1: SAVE THE DATE! EO Kenya Christmas Party 2025
2: The ‘Meet the Member’ Dining Series is Back!
3: GSEA Kenya Applications Now Open
4: Where Purpose Meets Personality
5: From karting to Formula 4: Shane’s rise through his father’s eyes (our own EO member Bhagesh Chandaria)
6: EO IGNITE 2026
7: 2026 South Asia Regional Integration Event (RIE) 8: Jumpstart January
The aim this year is to share a wide range of partnerships, benefits and perks to give EO members more value, variety and make it a Wow Experience.
Top Tip: Open up the ‘Wow Deals Deck’ on a regular basis as it is continuously updated with the latest partnerships and benefits. If you have any leads and ideas for partnerships, do reach out! strategic@eokenya.org VIEW WOW DEALS HERE
• 15% discount across all website products. All pricing is displayed within the website. myprints.co.ke. At checkout, simply apply discount code EO15 at the bottom of the shopping cart.
• For all corporate enquires such as packaging, diaries, notebooks, and calendars, email info@myprints.co.ke referencing the valid EO membership details for discounted pricing.
Valid till 31st December 2025
Email: info@myprints.co.ke
Click here to see all the WOW Venues and Contact info for easy booking
Get ready to celebrate the season in true EO style!
Date: 13th December 2025
Time: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Venue: Matteo’s Italian Restaurant, Ngong Road
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Join fellow members, families, and friends for an afternoon filled with warmth, connection, and festive cheer as we close the year together!
Enjoy a delightful festive lunch, great conversations, and the chance to reconnect with members you’ve journeyed with throughout the year. We’ve lined up fun activities for the kids, lively music, and a few merry surprises. Whether
you’re coming with family or attending solo, you can expect a relaxed, joyful, and memorable experience that captures the spirit of EO.
Mark your calendars and don’t miss this special celebration, a perfect way to wrap up the year and usher in the holiday season with the people who inspire and elevate you.
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Ready to rebuild connections and strengthen your EO community? The Meet the Member Dining Series is back and better than ever!
Why Should You Join?
Reconnect, engage, and build lasting relationships with fellow EO members. Whether it’s breakfast, lunch, or dinner, it’s the perfect opportunity to share experiences, exchange ideas, and enhance your Chapter integration.
What’s Involved?
Small Groups: You’ll be placed in groups of 6-7 members.
Meal Time: Meet up over breakfast, lunch, or dinner (your choice!).
Connect: Get to know each other better, share stories, and build connections.
Who’s Invited?
Only EO Members, so this is your chance to expand your network and strengthen ties within the community. When Does It Start?
Kicking off November 10th, 2025 Dining sessions will run until March 31, 2026.
Pick a date and time that works for you and your group!
The location is up to your group! Choose a venue that suits your taste. How It Works:
Join the WhatsApp Group: Starting November 10th, you’ll be connected with 6-7 other EO members in a WhatsApp group.
Set Up Your Meal: Agree on a date, time, and venue with your group.
Snap & Share: Take a photo together and share it in your WhatsApp group.
Get Refunded: Submit your receipt to get part of your meal cost refunded.
Don’t miss out on this fun and valuable opportunity to bond with fellow EO members. Stay tuned for more info next week!
Let’s Reconnect, One Meal at a Time!
Share This Opportunity with the Next Generation
As a seasoned leader who has built, scaled, and navigated the entrepreneurial journey, you understand the power of early support and the doors it can open. The Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) Kenya is now accepting applications, and this is your chance to help a young founder in your circle access life-changing mentorship, visibility, and global opportunity.
GSEA is the world’s premier competition for student entrepreneurs running real businesses while still in school young people who remind us of where we once began. By guiding them toward this platform, you offer them
more than a competition: you offer connection to the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), access to experienced mentors, and the confidence to dream bigger.
If you know a young entrepreneur who deserves a push forward, encourage them to apply. Your influence could shape the next great success story.
Nominate or share the link today.
rise through his father’s eyes (our own EO member Bhagesh Chandaria)
Please tell us a bit about your son’s journey to where he is now. Feel free to go deep and give us the full story.
Shane began karting at the age of six in rental karts at GP Karting, Langata. By the age of eight, he was already among the fastest drivers there, and as promised, we bought him a used racing kart. He started training at the track in Mai Mahiu and entered his first club championship in 2019.
He made his debut in the KMSF National Karting Championship (Cadet Class) in 2021.
Shane won every race that year, but as a Novice, his first six races were ineligible for championship points. Nonetheless, KMSF recognised his outstanding performance and named him Rookie of the Year at the annual Motorsports Gala.
Shane continued in the Cadet Class in 2022 and was crowned National Champion, which opened the door for him to represent Kenya at the FIA Karting Academy Trophy 2023 in the OK Junior category. The three race rounds were held in the Czech Republic, Denmark, and Italy. Shane reached the finals in all three rounds, and in the final race in Italy, he was awarded for achieving the most positions gained.
