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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Sep 29, 2020 • 27min
Music for the Community
The Rondo Production is a Penang-based social enterprise that aims to bring quality education in music to the forefront. Its founder, Kenny Ooi, touts Rondo as a platform that connects musicians to their audience via events and live productions. We speak to Kenny about the goals of this social enterprise, playing music through the MCO, and Rondo’s search for a place called home. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 28, 2020 • 26min
Failing Forward: Innovation - Trial & Error
Failing Forward features real-life stories from entrepreneurs who have failed and are stronger for it. On this episode, Co-Founder of myBurgerLab Renyi Chin talks about the various aspects of innovation, how to recognise what works and not, and the struggle to understand when to "let go" of an idea. Click here for more episodes of Failing Forward. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 28, 2020 • 26min
Failing Forward Ep.09: Innovation - Trial & Error
Failing Forward features real-life stories from entrepreneurs who have failed and are stronger for it. On this episode, Co-Founder of myBurgerLab Renyi Chin talks about the various aspects of innovation, how to recognise what works and not, and the struggle to understand when to "let go" of an idea.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 24, 2020 • 20min
F&B Consulting During Covid
LEVELS is an experiential design studio that specialises in the ideation, design and execution of memorable culinary experience in the hospitality world. But now that F&B has been drastically impacted by COVID-19 - how do you still design and create an experience where everyone feels safe? To find out more, visit: website: www.levels-experience.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/levels-experience Instagram: @levelsexperienceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 24, 2020 • 22min
Neighbours Helping Neighbours
In the past, during disasters or times of struggle, everyone in the kampung comes together to support each other. With Smolpotato, you help your neighbours by deciding to buy or rent from your neighbours. Therefore keeping money in the community.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 24, 2020 • 22min
Neighbours Helping Neighbours
In the past, during disasters or times of struggle, everyone in the kampung comes together to support each other. With Smolpotato, you help your neighbours by deciding to buy or rent from your neighbours. Therefore keeping money in the community.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 22, 2020 • 20min
Building Better Cultural Spaces
The way a space is designed can influence and impact the people who are in it. Proper spaces, built with conduciveness in mind, are likely to create a culture of growth and wellbeing. We speak to the founders of Tempatico (formed from ‘Tempat’ and the Spanish word Simpatico) about what it means to cultivate all kinds of positivity and productivity from the spaces they create. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 22, 2020 • 20min
Building Better Cultural Spaces
The way a space is designed can influence and impact the people who are in it. Proper spaces, built with conduciveness in mind, are likely to create a culture of growth and wellbeing. We speak to the founders of Tempatico (formed from ‘Tempat’ and the Spanish word Simpatico) about what it means to cultivate all kinds of positivity and productivity from the spaces they create. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 22, 2020 • 22min
Golf and Growth Post-MCO
Like most brands and companies, Deemples had to dig deep to find a way to navigate the MCO. They switched their outlook on the golf scene, and also opted to crowdfund their next growth stage. We speak to David Wong, founder of Deemples, about making sense of all this change, bringing tech into a largely traditional sport, and how he plans to grow the company with more investments. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 21, 2020 • 18min
Moving Your Loyal Offline Customers Online
With retailers big and small fighting for consumer attention and spend online, how do you stand out from the crowd? We speak to Founder and Creative Director of Nala Designs, Lisette Sheers about how to shift your loyal offline customers online, how to keep them engaged on various platforms and strategies to keep them coming back for more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
