저는 37세에 백만장자가 되었습니다. 검소하게 살지만, 제 재산 때문에 친구들과 사귀는 게 여전히 어렵습니다.
저는 검소하게 살지만, 제 부 때문에 친구들과 교류하기 어렵습니다. 40세의 Sylvia Kang은 베이 지역에 사는 억만장자입니다. 그녀의 사업적 성공과 부로 인해 친구들과의 관계가 긴장되었습니다.
실비아 강은 37세에 백만장자가 되었지만, 지금은 40세가 되어 친구들과 교류하는 데 어려움을 겪고 있습니다.
*실비아 강(40세)은 베이 지역에 사는 억만장자입니다.
*그녀의 사업적 성공과 부는 친구들과의 관계에 긴장을 초래했습니다.
*그녀는 이제 모든 것을 공유할 수는 없더라도 공통된 취미를 가진 사람들에게 집중합니다.
이 에세이는 Mira의 설립자이자 CEO인 Sylvia King과의 대화를 바탕으로 작성되었습니다. 길이와 명확성을 위해 편집되었습니다.
저는 2018년에 여성 호르몬 건강 회사인 Mira를 설립했습니다. 이 회사는 COVID-19 기간 동안 큰 성공을 거두었고, 저는 약 3년 전에 백만장자가 되었습니다. 저는 지금 40살이고 억만장자입니다.
그럼에도 불구하고 저는 여전히 아들과 남편과 함께 중산층 동네의 침실 3개짜리 집에서 살고 있습니다. 저는 평범한 삶을 살고 싶습니다. 저는 Tesla Model 3를 운전하지만, 그것은 사치보다는 편의성에 관한 것입니다. 자율 주행은 제 삶을 더 쉽게 만들어줍니다.
저는 검소하게 살려고 노력하지만, 제 부와 사업적 성공은 제 우정에 큰 영향을 미쳤습니다. 저는 예전에는 무엇이든 이야기할 수 있는 절친한 친구들이 많았습니다. 하지만 요즘은 제 삶의 모든 면을 공유할 수 있는 단 한 사람이 없습니다.
친구들이 내 성공 때문에 나를 더 공식적으로 대하는 것
내 부와 사업 프로필이 커지면서 친구들이 나를 다르게 인식한다는 것을 알게 되었습니다. 사람들이 나를 더 존중하는 것 같아서 더 공식적으로 행동합니다. 우리는 더 이상 변덕에 따라 모이거나 간식을 먹으러 가지 않습니다. 대신 친구들은 일정을 잘 짜거나 고급 레스토랑을 예약해야 한다고 생각합니다. 캐주얼하고 즐거워야 할 일이 이벤트가 되었습니다.
모든 것이 친구들의 잘못은 아닙니다. 또한 제 주의와 정신적 에너지의 많은 부분이 회사에 쏟기 때문에 그들과 공감하기가 더 어렵습니다. 친구들과 저는 승진, 급여 인상, 남편과 아이들에 대한 대처에 대해 이야기하곤 했습니다. 남편과 아들에 대해 여전히 불평을 토로할 수는 있지만, 회사를 운영하는 일상은 다른 사람을 위해 일하는 친구들과는 매우 다릅니다.
어떤 친구들은 제가 멘토가 되어 주기를 원합니다. 그러면 일이 일방적으로 느껴질 수 있습니다. 다른 사람들은 제 삶에 대해 진심으로 궁금해합니다. 그렇더라도 사업을 운영하는 것이 너무 복잡하기 때문에 그들과 이야기하는 것은 어렵습니다. 그들이 질문하면 간단히 업데이트를 제공한 뒤, 다시 그들에게 대화를 돌려버리는 경우가 많습니다.
저는 제 인생의 여러 영역에 친구가 있습니다.
저는 치료사와 이 연결 상실에 대해 이야기했습니다. 그녀는 아무도 제 모든 요구를 충족시킬 수 없을 것이라고 말했습니다. 제 인생의 모든 측면을 이해하는 가장 친한 친구는 없을 것입니다.
