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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Nov 15, 2020 • 21min
Head In The Cloud Kitchen With Cookhouse
For F&B businesses, the pandemic has been a wild ride - it has been a time when you’re considered essential but not allowed to open your doors, when many aspiring home cooks found a way to finally monetise their passions, and with in-house dining taking on a new look with spaced out tables and temperature checks. It’s clear that COVID-19 has forced innovation and inspiration for the F&B industry; contributing greatly to that is Huen Su San, founder of Cookhouse, Malaysia’s first-ever shared cloud kitchen space.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 15, 2020 • 21min
Head In The Cloud Kitchen With Cookhouse
For F&B businesses, the pandemic has been a wild ride - it has been a time when you’re considered essential but not allowed to open your doors, when many aspiring home cooks found a way to finally monetise their passions, and with in-house dining taking on a new look with spaced out tables and temperature checks. It’s clear that COVID-19 has forced innovation and inspiration for the F&B industry; contributing greatly to that is Huen Su San, founder of Cookhouse, Malaysia’s first-ever shared cloud kitchen space.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 13, 2020 • 23min
Preserving The Living & Timeless Traditions Of Indian Handcraft
As the visual arts centre of the Temple of Fine Arts, Lavanya Arts is perhaps the only selective repository of Indian art outside the sub-continent. With articles, sourced from artisans and underprivileged women from cottage industries representing the length of India - from Kanyakumari to Kashmir - listen to how Lavanya continues to champion the living and timeless traditions of Indian handicraft, despite the pandemic.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 12, 2020 • 23min
The Listening Lab
Imagine watching a movie relying mostly on subtitles because you can’t hear the dialogue clearly or having to ask someone to repeat themselves multiple times because you can’t hear like you used to. The Listening Lab was set up to help tackle this issue, and are now the fastest-growing chain catering to hearing aids and providing specialist treatment for hearing loss in Malaysia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 12, 2020 • 23min
The Listening Lab
Imagine watching a movie relying mostly on subtitles because you can’t hear the dialogue clearly or having to ask someone to repeat themselves multiple times because you can’t hear like you used to. The Listening Lab was set up to help tackle this issue, and are now the fastest-growing chain catering to hearing aids and providing specialist treatment for hearing loss in Malaysia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 11, 2020 • 24min
For The Children
KidzDiretc is run by two entrepreneurs who have poured their heart, soul, and a lot of their own moolah to help solve a problem they believe passionately in, a problem that many parents faced; where to take your kids for a day out. The app allows users to share fun, useful, and safe places for parents to bring their children to. But just as they were ready to launch their app, the pandemic hit. Now it’s a sink or swim situation. Razlan Dawood, co-founder of KidzDiretc shares his vision and plans for the app.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 11, 2020 • 24min
For The Children
KidzDiretc is run by two entrepreneurs who have poured their heart, soul, and a lot of their own moolah to help solve a problem they believe passionately in, a problem that many parents faced; where to take your kids for a day out. The app allows users to share fun, useful, and safe places for parents to bring their children to. But just as they were ready to launch their app, the pandemic hit. Now it’s a sink or swim situation. Razlan Dawood, co-founder of KidzDiretc shares his vision and plans for the app.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 10, 2020 • 25min
Poking Around the Tattoo Business
Student by day, tattoo artist by… whatever time she’s done with classes. A couple of years ago, Esther Choong turned her parents’ living room into a tattoo joint, and since then it has been nothing but ups, downs, trials, and triumphs. We speak to Esther about getting into the tattoo business, honing her skills, balancing work, play, and university, as well as the chances of opening a dedicated tattoo parlour in the future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 9, 2020 • 24min
Gevme A Great Virtual Event
Virtual events have found dominance in the time of COVID-19, but how does a digital event run smoothly - and how do you measure the success of a digital event? Veemal Gungadin, CEO of GlobalSign.in, discusses that and how the GEVME Live digital events platform works. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 5, 2020 • 22min
Storytelling Is Not A FairyTale
The Story Book - Malaysia’s first ever story book themed event space - brings stories from books to life for both young and old, and experience it with all your senses by listening, watching, performing and participating in it. Founded by Jeanisha Wan, director of The Story World Sdn Bhd, she shares her story on her bold and unique venture. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
