental content! Website: <a href="http://www.economicalricepodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.economicalricepodcast.com</a> Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/economicalricepodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/economicalricepodcast</a> Instagram: <a href="http://www.instagram.com/economicalricepodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/economicalricepodcast</a> Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/econricepodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.twitter.com/econricepodcast</a> --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/economicalricepodcast/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/economicalricepodcast/message</a>

Ep7 Social Entrepreneurship (with Debra Lam of Society Staples)

Debra Lam is the co-founder of Society Staples which enables and empowers organisations to contribute towards an #InclusiveFuture.  Since creating Society Staples, Debra has been featured in Her World Singapore’s 55th Anniversary issue as one of “55 Millennials to Watch”, as well as in The Straits Times and on Channel NewsAsia. She also received the ASEAN-China Young Startup Entrepreneur’s award.Debra used to be afraid to try anything in her life because of uncertainty.  When she started with a change in thinking, that's she started to have more courage to pursue the things that made her happy along with becoming a social entrepreneur.  Check her episode to listen to Debra's story.Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Debra's episode, Debra's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Debra Lam is the co-founder of Society Staples which enables and empowers organisations to contribute towards an #InclusiveFuture. Since creating Society Staples, Debra has been featured in Her World Singapore’s 55th Anniversary issue as one of “55 Millennials to Watch”, as well as in The Straits Times and on Channel NewsAsia. She also received the ASEAN-China Young Startup Entrepreneur’s award. Debra used to be afraid to try anything in her life because of uncertainty. When she started with a change in thinking, that's she started to have more courage to pursue the things that made her happy along with becoming a social entrepreneur. Check her episode to listen to Debra's story. Check out <a href="http://thetaoofselfconfidence.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thetaoofselfconfidence.com</a> for show notes of Debra's episode, Debra's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

312:  A Change In Thinking With Debra Lam