대신, 취미를 공유할 수 있는 많은 친구와 지인이 있습니다. 함께 하이킹을 하거나 명상 수행에 대해 이야기할 수 있는 사람들이 있습니다. 사업에 대해 이야기하고 싶을 때는 멘토와 지인에게 의지합니다. 다른 젊은 기업가들은 회사를 시작하지 않은 사람들이 이해하지 못하는 제 삶의 측면을 이해합니다.
은퇴할 수도 있지만, 제 일은 저에게 목적을 줍니다
돈을 많이 벌수록, 저는 지출에 대한 관심이 줄어듭니다. 저는 예전에는 물질적인 것에 동기를 부여받았습니다. 저는 제 지위를 보여주기 위해 적절한 디자이너 지갑이나 고급 자동차가 필요하다고 생각했습니다. 그 이유 중 하나는 미국으로 이주한 아시아 여성으로서 제 사업에 투자자를 유치하기 위해 특정한 방식으로 보이고 행동해야 했기 때문입니다.
이제 성공적인 사업을 시작하면서 자신감이 생겼습니다. 저는 제가 누구인지 알고 있으며, 누구에게도 제 자신을 증명할 필요성을 느끼지 못합니다.
그래서 제 부를 보여주기 위해 사치품을 사는 대신, 영적인 기쁨을 가져다주는 것에만 돈을 씁니다. 저는 그리스와 이탈리아의 역사적 유적지를 방문하는 것을 좋아하고 올해는 터키 여행을 계획했습니다. 파타고니아에서 하이킹을 했고, 뉴질랜드로의 여행도 계획되어 있습니다.
은퇴하고 다시는 일하지 않고 싶다면 그럴 수도 있을 겁니다. 하지만 제 일, 즉 여성 건강을 개선하는 일이 저에게 진정한 보람을 줍니다. 그 사실을 깨닫고 나니, 재정적 자유를 얻는 게 예전보다 덜 매력적으로 느껴졌어요.
Co-Founder & CEO at Mira, Empowering Women Globally through Innovative FemTech Solutions
Sylvia Kang is a China-born former pianist, bioengineer and business manager who overcame her parents’ expectations and societal stereotypes to found Mira, the fertility device and women’s health company to solve a problem—her own.
AboutAbout
As the Co-Founder of Mira, I am proud to have built a product that stands at the forefront as a catalyst for change in the realm of women's health monitoring platforms, driven by a deep-rooted passion to empower individuals and revolutionize the way we approach fertility health.
ExperienceExperience
Co-Founder and CEOCo-Founder and CEO
Mira · Full-timeMira · Full-timeMay 2018 - Present · 6 yrs 10 mosMay 2018 to Present · 6 yrs 10 mosSan Ramon, California, United StatesSan Ramon, California, United States
Mira (miracare.com) is the first FDA and CE compliant comprehensive women’s health monitoring platform with 99% of accuracy in clinical trials. Mira tracks cycles, predicts ovulation, monitors fertility health, measures ovarian reserve and detects hormone imbalances at home, using the hospital-leveled technology within a palm-sized device. The data automatically syncs to the Mira app. The AI learns personal health patterns. The telemedicine connects users with doctors.
