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Lisa King's parents came to New Zealand from China with no knowledge of the country's language or culture.
They opened a Chinese restaurant, bought a store next to it, opened a medical center, and dabbled in real estate, racing horse breeding, and truffle harvesting before finally deciding it was time for her to start her own business.
But when King turned 16, her parents offered to buy her her own bakery.
"The idea of working as hard as my parents at that stage of my life had no appeal and I absolutely refused," she tells the Huffington Post.
"Growing up in that environment made me appreciate how hard my parents worked and the sacrifices they made," she continues.
"They taught me the importance of a good work ethic, but also that business isn't just about making money.
They went out of their way to help their customers and the community, often forgoing money to do the right thing."
King went on to work for big corporations such as Fonterra and Bluebird Foods before starting her own company, Eat My Lunch, when she was 38.
But she says she "didn't enjoy the lack of risk taking and speed, the reliance on others to determine your path, coupled with the politics of big corporations" and decided to quit drinking
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