#781 ft. Zames Chew - Gen Z Handyman Upskilled into a Million-Dollar Repair Business

What if a job most people wouldn’t think twice about became a seven-figure business? Zames Chew, Co-Founder of Repair.sg, comes into the studio to share how hands-on trade skills, not pitch decks, became his biggest competitive edge. From learning repairs on the ground to building a culture of trust, he is removing the stigma around blue-collar trades one customer at a time. We also go deep on why he once felt embarrassed to tell his peers about the business, and why upskilling himself was such a crucial part of his success.𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙮 𝙎𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙨𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙎𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙪𝙥𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙟𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮 |https://yahlahbut.short.gy/UpskillToday𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴Haresh: Pay phone connecting people in liberal San Francisco to conservative Texas in new social experimentTerence: Federer’s Agent on Leaving Nike, Building a Tournament, & More w/ Tony GodsickZames: The Social Network (2010)𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀!Drop us an email at [email protected]! We’re always looking out for people to do cool stuff with, so let’s chat!𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁”Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox!Subscribe Here (00:00) Intro (02:05) Starting Repair.sg After O-Levels (04:19) Parents Thought It Was Just a Phase (06:06) Being the Youngest in Technical Courses (08:08) Insecurity About “Dirty” Work (09:57) Learning Finally Felt Useful (11:39) Customers Questioning His Age (13:42) The Google Dream vs Reality (15:18) Why He Learned Plumbing Himself (17:57) Building a Business With His Brother (20:14) Putting a Face to the Brand (22:12) Refusing to Compete on Price (24:07) From $1.7M to $3M Revenue (26:28) Learning Management the Hard Way (29:08) Finding Mentors on LinkedIn (31:05) “Frivolous” Courses That Change Lives (32:54) How AI Fits Into Repair.sg (35:25) Finding Fulfilment in “Dirty” Work (36:47) Advice to His Younger Self (38:55) Regrets About School & Learning (41:09) The Covid Turning Point (42:59) The Moment It Started Feeling Real (45:30) What Success Actually Looks Like (49:00) What’s Next for Repair.sg(59:23) One Shiok Thing(01:07:38) Post-Interview Reflection𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲!Reddit | Telegram𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀TikTok | Instagram | Facebook𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.