Today, WECOFA is thriving at a speedy pace and was awarded the ‘SME500 Award’ by Associations of Trade and Commerce Singapore and a ‘Silver Enabling Mark Award’ awarded by SG Enable and was presented to them by the President of the Republic of Singapore, Mdm. Halima Yacob for being inclusive employers for people with disabilities.
Davis Koh
Davis Koh, a successful entrepreneur that has proven many times that when someone is committed in wanting to achieve something in their lives, they will eventually achieve it if they really want it bad enough. It’s just a question of “how badly do they really want it?”.
Davis began his professional career at a young age and has never looked back. He shared that when he was ten years old, his father instilled in him the entrepreneurial spirit. He used to work as a Christmas card salesman and went on to do all sorts of other sales job such as selling frozen pizzas, laptops, seminar tickets, cleaning detergent, to name a few. Ever since his first sales experience, he was enthralled by the prospect of making deals and earning money from it.
Davis says that despite his best efforts, he was never an excellent student and in fact, one of the last few ranked in the class. His parents were aware of it, but they believed that their son could accomplish a great deal even if he didn't graduate from the greatest college.
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Davis and his best friend, Justin Tan, founded their first company, Khronosphere Productions, when they were both 18 years old. They used to organise themed parties and sell club tickets to college students. They didn't get much out of it, but they learned many valuable lessons. A few years later, Davis and his polytechnic friends, Matthew and Hsien Zhe founded 'Hestia', a green cleaning solutions company whereby it’s ingredients are made from unsold fruits and vegetables. Even that didn't turn out to be a success as it was heavily labour intensive, but Davis wasn't dispirited.
Davis knew that his first two attempt didn’t succeed because he lacked the business knowledge and know-hows. To become better at it, he then went on to enrol himself into the University of Birmingham and studied International Business. After graduation, he was given the opportunity to work as a Management Trainee at the world’s largest seminar company and from there, he gained a lot of hands on experience.
In the middle of 2016, his hard work paid off, he was promoted to the position of Assistant General Manager, responsible for the entire Singapore’s office profitability and reporting directly to the Chief Operations Officer. It was at that year Davis met Ken Ong, whom is currently his business partner at WECOFA Digital Marketing Agency.
In 2018, they both eventually left their company and started their own digital marketing agency which they named it as WECOFA, which stands for ‘WE Create Opportunities For All’. Till today, Davis is still grateful for the opportunities and lessons he learned from his previous company.
As someone who has seen several ups and downs in different parts of his life, Davis proved that dedication, consistency and hard work will eventually pay off one day.
Today, WECOFA is thriving at a speedy pace and was awarded the ‘SME500 Award’ by Associations of Trade and Commerce Singapore and a ‘Silver Enabling Mark Award’ awarded by SG Enable and was presented to them by the President of the Republic of Singapore, Mdm. Halima Yacob for being inclusive employers for people with disabilities.
When asked what advice would he give for aspiring entrepreneurs, Davis says that, "You got to be very clear of your “Why”. If you were to put aside money and fame, what is it that you are really seeking for? When you can truly answer this question, you will unlock the 'never-ending fuel' that will keep you going forever."
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