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Me and My Money: Tuition agency chief is living his childhood dream of running his own business

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Mr Gary Ong, 35, founder of Genius Mind Home Tuition, inside a co-working space for his office in Pagoda Street on July 24, 2025.
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(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

Mr Gary Ong, 35, founder of Genius Mind Home Tuition, inside a co-working space for his office in Pagoda Street.

ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI

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SINGAPORE – Mr Gary Ong, 35, has always been driven by the desire to create things, to run businesses and be an entrepreneur.

His dream as a child was to start his own business, and this was on his mind even when he was aged 15 flipping burgers at a McDonald’s outlet to earn some money.

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