Meet Ray Pee | Watch Brand Owner

We had the good fortune of connecting with Ray Pee and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Ray, what was your thought process behind starting your own business?
I was blessed to be pretty good in many things, design, engineering, sports, photography, music and arts, but not great enough in one area to be competitive. I’m somewhat a generalist in this sense and was always wondering how could I best make use of my skills, creativity and experience. When I started my passion in watches back in 2014, I love observing watch designs and then take the elements that I like to design my own watches. But it wasn’t untill 2020, during the pandemic that I took the step of faith to convert my passion into business.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
I was trained in Chemical Engineering and became an engineer in an MNC for the first half of my career. I took up the offer to join the HR team and have been a HR Manager for the second half of my career. I love to try new things to broaden my horizon and I’m fortunate that the company supports it.

Recently, I took up the challenge to join a finance company as its Chief Operating Officer, overseeing diverse areas of the operation. My strength is in process improvement, technical problem solving and big picture understanding. My approach to my career is to try new things, learn continuously and then bring value.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
Since my friend loves photography, I’ll take him to the heritage sites in Singapore. There are many charming and scenic landmarks for photography. I’ll take him to my favorite Mexican, Middle Eastern and Greek eating places. And lastly, I’ll take him to the best deals in town to look for watches.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
My wife, Grace has been crucial in supporting my endeavor. Though she was concerned that I was putting in large sums of money into my brand, she always supports my passion, encouraged me and even advised me in areas I’m weak at such as customer service. So shout-out to her for being the cornerstone of my business.

Website: www.ganewatches.com

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