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Welcome back to the EP.IC podcast! Gary Koay joins us to share his exploits as an aspiring filmmaker, actor and now, generational business owner of Feng Yi dumplings! He shares his thoughts on the transitions, how things come full circle and the choice to run a family business. Welcome to the EP.IC podcast!
00:00 - Season Intro 00:09 - MojoIdeas 00:46 - Meet Gary Koay 01:55 - Exploring Gary's love for Filmmaking 04:25 - So many people are needed to make a film! 06:10 - Skillsets to learn in the filmmaker's journey 07:54 - Where did you want to go with this? 10:55 - Moving from behind the camera to getting in front 13:07 - How'd you get picked up as a food guy by Seth Lui? #FoodFinders 15:00 - The challenges of doing a food show 16:41 - From film to family business - what is that like? 17:36 - More about #FengYiDumplings 18:20 - Showing off your acting chops and cutting a promo for #FengYiDumplings 19:02 - How the dumpling business all began 20:39 - Knowing when it was time to move to the family business 23:15 - So what's your role in the operation? 24:25 - What keeps you up at night? 25:53 - The toughest part of running a family business like a corporate entity 28:19 - A documentary perhaps? 31:20 - 10 Questions with Gary Koay 33:09 - Outro