“Are you a masochist?”“Do you love books that much?”If you want to be a bookseller, than those are the questions you need to ask yourself - according to Kenny Chan, the former Senior Director at Kinokuniya Book Stores (Asia Pacific) - he spent ~20 years of his career there prior to his retirement!But prior to bookseller, Kenny was a foreign diplomat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore, where he was posted to London as their Trade and Culture Attache.He then switched to bookselling, first at Popular Holdings Limited, then MPH Bookstores Sdn Bhd, and back again at Popular when they launched their IPO!And finally interviewed for a position at Kinokuniya.The President & Chairman of Kinokuniya flew from Japan to Singapore to conduct the interview and asked Kenny just one question:“Do you love books?”As it turns out, Kenny gave me the exact answer he was looking for!And even after retirement, Kenny remains deep in the bookselling world.If you haven’t already guessed it, Kenny is the latest guest on STIMY!And we dive deep into all things books & the art of evangelising.❓Why does Kenny not judge people by their educational level?❓Why did he initially become a foreign diplomat?❓What was it like opening bookstores throughout Asia Pacific, Dubai and New York?❓What was it like working at his dream company?❓What is the secret to buying books & why is bookselling a spiritual experience?❓How can aspiring authors can get Kenny’s attention?Are you intrigued yet?The YouTube version is out now too. 😎Highlights:🙊 Like STIMY? Buy us a ☕️?: https://beacons.ai/sothisismywhy 🍿 YouTube: https://youtu.be/1uCeI8LOI5Y 📍Show notes: https://www.sothisismywhy.com/145💌 Weekly STIMY Newsletter on the art of storytelling + building your personal brand (+snippets of STIMY behind-the-scenes): https://sothisismywhy.ck.page/acd5bd1062✍🏻 Leave a review on STIMY: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/so-this-is-my-why/id1521191442