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Dec 10, 2020 · Wee Teng Wen and Dawn Ng’s home reminds me of this. Wee is the co-founder and managing partner of The Lo & Behold Group that has birthed novel hospitality concepts such as Loof, The Warehouse Hotel and the three-Michelin-starred Odette.
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That experiment has become one of Singapore’s most prominent lifestyle groups, with seven restaurants and bars, including The White Rabbit in Dempsey, Overeasy at One Fullerton, Tanjong Beach Club in Sentosa and two Extra Virgin Pizza restaurants in Asia Square and United Square. Loof had 10 staff members when it opened; the group now counts 200 fu...
Some would say, however, that Wee has had it easier than most. He comes from one of Singapore’s wealthiest families, the son of United Overseas Bank chief executive Wee Ee Cheong and grandson of banking tycoon Wee Cho Yaw, who’s worth an estimated US$5.3 billion (S$6.6 billion) and is Singapore’s fourth-richest man, according to Forbes. Wee is relu...
Wee’s independent streak – he says he’s just being “stubborn and curious” – is just one reason why his business has been so successful. “I’ve always relished finding creative solutions to business problems. Instead of doing it for other brands or clients, it is much more exciting and fun to do it for projects I truly feel for.” The Black Swan is th...
As the interview winds down and the restaurant’s decibel level picks up a couple of notches, Wee lets us in on one of his favourite quotes, by Andy Warhol. “Good business is the best art,” he recounts, saying that being an entrepreneur can be a rightly creative process as well. Warhol’s quote in full is this: “Being good in business is the most fas...
Wee is the first person to admit that his becoming an entrepreneur at the age of 25 was purely by “circumstance”. Still, he has managed to glean a few lessons from his experience and hard work. He says: “Entrepreneurship is not a science, nor an art. It’s a practice.” Partnerships Choosing the right partner is especially relevant to SMEs as, genera...
Apr 19, 2021 · The Lo & Behold Group managing partner shares his reflections on the 12-year journey of The White Rabbit, a modern European restaurant in a 1930s chapel. He also reveals the new concept by Odette's Julien Royer, opening in its place in May 2021.
Wee Teng Wen is the managing partner of The Lo & Behold Group, a company that runs creative restaurants and hotels in Singapore. He is also the son of UOB CEO Wee Ee Cheong and a fourth-generation member of the banking family.
May 22, 2020 · With over 300 employees spread over 16 concepts, including the fast-casual Extra Virgin Pizza, Tanjong Beach Club, and The Warehouse Hotel, the group has been forced to “fully reimagine the business, almost like starting afresh,” shares Wee Teng Wen, founder and managing partner.
Aug 25, 2023 · The Lo & Behold Group's Wee Teng Wen is embarking on his biggest project yet - a lifestyle destination repurposing the site of the former Nan Chiau High School at 46 Kim Yam Road. ST PHOTO:...
Jul 11, 2016 · But Wee Teng Wen has managed to carve out his own niche, outside his family’s connection to Singapore ’s UOB Group, by co-founding The Lo & Behold Group, which is now arguably one of...
