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Lillian TooA major author and master of the Chinese tradition of geomancy Feng Shui, owner of the online store WOFS.com
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Content:
- Biography of Lillian Too
- Leading Promoter of Feng Shui
- Tibetan Buddhism Follower
- Corporate Career and Leadership
- Shift to Family and Writing
- Expansion of WOFS.com
Biography of Lillian Too
Lillian Too is a prominent author and master of the Chinese tradition of geomancy, feng shui. She is the owner of the online store WOFS.com and has written over 80 books on feng shui and related topics, which have been translated into more than 30 languages and sold over 6 million copies.
Leading Promoter of Feng Shui
Lillian Too is a leading promoter of feng shui in the West during the 1990s. As an ethnic Chinese known as "hua chiao," she resides in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where she also conducts popular feng shui seminars. She frequently travels to provide preliminary expertise on the construction of major projects.
Tibetan Buddhism Follower
Lillian Too is a follower of Tibetan Buddhism, specifically the Gelug school, and has a long history of collaboration with Lama Zopa Rinpoche.
Corporate Career and Leadership
In 1976, Lillian Too obtained an MBA degree from Harvard Business School. After a successful corporate career, she became the first Malaysian woman to head a company listed on the stock exchange. In 1982, she made history again as the first female leader of a major bank in Asia, assuming the position at the Dao Heng Bank in Hong Kong. She later collaborated with Hong Kong tycoon, Dickson Poon, as the executive director of his group of companies.
Shift to Family and Writing
At the age of 45, Lillian Too shifted her focus to her family, providing support to her only daughter, Jennifer Too, and writing books on feng shui. Apart from writing bestsellers, she also heads the online store WOFS.com, which generates an annual income of over 6 billion ringgit (more than 1.6 billion US dollars). Her daughter, Jennifer, is the controlling shareholder of the company.
Expansion of WOFS.com
In addition to the online store, WOFS.com includes a franchise: the international network of "World of Feng Shui" retail stores, with 55 stores in 17 countries and offering 6,000 products. Lillian Too's group of companies also includes the magazine "Feng Shui World," a publishing house, a line of jewelry products, and more.
