CEOs Confess with Gary Koay

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CEOs Confess is a podcast featuring the inspiring stories of successful entrepreneurs and CEOs in South East Asia, who started from humble beginnings and achieved great success. Join our founder and host on his own personal journey as he takes over his family's business as the 3rd generation. Get practical insights, unique perspectives on the challenges and opportunities in the region, and inspiring advice to help you on your own entrepreneurial journey.

Episodes

  1. 03/27/2023

    S2E2: I Have No Idea What I'm Doing and That's Normal, I Think...

    Today, we explore the concept of having a strategy and plan, but still feeling uncertain about whether it's the right thing to do. Many of us have been in situations where we feel like we're just going through the motions, following a set plan but still feeling lost. In this episode, I contemplate with myself the importance of having a plan, but also the need to be flexible and adaptable. Navigating a completely new career path, family business, and building my own family has completely turned my life upside down. I never expected all this at once but life sometimes gives you lemons... Whether you're starting a new project, navigating a career change, or just trying to find your way in life, in this episode I talk about the valuable insights I've learned 2 weeks into the job and how I feel about it all while still feeling uncertain about the path ahead. Thank you for being here.  Follow us on -Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ceosconfess/?viewAsMember=true Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ceosconfess Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ceosconfess/

  2. 03/08/2023

    S2E1: A Personal Journey into Family Business Entrepreneurship

    Recently, I decided to take the plunge. I left my job and am taking a step back from my filming career to take a step forward of becoming the 3rd generation of my family business. In this episode, I explain how I came to this decision, and what I've learned so far about the difficulties with family businesses as a whole. Do I have all the answers? No, not yet, but I do have a lot of insights to share! Season 2 is going to be a lot about my personal journey to becoming a CEO. These are my innermost sacred thoughts but I want you to follow me through it all. Welcome back to CEOs Confess! Thank you for being here.  Follow us on… Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ceosconfess/?viewAsMember=true Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ceosconfess Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ceosconfess/

    S2E1: A Personal Journey into Family Business Entrepreneurship

  3. 02/17/2021

    EP5: The Singapore Flea Market King

    We're excited to share our fifth episode with you, featuring an entrepreneur who confesses he had no idea of the direction he was going in and wasn't even sure what business he was in! This goes to show that perseverance is (a little) important! 🤏 Kent Teo started in a tiny 3x3 stall and over the next 10 years expand to over 6000 square feet of space and wasn't even running and operating the space himself! 😜 He's now responsible for some of the largest events and flea markets known in the South East Asia region and is set to expand and help others thrive in this market as well.    Special thanks to Kent Teo for sharing his story. Linkedin  ► https://www.linkedin.com/in/kentteo/ Gary Koay (Director)Linkedin ► https://www.linkedin.com/in/gkoay​Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/gkoay​  Ricardo Sentosa (Producer)Facebook  ► https://www.facebook.com/ricardo.sentosa​Linkedin  ► https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricardose​... Kevin Dam (Host)Linkedin  ► https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevindam/​  Watch to the full interview ► https://youtu.be/JLnkk1j5ZGA If you are a business owner and is based in Southeast Asia and you are interested to be interviewed, drop us a message.

    EP5: The Singapore Flea Market King

  4. 12/09/2020

    EP4: Confession from an Indian Muslim Entrepreneur

    We're excited to share our fourth episode with you, which features an entrepreneur that confess her journey on the struggle on being an entrepreneur and also balancing her role being an Indian Muslim women in business, family and culture. . Zeenath Kuraisha started her career in a call centre and now she's the proud owner of APAC SMA - The School For Sales & Marketing. A successful and an accredited sales training business by the Singapore government that serves MNC clients such as Microsoft, AXA, DBS & more. . Listen to her CONFESS all the SECRETS on how she manage to achieve this (exclusively to CEO's Confess).   Special thanks to Zeenath for sharing her story. Linkedin ► https://www.linkedin.com/in/zeena/   Kevin Dam (Director) Linkedin ► https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevindam/   Gary Koay (Host) Linkedin ► https://www.linkedin.com/in/gkoay   Ricardo Sentosa (Producer) Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/ricardo.sentosa Linkedin ► https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricardosentosa   If you are a business owner and is based in Southeast Asia and you are interested to be interviewed, drop us a message.   #ceoconfess #aypgroup #ceointerview #businesseducation #entrepreneurship #lessons #growthmindset

