thanks for coming and thanks I’m fighting me to the Telex elephant so my
fighting me to the Telex elephant so my
fighting me to the Telex elephant so my name is Kelvin and I recently graduated
name is Kelvin and I recently graduated
name is Kelvin and I recently graduated from university about six months ago and
from university about six months ago and
from university about six months ago and I studied hospitality and tourism Antron
I studied hospitality and tourism Antron
I studied hospitality and tourism Antron which I chose because I love hospitality
which I chose because I love hospitality
which I chose because I love hospitality I love food I love Evan be tourism stuff
I love food I love Evan be tourism stuff
I love food I love Evan be tourism stuff and before I came to see reaction live
and before I came to see reaction live
and before I came to see reaction live and used to live in Australia and so I’m
and used to live in Australia and so I’m
and used to live in Australia and so I’m serious re cute I’m sweet as eco so it’s
serious re cute I’m sweet as eco so it’s
serious re cute I’m sweet as eco so it’s the reason that I decide to come so
the reason that I decide to come so
the reason that I decide to come so these are stuff that we learned at the
these are stuff that we learned at the
these are stuff that we learned at the course it’s not just about like theory
course it’s not just about like theory
course it’s not just about like theory it’s just practical stuff as well for
it’s just practical stuff as well for
it’s just practical stuff as well for example we host our own event at LexA
example we host our own event at LexA
example we host our own event at LexA restaurants as a month our modules in
restaurants as a month our modules in
restaurants as a month our modules in our final year it’s like a dinner event
our final year it’s like a dinner event
our final year it’s like a dinner event you learn about like stuff like
you learn about like stuff like
you learn about like stuff like marketing sales how to promote events
marketing sales how to promote events
marketing sales how to promote events how can improve the event to make the
how can improve the event to make the
how can improve the event to make the experience better for our guests which I
experience better for our guests which I
experience better for our guests which I really love because in such a studying
really love because in such a studying
really love because in such a studying like theories and papers and books we
like theories and papers and books we
like theories and papers and books we have to get to do stuff that we learn a
have to get to do stuff that we learn a
have to get to do stuff that we learn a lot about like how do things as one of
lot about like how do things as one of
lot about like how do things as one of our modules we also went to you guys
our modules we also went to you guys
our modules we also went to you guys which country that is nice
which country that is nice
which country that is nice yes yeah so it was a truism fear in
yes yeah so it was a truism fear in
yes yeah so it was a truism fear in practice module which we went to Morocco
practice module which we went to Morocco
practice module which we went to Morocco for eight days for for research so I’m
for eight days for for research so I’m
for eight days for for research so I’m that picture you see on the right it’s a
that picture you see on the right it’s a
that picture you see on the right it’s a bakery so we actually visit some locals
bakery so we actually visit some locals
bakery so we actually visit some locals to see how tourism the tourism
to see how tourism the tourism
to see how tourism the tourism development affects their daily lives
development affects their daily lives
development affects their daily lives for example these businesses were hugely
for example these businesses were hugely
for example these businesses were hugely affected by tourists because they are
affected by tourists because they are
affected by tourists because they are like a huge part of the income and we
like a huge part of the income and we
like a huge part of the income and we went to like the president local markets
went to like the president local markets
went to like the president local markets companies and we visit the market and
companies and we visit the market and
companies and we visit the market and see how true his behavior affect their
see how true his behavior affect their
see how true his behavior affect their daily life outside my degree I was
daily life outside my degree I was
daily life outside my degree I was actually probably I’m streaming in exact
actually probably I’m streaming in exact
actually probably I’m streaming in exact team in my second year which we were
team in my second year which we were
team in my second year which we were elected to be the offices in
elected to be the offices in
elected to be the offices in my first year which surgeon is actually
my first year which surgeon is actually
my first year which surgeon is actually happening soon so I’m will definitely
happening soon so I’m will definitely
happening soon so I’m will definitely encourage people to get involved not
encourage people to get involved not
encourage people to get involved not just as like candidates but I was
just as like candidates but I was
just as like candidates but I was looking for like campaigning foldings
looking for like campaigning foldings
