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Jey Bala
Expert at Mereka
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Ecosystem Growth Leader | Empowering Creative & Social Enterprises with Strategic Partnerships

Services Offered:
  • Trainer
  • Coach
  • Consultant
  • Project Manager
  • Service Retainer
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About Me

Career & Business

Jey’s journey in search of sustainability has brought him to Biji-biji Initiative & Mereka as the Chief Ecosystem Officer (CECO) after his experience at HP and Dell as a trainer. His skills include running corporate training, hackathons, upcycling workshops, mentoring businesses, and conducting civic engagement campaigns, which are second nature to Jey. Committed to lifelong learning, he is also MIT-certified in Design Thinking. His experience and expertise are leveraged by traditional and social businesses to develop their enterprises through consultancy, coaching, and mentoring sessions. He leads the Mereka Space team with space rentals, workshops, Biji-biji and Mereka Group Ecosystem, training and directing several high-impact projects and maintaining positive client relationships with Fortune 500 companies, leading financial institutions, embassies, and industry giants like Microsoft, PwC, CIMB, Petronas, UNESCO, and the U.S. Embassy in KL

Speaks

English (Fluent), Malay (Fluent)

Skills:
  • Project Management
  • Leadership
  • Corporate Trainer
  • Business Analyst
  • Sales Specialist
  • Growth Specialist
  • Mentor
  • Social Enterprise Specialist
  • Instructional Designer
  • SDG & ESG Speacialist
  • Business Model Expert
  • Event Operation & Management
  • Social Impact
  • Leadership
  • Skill Profiling
  • Project
  • Trainer
  • Adcovacy
  • DEIA
  • Module Development
  • Career Coach
  • Business Management
  • Marketing

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My Experiences

Projects

My Background

Work Experience

Chief Ecosystem Officer (CECO)
MerekaKuala Lumpur, Malaysia Aug 2017 - Present
Achiev RM 1M+ sales annually at a makerspace with space rentals, trainings, & innovative products. Mentored and trained over 50 social enterprises, developed educational modules and hosts a podcast.
Client Technical Support Sr. Associate
DellCyberjaya, Malaysia Jul 2012 - Dec 2014
At Dell , I provided IT support globally, managing scheduling, quality audits, and training new hires and improvements.
Chief Ecosystem Officer (CECO)
Biji-biji Initiative Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia Sep 2015 - Present
Led Biji-biji Initiative's sustainability projects, developed 30 workshops, managed client relations, and built strategic partnerships, enhancing green event services and mentored 30+ social business.

Education

Emeritus- MIT
INNOVATION OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES: MIT’S APPROACH TO DESIGN THINKING Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
Innovative MIT design thinking course structured in six modules focusing on skills, customer understanding, creativity, service design, financial analysis, and environmental sustainability.
INTI International University & Colleges Alumni
Bachelor’s in Business Information Technology Dec 2002 - Dec 2008
Business IT degree merges technology with business strategy, focusing on IT systems within enterprises to improve operations and competitiveness.