    EP4: Confession from an Indian Muslim Entrepreneur

  5. 10/14/2020

    EP3: Pivoting a Recruitment Powerhouse to a Powerful SAAS Business

    Our third episode will be with the CEO & founder of AYP Group(Southeast Asia leading Human Resource Consultants, HR & Payroll Outsourcing partner & HR software provider), Annie Yap where she shares her journey on building $100M recruitment business at the age of 28 and to risking it all to start her own business.   Annie is a humble & successful entrepreneur based out of Singapore. Her team spreads across Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam & Thailand. We're excited to share her insights and knowledge on how she did this.   Special thanks to Annie Yap for sharing her story. Linkedin ► https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-yap-9311241/   Kevin Dam (Host) Linkedin ► https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevindam/   Gary Koay (Director) Linkedin ► https://www.linkedin.com/in/gkoay   Ricardo Sentosa (Producer) Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/ricardo.sentosa Linkedin ► https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricardosentosa   Watch on youtube ► httphttps://youtu.be/8nyWNSP9e8A   If you are a business owner and is based in Southeast Asia and you are interested to be interviewed, drop us a message.   #ceoconfess #aypgroup #ceointerview #businesseducation #entrepreneurship #lessons #growthmindset

    EP3: Pivoting a Recruitment Powerhouse to a Powerful SAAS Business

  6. 08/19/2020

    EP2: Defying the "Asian" Standard for Success

    Our second episode will be with the founder of GetKobe (Asia's Leading A.I Influencer Marketing Platform), Ms. Evangeline Leong, where she shares her confession from Defying the "Asian" conventional path for success to discovering her passion in influencer marketing. Evangeline is well known amongst the influencers community. Her platform is the equivalent of Google for influencers, connecting thousands of brands with million of customers across Asia.Special thanks to Evangeline Leong for sharing her story. Linkedin  ► https://www.linkedin.com/in/evangelineleong/ Gary Koay (Host)Linkedin ► https://www.linkedin.com/in/gkoayInstagram ► https://www.instagram.com/gkoay  Ricardo Sentosa (Producer)Facebook  ► https://www.facebook.com/ricardo.sentosaLinkedin  ► https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricardose... Kevin Dam (Co-producer)Linkedin  ► https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevindam/  Watch to the full video  ► https://youtu.be/GZk8AyCQp5w If you are a business owner and is based in Southeast Asia and you are interested to be interviewed, drop us a message.

    EP2: Defying the "Asian" Standard for Success

  7. 07/15/2020

    EP1: A Small Juice Bar to Successful Health Business

    Mark Leong founded Farmz Asia after discovering an alternative treatment for cancer that helped to extend his father's life by 3 years. Wanting to share this with others, he quit his high-paying corporate job and started a juice bar that almost went bankrupt. Watch the video ► https://youtu.be/VTqpyuXo0Z8 Mark's business is now making a huge impact in the community by educating them on how important is the right diet is. Special thanks to Mark Leong for sharing his story. Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/mark.leong.58   Gary Koay (Host) Linkedin ► https://www.linkedin.com/in/gkoay Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/gkoay   If you are a business owner and is based in Southeast Asia and you are interested to be interviewed, drop us a message.

    EP1: A Small Juice Bar to Successful Health Business
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CEOs Confess is a podcast featuring the inspiring stories of successful entrepreneurs and CEOs in South East Asia, who started from humble beginnings and achieved great success. Join our founder and host on his own personal journey as he takes over his family's business as the 3rd generation. Get practical insights, unique perspectives on the challenges and opportunities in the region, and inspiring advice to help you on your own entrepreneurial journey.

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