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 12, 2019 • 31min
Digitizing Hotels On A Single App
Roomie is an app that allows hotels to engage with their customers and receive feedback in a more data-driven way. The app also allows customers to enjoy personalized on-demand services via a single platform. We speak to the CEO of Roomie (Malaysia) about the challenges of digitizing an overtly traditional sector, as well as expanding the service across the hospitality industry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 11, 2019 • 26min
What’s All The Buzz About Bees?
You may have heard Dino on Breaking Bread talking about the health benefits of his kelulut honey - honey made from stingless bees. This time however, we thought we’d dig a little deeper and find out just how sustainable his business is, and whether or not it’s possible to market this Malaysian superfood elsewhere.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 10, 2019 • 21min
INSKEN Business Coaching
INSKEN Business Coaching runs and creates entrepreneurship development programmes - but what does it take to run a company like this? INSKEN CEO Muhd Firdaus Azharuddin joins us in the studio to discuss how he runs this initiative as well as practice what is preached.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 9, 2019 • 17min
Pulling Back The Curtain With Jotex Fabrics
Curtains, upholstery, even wallpaper - Jotex Fabrics provides a wide variety of interior furnishing fabrics that take a house to a home. Jo Wee Lee, managing director, discusses their wide expansion throughout Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as how he won the SOBA Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2018.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 8, 2019 • 30min
Failing Forward : Navigating Double-sided Platforms
Failing Forward features real-life stories from entrepreneurs who have failed and are stronger for it. On Episode 2, we talk about Double-sided Platforms or Two-sided Marketplaces, which serve two segments and need to show value to both. In traditional and linear businesses, who do they focus on? We discuss, with Founder of Subhome, Sandeep Grewal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 2, 2019 • 24min
The Drive For Success With Mpire Auto Group
What elements go into building the fastest growing automotive group in Malaysia? We speak to Dato Billy Goh about how Mpire Auto Group has grown since its founding in 2002.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 1, 2019 • 28min
7 Effective Team Bonding Methods to Create Great Relationships Amongst Employees
Often, leaders don’t work on developing better relationships amongst employees until it’s too late. Jeevan Sahadevan, founder of Leverage Lab shares 7 effective methods for creating stronger bonds and great relationships between teams, based on his experiences with his clients and their teams.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 28, 2019 • 26min
Empowering Young Tech Startups
After signing milestone partnerships with UC Berkeley and Fintech School - two hugely prominent entities in the global tech space - Fintech Lab is embarking on a mission to catalyze the tech scene in Malaysia. We speak to founders Rina, Baiza, and Hidayat about the magnitude of signing big partnerships, the challenges SMEs face when adopting digital platforms, as well as expansion plans in the near future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 27, 2019 • 31min
Ficus Venture Capital
Who do you talk to when you want to turn your ideas into reality? Where do you find your funds? And who do you get them from? We speak with the team from Ficus Venture Capital - who might be able to point you in the right direction, and maybe, if you’re lucky, help you with funding.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 26, 2019 • 25min
Nurturing and Grooming Future Leaders
We speak to the founder of Trinity Kids Malaysia about what makes an award-winning preschool; from the science behind their branch locations to managing parents’ expectations, and learning when to stop and put in a pin in the business’ growth, for its own good.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
