Roy Chiew is the co-founder of Adelphi Collective, an F&B group based in Sabah. In this week’s podcast, he talks about bringing the food industry forward in Kota Kinabalu with experimental cuisines, closing down Adelphi & Co., the food culture in Sabah, building a team of leaders and more.

“You might start a business without too much certainty, but as long your team has what it takes to fix the problem, you’re all set.” - Roy Chiew

Timestamps:

00:00 - Guest introduction

03:07 - Born & raised in Tawau

05:25 - What you must eat when visiting Sabah

08:54 - “Good enough to graduate”

15:51 - Making decisions and living with it

20:02 - Managing my family business and starting F&B restaurants

21:17 - My “Enlightening Food Trip” to Australia

27:40 - Running the "people business"

32:33 - Bringing KK's food industry forward with Adelphi & Co.

43:22 - Having what it takes to improve along the way

47:10 - How do you know it’s time to close a chapter?

54:35 - Sabah’s food culture

59:22 - Entrepreneurs in Sabah

1:02:10 - My beliefs in life and business

1:05:07 - Advice for people starting their business