Mira is comprised of a handheld analyzer, test wands, App, and cloud based AI for home health monitoring. Our AI learns the personalized cycle variability which helps to reach high cycle prediction accuracy and automatic long term tracking, and remote doctors answer users' questions in a personalized way on time. The product is clinically validated with 99% accuracy. Mira has won the Best Startup of CES 2018 by Tom’s Guide and Finalist company of 2018 TechCrunch Disrupt SF Battlefield.Mira (miracare.com) is the first FDA and CE compliant comprehensive women’s health monitoring platform with 99% of accuracy in clinical trials. Mira tracks cycles, predicts ovulation, monitors fertility health, measures ovarian reserve and detects hormone imbalances at home, using the hospital-leveled technology within a palm-sized device. The data automatically syncs to the Mira app. The AI learns personal health patterns. The telemedicine connects users with doctors. Mira is comprised of a handheld analyzer, test wands, App, and cloud based AI for home health monitoring. Our AI learns the personalized cycle variability which helps to reach high cycle prediction accuracy and automatic long term tracking, and remote doctors answer users' questions in a personalized way on time. The product is clinically validated with 99% accuracy. Mira has won the Best Startup of CES 2018 by Tom’s Guide and Finalist company of 2018 TechCrunch Disrupt SF Battlefield.
• Managed and led a $100M+ global business P&L with >30% annual growth • Structured the business as a separate P&L unit. Built the product management team from scratch • Created forecast, customer service, quotation, NPI, RFQ and supply chain processes from scratch • Formed and led the cross functional teams on prioritizing and executing engineering, quality, cost, new product roadmap, and business model improvements with priority • Developed market intelligence, product line plans, key account roadmap, and sales tools • Led and collaborated heavily with international teams in Asia, Europe, and North America • Led the team fixing the business fundamentals while delivering the aggressive growth target• Managed and led a $100M+ global business P&L with >30% annual growth • Structured the business as a separate P&L unit. Built the product management team from scratch • Created forecast, customer service, quotation, NPI, RFQ and supply chain processes from scratch • Formed and led the cross functional teams on prioritizing and executing engineering, quality, cost, new product roadmap, and business model improvements with priority • Developed market intelligence, product line plans, key account roadmap, and sales tools • Led and collaborated heavily with international teams in Asia, Europe, and North America • Led the team fixing the business fundamentals while delivering the aggressive growth target
• Developed and executed strategy to deliver profitable growth of the $70M+ global business • Built and led the product management team; named as the favorite business team by Sales • Led the team through manufacturing plant closure while maintaining business continuity and growth. Managed cross-functional challenges during the change and employee turnover • Developed and drove supply chain, manufacturing, and quality plan before, during, and after the manufacturing plant closure, resulting an $1M profitability increase due to inventory planning and >$0.5M saving per year due to quality improvement • Managed channel partners and customer relationship through the manufacturing plant closure • Ran the daily business operation and drove for flawless execution from forecast, sales, channel, marketing, customer service, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, supplier, new product, etc.• Developed and executed strategy to deliver profitable growth of the $70M+ global business • Built and led the product management team; named as the favorite business team by Sales • Led the team through manufacturing plant closure while maintaining business continuity and growth. Managed cross-functional challenges during the change and employee turnover • Developed and drove supply chain, manufacturing, and quality plan before, during, and after the manufacturing plant closure, resulting an $1M profitability increase due to inventory planning and >$0.5M saving per year due to quality improvement • Managed channel partners and customer relationship through the manufacturing plant closure • Ran the daily business operation and drove for flawless execution from forecast, sales, channel, marketing, customer service, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, supplier, new product, etc.
