“𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵?” “𝘋𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩?” If you want to be a bookseller, than those are the questions you need to ask yourself - according to Kenny Chan, the ex-Senior Director of Kinokuniya Book Stores (Asia Pacific) - he spent ~20 years of his career there prior to his retirement! But prior to bookseller, Kenny was a foreign diplomat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore, where he was posted to London as their Trade and Culture Attache. He then switched to bookselling, first at Popular Holdings Limited, then MPH Bookstores Sdn Bhd, and back again at Popular when they launched their IPO! Before interviewing for a position at Kinokuniya. The President & Chairman of Kinokuniya flew from Japan to conduct the interview and asked Kenny just one question: “𝘋𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴?” As it turns out, Kenny gave him the answer that he was looking for! Thus beginning his 20 year stint at Kinokuniya. Best of all, Kenny is the latest guest on the So This Is My Why Podcast! Where we dive deep into all things books, book selling & the art of evangelising. ❓Why does Kenny not judge people by their educational level? ❓Why did he initially become a foreign diplomat? ❓What was it like opening bookstores throughout Asia Pacific, Dubai and New York? ❓What was it like working at his dream company? ❓Why was Lee Kuan Yew a hard task master? ❓What is the secret to buying books & why is bookselling a spiritual experience? ❓The Kinovirus ❓The importance of building a strong brand ❓How aspiring authors can get Kenny’s attention Are you intrigued yet? Follow the links in the comment below to check out Kenny’s episode! The YouTube version is out now too. 😎 Special thanks to the team at HEPMIL Media Group for the awesome studio where this recording was held!
Kenny told me my book will be a classic even just when it was first launched. How did he know?
Ling Yah, I am curious to know what Kenny Chan answer was? to the President & Chairman of Kinokuniya at that time.
Very intrigued indeed... and now curious what Kenny's favourite book ever to sell is 🤔
Ex-Lawyer turned Personal Branding Strategist (5.6 million views!), Writer & Podcaster (currently on my Year of Yes!)
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