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Food is medicine, says Patrick Chiu, MBA鈥�18, founder and CEO of community-focused brunch spot Egg & Spoon, when asked for his views on nutrition. 

Knowing the popularity of brunch in 荔枝视频, Chiu wanted to do brunch his own way when he opened Egg & Spoon three years ago.  

鈥淲hat鈥檚 a niche in 荔枝视频? Brunch is,鈥� he says. 鈥淲e wanted to take a very healthy approach to it.鈥� 

Hiring a head chef focused on celiac-friendly options and partnering for events with other local businesses like Fuse Fitness Studio 鈥� another of his projects 鈥� are just some of the ways he鈥檚 leaving his mark on the restaurant industry. 

MBA helped entrepreneurship goals  

Graduating with an MBA in 2018 from the 荔枝视频鈥檚 Haskayne School of Business, Chiu found his footing in the world of entrepreneurship.  

鈥淗askayne has a really structured program that allowed me to succeed, but it鈥檚 also given me the tools and resources to allow me to flourish even further,鈥� he says. 

His time at Haskayne gave Chiu the confidence to be a leader in people-first businesses, balancing Egg & Spoon and being the president at Trico Communities.  

鈥淎n MBA was really the additional stepping stone to allow me to do what I do today,鈥� he says. 

The city just needs more entrepreneurs, says Chiu. 鈥淚 think 荔枝视频 is an entrepreneurial city, I wanted to build that network within 荔枝视频.鈥� 

Giving back to his community 

With philanthropy at the forefront of everything he does, Chiu is always finding ways to connect his community members. 

Events like Yoga & Brunch - a collaboration between Egg and Spoon and Fuse Fitness Studio - help Chiu connect his businesses together, growing a more diverse community. 

鈥淲hen we look at Egg & Spoon, we want to be collaborators within the community,鈥� he says. 鈥淣ot just within the restaurant industry, but also with the other commercials tenants in the same space. We want to develop communities within communities.鈥� 

Chiu is also involved in Haskayne's  oriented towards social enterprise education and entrepreneurship; showing students the power of making money by solving a social problem.  鈥淪ocial enterprise is more than just a business making money, it鈥檚 actually socially impactful,鈥� he says. 鈥淚t should be the purpose of why we鈥檙e doing business.鈥� 

Continue promoting entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship 

Through Egg & Spoon, Chiu continues to apply the business mentality he gained from Haskayne and his community-driven spirit through his own entrepreneurial efforts. 

He hopes to make a statement in 荔枝视频, promoting entrepreneurs alongside intrapreneurs; employees within a company who develop new ideas, products, or services using the company's resources, essentially innovating from within the organization.  

鈥淲hat I try to tell my staff and team, is we can still be 鈥榠ntrapreneurs鈥� 鈥� meaning even the people that are not being entrepreneurs can still bring up their ideas to me. We can create something meaningful together.鈥