• Drove business strategy execution through cross-functional team to deliver the P&L, met budget and grew revenue by 7%: expanded into new market through Channel and Sales alignment; solved customer unmet needs by defining new product and technical roadmap with Engineering and R&D; reduced excessive inventory by 10% through inventory and planning management; improved quality with spec and process refine; reduced cost through technology implementation • Articulated business strategy and execution to division General Manager monthly; strategically voiced for the team to obtain resource and priority; motivational presentations resulted in 30%+ sales resource to focus on Genomics product line (1 product line out of 57) • Exceptional promotion in the past many years of division history; selected as the youngest member of Division Leadership Team (Top 50 of ~2000+ employees)• Drove business strategy execution through cross-functional team to deliver the P&L, met budget and grew revenue by 7%: expanded into new market through Channel and Sales alignment; solved customer unmet needs by defining new product and technical roadmap with Engineering and R&D; reduced excessive inventory by 10% through inventory and planning management; improved quality with spec and process refine; reduced cost through technology implementation • Articulated business strategy and execution to division General Manager monthly; strategically voiced for the team to obtain resource and priority; motivational presentations resulted in 30%+ sales resource to focus on Genomics product line (1 product line out of 57) • Exceptional promotion in the past many years of division history; selected as the youngest member of Division Leadership Team (Top 50 of ~2000+ employees)
Marketing Strategy MBA InternMarketing Strategy MBA Intern
Corning IncorporatedCorning IncorporatedJun 2012 - Aug 2012 · 3 mosJun 2012 to Aug 2012 · 3 mosSan Francisco Bay AreaSan Francisco Bay Area
• Analyzed drivers and trends of laboratory supply market by segmentation and competitive study, collecting 50+ VOCs from the US, Europe, and Asia through customer survey and interview • Designed and conducted product performance assessment, analyzing product portfolio and gap, pricing and distribution, operation and manufacturing, and sales and branding • Developed strategies to increase sales by 200%, driving and leading the implementation process• Analyzed drivers and trends of laboratory supply market by segmentation and competitive study, collecting 50+ VOCs from the US, Europe, and Asia through customer survey and interview • Designed and conducted product performance assessment, analyzing product portfolio and gap, pricing and distribution, operation and manufacturing, and sales and branding • Developed strategies to increase sales by 200%, driving and leading the implementation process
ConsultantConsultant
Definiens AGDefiniens AGJun 2010 - Sep 2011 · 1 yr 4 mosJun 2010 to Sep 2011 · 1 yr 4 mosSan Francisco Bay Area & Munich, GermanySan Francisco Bay Area & Munich, Germany
• Generated $400K of consulting revenue by supervising and completing 10 consulting projects on customized medical image analysis solutions in the US, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, France and the UK, generating repeat business and achieving 20% of annual revenue growth • Led seven onsite client-facing software training sessions with teams of three consultants each, generating superior customer feedbacks and $60K of training revenue • Managed client relationship at key accounts, achieving $120K of sales by providing high-quality pre-sales demonstrations of new product launch and project management of post-sales services• Generated $400K of consulting revenue by supervising and completing 10 consulting projects on customized medical image analysis solutions in the US, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, France and the UK, generating repeat business and achieving 20% of annual revenue growth • Led seven onsite client-facing software training sessions with teams of three consultants each, generating superior customer feedbacks and $60K of training revenue • Managed client relationship at key accounts, achieving $120K of sales by providing high-quality pre-sales demonstrations of new product launch and project management of post-sales services
Associate Research ScientistAssociate Research Scientist
ExelixisExelixisSep 2009 - May 2010 · 9 mosSep 2009 to May 2010 · 9 mosSan Francisco Bay AreaSan Francisco Bay Area
• Managed technology development by leading a team of 15 associates, increasing workload support by 500% by designing a high-efficiency workflow for biological sample analysis • Identified the needs of internal customers on sample process and reduced manual labor 10-fold by engineering a database routine algorithm that automated analysis workflow using Excel VBA • Cut analysis costs by 80% by improving the accuracy of image recognition by 50%• Managed technology development by leading a team of 15 associates, increasing workload support by 500% by designing a high-efficiency workflow for biological sample analysis • Identified the needs of internal customers on sample process and reduced manual labor 10-fold by engineering a database routine algorithm that automated analysis workflow using Excel VBA • Cut analysis costs by 80% by improving the accuracy of image recognition by 50%
Finalist - Deloitte Case Competition Finalist - Citi Integrative Case Competition VP - Healthcare and Biotech Club VP - Greater China Business ClubFinalist - Deloitte Case Competition Finalist - Citi Integrative Case Competition VP - Healthcare and Biotech Club VP - Greater China Business Club
President of Columbia University Medical Center Chinese Student & Scholar Association Published three papers/abstracts on peer-reviewed journals and conferences
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