Christopher Quek

leave something that is very positive for your generation. I do not know what my children's generation face in terms of the world. Maybe we're talking about climate change, food security, but I hope that they don't become the liability of the world, but rather be the solution. And I think that is something that I inculcate into my children. In fact, that I am also starting them young.

leave something that is very positive for your generation. I do not know what my children's generation face in terms of the world. Maybe we're talking about climate change, food security, but I hope that they don't become the liability of the world, but rather be the solution. And I think that is something that I inculcate into my children. In fact, that I am also starting them young.

My youngest daughter is nine, second one is 11, and the third one is 13. And I share with them basically what I do. And they already know how to use the apps. And I'm also explaining to them the origins behind it. And it's to get them to really understand perspectives and context rather than just be consumers. And I feel that is what I want to pass to them.

My youngest daughter is nine, second one is 11, and the third one is 13. And I share with them basically what I do. And they already know how to use the apps. And I'm also explaining to them the origins behind it. And it's to get them to really understand perspectives and context rather than just be consumers. And I feel that is what I want to pass to them.

Because I feel personally that if I would try to teach them that, oh, this is daddy's way of doing things. is going to be outdated in the next five years. But values shouldn't change. Values, good values that... In Asia, we have thousands of generations... Thousands of years of... great values, great teachings, and they've been brought over throughout the generations. And it's still evergreen.

Because I feel personally that if I would try to teach them that, oh, this is daddy's way of doing things. is going to be outdated in the next five years. But values shouldn't change. Values, good values that... In Asia, we have thousands of generations... Thousands of years of... great values, great teachings, and they've been brought over throughout the generations. And it's still evergreen.

It's still very important. Feeling of piety, for example, doing good to society. And I think that's something I just wanted to end on, that anybody who wants to to help the next generation or feel for the next generation is be a mentor of values rather than a mentor of processes.

It's still very important. Feeling of piety, for example, doing good to society. And I think that's something I just wanted to end on, that anybody who wants to to help the next generation or feel for the next generation is be a mentor of values rather than a mentor of processes.

So I'm just going to end it there and I hope that will give some further thoughts for anybody who has been listening that make a difference. It can be even just advising or mentoring just one person, but that is already a very significant impact to society.

So I'm just going to end it there and I hope that will give some further thoughts for anybody who has been listening that make a difference. It can be even just advising or mentoring just one person, but that is already a very significant impact to society.

Hi Vint, thank you for having me here today and hi everybody on the show.

Hi Vint, thank you for having me here today and hi everybody on the show.

Sure. Okay, so hi everyone again. I'm Christopher Kwak here, born and bred out of Singapore. I'm a third-generation serial entrepreneur from Mergent. I'd say a family that has been running family businesses. 46 years old this year, quite a few people ask, am I really that old? So I just normally tell people I buy a lot of cheap Korean face masks to make sure that I still retain my youth.

Sure. Okay, so hi everyone again. I'm Christopher Kwak here, born and bred out of Singapore. I'm a third-generation serial entrepreneur from Mergent. I'd say a family that has been running family businesses. 46 years old this year, quite a few people ask, am I really that old? So I just normally tell people I buy a lot of cheap Korean face masks to make sure that I still retain my youth.

But in reality, about 20 years ago, I graduated from the University of Melbourne, where I was totally English speaking. And my father told me that once you graduate, off you go to our plant in China, manufacturing automotive parts. And when I went there, I had a massive culture shock, if I might say. Everybody spoke Mandarin, which is naturally expected, given the fact that it was in China.

But in reality, about 20 years ago, I graduated from the University of Melbourne, where I was totally English speaking. And my father told me that once you graduate, off you go to our plant in China, manufacturing automotive parts. And when I went there, I had a massive culture shock, if I might say. Everybody spoke Mandarin, which is naturally expected, given the fact that it was in China.

And I was struggling. I couldn't stand the smoke. I couldn't stand all the pollution that the manufacturing plant was producing. And finally, after three days, I snuck back to Singapore. And my father saw me, he got angry, he shouted at me and he said, Off with you, go back to China. And I told him, I said, I'd rather not do that. And I fled over to neighboring Malaysia.

And I was struggling. I couldn't stand the smoke. I couldn't stand all the pollution that the manufacturing plant was producing. And finally, after three days, I snuck back to Singapore. And my father saw me, he got angry, he shouted at me and he said, Off with you, go back to China. And I told him, I said, I'd rather not do that. And I fled over to neighboring Malaysia.

And I had a number of Melbourne University friends who were so kind to settle me in. And I spent another six years there in Malaysia doing my very first startup. And I decided that since I'm going to be working in Malaysia, might as well I do a business out of it. After six years, I decided to come back to Singapore. I got married and I did a few other businesses.

And I had a number of Melbourne University friends who were so kind to settle me in. And I spent another six years there in Malaysia doing my very first startup. And I decided that since I'm going to be working in Malaysia, might as well I do a business out of it. After six years, I decided to come back to Singapore. I got married and I did a few other businesses.