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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Oct 7, 2019 • 25min
6 Questions To Create An Incredible Marketing Strategy
Nothing ever happens in your business until you generate enquiries or prospects. How you think about your marketing and create your campaigns will determine if your marketing strategy succeeds or fails. Jeevan Sahadevan joins us to coach listeners on how to create incredible marketing campaigns.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 4, 2019 • 27min
Music, Movies, and Mojo
After spending 18 years at Maxis, Ratna Nadarajan left the corporate sector and got into the events scene. His company, Mojo Projects, has organized some pretty interesting concerts and festivals in the Indian entertainment space. We speak to Ratna about the challenges of crafting unique events, turning a profit, and Mojo’s progression into film, TV, and streaming platforms.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 3, 2019 • 21min
Flipidea
Statistics show that more than 75% of new and small companies from around the world shut down every year. This failure rate is staggeringly high and extremely concerning because it means seven out of ten companies are likely to fail. Flipidea is a startup on a mission to guide aspiring entrepreneurs and students to discover analytical insights by learning from failed startups and business failures.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 2, 2019 • 24min
Hotels Unchained
Small, independent boutique hotels around the world are struggling in this climate. They don’t have the financial clout to make their presence felt, leaving them at risk of big-chain buyouts and being stomped out of the market. But there may be a solution for these hoteliers - ZUZU Hospitality Solutions wants to help hoteliers focus on hospitality by delivering higher revenue through their yield management solution.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 30, 2019 • 23min
From Gula Cakery, With Love
Baked goods tend to stir feelings of goodwill, home, and family - and Arieni Adriena has truly taken that to heart as the founder of Gula Cakery, a home-grown Malaysian bakery, cafe, and baking school. She joins us to discuss working closely with her family, her aptitude for Instagram marketing, and her next endeavours.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 30, 2019 • 26min
Forging Meaningful Relationships At Work
Sheila Singam, founder of Human Equation, joins us in the studio for the last Monday of the month to discuss how and why we should work to build more healthy, productive relationships at work through the use of case studies from her clientele.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 27, 2019 • 18min
The Art of Sustainable Events
Eventistry plans weddings, corporate events, and all sorts of parties with a “sustainable twist”. Their approach gives them a niche and caters to an ever-growing market of eco-friendly consumers. We speak to Lead Event Planner, Laverne Chee, about creating sustainable events, the challenges of doing so, as well as the growing market Eventistry is catering to.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 27, 2019 • 18min
The Art of Sustainable Events
Eventistry plans weddings, corporate events, and all sorts of parties with a “sustainable twist”. Their approach gives them a niche and caters to an ever-growing market of eco-friendly consumers. We speak to Lead Event Planner, Laverne Chee, about creating sustainable events, the challenges of doing so, as well as the growing market Eventistry is catering to.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 25, 2019 • 29min
Turning Waste to Profit
We all love saving money, and it’s safe to say we can all relate to resorting to eating instant noodles and figuring out the cheapest transport options when trying to be frugal. But not all of us have created a biodiesel business from straining vegetable oil through an old t-shirt in our kitchens in an attempt to be thrifty. That feat belongs to Vinesh Sinha, founder of FatHopes Energy, as we speak to him on how cost-saving and a car show drove him to dominating the biodiesel business in Malaysia and Singapore.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 24, 2019 • 23min
A Furniture Business Built on Family Values
It’s been 40+ years since its inception - with 20 showrooms across 5 countries - but Australia’s most awarded furniture company, King Living remains family-owned. We speak to its founder, David King about prioritising quality, innovation and sustainability in his designs, and about making furniture and building a family business that stands the test of time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