To compete effectively at a global level, we recognised the limitations of local training and competition. Shane therefore shifted to virtual schooling to allow him to race more frequently in the UK and Europe. In 2023, he competed in various UK club races in preparation for the 2024 British Karting Championship.
In 2024, Shane competed in the British Karting Championship, finishing 37th out of 73 drivers, and in the Ultimate Karting Championship, finishing 24th out of 116 entrants. This marked significant progress, especially considering that at the start of 2023 he was not yet consistently reaching race finals.
The 2025 season began with plans to continue in these championships; however, things took a new direction when Shane was selected for a Formula 4 shootout held in June in France. He was the youngest participant, and despite very limited prior experience in an F4 car, he performed exceptionally well—finishing 2nd on track, dropping to 3rd after a time penalty. This performance earned him an offer to race in the FIA Indian F4 Championship for 2025. As a family, we then made the decision to transition from karting to single-seater racing.
Shane has excelled in the Indian F4 Championship, breaking multiple records
Shane’s rise through his father’s eyes (our own EO member Bhagesh Chandaria)
including becoming the youngest driver to win a race and securing 6 consecutive pole positions (surpassing the previous record of 4). He currently leads the championship standings with two races remaining.
His strong performance in India has now earned him a place in the highly coveted French F4 Championship for 2026.
When you think about your son on the grid this season, what has been the most emotional moment for you as a father, not as a race fan?
Looking back from 2023 to mid-2025, Shane’s journey through the fiercely competitive UK karting scene often felt like setback after setback, with only rare moments of celebration. But every difficult weekend pushed him to train harder, learn more, and come back stronger. Seeing where he stands today at the top of his game, showing extraordinary grit, maturity, and a relentless drive to improve is deeply emotional. It proves that letting him follow this unconventional path was truly the right decision.
High performance at 15 comes with pressure. What are the honest, behind the scenes conversations you have with him about fear, failure and expectations?
I’ve always believed that failure is the doorway to success. From the beginning, we told Shane that if he ever stopped enjoying racing, he only needed to tell us because it’s far better to try and fail than to hold back out of fear. Each time he has faced a setback (and there have been many), my message to him has been simple: reflect, learn, and move forward.
In that way, no moment is wasted; every difficulty becomes another step toward his ultimate goal. Shane is naturally fearless; his many frightening accidents have proven that; but it’s his deep intrinsic motivation and mental strength that truly set him apart. He bounces back from bad races with remarkable speed, driven by an unwavering desire to reach the top of the racing world.
How has watching his journey in Formula 4 changed you as a person or as an entrepreneur? What have you learned about yourself this season?
Grit, focus, and a relentless commitment to improving your craft eventually lead to extraordinary results. Learn from your mistakes and trust your intuition. As entrepreneurs and
Shane’s rise through his father’s eyes (our own EO member Bhagesh Chandaria)
business owners, we subconsciously live by these principles every day. The odds of success are low, whether in business or in racing, but the winning formula lies in finding the right balance between gut instinct and hard work.
EO talks a lot about values and alignment. What are the one or two core values you hope this racing journey really anchors in him for life, regardless of trophies or titles?
Racing has instilled in Shane a deep sense of perseverance and humility. Push through setbacks, stay grounded in success, learn constantly. These are lessons the track has taught him, and they will guide him far beyond racing, in whatever his future holds.
If you were speaking to other EO parents with kids chasing big dreams, what is the 5 percent insight you would share about supporting them without losing yourself, your relationship or your family balance?
Following an unconventional pathway forces us to redefine what balance truly means. When a decision impacts both time and finances, the first and most important step is to sit together as a family and ensure everyone shares the same inner conviction that this path is worth taking. In our case, our daughter, Siana, has been an incredible blessing. She sensed Shane’s deep passion from a very young age and gave Rupal and me the emotional permission to support him fully, even though it meant we might not be able to offer her the same opportunities right now. The greatest sacrifice in the early years is time; we have had to place our own priorities and comforts in the background to stand behind our child as
they follow their dreams.
Finally, this has obviously been a huge financial and emotional investment for you and your family. What has that really looked like behind the scenes, and what kind of support makes the biggest difference at this level?
We are incredibly fortunate to have a supportive extended family on both sides, without whom this journey would have been far more difficult. The emotional strength we’ve received from our parents, siblings, and, in my case, my late brother, my uncle, and my cousins who I work with, has made all the difference. We’ve learned to find joy in the time spent travelling and racing with Shane, rather than focusing on our own personal interests. We’re also grateful for the wonderful friends who have shown up to support him, and we truly believe that this collective positive energy keeps us going.
