Article and informaton below reproduced with permission from Stephanne Foong, Founder of Celebrity’s Will, Your Will Be Done and co-Founder of Business Succession Planning
BIG Hearted Modern CEO
Modern CEO is a giver in many ways, because his personal outlook in life is that money is not everything, and ‘HAPPINESS derived from seeing other people happy!’ Wow! What a pretty outlook in life! Now for the rest of us to have this outlook as an integral part of our lives, we need to “afford” it too. Simply because if we have such an outlook but not afford to bring to life, it will just remain a theory. But for Dato’ Michael, it is an outlook and part of his living since his young age.
The Entrepreneur gene in him, started him with a business that made him a lucrative income while he was still pursuing his degree in UK. He traded luxury cars. He exported his first car at age 18. As with most undergraduates leaving home to pursue higher education abroad, Michael was given £600 by his parents to accompany him in his voyage. However, when Mummy came visited young Michael the following year, he proudly returned the sum to her and announced that he was earning himself a lucrative income!
Yes, he started young! Both his entrepreneurial activities as well as his principle in delighting others through his affordability.
Dato’ Michael believes in investing in his organization especially his people. And the word is simply GENEROUS. For example, the PKT management trips are not only luxurious but always an adventure and a class of its own. Their latest trip in Kenya and Tanzania “Chasing After The Great Migration” was a special route hitting places you almost never get to experience and a trip perhaps possible if you’re working for National Geography. PKT has many activities sponsored by Dato’ Michael with the same outlook.
This big hearted CEO also plans and provides annual trip to his family clan of more than twenty individuals. To me as a Lifestyle Estate Planner, he is a true reflection of a positive High Net Worth individual and Entrepreneur.
Dato’ Michael Tio, a name synonymous with the word Modern, earns himself a name as Modern CEO. This modern CEO of PKT, blows minds away! In most companies, usage of Facebook is restricted or even prohibited. However, in PKT, every staff is required to be Facebook savvy.
The entire staff force communicates via Facebook. They even conduct and record meetings via Facebook. In short, the entire organization is ‘Facebook Boleh!
Really? Is This True? Is this happening in Malaysia? These are the common questions we received and had many eye brows raised due to both curiosity as well as excitement. Many find it hard to believe that this is true but yet such an attraction. Yes, yes, this really is happening! Many Generations Y and Z are keen to work for a Boss and Organization such as this:-)
Dato’ Michael’s philosophy for PKT was to work hard in early stage to establish the business, thus turning it into a passive income. As our Malaysian adage says, “Susah Susah dahulu, senang senang kemudian”.
His business is about motivating his people to work hard and achieve the organization’s goal. His role as CEO is make his entire organization embrace His Vision and work hard to reach that vision. In short, he says “Implant the same Passion”.
His Inspiration is to strive the way to be different, INNOVATION. If someone else has done it before, then it is not new! This same advice is given to all his staff in the management and execution of their roles.
His approach to branding is the MILO VAN theory. Remember the days of old when we used to have MILO VAN coming to schools and offer each kid a cup of nice cold Milo. As each kid enjoyed the Milo drink, it is indirectly endorsing the MILO brand into their young minds. It worked well making MILO a clear choice of chocolate beverage to almost every kid. How interesting! Dato’ Michael has the same philosophy in making PKT known to the younger generation with a PKT tour and experience.
As we explored a little into his history, Daddy was both Dato’ Michael’s inspiration and naysayer. Dad started PKT and as an Entrepreneur planted seeds of imagination and visions to be an entrepreneur in the then young Michael.
As we all knew, Michael already had a lucrative business of his own while pursuing his education abroad.
However, his life calling came and pursued Michael to be an Entrepreneur. Michael came back from overseas to succeed PKT. Daddy who was used to his own safe and sure ways similar to most local business people, found it hard to accept his son’s modern, innovative and daring endeavors. However, as in most SUCCESS stories, Dato’ Michael cleverly persevered and proved not only to his beloved Dad but to the society at large, that it paid off abundantly to be BOLD and inspired with modern innovations. Today, Dato’ Micheal Tio is the leading inspiration and Modern CEO whom many look up to.
Celebrity’s Will has many chances to be up close personal with Dato’ Michael, not just for an interview. Founders Stephanne Foong and Nicholas Gan are privileged to be a part of the “Adopted Staff” of this cool organization. Adopted Staff of PKT is another innovation of Dato’ Michael in extending the culture of PKT to a limited and privileged group of professionals.
And as Adopted Staff we enjoyed privileges in the house of PKT and celebrations. These all due to the Big Hearted CEO! For his “Happiness derived from seeing others happy!”
Thumbs up Modern CEO! ✌
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Note: This story is exclusive for Celebrity’s Will and posted with permission from Dato’ Michael Tio.
Don’t worry folks. In PKT Facebook will get you “Hired”, not fired
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