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EPISODE · Jun 6, 2025 · 51 MIN

Chronicles of Old Singapore | James Kwok – Mentors & Clients in the MNC Jungle Part 2

from Chronicles of Old Singapore · host Loh Kah Seng

Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. James Kwok relates the difficult moments in his MNC career, including moral dilemmas when working with clients in other countries and a particular cash-on-delivery deal involving a kidney patient. He reflects on what he learned from sales, how he helped raise his daughters and why at the age of 60, he decided to leave the private sector and become a school counsellor.00:00 Fresh Challenges & Another Mentor at Draeger11:15 From Sales to Counselling15:45 Moral Dilemmas: Everybody Has a Price19:08 Difficult Customers26:59 Different Rules in Other Countries29:59 High & Low Points39:05 The Dialysis Machine Deal47:25 Switching to a Lower-Paying JobI am Dr Loh Kah Seng, the people’s historian. In Chronicles of Old Singapore, I speak to people about their memories of Singapore before it became a global city. Do like the video and subscribe for future episodes. This will help the channel a lot.Write to [email protected] if you have any of these stories:• Old places or kampongs.• Communities – their way of life & culture.• Childhood & schools.• Work or business.YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ChroniclesOldSG Spotify | https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loh-ksFacebook | https://www.facebook.com/61551786759344/ Patreon | https://www.patreon.com/ChroniclesofOldSingapore

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