Author: Datin Low 拿汀刘妙蓉
Company: Kajang Satay House (M) Sdn Bhd
Profession: Accounting
Position: Finance & Administration Director
《Half In Business, Half In Family — Both Built With Love》
In 2017, I was entrusted to join the management of Kajang Satay House, taking on the responsibilities of company director and CFO. Together with my husband, I stepped into a higher level of business management. At the same time, I have also been involved in the Amway health and wellness business, while continuing to manage the restaurant that we now operate.
For decades, my husband and I have carried both our family and our business on our shoulders. If I had to describe my life with two defining priorities, I would say: One half has been about continuously breaking through in business. The other half has been about quietly protecting and nurturing my family.
In business, I am not always the person standing at the front. But I am the person who makes sure the system behind the scenes remains stable. With my accounting background, I oversee financial structure, cash flow management and risk control. My husband leads the team forward, develops the market and drives performance. One of us stands at the front, while the other holds the fort behind the scenes. Different responsibilities, but the same goal.
Yet what has truly allowed us to keep moving forward is not only business strategy. It is our family. My husband and I have never had a perfect relationship. Instead, ours has been a relationship of continuous learning. When we disagree, we learn to sit down and talk. We learn to understand, adjust and listen.
Over time, my husband became more open and gentle. He became more willing to communicate and listen, even learning to hear the voices of our children. That made our home warmer.
We have four children. The eldest is 33, and the youngest is 25. Over the years, I have come to understand that family is not something to be “managed”. It is something to be loved, accompanied and nurtured.
When my husband is outside building the business, I provide stability at home. When he feels anxious, I calm him. When he needs to make an important decision, I help him organise his thoughts. We do not control each other. We support each other.
Of course, business has never been without challenges. There were times when we faced cash-flow pressure, economic downturns and projects that had to be suspended. We felt anxious. But we never gave up. Because we knew that as long as we still had each other, there would always be another road to take.
Sometimes, what carries us through difficult seasons is not a better environment. It is simply the decision not to let go of each other’s hands.
During one of the lowest periods of my life, I turned to God. I placed my pressure in prayer and slowly found strength again. When my heart became calmer, the road ahead became clearer.
A passage from Proverbs 31 has stayed with me deeply: A virtuous woman is worth far more than precious jewels. She strengthens herself for her responsibilities, carries herself with dignity, and keeps her light burning. Those words helped me understand that true virtue is not simply about capability. It is about how a woman brings order, wisdom and faith into her family, her work and her life.
Today, I continue to make decisions in the business world while protecting the people I love at home. My career has helped me grow. My family has helped me become whole. And my faith has given me stability.
Looking back, I realise that I never had to choose between being a businesswoman, a wife or a mother. They are all parts of who I am.
I am Datin Low. And to every woman carrying multiple responsibilities, I want to say: You are more than one role.
You can build a career and still nurture a family. You can be strong without losing your tenderness. You can lead with capability while remaining grounded in love and faith.
Because a woman’s strength is not measured only by how far she can go alone — but also by the love, stability and light she creates along the way.
— Datin Low 拿汀刘妙蓉