The Shocking Story of Surrey Hills Grocer ft Pang Gek Teng | Aiken Chia

Pang Gek Teng, more affectionately known as Gek, is the founder and CEO of Surrey Hills Grocer. I first knew about her when a Chef friends of mine told me that she's been putting her money where he mouth is, investing into young culinary talent which stood out to me in a F&B industry that has nominal margins and so I wanted to find out more... and boy did I find out more. This is story of the woman behind Surrey Hills Grocer.

00:00 - Intro
01:10 - Childhood & Family
04:30 - Crying at O Level Results
05:40 - Life at SHATEC
07:05 - Not Being the Pretty Girl
09:12 - Identifying Strengths beyond the system
10:34 - 80/20 Principle
12:50 - Why Australia for Uni?
16:40 - Going into Banking
18:10 - Why did you quit banking?
20:20 - Going Solo to China for an idea
23:24 - Why my first brand failed
27:27- My second business in Australia
36:45 - The Closure of Surch
37:55 - Moving Back to SG with $362
40:39 - Moved to Tears by Dad
43:50 - Working 9 - 5 in SG
50:33 - Learning from Failure
52:44 - The Birth of Surrey Hills Grocer
56:50 - Grocer, Not Cafe
1:00:00 - Why Would An Investor Invest?
1:03:00 - Opening in Jurong
1:07:08 - The Breakthrough
1:10:34 - Surrey Hills in a Car Park?
1:18:40 - Purpose in Success
1:16:50 - What Is Success to You?
1:21:03 - Advice for Entrepreneurs

This episode was filmed on the 5th September 2023

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