The Business School and Centre for Entrepreneurship were delighted to welcome Damien Lee to the EBC yesterday for the fourth in our series of ‘Meet the Entrepreneur’ seminars.
Damien Lee, founder of Mr Lee’s Noodles Company Ltd, is an adventurous and focused entrepreneur with a vision to create affordable, healthy fast food options, particularly for young people.
Mark Painter, Business Development Manager for The Business School, said, ‘Damien has founded and run many successful businesses across a diverse range of sectors including oil, leisure and recruitment’, Mark added, ‘It was particularly interesting to hear Damien say that creating a business is ultimately about making money, however, at the same time, Damien believes enterprises should ensure they give something worthwhile back to those societies and communities they serve’.
A cancer survivor – once told “he only had weeks” – and a fervent believer in the role of food in health. Damien is passionate about supporting young people and through Mr Lee’s HEY Foundation aims to raise awareness of the importance of eating good food (Health), provide life coaching (Educate) and encourage young people to get active and set personal goals (Youth).
This was a great opportunity for students and staff to hear about Damien’s personal journey as an entrepreneur and learn more about his own experiences as a business owner and his approach to founding and growing an innovative business.
In recognition of Damien’s support for BU’s enterprise activities, at the end of the seminar Mark Painter invited Damien to join the Centre for Entrepreneurship’s cohort of Entrepreneurs in Residence. Mark Painter said, ‘I’m delighted that Damien is able to join our group of Entrepreneurs in Residence and we very much look forward to seeing Damien at further events in the future.’
More information about Mr Lee’s Noodles Company Ltd can be found at www.mrleesnoodles.com
Details of future events being organised by the Centre for Entrepreneurship can be found at www.bucfe.com
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