EO Vietnam

EO VIETNAM · RISE 4 · FOUNDER SERIES

Zero to $200+mil:How 2 successful founders beat the odds and created lasting brands

A three-hour morning with two speakers. Võ Duy Phú of Every Half opens, then Randy Dobson, the founder behind CMG.ASIA, M.O.I Cosmetics, and GAM Entertainment, leads a working session. Bring your business into the room and work on how it can stand apart.

Nov 13, 2026 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Unios HCMC Experience Centre

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Randy Dobson speaking at a business conference
THE FOUNDER BEHINDCMG.ASIA · M.O.I · GAM

THE IDEA

What place could your business make its own?

Category creation starts by asking where your business can stand apart from everyone already in the market.

THE METHOD

Three worlds. One method.

Randy has worked across wellness, beauty, and esports. At RISE 4, the focus is the thinking behind those businesses and how to put it to work in yours.

01WELLNESS

CMG.ASIA

A single fitness club opened in Saigon in 2007 became the starting point for a much broader wellness and lifestyle business.

02BEAUTY

M.O.I Cosmetics

The category-creation idea moved into beauty, with a brand built to stand apart in a crowded market.

03ESPORTS

GAM Entertainment

A gaming team became a way to tell a bigger story about young players, professional ambition, and a new generation of fans.

04YOUR BUSINESS

Your category

Use the same questions on your own business. Draft an angle, then compare it with other founders in the room.

Randy Dobson speaking on stage

BEHIND THE METHOD

Ideas you can use on Monday.

The session looks at the questions that shaped three different businesses, then gives you time to use them on your own category.

Read Randy’s story

WHO IT’S FOR

Built for people who own the brand decision.

Whether you’re refining an established company or building what comes next, bring a real question you’re working through.

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Founders and CEOs whose product is good but whose position in the market still feels too familiar.

02

Marketing, brand, and growth leaders asked to stand out without simply spending more.

03

Entrepreneurs preparing a new product, category, or market move in the next 12 months.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

Leave with something you can keep working on.

  • A first draft of your category angle
  • Questions and feedback from fellow founders
  • A clearer view of the thinking behind three different businesses
  • New conversations with people building companies in Vietnam
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Võ Duy Phú, co-founder and CEO of Every Half

THE OPENING SPEAKER

Võ Duy Phú.

Co-founder and CEO, Every Half

Phú opens the morning at 9:30, right after a short welcome to EO Vietnam and before Randy’s working session.

THE MAIN SPEAKER

Randy Dobson.

Founder and Chairman, CMG.ASIA

In 2007, Randy opened a single fitness club in Saigon. That was the starting point for CMG.ASIA, a business spanning wellness and lifestyle. His work later extended into beauty and esports through M.O.I Cosmetics and GAM Entertainment.

At RISE 4, he’ll take the room through the thinking behind category creation and give founders time to apply it to their own businesses.

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THE MORNING

Three hours. Time well spent.

Friday, 13 November 2026
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

09:00

Arrive and connect

Coffee, introductions, and time to settle in.

30 min
09:30

Opening talk with Võ Duy Phú

A short welcome to EO Vietnam, then Phú, co-founder and CEO of Every Half, opens the morning.

30 min
10:00

Category creation with Randy Dobson

A hands-on working session: short teaching blocks, each followed by a breakout where you work on your own business.

90 min
11:30

Share-out and close

A couple of members share what they are taking away, then EO wraps up the morning.

30 min

WHERE WE MEET

A room built for real conversation.

RISE 4 takes place at the Unios HCMC Experience Centre on Hai Ba Trung, inside a heritage building more than 130 years old. The space opened this January and normally takes visits by appointment only. We have it for the whole morning.

THE VENUE

Unios HCMC Experience Centre125 Hai Ba Trung, Saigon Ward, Ho Chi Minh City

13 November 2026

9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

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THE COMMUNITY

One room. A wider network.

20,000+members worldwide
226chapters across 66 countries
50planned seats at RISE 4

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A morning to rethink your next move.

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Who is RISE 4 for?

RISE 4 is for EO Vietnam members and founders who want to build a distinct position for their business. The session is built around practical work and time to apply it to your own business.

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The live guest price is shown in the ticket choices in the registration section. EO Vietnam members should select the member ticket. Guests invited by an EO Vietnam member are eligible for a special 50% discount code. Please ask your inviting member for the code.

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13 NOVEMBER 2026 · HO CHI MINH CITY

50 seats. One morning. A category with your name on it.

Bring a business question. Leave with a new way to look at it.

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