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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Dec 9, 2019 • 23min
Failing Forward: People & Processes
Failing Forward features real-life stories from entrepreneurs who have failed and are stronger for it. On this episode, we discuss a series of “accidental learnings” on people and processes with Founder and CEO of Batik Boutique, Amy Blair, including how to build a “people” based production line. Click here for more episodes of Failing Forward. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 5, 2019 • 17min
Upgrading Our Startup Ecosystem (PART 2)
The Malaysian startup system is full of potential, but developing it takes time and lots of effort. We speak to Razif Aziz, CEO of Cradle, about the startup scene’s outlook for 2020, as well as what can be done to upgrade the current landscape moving forward.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 5, 2019 • 21min
Upgrading Our Startup Ecosystem (PART 1)
The Malaysian startup system is full of potential, but developing it takes time and lots of effort. We speak to Razif Aziz, CEO of Cradle, about the startup scene’s outlook for 2020, as well as what can be done to upgrade the current landscape moving forward.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 4, 2019 • 23min
Rock A Buy, Baby
Revenue in the global baby products market is expected to breach $12 billion this year and expand further as awareness grows about baby nutrition, hygiene, and safety. And with 20% of baby products sales taking place online—more than any other consumer packaged goods category - it’s a good time to be in the baby products business. We speak to one of the largest baby product distributors in Malaysia, Astra Baby about demand in this part of the world, and how quickly retailers need to grow to adapt to parents’ needs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 3, 2019 • 20min
Escrow: The Barrier For Fraudsters
Online fraud and scams are sometimes as obvious as Nigerian princes requesting money, but not always. In Malaysia in 2018, around RM 398 million was lost to online shopping scams. Nik Mohd Azri Azaha, CEO of Prepay, talks about his escrow platform designed to halt scammers in their tracks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 2, 2019 • 31min
19 Questions For Reviewing Your 2019
As the year comes to a close, Jeevan Sahadevan provides 19 insightful questions for you to review your 2019 with as you set your goals for 2020, and how to approach the next step after reviewing your year of successes and obstacles.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 22, 2019 • 23min
Fortifying Online Transactions
Keeping the internet safe isn’t easy, especially when it comes to online shopping. With millions of transactions happening at any given second, security networks like Forter need to evolve and adapt in real time.. We speak to Forter CMO, Angela Whiteford, about using data and AI to build a safer online space, as well as how the network tracks billions of patterns to tell a legitimate transaction from a fraudulent one.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 21, 2019 • 16min
Making Mentors Accessible
Coaches and mentors are invaluable when it comes to achieving success, but not everyone has access to good advice. That’s what Nellie Wartoft is trying to fix with Tigerhall - a subscription-based knowledge sharing app with content provided by Asia’s most successful experts like Joyce Lim from Grab, Aaron Hung from TripAdvisor, and James Walton from Deloitte.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 20, 2019 • 28min
Future Proof Your Kids (Universal Childrens’ Day Special)
For years we’ve been asking kids what they want to be when they grow up, but the reality today is - maybe half of the jobs these kids may work in haven’t even been invented yet. We speak to educators in the Klang Valley who are already working to modernize education and develop kids who are future ready, to get their thoughts on the tools we need to equip the next generation with, to give them the most competitive edge.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 19, 2019 • 24min
Flush With Ideas
It’s World Toilet Day, and we thought we’d do something a little different and tap into the minds of some local changemakers. We’ll be diving into deep discussion around the topic of not just toilets, but things like sanitation, clean water, access to power, and how open source designs and technology play their role in the development of cleaner, more affordable sanitary solutions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
