Meet Kelly Lim — a Singapore-based professional who’s built one of the most unconventional, fascinating careers you’ll ever hear about. From helping grieving families as a funeral undertaker to navigating the chaos of crypto and thriving in Fortune 500 tech sales, Kelly’s story is a masterclass in reinvention, courage, and finding humor in the unexpected.

In this episode of On My Own Terms, host John Lim sits down with Kelly to unpack her extraordinary journey — one that proves you don’t need a perfect plan to build a meaningful career.

💬 In this episode, we talk about:

• How she went from the family funeral business to tech sales

• Lessons from surviving the crypto industry and dealing with dishonesty

• The real reason she started posting on TikTok — and how she turned it into a paid side hustle

• What most people get wrong about content creation

• Why AI will never replace salespeople — and what humans still do better

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Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

03:10 She Chose Death Over Taxes

06:45 Inside the Wild World of Crypto

10:50 How Curiosity Became Her Superpower

13:22 Why She Started Posting on TikTok

23:11 When Work and Content Collide

23:57 Her Secret to Balancing It All

26:52 Can AI Really Replace Salespeople?

32:35 What Real Growth Actually Feels Like

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Where to find Kelly:

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/4nEIRcX

🎯Find practical tools and resources to guide your journey:

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📌 References, Recommendations & Resources:

• Gong — A leading revenue intelligence platform used by sales teams to analyze calls, meetings, and emails. Powered by AI, it helps improve sales performance by tracking communication patterns, talk ratios, and deal insights. 🔗 https://www.gong.io/ / https://bit.ly/3Jq2NT3

• CapCut — A powerful, user-friendly video editing software by ByteDance. Kelly uses the Pro version on PC for editing her TikTok videos — ideal for creators seeking professional results with simple workflows. 🔗 https://www.capcut.com/ https://bit.ly/498qlWT

• Sales EQ: How Ultra High Performers Leverage Sales-Specific Emotional Intelligence to Close the Complex Deal - by Jeb Blount: https://amzn.to/3Xh2mxr

• Podcast: Lenny’s Podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@LennysPodcast / https://bit.ly/4nKAM6y 

• Spotify: Lenny’s Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/2dR1MUZEHCOnz1LVfNac0j / https://bit.ly/49H76nv

• Podcast: 30 mins to presidents’ club: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@30MPC / https://bit.ly/4qOoBs8

• Podcast: 30 mins to presidents’ club: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28wBBJzGItlklSjZTIwqds /  https://bit.ly/3Xhyhhi

About the host John Lim:

Born and bred in Singapore, John is a husband, father and a curious business and tech enthusiast. John began his career in banking, co-founded Singapore’s largest indoor laser tag events company, led regional business development for a tech startup, and took a leap into e-commerce just before the Covid pandemic hit. Just when he thought he was crushing it at his dream company, he got laid off in the tech winter. In his journey, he's embraced uncertainty, growth, and reinvention—and he’s on a mission to help others do the same.

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