Meet the EO Global Board

Last night we hosted the EO Global Board for dinner at Aiii, a restaurant owned by our member Vinh Nguyen. We met the chef, walked through course after course of fusion food, and simply spent time together.

It's easy to put Global Board members on a pedestal. But there wasn't any distance. They own businesses like we do. They deal with the same realities. The difference is they've been in EO longer and chose to explore leadership.

Leadership as a Second Forum

Jamie, our former Global Chair, described being on the Global Board as something like having a second forum. Deep, trust-based relationships. Board meetings in cities around the world. Intimate, unscripted conversations. It's leadership, but it's also connection at a different level.

We kicked off with a spontaneous Tet-inspired tradition. Each board member shared something unexpected about themselves, and we put a hat on their head for a photo. Silly, yes, but it broke the ice immediately. No keynote. No slide deck. Just entrepreneurs talking honestly about what it takes to lead.

For Hi, our Strategic Alliance Partner Chair, the night turned practical. He finally got months of questions about Scaling Up answered in detail by a board member who has practiced the framework for years. That's the power of proximity. Real operators sharing real experience.