Our Team
Melvyn Mak, Chairman & CEO
Melvyn spent 18 years of his life as a banker and General Manager of a stockbroking company before responding to the call to do religious work for the next 18 years of his life. For the 3rd period of 18 years of his life, he’s passionate about the synergy between the Marketplace and alleviation of poverty through enterprises.
Mason Tan, Co-Vice Chair
Mason is the Founder/CEO of Garden Impact Investments Pte Ltd. A Certified Public Accountant by training, Mason had worked in a Big 4 public accounting firm in the US, securities and money broking firm in Indonesia, Corporate Finance Manager cum Investor Relations for a NYSE listed company based in Singapore, CFO of an internet venture funded by VCs and an Indonesian fiber manufacturing plant. From 2004 to 2010, he became an owner/operator for a US F&B master franchise for Singapore and Malaysia and China.
Jeremy Han, Co-Vice Chair // Social Enterprise Training Hub Business Trainer
Jeremy is a Scaling Up International certified business coach who works with executive teams to scale their revenue and scale their impact. His clients have rated him an average of 9/10 as a speaker, and have seen business growth between 40-400% over 3 year time frames. Besides business growth, Jeremy also helps his clients to set lasting legacy goals that spur both dynamic growth and long-term impact. His personal mission is to help 100 CEOs, in 10 years, to impact 100m people.
Wayne Chia, Social Enterprise Training Hub Lead
Wayne is passionate about both technology and social impact. He is currently the Product Director of Sentient.io, an AI start-up, and serving as the Social Enterprise Training Hub lead for TBN Asia. He first found his calling for innovation for social impact at Asia P3 Hub (previously part of World Vision International). Prior to that, he was the co-founder of Techsailor, a digital company specialising in social, mobile and location-based (SoLoMo) solutions, he helped to run and grow the business until it was acquired by TO THE NEW Digital.
Lim Kim Pong, Board Member // Social Enterprise Training Hub Head Coach
Kim Pong is the CEO and Founder of StrengthsAsia and created the REFRAME program that helps people discover their strengths, find their passion, and play their best role. StrengthsAsia has one of the largest strengths-based coaching platforms in Asia.
Sharon Lim, Advisor
Sharon is a corporate visionary who has over 20 years of experience within the apparel industry, from sourcing to retail. After being a global distributor of Browzwear for 8 years, her expertise lies in establishing links between technology and fashion. She was appointed as the CEO of Browzwear, the leading 3D design and merchandizing platform used by leading brands in the industry.