Growing with Purpose

Founded in 2018, Umbo is a social enterprise offering online speech pathology and occupational therapy across Australia, with a core focus on reaching children and families in regional, rural, and remote communities where wait times are often long. As a registered NDIS provider, Umbo now supports over 1,000 clients and employs more than 70 therapists worldwide.

About this webinar

Over 90 minutes, you’ll explore the story behind Umbo’s journey to profitability, its ongoing growth, and the impact of its unique Access Pricing model - which reinvests 50% of profits to subsidise therapy for those who need it most. You'll:

• Exchange perspectives in small-group conversations.
• Reflect on the challenges of sustainable growth.
• Gain real-world insights into how a social enterprise can scale while staying true to equity, access, and community impact.

Please note: This won’t be a passive, sit-and-listen style webinar. To get the most from the session, you’ll be invited to join breakout discussions, share reflections, and take part in activities with other participants. If you enjoy learning through conversation and collaboration, this session is for you.

Weh Yeoh

Co-Founder and Managing Director

 

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Weh Yeoh has worked internationally and in Australia, his home country, in the social impact space for close to two decades. He is the founder of OIC Cambodia, an initiative that aims to establish speech therapy as a profession in Cambodia. Weh holds a BA in Physiotherapy from the University of Sydney and an MA in Development Studies from the University of NSW. His experience includes volunteering with people with disabilities in Vietnam, interning in India, studying Mandarin in Beijing, and even milking yaks in Mongolia. In 2013, he started OIC and handed over leadership to a local Cambodian team in 2017. Since then, he has co-founded Umbo, a social enterprise bridging the gap for rural Australians to access allied health services.

Francesca Pinzone

Co-Founder and CEO

 

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Francesca Pinzone is a systems change leader with over 15 years of experience in the for-purpose sector, spanning humanitarian aid, social enterprise, and public health. From managing a field hospital during the Pakistan earthquake to co-founding a social enterprise tackling health service inequalities in Australia, Francesca is deeply committed to creating a more just and equitable society. As a co-founder and CEO of Umbo, Francesca focuses on innovative practice, and outcome measurement to reduce inequality, especially for families in regional and rural communities. She has previously lectured in Social Impact with UNSW and the Centre for Social Impact and is also recognised as a Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center Milestone Maker. Francesca holds a Master’s in International Public Health from the University of Sydney, a Graduate Certificate in Social Impact from UNSW, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Technology Sydney.