Business DNA
Business DNA: Bringing International Private Education to Thailand
Growing up in Singapore, Kelvin Koh Yew Hock, would get up very early and help his mom open her food store before washing up and going to school. Sports and Kelvin’s mom taught him perseverance. The same perseverance made him stay in Thailand and build his business, even though he arrived in the country just before one of its military coups.
Read MoreBusiness DNA: Thai Hacker Builds Cryptocurrency Exchange
A famous game, Red Alert, was an inspiration for Poramin Insom to jump into the world of cryptocurrencies. He wanted to know how to hack the game, developing a program to earn unlimited money for in-game purchases. His interest in hacking later brought him to Johns Hopkins University, and after that, he founded Satang Corporation.
Read MoreBusiness DNA: From Starbucks, McDonald’s, and 7-Eleven to Real Estate
At the age of 12, Thanakorn Thanawarith lost his father to cancer. He had to sacrifice his education so his older brother could go to school, and he also helped his mother sell noodles and help her support the family. In 2013, All Inspire Development Public Company Limited was established.
Read MoreBusiness DNA: Debt Collection Business Built on Buddhist Principles
Suksan Yasasin’s father passed away when he was only two years old. He was not happy living with his stepfather and ran away from home after joining the vocational school. In 1997, he laid the foundation for Chayo Group Public Company Limited.
Read MoreBusiness DNA: Professional Teamwork to Build Growth in Real Estate
After working in management consulting at Anderson Consulting and as an investment banker for 10 years at Phatra-Merrill Lynch, Kaveepan Eiamsakulrat decided to enter the real estate business after the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis with the land his father accumulated over time.
Read MoreBusiness DNA: Revolutionary Townhouse Design to Beat the Competition
After making ice buckets in his youth in Chonburi on Thailand’s eastern seaboard and then as a goldsmith in Bangkok, Thongma Vijitpongpun went back to night school to finish his high school education. In 1993, he founded Pruksa and built it into one of Thailand’s largest property developers.
Read MoreBusiness DNA: Taking Seaweed to the Masses
After winning several high-stakes online gaming tournaments as a teenager, Mr. Peeradechapan reinvested his winnings in a roasted chestnut business. Later, he founded his deep-fried seaweed snack company that became an immediate success throughout Asia. He is already a business icon in Thailand, replete with a movie thinly based on his life.
Read MoreBusiness DNA: Entering the Global Auto Market
Over the course of 20 years, Yeap Swee Chuan has built a Thailand-based automotive conglomerate, AAPICO Hitech, that’s now gearing up to go global. A book that Mr. Yeap enjoys is Sun Tzu’s The Art of War.
Read MoreBusiness DNA: Legend of the Turnaround Master
Poe Lothongkam is a turnaround champ. Founding two restaurants while still in college before moving into venture cap at Sequoia Capital. Poe then went back to Thailand to take over and lead SVI to what it is today.
Read MoreBusiness DNA: Building a Global Mega Brand
Mr. Dhawan has built a large, publicly-listed company that is the number one supplement maker in both Thailand and Myanmar—Mega Lifesciences. Through Mega’s Wellness We Care Center and We Care range of foods, the company has started a new segment which aims to reverse and prevent disease by providing customers with diet plans and products so they can eat right.
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