From pianist dreams to culinary success


Tan: I don’t see work as work. I’m living the life I chose.

DOMINIC Tan, 33, once aspired to be a concert pianist. Today, as the co-founder and CEO of Ajumma’s, a fast-casual Korean chain, he creates delicious dishes instead of music, bringing in S$15mil in annual revenue.

At just four years old, he started learning music. Sharing a birthday with the legendary Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart made it clear he was destined for a life filled with music.

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