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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Mar 3, 2021 • 26min
Vegan Food Made With Love
Why are more and more people switching to a plant-based diet? A few years ago it might have been considered a fad, a blip on the radar, a passing phase. Not so much in 2020 and 2021. In a Rakuten survey of Malaysian consumers, 60.67% stated that they had consumed plant-based alternatives to animal-based food products. On the back of these numbers, Foodbae decided to make the comfort food you love, plant-based.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 3, 2021 • 26min
Vegan Food Made With Love
Why are more and more people switching to a plant-based diet? A few years ago it might have been considered a fad, a blip on the radar, a passing phase. Not so much in 2020 and 2021. In a Rakuten survey of Malaysian consumers, 60.67% stated that they had consumed plant-based alternatives to animal-based food products. On the back of these numbers, Foodbae decided to make the comfort food you love, plant-based.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 2, 2021 • 23min
Taking High-Top Steps Down Ox Street
The global sneaker resale market stood at $6 billion in late 2020 and is only doing better with time. But why are sneakers so valuable? How do you fight against counterfeit products? Giving us a glimpse into the world of sneaker resale is Gijs Verheijke, founder and CEO of Ox Street, an online sneaker resale platform dedicated to authenticity.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 2, 2021 • 25min
Measuring The Growth Of Healthmetrics
It’s clear that digitalisation has been significantly sped up for many industries previously lacking in online or software-based solutions over the period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Leading the way is holistic digital solutions provider Healthmetrics for both the healthcare and HR sectors, and to provide an update on how far they’ve come is Max Thum, head of revenue.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 28, 2021 • 24min
9 Fast Cash Generators for Businesses
“Cash flow is king,” as the saying goes; this is one of the most important areas of concern for businesses as we navigate a post-MCO economy. Jeevan Sahadevan provides 9 tips and tricks to maintaining, improving, and ultimately smashing your cash flow goals for your company.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 25, 2021 • 17min
Breathe. Love. Heal. Hustle.
Jasmine Ho, co-founded The Ohmbox to give a platform for people to learn and share on different modalities of healing. The Ohmbox is a monthly themed subscription box which contains various products and services for subscribers, to embark on their healing journey. Jasmine shares the idea and concept of The Ohmbox.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 25, 2021 • 17min
Breathe. Love. Heal. Hustle.
Jasmine Ho, co-founded The Ohmbox to give a platform for people to learn and share on different modalities of healing. The Ohmbox is a monthly themed subscription box which contains various products and services for subscribers, to embark on their healing journey. Jasmine shares the idea and concept of The Ohmbox.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 24, 2021 • 24min
Onboarding Made Easy
Let's face it — there are still many SMEs that are struggling to fully embrace the digital world. Business recovery will be derailed for many, and those who have yet to pivot online will truly struggle. Aiming to help merchants without prior eCommerce experience to shift their businesses online, EasyStore entered the industry as a solutions provider that allows for brick and mortar SMEs around the region to digitise through the platform’s simplified, convenient and cost-effective features. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 24, 2021 • 24min
Onboarding Made Easy
Let's face it — there are still many SMEs that are struggling to fully embrace the digital world. Business recovery will be derailed for many, and those who have yet to pivot online will truly struggle. Aiming to help merchants without prior eCommerce experience to shift their businesses online, EasyStore entered the industry as a solutions provider that allows for brick and mortar SMEs around the region to digitise through the platform’s simplified, convenient and cost-effective features. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 24, 2021 • 22min
Eating (Re)Fresh
Samad Shariff, country director for Subway Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, and Macau, discusses how Subway’s been driving this region to keep eating fresh throughout the pandemic as well as why their franchising model has been such a success for over two decades.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