looking for like campaigning foldings cannon for fight in different ways and I
cannon for fight in different ways and I
cannon for fight in different ways and I was selected to be the international
was selected to be the international
was selected to be the international officer and my second year but I’m in
officer and my second year but I’m in
officer and my second year but I’m in front of that position though I exist
front of that position though I exist
front of that position though I exist position structure about last year I
position structure about last year I
position structure about last year I think but I think was a great experience
think but I think was a great experience
think but I think was a great experience again from Princeton Union because
again from Princeton Union because
again from Princeton Union because there’s so much more you could do and so
there’s so much more you could do and so
there’s so much more you could do and so much more universe they could offer you
much more universe they could offer you
much more universe they could offer you outside your degree like Achenbach honor
outside your degree like Achenbach honor
outside your degree like Achenbach honor societies events activities stuff like
societies events activities stuff like
societies events activities stuff like that and throughout the experience of
that and throughout the experience of
that and throughout the experience of being on the exact team in the second
being on the exact team in the second
being on the exact team in the second year we learned about how to be a
year we learned about how to be a
year we learned about how to be a leadership be a leader all the skills
leadership be a leader all the skills
leadership be a leader all the skills you learn organizational skills time
you learn organizational skills time
you learn organizational skills time management we have like weekly meetings
management we have like weekly meetings
management we have like weekly meetings every week talk about how we can make
every week talk about how we can make
every week talk about how we can make the university experience better for
the university experience better for
the university experience better for everyone how we can enhance the
everyone how we can enhance the
everyone how we can enhance the experience how we could benefit to you
experience how we could benefit to you
experience how we could benefit to you guys what we could do to make your life
guys what we could do to make your life
guys what we could do to make your life here better
I wasn’t both different societies and
I wasn’t both different societies and clubs which I also encourage you to do
clubs which I also encourage you to do
clubs which I also encourage you to do because you you are here only here for
because you you are here only here for
because you you are here only here for like three or four years once you’re
like three or four years once you’re
like three or four years once you’re gone then these which burns needs gone I
gone then these which burns needs gone I
gone then these which burns needs gone I mean you won’t be able to join us this
mean you won’t be able to join us this
mean you won’t be able to join us this made societies and clubs while you’re
made societies and clubs while you’re
made societies and clubs while you’re outside working
outside working
outside working there’s so many potentially is for you
there’s so many potentially is for you
there’s so many potentially is for you guys to join different activities and
guys to join different activities and
guys to join different activities and events while you’re sorry so I’m
events while you’re sorry so I’m
events while you’re sorry so I’m definitely I would definitely recommend
definitely I would definitely recommend
definitely I would definitely recommend that I was member of like a few
that I was member of like a few
that I was member of like a few societies like foot a sock sock TV surf
societies like foot a sock sock TV surf
societies like foot a sock sock TV surf judo other than I can’t regret doing
judo other than I can’t regret doing
judo other than I can’t regret doing that one because I get beat up every
that one because I get beat up every
that one because I get beat up every week so I only joined like a few months
week so I only joined like a few months
week so I only joined like a few months and I quit sorry and these are the up
and I quit sorry and these are the up
and I quit sorry and these are the up societies that our committee of so I’m
societies that our committee of so I’m
societies that our committee of so I’m like gospel choir when wine stack
like gospel choir when wine stack
like gospel choir when wine stack magazine do more engineering and hostel
magazine do more engineering and hostel
magazine do more engineering and hostel as well so I’m if how many of you are
as well so I’m if how many of you are
as well so I’m if how many of you are part of a society like a member and how
part of a society like a member and how
part of a society like a member and how many you’ve our committees so you
many you’ve our committees so you
many you’ve our committees so you probably knew what Noah I’m talking
probably knew what Noah I’m talking
probably knew what Noah I’m talking about like being a committee definitely
about like being a committee definitely
about like being a committee definitely benefits a lot like you learned so much
benefits a lot like you learned so much
