From riches to rags to riches
Friday, March 07, 2008
From successful stockbroker in Korea, to a laundry worker in Canada, Sunki Kim was eager to get back on top. His wife, Misun Yoon, was a Canadian citizen and lived there after their wedding while Sunki continued his career in Korea. With a baby on the way, the distance became unbearable.
No one wanted to hire him as a stockbroker because he did not speak the language. As a result, Sunki worked as a minimum-wage laundry worker. "I worked 14 hours a day and still could not make ends meet," says Sunki. Years later, an opportunity for change and success came by.
An old friend from Korea visited Sunki and hardly recognized his formerly successful friend. "He was sad to see the state I was in," Sunki recalls. "So he suggested that I get involved with Quixtar." However, Sunki was quite hesitant due to his bias against the company.
"My bias against the business was actually quite deep and very strong," Sunki admits. "So I read loads of information about how the business worked over the next two months. Through that, I overcame my unproductive mind-set."
Sunki quit his laundry job in order to pursue Quixtar, which as led him to be a successful professional again.
"I originally got into this to support my family," Sunki says, "but now I am focused on helping others who have become like family to me. And it's also been so rewarding to develop the mentoring qualities that I didn't even know I possessed."