Coach Wendy Wong, Managing Partner of Petadiri Leadership, Malaysia

Today’s episode is with a Malaysian entrepreneur, Coach Wendy Wong. Wendy is the Managing Partner of Petadiri Leadership and a Leadership Performance Coach in Malaysia. She was a high flyer with a tonne of corporate experience in finance and HR. When she decided to start her own business as a coach, she hired a coach to help her strategize. Her coach had advised that she would take at least 3 years to get stabilized in her business but she thought she could do it in 6 months.  You are in for a treat today if you’ve always wanted to know the nitty-gritty about starting a business. What is it really like? And while today’s episode is about a coach in her coaching business, it’s universally applicable to any business.  We spoke about the loneliness of being a solopreneur and also the surprises that Wendy encountered when she left her corporate role and became a coach. We dug into her strategies and recommendations about starting a business if she could do it all over again. We discussed the internal conflicts she had because as she said, when she left corporate, she left behind a lucrative paycheck only to start from ground zero as she only began her coaching training the week after she left her job. In her own words, she was “all in” and completely committed to the art and craft of coaching but it still took time to build up her business. Her own coach remarked that it would take at least 3 years to fully stabilize the business but she was confident she could do it in less time.  This episode is a must-listen if you’re thinking of starting a business but more importantly, how you can prepare your own ‘runway’ before your takeoff. Coach Wendy Wong shares how you can ensure your takeoff doesn’t have to be rocky and what you can do to avoid the bumps!  Please enjoy today’s episode with Coach Wendy Wong.  ​​This episode is sponsored by Redbox Studio. Get the full show notes on Womenpreneur Asia. If you'd like to work with me, check out this page.