benefits a lot like you learned so much more than just being a member like you
more than just being a member like you
more than just being a member like you learn about how to manage the whole team
learn about how to manage the whole team
learn about how to manage the whole team how to organize events promotion how to
how to organize events promotion how to
how to organize events promotion how to bring students together and these are
bring students together and these are
bring students together and these are stuff that you learn they would
stuff that you learn they would
stuff that you learn they would definitely doesn’t have to spend fits
definitely doesn’t have to spend fits
definitely doesn’t have to spend fits your student life but
your student life but
your student life but also what you do like career options
also what you do like career options
also what you do like career options like Alejandra CV you can learn so much
like Alejandra CV you can learn so much
like Alejandra CV you can learn so much more from just from a degree and these
more from just from a degree and these
more from just from a degree and these are some stuff that I did some funny
are some stuff that I did some funny
are some stuff that I did some funny things I did and with society singing on
things I did and with society singing on
things I did and with society singing on stage making pasta at the hotel serving
stage making pasta at the hotel serving
stage making pasta at the hotel serving in Italy and selling tickets for food
in Italy and selling tickets for food
in Italy and selling tickets for food and wine society events and in my
and wine society events and in my
and wine society events and in my placement year how many of you are going
placement year how many of you are going
placement year how many of you are going to do place when you have done placement
to do place when you have done placement
to do place when you have done placement year which ends up and how many do you
year which ends up and how many do you
year which ends up and how many do you did not regret it
did not regret it
did not regret it yeah basically I’m trying to say is
yeah basically I’m trying to say is
yeah basically I’m trying to say is getting a year of experience of working
getting a year of experience of working
getting a year of experience of working before you graduated is I would never
before you graduated is I would never
before you graduated is I would never recommend that because yes that your
recommend that because yes that your
recommend that because yes that your degree we could help you you like find
degree we could help you you like find
degree we could help you you like find knowledge and stop in the industry of
knowledge and stop in the industry of
knowledge and stop in the industry of you interested in but working in the
you interested in but working in the
you interested in but working in the industry for end of the year definitely
industry for end of the year definitely
industry for end of the year definitely enhance your employability can learn so
enhance your employability can learn so
enhance your employability can learn so much more from just from books and
much more from just from books and
much more from just from books and papers and exams for example I work at
papers and exams for example I work at
papers and exams for example I work at the Langham Place Hotel in honk sorry
the Langham Place Hotel in honk sorry
the Langham Place Hotel in honk sorry I’m basically telling Hong Kong in six
I’m basically telling Hong Kong in six
I’m basically telling Hong Kong in six months I work in the front office so I
months I work in the front office so I
months I work in the front office so I learned about like greeting gas like
learned about like greeting gas like
learned about like greeting gas like giving directions how can be helpful
giving directions how can be helpful
giving directions how can be helpful will definitely have any problems
will definitely have any problems
will definitely have any problems because needs to have solved them
because needs to have solved them
because needs to have solved them I work at the media design company in
I work at the media design company in
I work at the media design company in three months and will and the vendors in
three months and will and the vendors in
three months and will and the vendors in secret or uni plan for another three
secret or uni plan for another three
secret or uni plan for another three months and we learn I learned about so
months and we learn I learned about so
months and we learn I learned about so much about like marketing advanced
much about like marketing advanced
much about like marketing advanced management and I’m saved as well so
management and I’m saved as well so
management and I’m saved as well so that’s something that you can learn just
that’s something that you can learn just
that’s something that you can learn just sitting at the lecture victor and
sitting at the lecture victor and
sitting at the lecture victor and greeting from Brookes so I have that
greeting from Brookes so I have that
greeting from Brookes so I have that recommend doing a placement year now and
recommend doing a placement year now and
recommend doing a placement year now and I finally graduated in July last year
I finally graduated in July last year
I finally graduated in July last year and that’s actually a picture I took
and that’s actually a picture I took
and that’s actually a picture I took right after our last exam so we got like
