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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Jul 2, 2020 • 23min
Heart & Halo Vegetarian Bakery
Over the past few years consumers have become a lot more aware and curious about where the food that they consume comes from. This awareness has led many people to rethink their diet, and opt for a healthier, meat free diet. But of course, everyone has a sweet tooth. Heart & Halo is a vegan vegetarian bakery that caters to everyone. We catch up with one of their founders, Arati to find out more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 1, 2020 • 21min
The Urban Farm
Malaysia is a food loving nation, and we wear our hearts on our bellies. Sadly, our food is a victim of commercial farming practices with dangerous pesticides and chemical growth enhancers commonly used. Brendan Lee from The Urban Farm joins us to discuss the possibility and reality of how we can think of our food consumption and buying habits, the benefits of organic food, and how you can even start your own at home farming.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 30, 2020 • 23min
Demystifying Autism Through Education
Our understanding of autism and its various points on the spectrum has vastly improved over the last decade or so. We understand now that children with autism need to be taught differently, and that all it takes is proper guidance to empower different areas and abilities in their thinking patterns. We speak to Huey Sien, Principal of Seed Autism, about using her school as a learning tool for both kids and their parents, as well as the challenges they’re facing during the (R)MCO. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 29, 2020 • 29min
Failing Forward: Product-Market Fit
Many companies struggle to get their business off the ground in Malaysia. This was the case for IGL Coatings and its founder Keong Chun Chieh, who discovered the hard way that sometimes it might be better for local startups to market their products overseas first before bringing it home. We discuss Product-Market Fit, the ‘West to East Strategy’ and if the “Malaysia First” concept could be limiting your company’s growth. Click here for more episodes of Failing Forward. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 26, 2020 • 17min
Extraordinary Endeavor - Ep 12
In our final episode, we hear from Loi Liang Tok of Pizza Hut Malaysia at QSR Brands mentoring Fadly Sahab of ZAP Clinic from Indonesia about everything surrounding the operations of getting back to recovery mode for your business.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 25, 2020 • 23min
An Upward Growth
Babylon Vertical Farms is an Agricultural and Technological company that is committed to continuously innovate to improve their design & technology. They do this by growing high quality hydroponic vegetables & herbs without sunlight and soil. All plants are grown indoors as close to the city centre as possible. Babylon also heavily emphasises on being an eco-friendly company as they aim to minimise water usage by 90% compared to traditional farming.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 24, 2020 • 21min
The Gift of a Personalised Future
What’s better than receiving a gift? Receiving a gift that was made especially for you, of course. That’s the way ana tomy plans to disrupt the gifting market. We speak to co-founder Jon Lee about the impact the local startup has had on the Malaysian gifting scene after its first year as an independent entity, and how they plan to give the world a personalised future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 23, 2020 • 33min
E-Waste Recycling Pays Off. Literally.
We all have old laptops, phones, keyboards, and even speakers around the house that are deemed junk, but how exactly do you dispose of electronics? No, chucking them in the bin isn’t an option. There’s an environmentally friendly way to get rid of old gadgets, and social enterprises like ERTH are tapping into its vast potential. We speak to Mo El-Fatatry, founder of ERTH, about paying people for their old electronics, outsourcing collection points and personnel, as well as spreading awareness about ERTH’s eco-friendly mission.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 22, 2020 • 23min
A Fresh Take On Coffee
As the world starts to head back into the workplace, early-risers are back to looking for their closest source of caffeine. Raja Ahmad Fauzan, CEO (Coffee Enthusiastic Officer) of Coffee Star, joins us to talk about his passion for coffee, how Coffee Star’s Coffee ATMs are far more than your average vending machine, and the Coffee For Frontliners project.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 19, 2020 • 26min
Extraordinary Endeavor - Ep 11
In today's episode, it's about marketing strategies during a pandemic. Our mentor is no stranger to the advertising world, Prashant Kumar, the Founder & CEO of Entropia and our two entrepreneurs for today are Eng Tong, the Co-Founder & CEO of Cytron Technologies and Anne Tham, the Founder & CEO of ACE EdVenture.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
