Michelle Sin and Melissa Sin, SKB Shutters Corporation Berhad, Malaysia
- S3E12
- 1:14:32
- December 17th 2021
In this week’s episode, I am speaking to Michelle and Melissa Sin of SKB Shutters Corporation Berhad from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The business had its roots in Penang but since Michelle and Melissa’s father took over, they relocated to Kuala Lumpur as urbanisation in the 80s saw a growing need for their steel products.
Michelle and Melissa had worked for KPMG before joining their parents in the manufacturing business. At SKB, Melissa heads sales and marketing while Michelle manages the operations.
In this episode, Michelle and Melissa talk about:
- What keeps this family business charging forward despite the uncertainties and changes in the business environment if they were music, what kinds of music they would be
- How their 5-year age difference doesn’t seem to matter now that they’re in the business together
- Their favourite books and why they each prefer a certain genre
- How fear can be a great motivator and demotivator
- What their most worthwhile investment was in the past 2 years
- The guilt that Michelle feels because she is a working mother and what Melissa says about that
- The unique advantages of being family in a business (and the drawbacks)
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Womenpreneur Asia
Womenpreneur Asia is a podcast featuring Asian women entrepreneurs across Asia. If you want to know how our Asian women entrepreneurs start, run and manage their businesses, this is the podcast for you!
What you can expect: honest, down-to-earth stories from women who open up about the gritty struggles, fears and challenges of running a business in Asia. We delve into their personal stories too and uncover the lessons they've learnt along the way.
These are delightful, inspiring and surprising conversations with women across Asia whose stories may inspire and encourage you on your own personal entrepreneurship path.
Womenpreneur Asia is a seasonal podcast created and hosted by Krista Goon, a Malaysian entrepreneur, author, communicator and marketer. All episodes are sponsored by Redbox Studio.
