{"id":5346,"date":"2020-10-31T09:41:26","date_gmt":"2020-10-31T01:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dollarsandsense.sg\/business\/?p=5346"},"modified":"2021-03-16T17:10:11","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T09:10:11","slug":"5-questions-with-miki-phoon-founder-ceo-of-m2gic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dollarsandsense.sg\/business\/5-questions-with-miki-phoon-founder-ceo-of-m2gic\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Questions With\u2026 Miki Phoon, Founder &#038; CEO Of M2GIC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dollarsandsense.sg\/business\/?s=5+Questions\"><strong>5 Questions With<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u2026<\/strong>&nbsp;is an initiative\nto feature local entrepreneurs and to give you a glimpse into their daily lives\n\u2013 how they live, work, and play.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This week, we speak to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/wei-yan-miki-p-b527931a4\/\">Miki Phoon<\/a>, the Founder and CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/m2gic.com\/\">M2GIC<\/a>, Singapore\u2019s first micro business company. The company creates and invests in its own products, and allow consumers access to these products and to distribute it via their own social media platforms. As a micro business company, M2GIC supplies its products to consumers and guide them on how to get started. This makes it different from the traditional supply chain, where appointed distributors tend to require much higher overheads and need to cough up a large sum of money to start their business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"5-things-that-are-always-in-your-morning-routine\">5 Things That Are Always In Your Morning Routine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Drink 500ml of water.<\/li><li>Make celery juice or fruit smoothie.<\/li><li>Follow up and reply to distributors&#8217; texts.<\/li><li>Reflect on the previous day and strategize on how to improve myself to better help everyone.<\/li><li>Listen to podcasts while preparing for work. &#8211; Because in order to achieve our goals, we will need to constantly develop ourselves. It is not easy for everyone to read a book, so I always encourage everyone to listen to podcasts.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"4-beauty-products-you-cannot-live-without\">4 Beauty Products You Cannot Live Without<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Definitely, our very own\nSOCHIO led and sheet masks that have been tested and proven by thousands of\ncustomers within 2 months! It gives users instantly 20 effects of goodness and\nis effective in solving skin problems, like maskne.<\/li><li>Needless to say, our\nvery own SOSLIM to help maintain my body and weight.<\/li><li>Daily Skincare products\nby Jyunka.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Kiehl\u2019s midnight\nrecovery serum.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"3-business-leaders-who-have-the-biggest-influence-on-you-starting-your-own-business\">3 Business Leaders Who Have The Biggest Influence On You Starting Your Own Business<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jack Ma<\/strong> &#8211;&nbsp;&nbsp;He had it\nhard before he got to where he is today. A true rags-to-riches story and definitely\none which inspired me to believe in ourselves and that persistence in the face\nof adversity, rejection, and failure essentially are opportunities to propel\nourselves ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tony Robbins<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0I admire how he overcame all his setbacks since young and not forgetting to lend help to millions of people when he became successful. &#8211; \u201cIt is not what we get. But who we become, what we contribute\u2026 that gives meaning to our lives\u201d, he has taught me the art of giving and contributing back to society. This is why my company&#8217;s mission is to help ordinary people change their lives and I personally will always organize charity activity with my team and go out to help more people. We should give more back to society when we have the ability to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dong Ming Zhu<\/strong> &#8211; A legendary Chinese\nbusinesswoman. Charting her route from a mere saleswoman to the corporate\nthrone, her determination and leadership skills in business has inspired me a\nlot as a businesswoman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"an-individual-you-look-up-to\"><strong>An Individual You Look Up To <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The one person that I look up to is my mom. She singlehandedly raised my step sister and me. To me, she sets a great example of perseverance in the face of hardship and the value of hard work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"1-piece-of-advice-you-have-for-buddy-entrepreneurs-in-singapore\">1 Piece Of Advice You Have For Buddy Entrepreneurs In Singapore<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>You will face a lot of obstacles, especially if you&#8217;re starting out at a very young age. There are many unforeseen things that will come your way and many will take advantage of you because you are inexperienced. But always remember your mission and the reason(s) you started up your business. As Henry Ford said, \u201cWhether you think you can, or think you can\u2019t, you\u2019re right.\u201d &#8211; Believe that you can succeed, and you\u2019ll find ways through different obstacles.\u00a0<\/p><cite>Miki Phoon<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Read Also: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dollarsandsense.sg\/business\/5-questions-with-baru-walia-founder-and-ceo-of-footsy-the-football-super-app\/\"><strong>5 Questions With\u2026 Baru Walia, Founder And CEO Of Footsy \u2013 The Football Super App<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Instead of appointing authorised distributors, the company allows individuals to have access to these distribute the products. \n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5345,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[729,94],"tags":[462,501,500],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with 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