Date: 10th -12th June 2026
Location: Winelands Cape Town
South Africa
EO Ignite is a regional event based in South Africa, open to EO members from across the globe rotating yearly between Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban. Ignite caters to between 150-200 Entrepreneurs who aim to come together to learn, grow, bond, network and of course, have some fun. Cape Town will be the host for 2026 and we look forward to hosting you in the Winelands.
The format of Ignite is centered around TED style talks, learning from our own member’s stories, their highs and lows and incredible achievements while facing the challenges of being an entrepreneur.
Invited Keynote speakers follow the same 5% principle when sharing their stories.
10TH -12TH JUNE 2026
WINELANDS CAPE TOWN
SOUTH AFRICA
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Ignite also offers the rare opportunity for members to “shamelessly market their business” through coordinated Mini-Pitch sessions, exhibitions and more.
EO, EOA and SLP Forum members may attend the full conference.
Spouses who are not in a SLP forum are welcome to join the members for the evening functions. There is a Spousal Supplement cost. A spousal programme will also be in place for daily activities for spouses travelling with members should they wish to take part in it (at an additional cost)
Date: 8th - 11th Jan 2026
Location: Pune, India
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The EO South Asia Regional Integration Event (RIE) returns and this time, it’s happening in Pune, India, from January 8–11, 2026. Join 1,000+ entrepreneurs from across South Asia and around the world for four unforgettable days of learning, innovation, and connection.
Kick off your experience with curated MyEO adventures on January 7–8, immersing yourself in Pune’s rich culture, history, and spirit of innovation. Then, from January 9–11, engage in world-class learning sessions and legendary socials that bring together thought leaders, visionaries, and disruptors shaping the future of business.
Why Attend:
Global Connections: Network with EO members and entrepreneurs from across the globe.
World-Class Learning: Gain insights from leaders redefining industries and inspiring transformation.
Unforgettable Experiences: Celebrate with socials and adventures you’ll remember forever.
Host City: Pune – The Hub of Innovation
A city where ideas thrive, Pune stands as India’s center for automotive excellence, education, and IT innovation a perfect setting for your RIE journey.
Seats are limited and the world is coming to Pune.
Register now and be part of an extraordinary EO experience!
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Jumpstart January returns
Date: 19 Jan - 8 Feb 2026
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Jumpstart is EO’s three-week virtual learning experience, featuring interactive labs that combine live coaching in your time zone with self-paced tools you can use right away. And this January, our global community will come together across borders for founder tested strategies and practical insights you can put to work immediately.
Jumpstart July brought together 3,345 registrations from EO Members, Key Executives, families, and Accelerators worldwide. This January, we are building on that momentum and we cannot wait to see even
more of our global community online, learning together.
Jumpstart January is a complimentary benefit for EO Members, EOA participants, SLPs, and adult children of members.
Don’t miss your chance to be part of it. Join the Interest List today and be the first to receive updates on lab topics, speakers, registrations, and early bird prizes.
MyEO Retreat - A Conscious Start: Dinner, Reflection, and the Year Ahead
31th December – 2th January
Join us 31 December – 2 January in Delray Beach, Florida, for an intimate New Years’ gathering. Share a four-course dinner, reflect, and set intentions. A transformative NeuroChange Solutions workshop will empower you to start the year grounded and inspired.
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5th –14th January 2026
Join us 5–14 January 2026 for a 9-day spiritual voyage through Egypt’s sacred sites. Sail the Nile on a private dahabiya, with exclusive temple access, transformative ceremonies, and soul-awakening experiences.
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Ski and Snowboard Weekend in Bad Gastein
15th – 18th January 2026
Join us 15–18 January 2026 for an inspiring Alpine escape of skiing, wellness, and connection at The Cōmodo Hotel. Historic Bad Gastein, Austria, is a spa town that blends mid-century design with modern Alpine culture, curated art, and deep relaxation
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19th – 29th September 2026
Set sail 19–29 September 2026 aboard Aqua Blu for an exclusive 10-night EO adventure. Explore Bali and the Komodo Islands through diving, kayaking, hiking, and curated island experiences an unforgettable luxury expedition with fellow explorers.
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Get Ready to RIEMAGINE!
8th - 11th January 2026
Location: Pune, India
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Discover the spirit of leadership in the heart of Australia
23rd – 27th March 2026
Location: Uluru, Australia
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EO@Wharton: Elevating Finance + Operations
Unlocking Opportunities for Entrepreneurs
9th –13th February 2026
Location: University of Pennsylvania
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Global Leadership Conference
Uniting EO’s Leaders Worldwide
Location: Kansas City, MO 15th -17th April 2026
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Unlocking Opportunities for Entrepreneurs
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 2026
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Experience it Live
10th -12th June 2026
Location: Winelands Cape Town, South Africa
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EO@Oxford Program
Unlocking strategic innovation
Venue: Oxford University, UK 26th May 2026
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