Stainless steel was once a world I had never expected to enter. For a long time, I saw it simply as my parents’ work, while I had always hoped to craft a story of my own. But sometimes, the most meaningful paths begin with something completely unplanned.
Shortly after I completed my Bachelor of Digital Marketing at RMIT, the pandemic unexpectedly changed my plans. Instead of pursuing a career at an agency, I was asked to step in and help with the family business during a shortage of employees. I started with administrative work, then moved into marketing with one simple goal: to make our company better known.
But I soon realized that it was difficult to communicate the value of a product when I had not yet developed a genuine interest in or understanding of it myself. So I began learning about different material specifications and variations - and, more importantly, why those details mattered to the people who used them.
When I had the opportunity to take on sales responsibilities, I stepped into a role I had never planned for, once again. Meeting suppliers and customers allowed me to see what I had previously known only from product sheets: the materials we supplied being transformed into precision-machined components, machinery parts, elevators, ships**,** and many other products - from everyday items to high-tech applications.
Gradually, these experiences changed the way I saw the business. I was fascinated to see how a piece of material we supplied could quietly become part of something much bigger.
Being part of the second generation has also meant learning to navigate different roles: being a daughter at home, a manager at work, a colleague among employees, and a partner to customers. It has challenged me to see things from different perspectives and to find a balance between them.
I am still learning, but with each day, I see things a little more clearly. I came to realize that building my own story does not necessarily mean building something separate from what came before me. It means recognizing what I have inherited, learning from it, and finding my own place within it.
In finding my place at TYGICO, I have found a part of my own story - and my own way of contributing to what comes next.
Shortly after I completed my Bachelor of Digital Marketing at RMIT, the pandemic unexpectedly changed my plans. Instead of pursuing a career at an agency, I was asked to step in and help with the family business during a shortage of employees. I started with administrative work, then moved into marketing with one simple goal: to make our company better known.
But I soon realized that it was difficult to communicate the value of a product when I had not yet developed a genuine interest in or understanding of it myself. So I began learning about different material specifications and variations - and, more importantly, why those details mattered to the people who used them.
When I had the opportunity to take on sales responsibilities, I stepped into a role I had never planned for, once again. Meeting suppliers and customers allowed me to see what I had previously known only from product sheets: the materials we supplied being transformed into precision-machined components, machinery parts, elevators, ships**,** and many other products - from everyday items to high-tech applications.
Gradually, these experiences changed the way I saw the business. I was fascinated to see how a piece of material we supplied could quietly become part of something much bigger.
Being part of the second generation has also meant learning to navigate different roles: being a daughter at home, a manager at work, a colleague among employees, and a partner to customers. It has challenged me to see things from different perspectives and to find a balance between them.
I am still learning, but with each day, I see things a little more clearly. I came to realize that building my own story does not necessarily mean building something separate from what came before me. It means recognizing what I have inherited, learning from it, and finding my own place within it.
In finding my place at TYGICO, I have found a part of my own story - and my own way of contributing to what comes next.
