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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Feb 16, 2021 • 31min
Hollywood, Made in Malaysia
We may call it “Hollywood magic”, but for the people at Base Production in Kuala Lumpur, it’s all in a day’s work. We speak to Sailash Kumar, Dato Azmir, and Aravindkumar Ganesan about the business of visual effects, working on big projects like ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ and most recently, The Mandalorian, and how Malaysia is quickly becoming a new VFX hub in Southeast Asia for major studios from all around the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 16, 2021 • 31min
Hollywood, Made in Malaysia
We may call it “Hollywood magic”, but for the people at Base Production in Kuala Lumpur, it’s all in a day’s work. We speak to Sailash Kumar, Dato Azmir, and Aravindkumar Ganesan about the business of visual effects, working on big projects like ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ and most recently, The Mandalorian, and how Malaysia is quickly becoming a new VFX hub in Southeast Asia for major studios from all around the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 15, 2021 • 18min
MICE Online
The events industry has been one of the sectors struggling the most with the shift into the digital space; Feyond Teh, General Manager of Innogen, discusses Innogen’s new product, InnVirtual, and how they’re attempting to bring the MICE industry online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 15, 2021 • 18min
MICE Online
The events industry has been one of the sectors struggling the most with the shift into the digital space; Feyond Teh, General Manager of Innogen, discusses Innogen’s new product, InnVirtual, and how they’re attempting to bring the MICE industry online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 11, 2021 • 26min
Beauty & The Byte
There are many POS solutions available for retail, but there aren’t many available for the beauty and medical industry. Technical Lead of Aoikumo, Kevin Nair saw an opportunity and decided to do something about it. Aoikumo is an All-in-One cloud-based POS system targeted towards the Spa, Beauty and Aesthetics industry. It manages every aspect of the business such as keeping track of customer's appointments and spending, inventory, commissions and sales. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 9, 2021 • 23min
Another Way To Fly
What was only for public demonstrations and stunt shows, flyboard, a recreational water sport device, is now made available for the public. Raja Aris Dzulkifli, co-founder of Flyboard Malaysia, is providing that experience at Marina Putrajaya to all, and aims to expand this sports venture to other destinations within Malaysia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 9, 2021 • 28min
A Neighborhood Cinema’s Curtain Call
It’s Open For Business, with a twist. We speak to Jovy Low, co-founder of Amenic Film Space, about shutting down business for good due to the pandemic. What are some of the things he learned along the way? What finally caused Amenic to close shop? And what would it take to bounce back, if ever, in the future? This may be Amenic’s finale, but there are lessons about passion, perseverance, and doing things the right way that other businesses can learn from the little neighborhood cinema that could. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 9, 2021 • 28min
A Neighborhood Cinema’s Curtain Call
It’s Open For Business, with a twist. We speak to Jovy Low, co-founder of Amenic Film Space, about shutting down business for good due to the pandemic. What are some of the things he learned along the way? What finally caused Amenic to close shop? And what would it take to bounce back, if ever, in the future? This may be Amenic’s finale, but there are lessons about passion, perseverance, and doing things the right way that other businesses can learn from the little neighborhood cinema that could. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 8, 2021 • 18min
A New Dream With Ice Cream
Not all of us have found something sweet to rely on over the course of the MCO, but for Darren Tan, co-founder of the Ice Dream Café, he had the perfect pandemic pivot. He discusses shifting their brick and mortar café into an online ice cream delivery service and how it brought them back from the brink.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 8, 2021 • 18min
A New Dream With Ice Cream
Not all of us have found something sweet to rely on over the course of the MCO, but for Darren Tan, co-founder of the Ice Dream Café, he had the perfect pandemic pivot. He discusses shifting their brick and mortar café into an online ice cream delivery service and how it brought them back from the brink.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