right after our last exam so we got like
right after our last exam so we got like champagnes ready and and Here I am
champagnes ready and and Here I am
champagnes ready and and Here I am graduated so yeah that’s been them and
graduated so yeah that’s been them and
graduated so yeah that’s been them and that that’s probably the part that
that that’s probably the part that
that that’s probably the part that you’re most interested in so I’m sushi
you’re most interested in so I’m sushi
you’re most interested in so I’m sushi lab it’s a businesses started after I
lab it’s a businesses started after I
lab it’s a businesses started after I graduated so I graduated in July and
graduated so I graduated in July and
graduated so I graduated in July and this opens in October but it takes a lot
this opens in October but it takes a lot
this opens in October but it takes a lot longer than that to plan the opening of
longer than that to plan the opening of
longer than that to plan the opening of the business so basically I was in my
the business so basically I was in my
the business so basically I was in my final year so 2050
final year so 2050
final year so 2050 Dean yeah so I was a bit and about
Dean yeah so I was a bit and about
Dean yeah so I was a bit and about November I was kind of looking at jobs
November I was kind of looking at jobs
November I was kind of looking at jobs online like marketing so it’s just kind
online like marketing so it’s just kind
online like marketing so it’s just kind of what I want to do but there wasn’t
of what I want to do but there wasn’t
of what I want to do but there wasn’t one that particularly I particularly
one that particularly I particularly
one that particularly I particularly want to do like I was really interested
want to do like I was really interested
want to do like I was really interested in so I thought about why not stomach
in so I thought about why not stomach
in so I thought about why not stomach business like would it be possibly be
business like would it be possibly be
business like would it be possibly be for me to some I’m just like right now
for me to some I’m just like right now
for me to some I’m just like right now because ever since I was a kid I just
because ever since I was a kid I just
because ever since I was a kid I just wanted to sign my own business I wasn’t
wanted to sign my own business I wasn’t
wanted to sign my own business I wasn’t sure what a when like it could be food
sure what a when like it could be food
sure what a when like it could be food could be like retail shop maybe then it
could be like retail shop maybe then it
could be like retail shop maybe then it struct me like in the final year like
struct me like in the final year like
struct me like in the final year like why not shoot it because I love sushi
why not shoot it because I love sushi
why not shoot it because I love sushi it’s my favorite food a lot of Japanese
it’s my favorite food a lot of Japanese
it’s my favorite food a lot of Japanese food I’ve been to Japan like five times
food I’ve been to Japan like five times
food I’ve been to Japan like five times already
already
already I love the culture so when I thought
I love the culture so when I thought
I love the culture so when I thought about what I’m gonna do I instantly
about what I’m gonna do I instantly
about what I’m gonna do I instantly thought about sushi so yeah I started
thought about sushi so yeah I started
thought about sushi so yeah I started planning in about November and 2015 I
planning in about November and 2015 I
planning in about November and 2015 I start looking for premises and go fit
start looking for premises and go fit
start looking for premises and go fit unfortunately took me quite a while to
unfortunately took me quite a while to
unfortunately took me quite a while to find one because gif is quite small town
find one because gif is quite small town
find one because gif is quite small town and there was literally like zero space
and there was literally like zero space
and there was literally like zero space for restaurants available and gilford
for restaurants available and gilford
for restaurants available and gilford there’s space for retail shop and not
there’s space for retail shop and not
there’s space for retail shop and not for restaurants so I took me into Julian
for restaurants so I took me into Julian
for restaurants so I took me into Julian like it was like six months later that I
like it was like six months later that I
like it was like six months later that I actually found one available for rent
actually found one available for rent
actually found one available for rent and I made an offer and I beat the other
and I made an offer and I beat the other
and I made an offer and I beat the other competitors who also made an offer for
competitors who also made an offer for
competitors who also made an offer for the place and the Landlord picked me so
the place and the Landlord picked me so
the place and the Landlord picked me so I’ve got the place and we signed the
I’ve got the place and we signed the
I’ve got the place and we signed the lease in September so three months later
lease in September so three months later
lease in September so three months later mr. so money like documents like
mr. so money like documents like
mr. so money like documents like solicitors lawyers like I’m some
solicitors lawyers like I’m some
solicitors lawyers like I’m some document his signs of took a long time
