{"id":12233,"date":"2016-10-20T17:49:29","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T17:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sparkvisionnow.com\/\/?p=12233"},"modified":"2016-10-20T17:49:29","modified_gmt":"2016-10-20T17:49:29","slug":"from-bangkok-to-baltimore-sparkvision-welcomes-another-rockstar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sunneez.com\/sparkvision\/from-bangkok-to-baltimore-sparkvision-welcomes-another-rockstar\/","title":{"rendered":"From Bangkok to Baltimore \u2013 SV Welcomes another Rockstar!"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few weeks ago I mistook a young woman for someone else and struck up a conversation with her at an event. <\/em><\/h1>\n

Within minutes I was impressed by her ability to connect, curious nature and enthusiasm for life. \u00a0I knew I wanted her involved in our work as soon as I saw the depth she brought to the conversation at such a young age. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

It’s with extreme enthusiasm and pride that I introduce Pei Choong <\/a>to the SparkVision community!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Talk to me about how\u00a0you got\u00a0to Baltimore and are now sitting across from me.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When I graduated from Duke in May of 2015, I was very anxious; I didn\u2019t want to move back home. I spent my college career trying to get a job in the States and it just didn\u2019t work out. I think it\u2019s because I was so unfamiliar and uncomfortable with traditional recruiting. For example, I went to the career office and they\u00a0recommended that I to go to networking events or reach out to alumni. And that never worked for me. It\u2019s really hard to connect digitally. I was sending a lot of resumes and cover letters into a void.<\/p>\n

So I moved home and my brother suggested that I apply to grad school – to give myself another chance.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m really glad I wound up in Baltimore.<\/p>\n

I wasn\u2019t particularly passionate about it, but I was interested in advertising and marketing. Honestly, the admissions officer at Johns Hopkins is the main reason I\u2019m here today, and enrolled in this Marketing program at Carey. When I reached out, she immediately asked me if I wanted to set up a Skype meeting to learn more. She was always checking in on me and asking about how she could help me in my process.<\/p>\n

We met by coincidence at the American Marketing Association\u2019s \u201cBuilding Your Personal Brand\u201d panel. We briefly talked about our values, our outlook on life, and we really clicked. If we hadn\u2019t both opened ourselves to conversation, we would have missed out on all these amazing possibilities we brought each other.<\/p>\n

What do you want to do once you graduate?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I definitely want to go into entrepreneurship. I love it. It\u2019s a place where everyone gives 150% because it\u2019s their baby. It\u2019s a flexible environment, you\u2019re free to be who you are. It\u2019s something that\u2019s very valuable early on in your career. You don\u2019t get the same opportunities in large corporations. There\u2019s not\u00a0the same need for employees to wear so many hats.<\/p>\n

In my last startup job, my role completely changed in 3 months. By the time I left, I was solely responsible for multiple critical business functions. And who was I? Just some fresh graduate. Would I have gotten that opportunity at a larger firm? How could they trust me? But I worked really hard. I produced quality work and I was recognized for it. I feel like I earned that chance and that was so rewarding. It was an experience made possible by the startup environment.<\/p>\n

How can SV help you expand your horizons?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I just want to get out there\u00a0try new things, meet new people, and get to know how they think. I want to challenge myself with things I\u2019ve never done before. I don\u2019t want to make a habit of making habits.<\/p>\n

In everything you\u2019ve tried, what aspects of what you\u2019ve done have resonated the most deeply with you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think marketing is this illusion I\u2019m chasing. It\u2019s this thing I want to do, but I\u2019ve never gotten to actually do it.<\/p>\n

Okay \u2013 so you haven\u2019t actually done any marketing for any companies before. Until TODAY! We\u2019re hitting the dream!<\/strong><\/p>\n

What I\u2019ve learned about myself so far is that I like to support people in a lot of different roles. I\u2019m interested in diverse aspects of the business, and I\u2019ll do everything I can to make sure the cogs are in place. I\u2019m more of an internal-operations person. Also, I\u2019m good with intimate social interactions, but stick me in a big party and I turn into a floorflower. It\u2019s like a wallflower, but you sit on the floor, in the corner and ask for their wifi password.<\/p>\n

Okay fun stuff \u2013 what\u2019s a fun fact about yourself?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I used to do Muay Thai. Head kicks are my specialty.<\/p>\n

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What\u2019s accomplishment are you most proud of? Something you\u2019ve done that\u2019s really badass.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Moving here. I\u2019m pretty proud of that because I had nothing in Baltimore here and I really pushed myself to do something totally new. Eight weeks later, I feel like I\u2019ve been here forever. I\u2019ve moved so many times and I always felt I was too slow to settle in. Once I was finally happy, it would be time to leave. So this time, I decided I needed to hit the ground running to make that happen.<\/p>\n

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