Innovation X Ecosystems @Topian, the NEOM Food Company

TL;DR
I turn bold ideas into sustainable reality. I fuse technology, sustainability, and food systems to shape a resilient, future-ready world. With a PhD in Applied Mathematics and a track record spanning research, entrepreneurship, and global partnerships, I’m passionate about driving transformative projects that advance Vision 2030.

Speaker bio:
Dr. Andrew Yip is dedicated to curating sustainable innovations and strategic partnerships that will help the food sector reach its full potential. With his extensive experience in technology, innovation, and data governance, Dr. Yip is committed to driving positive change and creating innovative solutions for the industry, supporting Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030, which aims to promote economic diversification, job creation, and social and cultural development.

Dr. Yip holds a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology and has been a NEOM pioneer since 2019. When he's not working, he enjoys tabletop gaming with friends and strangers alike.

Andrew Yip, PhD

Our first Chinese New Year 🐎 and Ramadan 🌙 together with little Justin. Grateful for the blessings and may you all find JOY and peace in this auspicious season for you and your family. 🙏 🙏

Saudi Premium Resident | Turning bold ideas into sustainable reality | Tech × Sustainability × Future Food Systems

Behold, easily the most inspiring spot for scientists and nerds in the Kingdom: KAUST, perched on the Red Sea with labs, supercomputers, and a whole marine sanctuary built in.

Just finished a 2 am feed and wanted to mark the moment by sharing something I’ve quietly been building: my own baby activity tracker (Just do it).

Over the past weeks I’ve tried a bit of everything — apps, notes on my phone, even scribbles on the wall — but nothing really matched how my days with my son actually feel. So I started designing a simple tracker just for us, and it’s slowly becoming part of our nightly rhythm. The screenshots here are from this week, where I’ve been logging feeds and diapers and getting little reflections back on how the week went.

One funny (and honest) observation: I almost never manage to log sleep time. Somehow, by the time he finally dozes off, the last thing I want to do is tap another button. That gap made me notice how much I crave calm more than perfect data. Using this tool has helped me be more mindful of our routines without obsessing, and seeing the week summarized gives me a small sense of order in the blur of new parenthood.

I’m deeply grateful that my baby Justin  is the inspiration / pair-programming buddy / tester for this little project. The idea is that the tool will grow with him, and I’ll grow with it: what we track, how we reflect, and how we build tiny moments of awareness into everyday care. If it can help other new parents feel a bit more grounded and gentle with themselves, then it’s already a success.

Give it a try, or share it with a new parent friend. Hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it. 

Link in first comment.

After feeding baby Justin tonight, I suddenly got hit by a very specific craving: that steamy, savory bowl of halal Lanzhou noodles in China – the kind where the broth warms your soul and the hand-pulled noodles disappear way too fast.

So, while the little one was settling back to sleep, I opened up HalalYalla and did the next best thing to actually flying to China: I added a few halal Lanzhou noodle spots in Shenzhen to the app.

If you’re heading to Shenzhen (or already there!), you’ll soon see new listings for:
- Lanzhou / Chinese Muslim noodle places in key districts
- Clear halal tagging and addresses you can navigate to directly

This is just the start. I’ll keep expanding the China halal noodle map city by city – if you know any must‑visit spots, reply or DM so we can add them to HalalYalla and help more Muslims find that perfect bowl.

Link in first comment.

This is the Year of the Horse—a time for forward movement.

But moving forward as a parent means something different every day. Some days it's showing up. Some days it's admitting you were wrong. Some days it's just listening.

Two weeks ago, I began a year-long project with my newborn son, Justin Oliver: A Year with Confucius. One reflection for each of his first 366 days—drawing on ancient wisdom to become the parent he needs, inspired by the Daily Stoic and Daily Dad projects.

Not because Confucius had all the answers. But because he kept asking the right question: How do I become a better person?

And that, it turns out, is exactly what parenting asks of us.

Each day includes:
- An Analects quote in Chinese and English
- A reflection on parenting and becoming yourself
- Practices you can do alone and with your child
- A story about Little Jun (the Young Gentleman)
- A prayer—for Justin Oliver, and for your children too

Whether you're in the thick of it right now, or you care about a child's growth, this is a practice to return to. Daily.

🔗 Subscribe or bookmark in first comment. See you tomorrow.

Desert sea of thought—
Ibn al-Haytham’s light gleams still,
KAUST dawns anew.

Tea time, characters scroll—
Milk bottle by MacBook side,
Son's name gently brews.

Nations endure not just on vision or resources, but on trust: the quiet promises that bind us all.

