The Team

Our Team

Priyanka Gothi
Founder & CEO

Priyanka conceptualised this platform when her mum retired after 35 years of working as a teacher and she couldn't find a single skill-appropriate opportunity for her, just because she'd turned 60.

Founded in June 2017, Priyanka has since then built a vibrant community of experienced and skilled retirees and is enhancing their employability through skill-building and coaching programmes. Prior to founding Wise At Work, Priyanka worked for 10 years in the FMCG space as a digital marketer, brand builder and content creator. She has also consulted with non-profits, written Indian mainstream television shows and been a food photographer. She is passionate about driving sustainable social change and using technology to evolve the future of work.

Our Advisors

Swarna Gothi
Retired Teacher

Mrs. Gothi has spent a career in academics teaching science and mathematics to primary school students. Since her retirement she has been an avid horticulturist and composter. She is passionate about age inclusion and is an active participant in the local community driving awareness about education for girls.

Tim Wu
Advisory Board Member and Programme Director of New World Group’s Startup Incubator Eureka Nova.

Mr Wu is a China Consultant to Li & Fung China Development Ltd, Executive Director of Caring for Children Foundation and Director of Healthy Hong Kong Foundation. Mr. Wu is a veteran in China and Hong Kong business. He was CEO/MD of the Greater China consumer business arms of large multi-national corporations including Hutchison Whampoa, Inchcape and Li & Fung. Mr. Wu has substantial experience in a wide spectrum of industries including packaged goods, fashion goods, home furnishing, licensing and online sourcing.

Nicole Denholder
Founder, Next Chapter

Nicole is the founder of Next Chapter - a platform that offers services and information to female-led businesses, to improve their access to funding. This is via a reward-based crowdfunding platform, curated Funding Directory, Funding Readiness programmes and Coaching to female entrepreneurs who are looking to fund and scale their businesses.

Nicole previously worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers in London and Hong Kong in PwC’s US IPO and Advisory practices working on large-scale projects across Europe and Asia.

Fern Ngai
Chief Executive Officer, Community Business Limited

Fern Ngai is Chief Executive Officer of Community Business, a Hong Kong based not-for-profit organisation dedicated to advancing responsible and inclusive business practices. With over fifteen years of experience in harnessing the power of business to drive social change, Community Business has an established reputation as a thought leader and trusted partner in corporate social responsibility and diversity and inclusion in Asia.

Community Business conducts pioneering research, facilitates networks and events, leads impactful campaigns and provides training and consultancy services.

Maaike Steinebach
CEO, Visa Hong Kong and Macau

Highly inclusive and culturally aware leader. Loves curiosity, change and openness to new technologies through thought leadership. Currently CEO Visa Hong Kong and Macau. Former CEO of Commonwealth Bank of Australia in Hong Kong and Executive Sponsor of the CBA Innovation Lab in Hong Kong.

She is passionate about connecting people and building communities and is the co-founder of the HK FinTech Association and the Hong Kong Women in Tech Network in 2017.

Our Partners

Work In Progress

Work in Progress is a hub where you can seek advice and connect with peers, coaches or mentors. Whether you want to change career, overcome a roadblock in your life or get practical advice on how to start something new, WIP can help you to build confidence in the path you've chosen.

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