Asian Business Owners - A.B.O.4 Jun 2025

She Left Corporate, Built a Design Firm — and Did It Her Way

What does it really take to build a creative and sustainable business that feels true to you?

In this episode of Asian Business Owners, I chat with Rowena Gonzales, founder of Liquid Interiors, interior design company in Hong Kong.

Rowena opened up about her 16-year journey as an entrepreneur that started after she quit her job in corporate to leading a purpose-driven interior design firm.

Things we talk about:

Do you need to find your niche to succeed?
Mastering your finances for steady business growth
Embracing sustainability and creativity as your business backbone

🚨⭐️ Don't miss the announcement at the end of the episode about Women Entrepreneurs Network, a powerful support community for women entrepreneurs.

To contact them:

admin@wenhk.org

+852 5687 3027

Their website

Content:

(00:27) Meet Rowena: Founder of Liquid Interiors

(01:04) Women Entrepreneurs Network: Empowering Women in Business

(01:33) The Magic of Interior Design

(02:27) Sustainability and Wellness in Design

(06:51 From Corporate to Freelancing to Limited Company

(11:47) Finding Your Niche & Saying Bye to a Business Partner

(15:14) The Importance of Support Networks

(19:00) Fireside Chat

(21:08) Defining Success and Family Values

(24:00) Mastering Finances for Business Growth

(25:00) Communicating Goals and Team Alignment

(28:31) Does Your Business Operates Differently After You Found Your Niche?

(38:50) Exciting New Project with Sustainability Goals

(41:00) Advice for Entrepreneurs

👉 To find out more about Liquid Interiors:

Liquid Interiors' website

Liquid Interiors' Instagram

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Denne episoden er hentet fra en åpen RSS-feed og er ikke publisert av Podme. Den kan derfor inneholde annonser.

Episoder(202)

He Built His Business Slowly And It Paid Off | The Wine Guild

What if building slowly is the reason your business survives?Jean-Baptiste didn't take a straight path to entrepreneurship. He studied vine biology in Bordeaux, worked for a skateboard company, moved ...

7 Okt 44min

Entrepreneurship Is Like Therapy, But Accelerated

Entrepreneurship changes much more than the way you work.Recently, I was invited by Robin Wong on his podcast Leaders Beyond the Stage for a conversation about my journey from corporate life to entrep...

30 Sep 8min

Building a Consumer Brand With $20K | Ryan Black, Founder of Buddy Bites

What does it actually take to build a consumer brand from scratch?In 2020, Ryan Black was working in commercial real estate when a dinner with his now co-founder, Chris Lee, sparked an idea.That conve...

23 Sep 53min

What If the Path You Chose Isn't the One for You?

What happens when the path you've been following no longer feels like yours?In this special episode, I bring together stories from three founders, including me, who changed direction.One thought he wo...

17 Sep 17min

Success Wasn't Enough | Romita Ghosh, Founder of Maap AI

What happens when you achieve the success you once thought you wanted and realise it isn't enough?Romita Ghosh has spent around 20 years building companies. She's had successful exits, awards and the ...

9 Sep 48min

Does Growth Always Mean Going Faster? | ☀️ Summer Series

Does growth always mean going faster?In this last episode of the Summer Series, I chatted with Julien Gaubert for the second time. Julien runs Ykone, a creative influence agency operating across Hong ...

26 Aug 26min

You Can't Do It All | ☀️ Summer Series

Faye thought she could do it all:Run her business, be a present mum, finish every project, keep every opportunity moving.But she realised she can't keep every plate spinning at once.In this episode of...

19 Aug 24min

She Stopped Limiting Herself | ☀️ Summer Series

☀️ This summer, I'm asking founders six short questions to understand what's on their minds.Today's guest is Sara Vazir, founder of Sara's Henna. For years, Sarah introduced herself as a henna artist....

12 Aug 26min