{"id":12336,"date":"2024-08-14T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dollarsandsense.sg\/business\/?p=12336"},"modified":"2024-08-13T14:44:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T06:44:08","slug":"one-army-career-and-covid-19-war-later-allwin-founder-chua-jing-zhi-is-making-his-mark-in-the-health-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dollarsandsense.sg\/business\/one-army-career-and-covid-19-war-later-allwin-founder-chua-jing-zhi-is-making-his-mark-in-the-health-space\/","title":{"rendered":"One Army Career And COVID-19 \u201cWar\u201d Later, ALLWIN Founder Chua Jing Zhi Is Making His Mark In The Health Space"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A second wind is a sports phenomenon where an athlete experiences a burst of energy after feeling completely exhausted. It doesn\u2019t come predictably. But if it does, it fuels the athlete with the strength they need to keep going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This second wind concept also applies in life. When Chua Jing Zhi<\/a> realised a career in the army wasn\u2019t for him, he found new direction and energy in entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From initially achieving army objectives to now overseeing various health ventures under his company, ALLWIN Services, Jing Zhi shares how he switched gears to becoming his own boss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read Also: <\/em><\/strong>4 Important Small Business Questions To Ask Before Becoming An Entrepreneur<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leaving His Army Career<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Jing Zhi\u2019s army journey started like most other Singaporean males: compulsory two-year military service. After three months of basic military training, the physically fit soldier\u2014whose friends consider a quiet leader\u2014was selected to undergo commando officer training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Training went smoothly, and at the end of it, Jing Zhi decided to sign on to pursue an army career. He was attracted by the straightforward culture he experienced, where a goal was set and everyone worked towards accomplishing the goal together. He also liked the lack of politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But when Jing Zhi completed his university studies and returned to the military, he realised life as an army regular wasn\u2019t so straightforward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For one, he had more responsibilities. \u201cYou don\u2019t just listen to orders and then go ahead,\u201d Jing Zhi shares. \u201cYou have to dictate [and] come up with the orders based on the higher goal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through interacting with peers and familiarising himself with the army\u2019s ways of doing things, he also got glimpses of what life would be like if he stayed, and it didn\u2019t feel right for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jing Zhi informed his superiors of his decision shortly after. He didn\u2019t leave then as he had a four-year army scholarship bond to finish. But he started making backup plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read Also: <\/em><\/strong>Salary Guide To How Much Can You Earn If You Sign On As An Army Regular Officer\/Specialist\/Military Expert<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finding His Second Wind<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A month after making his decision, Jing Zhi launched a passion project\u2014a free triathlon magazine called Second Wind Nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second Wind Nation was inspired by his desire to contribute to the sport of triathlon, from which he\u2019d learnt a lot, and his experience editing the English edition of a Filipino triathlon magazine while in university. Pumping his army pay into the magazine, Jing Zhi wrote its articles, took the photos and did most of the magazine deliveries himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He kept this up for a year before deciding the \u201cmoney-burning operation\u201d wasn\u2019t sustainable. While he had a few sponsors, the advertisement revenue wasn\u2019t enough to recoup his costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter that, I realised: \u2018Hey, if I want to give back to the sport of triathlon, I need to be a coach as well,\u2019\u201d says Jing Zhi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018I need to be on the ground. Not just write articles\u2014I need to influence people.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With that, Jing Zhi took up certifications to become a triathlon and athletics coach. He also started running workshops and other small events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Going All Out<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Jing Zhi left the force in February 2019 and continued with his high-performance coaching work. It became profitable for the first time in January 2020\u2014and then, just one month later, the COVID-19 pandemic hit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He tried to continue the business for a few months, but it was bleeding too much cash. He was forced to close it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jing Zhi then pivoted to other business ideas. Some of them, like a platform that uses your phone or laptop camera to recognise your exercise form and a customer management system for trainers, had limited success and were scrapped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But others have shown signs of promise. Last year, he launched ALLWIN<\/a>, an online school that matches health enthusiasts and professionals with health service providers. The school is also a continuing professional education course provider for registered Allied Health Professionals\u2014healthcare professionals who provide services like physiotherapy and diagnostic radiography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jing Zhi separately offers healthy ageing consultancy services under the ALLSET<\/a> brand. These include a Sports and Healthy Ageing Lab for clients to test their strength and VO2 max (the maximum amount of oxygen a person can take in at once), which Jing Zhi shares are the \u201ctwo greatest predictors of longevity\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Other ALLSET initiatives include a 1.1K-subscriber YouTube channel<\/a> covering health content with an Asian focus and a newly launched Healthy CEO Club for past and present C-suite executives to hold each other accountable for their health goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shortcutting His Career Progression<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe soft skills I picked up in the army were very helpful [for doing business],\u201d says Jing Zhi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creativity is one of them. While Jing Zhi can\u2019t talk too much about his work in the army, he was involved in counter-terrorism efforts and had to step into the shoes of a terrorist. This role called for a lot of creativity in deciding how to achieve certain objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also likens the COVID-19 period to \u201cwar mode\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn counter-terrorism, you basically thrive in war mode, in chaos,\u201d he shares. \u201cSo, you embrace [and] enjoy the challenges. You don\u2019t see it as something that will stop you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You see it as an advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But having left the army to strike it out on his own, Jing Zhi appreciates how he now has a \u201cshortcut\u201d for meeting successful people. He no longer needs to slowly climb the corporate ladder before these opportunities open up for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier this year, for example, he met Ho Kwon Ping, executive chairman of Banyan Tree Holdings, and received business advice from the lauded veteran entrepreneur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All Set To Win<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Jing Zhi\u2019s umbrella of services currently brings in a five-digit monthly recurring revenue. This revenue supports him and two other team members, and he aims to grow it to $10 million in annual revenue in three to four years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re pretty much growing the ecosystem in many pillars by ourselves,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Jing Zhi, the ALLWIN online physio school, with its lead generation feature for health service providers, is \u201ca completely new concept\u201d in Southeast Asia. He also wants to grow the ALLSET YouTube channel to deliver more Asian-focused health video content, which he sees as lacking in this region. Last but not least, he has plans to expand his Healthy CEO Club overseas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the business is more profitable, Jing Zhi wants to invest in startups.  He\u2019ll park these investing efforts under a new brand\u2014one that not only indicates his goal for the endeavour, but also incidentally signals he\u2019s made it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The brand\u2019s name?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALLWON.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read Also: <\/em><\/strong>From Military Officer To Entrepreneur: How GetGo\u2019s Founder, Toh Ting Feng, Took A Structured Approach To Entrepreneurship<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Applying his army commando skills to shortcut his career progression.\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":12340,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[94],"tags":[1967,1947,1965,107,104,1966,112],"yoast_head":"\nOne Army Career And COVID-19 \u201cWar\u201d Later, ALLWIN Founder Chua Jing Zhi Is Making His Mark In The Health Space | DollarsAndSense Business<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Quickly into his army career, Chua Jing Zhi realised it was not for him. 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