document his signs of took a long time
document his signs of took a long time to like actually get a lease sign
to like actually get a lease sign
to like actually get a lease sign although I am alpha was accepted in June
although I am alpha was accepted in June
although I am alpha was accepted in June but we only I only got a keys in
but we only I only got a keys in
but we only I only got a keys in September and we finally opened on the
September and we finally opened on the
September and we finally opened on the 29th October so that’s a month after we
29th October so that’s a month after we
29th October so that’s a month after we signed the lease so that’s a bit of um
signed the lease so that’s a bit of um
signed the lease so that’s a bit of um some photos of the restaurants you can
some photos of the restaurants you can
some photos of the restaurants you can see like the theme and staff after and
see like the theme and staff after and
see like the theme and staff after and the restaurants like refund playful and
the restaurants like refund playful and
the restaurants like refund playful and colorful that’s why we want to make the
colorful that’s why we want to make the
colorful that’s why we want to make the experience and the infirmary powerful
experience and the infirmary powerful
experience and the infirmary powerful vehicle for people customers some more
vehicle for people customers some more
vehicle for people customers some more pics are we just standing event catering
pics are we just standing event catering
pics are we just standing event catering as well so that definitely bring another
as well so that definitely bring another
as well so that definitely bring another side of the business between like to
side of the business between like to
side of the business between like to show people that what grabs we could do
show people that what grabs we could do
show people that what grabs we could do not just like either in takeaway but
not just like either in takeaway but
not just like either in takeaway but events and
finish the polling science this is an
finish the polling science this is an picture of the inside the restaurant and
picture of the inside the restaurant and
picture of the inside the restaurant and like I said it takes a lot of effort and
like I said it takes a lot of effort and
like I said it takes a lot of effort and time to get this restaurant up and
time to get this restaurant up and
time to get this restaurant up and running and ready and like so much time
running and ready and like so much time
running and ready and like so much time like sleepless night like all the
like sleepless night like all the
like sleepless night like all the paperwork marketing promotion designing
paperwork marketing promotion designing
paperwork marketing promotion designing stuff it was a lot of work but I think
stuff it was a lot of work but I think
stuff it was a lot of work but I think was totally worth it I mean we open so
was totally worth it I mean we open so
was totally worth it I mean we open so it was a Saturday that we opened on and
it was a Saturday that we opened on and
it was a Saturday that we opened on and the night before I did not sleep at all
the night before I did not sleep at all
the night before I did not sleep at all I think I to meet up to 20 20 minutes
I think I to meet up to 20 20 minutes
I think I to meet up to 20 20 minutes nap maybe and III was I’m at the
nap maybe and III was I’m at the
nap maybe and III was I’m at the restaurants until five in the morning
restaurants until five in the morning
restaurants until five in the morning because the place was messed and that
because the place was messed and that
because the place was messed and that before we opened and I finished painting
before we opened and I finished painting
before we opened and I finished painting the wall and like during the menu on the
the wall and like during the menu on the
the wall and like during the menu on the wall I went to I went back to my house
wall I went to I went back to my house
wall I went to I went back to my house at 5:00 in the morning took a shower and
at 5:00 in the morning took a shower and
at 5:00 in the morning took a shower and went back and and we opened at 11:00
went back and and we opened at 11:00
went back and and we opened at 11:00 when it’s like amazing so um this is
when it’s like amazing so um this is
when it’s like amazing so um this is what it looks like at half 11 when we
what it looks like at half 11 when we
what it looks like at half 11 when we opened and I will show you a picture of
opened and I will show you a picture of
opened and I will show you a picture of what it looks like twelve hours before
what it looks like twelve hours before
what it looks like twelve hours before we open that so yeah it’s a lot of
we open that so yeah it’s a lot of
we open that so yeah it’s a lot of effort in time that I put in and I’m
effort in time that I put in and I’m
effort in time that I put in and I’m just really happy that works out and I
just really happy that works out and I
just really happy that works out and I hope that my presentation and speech fun
hope that my presentation and speech fun
hope that my presentation and speech fun you’ll find inspiring and for me if any
you’ll find inspiring and for me if any
you’ll find inspiring and for me if any questions Thanks
questions Thanks
questions Thanks [Applause]
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