Our Story

“Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back…”
Isaiah 54:2

Nehemiah and I, together with our wives and another business lady were in Chicago September of 2014, as part of an international delegate of FCCI pre-conference tour. After listening to a powerful story of transformation that had impacted the local community, we were thoroughly inspired. A key enabler of this transformation has been the unique kingdom-based business school that produces kingdom-minded entrepreneurs.

Our team of 5 resonated well with what we saw. The command to enlarge our influence and not hold back compelled us to do something similar for Malaysia. By the end of the 2-week trip, God had planted the vision for such a thing in Malaysia.

Since then, God has moved us forward in wondrous ways. He brought the founding team members together, provided a 2000 sq ft facility, made available a Christian Entrepreneurship Program, and very importantly, touched our pockets and a few others to sow into this vision.

As a result, The Encubator was born to fulfill this dream of marketplace transformation through the multiplication of biblical entrepreneurs. We long to see within our lifetime, the flourishing of hundreds and thousands of Kingdom businesses that will strive to meet the quadruple bottom lines of financial, social, environmental and spiritual. These businesses, that carry the Salt and Light mandate, will eventually transform the marketplace from a culture of corruption to a culture of integrity and honoring God.

With fear and trembling, we asked ourselves ‘if not us, then who?’, ‘if not now, then when?’. Desiring to be good stewards, each of our team members responded to this call.

And now, we humbly ask you to join us in this exciting journey of allowing God to stretch you and discover what He has in store for you. Together we will see His name glorified!

By Dr. Lim Kah Hooi on behalf of the Encubator Core Team

Encubator Core Team

Dr. Lim Kah Hooi

Kah Hooi has been a professional coach for CEOs and business owners for the past 25 years. Prior to this, he spent 18 years working with big multinationals in Malaysia. He has held positions in senior management including the role of General Manager and Managing Director.

He currently serves as the CEO at the Encubator as well as the Managing Chair for the C12 Chairs in Malaysia and Singapore.

Ir. Dr. Nehemiah Lee

Nehemiah started his business due to God’s calling and wishes to be the change agent in the industry. Today, his company has become the market leader, overtaking a multinational company and has ventured into the global market, exporting its ‘Reinforced Soil’ technology to Singapore, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indonesia and India.

Joey Teh

Joey is the Managing Director of a boutique Premier Regional HR Consulting Company that was established since 1998. He works very closely with senior leadership of his client companies and specializes in developing talents from his huge network of middle to senior management level in order to identify and promote tomorrow’s leaders to any growing enterprise seeking to expand locally and regionally.

He also provides career coaching to executive level leaders for C suite roles across major industries and sectors.

Peggy Lim

Peggy has worked at various US multinationals in different functional areas and has trained/consulted with different SMEs in the area of Leadership and HR Development.

Peggy has a passion to see women attain work-life balance, and believes in multi-generational mentoring. Peggy partners with her husband Kah Hooi in life, work & ministry.

Elijah Ee

Elijah is a serial entrepreneur, his passion in education ultimately leading him to start the REAL education group as a co-founder. After successfully growing and nurturing the business, it was disposed of recently to a private equity fund.

Elijah is still active in an advisory and oversight capacity in many of the companies he has started. He is passionate about sharing his wide business experience and providing guidance to others in their entrepreneurial endeavors.

Wendy Chung

Wendy practised as a lawyer for ten years specializing in conveyancing matters. She has also taught Business Law and Company Law at private colleges.

Yeoh Chui En

Chui En is a tax professional and a member of MIA, MICPA and CPA Australia. He articled with KPMG KL, where he worked for 11 years, before joining an international oilfield service company on international assignments in Asia, Middle East, Europe and the US for more than 20 years.

Chui En’s passion and calling is to empower the poor through business for transformation, which he actively engages in on a pro bono basis.

Raymond Yap

Raymond has 30 years business experience and was the global CEO of an MNC.

He served as chairman of OM Malaysia for 15 years and is the co-founder of Business for Transformation (B4T.org), an international initiative to mobilize business professionals into mission by using business solutions to address the economic, social, environmental and spiritual needs of poor communities.

Ivan Sia

Before joining The Encubator as a Chair and Business Coach, Ivan Sia was CEO and Group MD of a Public Listed Company (2005-2017) with regional offices that served clients in Asia Pacific, India and Europe. His business portfolio includes Production Process Solutions, ICT, Recruitment & Outsourcing, and Product Distribution. He co-founded the company in 1992 before taking it public in 2005.

Ivan has a BSc in Microelectronics and Physics. He began his career with Motorola Semiconductors as a process automation engineer before embarking on his entrepreneurial journey.

He is a Certified Executive Coach and Team Coach from the Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching academy.

Transforming the marketplace through multiplying Biblical Entrepreneurs.

To equip entrepreneurs with Biblical Principles and Practices at every phase of the Organization Life Cycle.