Inspirational Story of Dr. Richard Lee who Successfully Achieved 8M Revenue After Moving his Store to Shopee Live

Kapanlagi.com - Lately, the name of Dr. Richard Lee has been widely heard. His inspirational figure often becomes a public conversation. Not only successful in building the Athena beauty clinic business, he is also known as a famous YouTuber with more than 4.18 million subscribers. Interestingly, Dr. Richard Lee recently achieved a new remarkable achievement.

He managed to break an impressive record after moving his streaming store to Shopee Live to enliven the 8.8 Grand Beauty & Fashion Festival campaign. Making his debut on Shopee Live, the 37-year-old man managed to reach a sales revenue of Rp8 billion in just 2.5 hours.

Sales Revenue Surpasses Sultan Andara's Record

Dr. Richard Lee's achievement even surpassed the previous record held by Sultan Andara, whose revenue reached Rp7 billion. This success was revealed directly by the doctor on his personal Instagram story @dr.richard_lee on Tuesday (1/8/2023).

“2.5 Hours got 8 BILLION RUPIAH! Amazing, Shopee Live was really crowded! You guys are amazing compared to other platforms, Shopee Live is really amazing! The target was only 2 billion, but in 2.5 hours, it got 8 BILLION RUPIAH!!! It's really impressive, the cheapest is only on Shopee Live, it's really amazing!” said Dr. Richard Lee.

The tremendous sales revenue of Dr. Richard Lee is certainly not separated from the superior features presented by Shopee Live. Quoting from a Populix research entitled "Understanding Live Streaming Shopping Ecosystem in Indonesia", 69% of respondents chose Shopee Live as the most frequently used live streaming feature, surpassing its competitor TikTok Live at 25%.

Behind His Success, Dr. Richard Lee Has an Inspirational Past

Succeeding in achieving many brilliant achievements, it's no wonder that this man born in 1985 is an inspiration to many people. However, not many know that Dr. Richard Lee had to go through difficult and challenging times before reaching the peak of success. What is the story of his life journey?

It is known that Dr. Richard Lee was born in Medan on October 11, 1985. He comes from a less fortunate family background. During school, both of his parents often asked the Parish Pastor to lighten his school fees.

Although not included in the smart students, Dr. Richard Lee successfully completed his education with satisfactory grades at SMA Xaverius 1 Palembang. Then, he pursued higher education at the Faculty of Medicine (FK) Sriwijaya University.

"After graduating from Unsri as a doctor, as an ordinary doctor, I don't have anything. No house, no vehicle, my father still works as usual. UMR salary, so there's nothing," he said as quoted from the Instagram account @dr.richard_lee.

Dr. Richard Lee continued his S2 studies at Respati Indonesia University. After graduating, he started a beauty clinic business called Athena, which now has branches spread across various parts of Indonesia. In the midst of his business, he briefly studied at Atlantic International University in the United States to obtain a PhD degree.

"Now I have 23 companies under me, there are 18 beauty clinics spread across all branches in major cities in Indonesia. Thank God, my beauty clinic is known by the public. It is also one of the largest beauty clinics in Indonesia," said Dr. Richard Lee.

Not only successful in the beauty business, Dr. Richard Lee also succeeded in becoming a famous Youtuber. His personal Youtube channel, Dr. Richard Lee, MARS, has been followed by more than 4.18 million subscribers.

The themes raised in his Youtube channel are also diverse, ranging from beauty tips and self-care, product reviews, to podcasts with several famous figures. One of Richard Lee's video uploads has even been viewed more than 7.6 million times.

Driven to be more successful, Richard Lee also decided to join Shopee Live and appeared as the 'Star of the Day' to accompany loyal customers. Apparently, not without reason, he was tempted by the large revenue obtained by other celebrity friends previously on Shopee Live.

Quoting from Populix's research entitled 'Understanding Live Streaming Shopping Ecosystem in Indonesia', based on the share of revenue market value, Shopee ranks first in recording the largest market value transactions, which is 54%, far above TikTok Live (31%).

Interestingly, users will also be presented with tempting promos to shop on Shopee Live with a 50% discount. Of course, Richard Lee's success on Shopee Live adds to his long list of great achievements. Making his debut on Shopee's live streaming, he managed to earn Rp8 billion in just 2.5 hours.

Not only Richard. Richard Lee, along with other public figures, will also enliven the Shopee live streaming, including Ruben Onsu, Sarwendah, Raffi Ahmad, Keanu, and Nikita Mirzani. So, don't miss their special performances. Make sure to also join Shopee Live Semua Diskon 50% to enjoy affordable and practical shopping.

(kly/tmi)