EVENT: So You Think You Can Pitch?
Join us on 8/29 for a panel discussion and networking at Welcome to Chinatown’s Hub!
Featuring Maurice Ng of Tings Capital, Sahra Nguyen of Nguyen Coffee and Sam Yoo of Golden Diner – moderated by Hope King of Axios!
When: Tue, August 29th @ 6-8:30PM
Where: Welcome to Chinatown Hub (115 Bowery)
Are you a first-time or novice small business owner or entrepreneur learning how to pitch – but pitching itself is, well, daunting? If so, Welcome to Chinatown's “So You Think You Can Pitch” event is for you! Say goodbye to your fears of entrepreneurial “soft skills” – from talking about yourself and securing funding to describing your vision and solidifying partnerships.
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Maurice Ng (Ng Hong Nin 吳康年) is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Tings Capital, where he focuses on leading and directing all investment and operational activities of the firm.
Previously, Mr. Ng was a Strategic Finance Partner/ Chief of Staff equivalent at Momentive Global (f.k.a. SurveyMonkey), where he was responsible for managing company-wide global business operations and strategy. Before Momentive Global, Mr. Ng was a Private Equity and Growth Equity Investment Professional at Farol Asset Management, LP, a minority-owned lower-middle-market investment firm based in New York City. At Farol, Mr. Ng was responsible for due diligence and monitoring investment opportunities across all industry sectors. Prior to joining Farol, Mr. Ng was an Investment Banker at J.P. Morgan.
Mr. Ng is a member of several non-profit organizations such as Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO), The Robinhood Foundation, The Asian American Foundation (TAAF), ACE NextGen, AAAIM, Modern Guild, and Apex for Youth, an Advisory Board Member at Heritage Holdings (Ferragamo Family Office), the City University of New York (CUNY), The Outlyer Group, Provenance Venture Partners, and Artest Management Group, a Council Member at Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG), a Mentor at TechStars, and a Contributor at “CNBC Make It”, “Grow by CNBC + Acorns”, Forbes and Business Insider. Mr. Ng received a degree in Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Investment from Baruch College Zicklin School of Business, and a degree in Executive Education from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
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Sahra Nguyen is the founder & CEO of Nguyen Coffee Supply -- the first-ever specialty Vietnamese coffee company importing and roasting in Brooklyn, New York. On a mission to transform the coffee industry through diversity, inclusion, and transparency, Nguyen Coffee Supply has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, VICE, New York Magazine, New York Times, Forbes, Fortune, and honored with the 2019 StarChefs Rising Star Award. Early January 2020, Imbibe Magazine featured Sahra Nguyen as one of the #Imbibe75 -- people, places, and directions that will shape the way you drink in 2020. She is a Gold House Collective Founder for Spring 2020 cohort, a leading network to celebrate and elevate the Asian American community.
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Chef Sam Yoo is a native New Yorker. His culinary education started in his father's restaurants and his kitchen skills were honed at notable kitchens such as Torrisi Italian Specialties and Momofuku Ko. Golden Diner is Yoo's love letter to the communities he grew up in, namely Chinatown, Little Italy, and Lower East Side.
Since its opening in 2019, Golden Diner has won over the hearts of locals and visitors from all over the world, and received recognition from notable food critics and publications, such as the James Beard Foundation, Food & Wine, NY Mag, Vogue, Eater, and The Infatuation.
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Hope King, a former finance exec, is a senior journalist with Axios where she interviews top leaders in business and beyond. Hope was previously a business news anchor on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and a reporter with CNN. She appears regularly on CBS News, MSNBC and CNBC to talk about everything from Elon Musk to the economy.
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