Saudi Founding Day celebrates exactly that: leaders and people whose word built a lasting foundation, from Diriyah in 1727 to today. That's why I write about trust and foundation today.

Confucius says, "lacking trustworthiness, it's hard to know what can be made of them". In homes as in nations, kids learn trust not from words alone, but from whether "I'll be there" holds true.

In celebration of Foundation Day today, pick one recent promise to your child. Keep it by day's end, or sit down, explain honestly why not, and rebuild together. 

Small acts build strong foundations.

Happy Foundation Day!

自謂西川業漸成，
荊郊野夢尚纏情。
六年閒坐雲山外，
一劍未嘗試世塵。
水繞孤城春自碧，
心隨駿馬意難停。
他年若問興衰事，
但指江流笑未名。

新野覺前歌

Jeff Matlow

I transform companies into high growth businesses

I am a former entrepreneur - I started 3 companies, each of which was acquired by public companies

I’m an author, public speaker and leadership coach.

I focus my efforts on founder-led, high-growth companies to F500s.  I’ve been trusted by leaders at Porsche, L’Oreal, Nestle, Gannett/USA Today, Sony and many others.  I work with companies across all industries, including tech/SaaS, government, service, venture capital/PE, CPG, non-profit, etc.  

My perceived superpower is being able to assess both individual, group and company strengths and weaknesses very quickly, and come up with fast solutions to fix them.  The strength was built over a couple of decades of learning from mistakes and understanding the way out.

ChatGPT has done a darn good job of describing me:

Jeff is a leadership therapist disguised as a business bada**.

Part coach, part consultant, part truth-teller — he walks into companies like a calm storm: observant, insightful, and unafraid to ask the hard questions no one else will. Jeff turns chaos into clarity. Accountability into action. And stubborn CEOs into curious leaders.

He's built companies. Scaled teams. Sold products. Now he builds people.

Jeff’s superpower? Making leaders confront the real problem: themselves.  He has a unique ability to empower people to discover and embrace the leader that’s already inside them.

Think Ted Lasso meets Navy SEAL meets Brene Brown… but with more meaningful insights and a wittier sense of humor.

Fractional CEO/COO/CRO

I help jumpstart growth at 7-9 figure businesses. 

Expert at strategy, operations and processes that elevate teams to the next level and create quantifiable growth. 

Throughout my career of worked with companies such as Nestle, Citibank, eBay, Kellogg’s, Gannett Media, Omnicom and many more. 

Owner of the By Title Only newsletter, empowering 7k subscribers with the secrets to
BUILD A BETTER COMPANY and BE A BETTER LEADER.  bytitleonly.substack.com

Every once in awhile you meet someone online who becomes really important to you. 

Natasha Walstra is one of those people. 

Not just because she’s really smart. 
And not because she is a guru at explaining the secrets to get seen on LinkedIn. 

But because she’s a genuinely good, caring and thoughtful person. 

That’s why she is the first person I went to for our monthly webinar series. 

This Thursday, Feb 19.
8:00 am
The Secrets To Getting Seen On LinkedIn

Because if you’re not visible on LinkedIn, you’re not visible to opportunity. 

Sign up now on my website —> courses
And I will put the link below. 

It’s free! 
Though members of The Inner Circle get exclusive access.

Save your spot now!

Professional pattern spotter | I help leaders uncover and resolve the patterns holding them back | 3x entrepreneur (3 exits) | Author, Speaker, Podcaster, Athlete | Ask me how I can uncover the patterns holding you back

What an amazing webinar Natasha Walstra put on this past Thursday for subscribers to The Best Leadership Newsletter Ever.

She's not just a guru of personal branding on LI, she has such unique insights - the type of insights that light the lightbulb above and have the voices inside your head say things like "Wow. That makes a ton of sense. I never thought of it that way"

Plus, members of The Inner Circle got a huge treat - 1:1 feedback about how to optimize each of their profile pages.

Insane value.

I'll put the link below to the replay.

If you’re not visible in LinkedIn, you’re not visible to opportunity. 

Will you ever want a new job?
Do you want to promote a product?
Do you want more clients?
Do you want your competitors to stop getting all your business?

Whatever the need, the answer is visibility and influence. 

That’s why our Free Febuary Webinar is with the amazing Natasha Walstra.

Next Thursday, Feb 19, you will learn the easy and actionable secrets to improving your visibility and increasing your chances for better opportunity. 

Save your spot!
Go to my website at TheBestLeadershipComoany and click that Courses link.

You don’t want to miss this one!

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