“I know I work hard. I was
looking for something with bigger reward for my effort.” That was
how this woman became an entrepreneur; wanting to work hard for
herself rather than for someone else.
Genny's first job was as a
PA, which she remembers as one that always required her to do
overtime but rewarded her with little money.
Today Genny very much enjoys
her career in real estate that afford her flexible hours and good
reward. Her Penang-based real estate agency, Elite Properties, deals
more in industrial properties with some 50% of her clientèle are
foreigners.
Clients also seek her out
for high-end condominiums, landed properties and commercial
properties that include retail outlets and vacant land. Her most
recent deal was being being appointed by a an international
hypermarket brand to handle its retail lots in northern Malaysia.
The entrepreneurial journey
has not always been easy. “It took seven years to obtain my
property licence, and I gathered 15 years experience as an agent
before opening my own company,” Genny said, adding that she is also
thankful to friends who gave her courage to start her own business.
She has no regret and is excited to keep moving on.
Elite Properties was
initially stationed at Krystal Point Corporate Park in Bayan Baru and
later moved to the sea-fronting e-Gate commercial complex in Gelugor.
Take a peek into Genny's work at www.eliteproperties.com.my.
She has another business
that she built together with her husband and brothers - KT
Overlander, a motor vehicle service in Alor Star, Kedah. This rice
bowl state of Malaysia is where Genny's family hails from.
The capital city Alor Star,
Genny said, is showing increasing potential as good area to invest in
properties, and she has invested in a 5,000 sq ft bungalow there. Of
course, Penang is way ahead in the game. “I wouldn't be able to buy
such a landed property on Penang Island any more for less than
RM500,000, she said.
“To clients, who say they
have half-a-million and wanting to buy a landed house in Penang, I
tell them that they can go look in Balik Pulau or selected areas on
the mainland. On the Island, bungalows have asking prices of up to
RM8 million nowadays.”
Note: This is the first
profiling of PAN members based on Genny's sharing at our monthly
networking session.
I also found an interesting
related read on Asia's richest man, who the writer described as “at
83, gets more done by lunch than people half his age pull off in a
full day.”
Li Ka-shing's advice to
young entrepreneur about how to find success in life:
“Starting a business is
not easy. I started my business in 1950 with only $8,700. It wasn’t
a lot. You could buy a Cadillac or a Lincoln with it. For a young
entrepreneur today, hard work is more important than opportunities.
If you don’t work hard, opportunities will slip away.”
Go read the full story “Li
Ka-shing's Midas Touch” at:
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment