#PODCAST: How I Built This: From entrepreneur to managing director

27 Aug 2019

"How I Built This" dives into the stories behind growing SME's and the movements they built.

#PODCAST: How I Built This: From entrepreneur to managing director

Flying Kite’s Charles Hsuan talks to Sasha Fullerton about her journey from selling sherbets, winning “Entrepreneur of the Year” in primary school to managing director of Macro Travel.

Leveraging the power of "grit" fascinates me

Source: Flying Kite

Flying Kite is a business consultancy that helps developing entrepreneurs and established businesses, big or small, with their brand story challenges. Their special blend of simplicity, positivity, and creative strategy is deeply embedded in the work they do.

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