Am simply a father of 2 lovely kids and a husband of awesome woman.I spend my high school at a Jesuit-led formation and got my engineering bachelor degree from Institut Teknologi Bandung.
Am a corporate-person with 7+ years professional experiences in a US-based Fortune500 FMCG/CPG company. Am grateful to have vast exposure in managing large-scale business in terms of top-line delivery and large-scale organizations even in my early stages of professional experiences. My experience include wide spectrum of business dimension: (1) wide variety of categories from skin care, diapers, hair care and coloring, laundry, oral care, razors and men’s grooming, OTC/health care, air care, battery, (2) wide spectrum of channels from traditional trade (includes wholesalers, traditional retailers), specialty (eg. baby stores, automotive workshops), drug-and-pharma, convenience-and-minimarket, hyper-and-super (includes premium-supermarkets), cash-and-carry, and e-commerce; (3) last but not least, am experienced handling 5 key markets of Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Beyond work, am a nature lover. I love to hike mountains (and enjoyed any nature-related outdoor activities). The best part of it, for me, is simply sitting silently at the summit, enjoying sunrise (or sunset) and looking at horizons dozens kilometers away. This reminds me constantly how small I am in the face of universe.
Am a thrill seeker, I love riding my bike, 650cc Kawasaki Versys which is very comfortable for long-range touring and powerful as it able to go from 0-100 kph in split seconds. Nothing can beat that thrill of having large horse power directly between legs. As it is said, ‘four wheels move the body; two wheels move the soul.’
I enjoyed musics and in particular i play violin. I was part of (amateur-student) orchestra both at high school and at university. I regularly spend time teaching my daughter violin in addition to her lesson.
I enjoyed being soccer dad for my son who is part of U-8 team of his school. He likes basketball too, and we play it occasionally in our garage.
Sharing Thoughts. Sharing Knowledge. Sharing Experiences
It has been close to 8 years since I regularly write. This blog will be my platform to share my own experiences both at personal side and at professional front. There will be 3 key themes shared here:
- BRAND – how to build your brand(s)
- SALES – how to champion your sales
- PEOPLE – how to win your organization(s)
Having said above, one important first note is: I have yet to experience many other things and I still have a lot to learn. However, throughout this never ending learning process, I would like to share my thoughts, knowledge, and experiences to many fellow-Indonesians in particular.
This perfectly bridge me to my second note. Many good friends, advised me to write in English, to ensure broader audience. On the contrary, I am committed to write in bahasa Indonesia, justru karena audiens utama blog saya adalah fellow-Indonesians. Saya mohon maklum kalau beberapa istilah / terminologi / idiom akan sengaja saya biarkan dalam bahasa Inggris semata-mata supaya lebih mudah dipahami atau karena akan terdengar lebih natural.