Harriet Shing and Rayfil Wong at Garcon French restaurant

I had dinner with Harriet Shing last week at Garcon, a French Bistro in the Mission district. I had not seen her since we graduated from UC Berkeley.

While most Berkeley graduate took some traditional paths such as being attorneys and tax consultants, Harriet Shing ended up in Shanghai as the brand manager for Trussardi, a high end brand in the fashion world.

UC Berkeley did not have a major in fashion or merchandising, so she graduated and found a job working for Louis Vuitton in customer support, worked her way up, and got a job transfer to Shanghai’s LV store.

She took a risk, moved to Shanghai, and now she is in the middle of seeing global growth.

We spend much of our lives working, and I believe that we need to enjoy what we do. I believe that if we are working in an industry that we love, this helps us enjoy our career.