#147 She Left Corporate After 10 Years. Her Investment Property Made It Possible

About this episode

In this episode, Kimberly Chao shares her journey of leaving a corporate career through property investment while managing motherhood.

In this episode of The Chill MomBoss, we dive into Singapore property planning and how to build a career that lets you be a present parent. Singapore mum-of-one and realtor Kimberly Chao (@kimmcyp) shares how she used property investment to leave her 10-year corporate career behind. We discuss the "Own Stay vs. Investment" debate, how to manage "Mom Guilt," and the reality of becoming a MomBoss in the real estate industry. 🏠 Work with Kimberly: Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimmcyp ✨ Join the Community: Subscribe to The Chill MomBoss for more stories on entrepreneurship and motherhood: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGYnu8aOpAUCo17RbbhFf8A Join a group of like-minded Mombosses: https://momboss.academy/momentum-special-trial Watch the full video: https://youtu.be/yxHMDkhfc_k ⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction 01:20 – Kimberly's background & 10 years in corporate 02:45 – Why becoming a mum changed everything 04:10 – How her investment property gave her options 06:00 – Taking the leap: leaving a stable salary 08:15 – The "Monkey Analogy" for career growth 09:30 – Scaling with Momboss Academy 11:00 – Personal branding for shy entrepreneurs 13:20 – Misconceptions…

People in this episode

Host: Michelle Hon

Guest: Kimberly Chao

Topics covered

• property investment
• work-life balance
• real estate career
• mom guilt
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• Singapore property
• investment property
• corporate career
• mom guilt
• real estate
• entrepreneurship
• work-life balance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Momboss Academy

Places: Singapore

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