Open For Business
BFM Media
The flagship entrepreneurship show on BFM, featuring personal business stories from early stage start-ups, all the way to billionaire octogenarians in Malaysia and abroad. Notable guests include Martin Cooper (father of the mobile phone), Julian Assange (founder of WikiLeaks), Ralph Henry Baer (father of video games), Tony Buzan (Mindmap Guru), Isaac Tigrett (Hard Rock Cafe founder), Robert Kiyosaki (Financial Guru), Nick Vujicic (motivational speaker) and more. Tap into this valuable resource of shared experiences for the SME industry, which also touches on news, issues and trends affecting the business community and beyond.
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May 11, 2021 • 26min
The Law of Crunchy Crickets
Kevin Wu might have found success with his alternative meat brand, Ento, but that hasn’t stopped him from dabbling in a couple of other ventures. The Forbes’ 30 Under 30 awardee has entered the furniture business and also runs a law firm called Kevin Wu & Associates. We speak to Kevin about diversifying his plans, marketing crispy crickets for consumption, and finding success despite the pandemic.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 10, 2021 • 25min
6 Days To Startup
What does it take to build a successful online learning platform? One that engages, allows for learning at your own pace, and encourages better communication between parents, teachers and the students themselves? And how do you do this in 6 days, under lockdown, and then enrol 25,000 students within a year? Aery Goh, Founder and CEO of end-to-end online tuition hub Translife Education gives us lessons on staying lean, understanding your customer, and how to get a startup running in under a week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 7, 2021 • 20min
Co-Working Space For Beauticians
The skin care market in Malaysia is expected to reach $1.28 Billion by 2027. However, the beauty industry like many other industries was severely impacted during the pandemic. We speak to Yap Yann Fang, Founder and Director of Beauty & Co on why she decided on starting her brand, how she markets her services and what the pandemic taught her as an entrepreneur. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 6, 2021 • 23min
The Status of Stripe
After almost two years in Malaysia, how is Stripe working with local businesses to help build the economic infrastructure of the internet? We catch up with APAC Business Lead, Noah Pepper, about Stripe’s learnings from working with local businesses like Flower Chimp, FashionValet and Storehub to grow and scale despite the challenges caused by COVID-19 and the Movement Control Order.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 5, 2021 • 19min
Sweet Dreams Are Made Of Cheese
One of the best parts of going somewhere new is tasting something new, so what if you could be culinarily transported to the likes of Germany, Norway, and even Indonesia through the wonderful world of cheese? Dexter Lim, co-founder of D’Artisan Cheese, discusses his leap into entrepreneurship from property investment, the wide and kooky variety of products he offers, and what sets his cheese apart from the grocery store staples.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 4, 2021 • 28min
Insuring Our Four-Legged Friends
Pet insurance isn’t popular here in Malaysia, yet many people with dogs or cats in the family often find themselves burdened with expensive vet bills. Oyen, Malaysia’s first digital pet insurance, plans to close that gap in the market with affordable insurance that covers a wide range of pet-related medical issues. We speak to Kevin Hoong, CEO of Oyen, about creating awareness for pet insurance locally, foreseeing competition, and expanding the brand in the coming months. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 3, 2021 • 33min
7 Coaching Conversations for High Performance
At the heart of an organization is the conversations we have with each other. Conversations can either build our businesses up or tear down a lot of the hard work we have put in. Ultimately what managers or leaders want or hope to achieve with their conversations is high performance. We discuss creating high performance through specific types of conversations by sharing the 7 Powerful Coaching Conversations that any executive or leader can use immediately to create amazing performance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 30, 2021 • 24min
The Road to Film Success
Lina Tan started a production house in 1999, namely Red Comm. The company has a diverse production slate ranging from documentaries, branded content, commercials, long and short form series to feature films. Tan has won many awards for her TV commercials and programs. In 2004, Tan formed a subsidiary company called Red Films, under which she produced the hit movie Gol & Gincu. We speak to her on her journey in film-making, how much the landscape of media has changed and how more women can be involved in this industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 28, 2021 • 22min
Could Co-Living Be Your Utopia?
Many young adults have dreams of having their own place, and those dreams have for a lot of people been scuppered by the pandemic as well as rising discrepancies between pay amount and rental rates. But maybe there’s an alternative solution - perhaps co-living could be the answer. Chun Ynh Chok, director of Utopia Co-living, shares the benefits of co-living, how they’ve fared throughout the pandemic, and Utopia’s approach to a post-pandemic rental market. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 27, 2021 • 28min
Putting the ‘Ash’ in ‘Trash’
One of the biggest issues with waste management is the counterproductive carbon footprint it creates. The Asher, developed by Pamarai, solves that issue by creating its own energy and having zero impact on the environment. We speak to Pamarai’s Chairman, Datuk Razeek, and Executive Director, Pang Swee Lei, about exporting The Asher to other countries, creating a self-service model, as well as transforming the waste-turned-ash into a revenue stream. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
