About

the Founder

Three Principles. Four Breaks. Five Futures.

TANG, Yao-Chung

TANG, Yao-Chung

Josoph

Founder & CEO

At VOCAL MIDDLE, we believe that people are the only true asset of a PR consultancy. That’s why we begin with organizational design—to elevate service positioning and expand market influence.
To activate the organization, our founder introduced the first core belief: The Three Principles.

The Three Principles

We actively pursue a partnership mindset—built on mutual benefit, mutual respect, and mutual trust. Creating an organization that prioritizes shared interests is the foundation of a Performance-Based Organization. From there, we design our structure and service model, supported by initiatives such as "Shine Your VOCAL” for recruitment, and "Become the VOCAL” for partner development—continuously investing in the New VOCAL.

In response to the demands of service innovation and market expansion, we center our operations around the principle of breaking four legacy models and building five forward- looking solutions—creating a next-generation PR platform driven by Strategy First, Communication-Centric, and Platform Integration.

Four Break
Five Future
  • 01
    The core capability of PR lies in market insight, not merely in client or media relations.
  • 02
    The core mindset of PR is platform thinking, replacing the outdated product/service mindset.
  • 03
    The core model of PR is built on process- and system-driven exponential teams, not hierarchical, hero-centered leadership models born from capital market oligarchs.
  • 04
    The core development of PR is a decentralized, programmable, transparently coordinated communication ecosystem, not one driven by asymmetrical information or status to create false long-term advantage.
  • 05
    The core value of PR lies in consulting mindset and data science as dual engines—jointly driving organizational, service, and market transformation, and integrating across levels (top-down), timelines (past-future), spaces (internal-external), and realities (virtual-physical).

Built on this foundation, we’ve created One-Stop PR Consulting Solutions Service composed of three service lines: VMo for our core PR methodology, VM+ for original marketing innovations, and VMx for strategic partnerships. Together, they address the full spectrum of brand needs. Through this approach, we reaffirm our founding purpose: to redefine the influence of PR consultancy— arming ourselves with discourse, guided by value creation, and collectively striving toward our shared vision: To become the most sought-after PR consultants and brand image architects in APAC.

Current Positions

Chief Executive Officer, VOCAL MIDDLE Communications Consultants Inc.
Co-founder, Chief Strategy Officer, and Head of Overseas Markets, AICE Inc.

Previous Experience

Recruit Express – Taiwan Branch (SGX: HRNetOne)
Director, Technology Division (2002–2014)

Education

EMBA in Business Administration, National Taiwan University (109C)
BBA, Department of Business Administration, National Taiwan University

Areas of Expertise

Leadership development, talent cultivation.
Organizational design, change management.
Service design, product development.
Competitive strategy, business development.
Corporate image, brand management.
Cross-border networks, interdisciplinary partnerships.

Honors

  • 2025

    Awarded "Outstanding Employer Brand" by the Yourator BEST EMPLOYER BRAND AWARDS

  • 20252020

    Awarded "PR Agency Leader of the Year” for six consecutive years by the Marketing Communication Excellence Awards

  • 20252021

    Awarded "Public Relations Agency of the Year" for five consecutive years by the Marketing Communication Excellence Awards

  • 2023

    Awarded "PR Agency Leader Award" at the Asia Pacific Chinese PR Awards

  • 2022

    Awarded Campaign’s Taiwan PR Agency of the Year

  • 2022

    Awarded "Super Golden Bull Award” (Taiwan’s highest honor) at the Golden Bull Awards

  • 2021

    Awarded "Business Model Innovation Agency of the Year” by the Marketing Communication Excellence Awards

  • 2020

    Awarded one of Taiwan’s Top 100 MVP Managers by Manager Today magazine

Entrepreneurship & Innovation

  • 2018 ~ Present

    Executive Director & Board Member, Cross-Border Innovation & Entrepreneurship Association (CIEA)

  • 2023 ~ Present

    Executive Director & Board Member, Taiwan & Taipei International Public Relations Association (TIPRA)

  • 2023 ~ Present

    Board Member, Taifu-Startup

  • 2023 ~ Present

    Angel Investor, NTUTEC

  • 2019 ~ Present

    Secretary-General, Cross-Strait Innovation & Technology Service Center

  • 2012 ~ Present

    Mentor, SLP Taipei Entrepreneur Community (since Cohort 1)

  • 2022

    Mentor, Taipei Entrepreneurs Hub, Department of Economic Development, Taipei City Government

  • 2019 ~ 2020

    Industry Mentor, EiMBA Program, National Taiwan University

  • AI & Entertainment

    Angel Investor

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