A New Path: Cheong Leong Giam's Shift from Corporate Success to Compassionate Care & Nonprofit Leadership

In this heartfelt and inspiring episode of The Amazing Authorities Podcast, host Mitch Carson speaks with Cheong Leong Giam, author of A New Path, who shares his bold decision to leave behind a 20-year corporate career to lead in the hospice and palliative care space.

Giam opens up about his deeply personal transformation—from business strategist to purpose-driven nonprofit leader—revealing the challenges, rewards, and profound impact of working in healthcare for the terminally ill. Through storytelling, Giam also explores how corporate skills like strategic thinking, financial management, and team leadership are powerful tools for driving change in humanitarian spaces.

🔑 You’ll learn:

• What palliative and hospice care really mean—and why they matter

• How corporate skills can translate into meaningful nonprofit leadership

• Why writing A New Path became a life-changing experience

• His vision for global collaboration in healthcare through storytelling

• What it takes to leave a stable career and pursue purpose over position

  
  

If you’ve ever felt a calling to make a deeper impact, this episode will empower you to step into the unknown with courage and clarity.

Giam Cheong Leong, or “Giam,” transitioned from a 20-year corporate career into hospice and palliative care, bringing strategic expertise to a mission of compassion and dignity. As Executive Director of a leading Asia Pacific nonprofit, he advances care across low- and middle-income countries. Passionate about merging business skills with social healthcare, he inspires others to join in advocating for sustainable, patient-centered hospice care that transforms communities.

You can find Cheong Leong Giam here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheong-leong-giam-02a61b47/

Cheong Leong Giam's Amazon Book link:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DRDMJ6P4

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