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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Mar 25, 2019 • 37min
Handling A Toxic Environment
A toxic workplace can be defined as any job where the work, the atmosphere, the people, or any combination of those things seriously affect your peace of mind, your self-esteem, your mental and physical health, and even your relationships. Sheila Singam, Human Equation founder, is back on the last Monday of the month to discuss toxic environments in and out of the workplace through case studies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 22, 2019 • 31min
Scooter-Sharing and Solving Last Mile Connectivity
Neuron Mobility operates the largest e-scooter fleet in Singapore and Thailand, and is now embarking on a similar service in Malaysia. Their aim is to solve last mile connectivity issues while supplementing other modes of public transport, all while playing a major role in designing Southeast Asian smart cities of the future. We speak to founder Zachary Wang about the uniqueness of Neuron Mobility, the challenges of operating in different countries, steep learning curves, as well as the tech that powers this new e-scooter service.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 21, 2019 • 25min
Can’t find a game? Join the club.
It turns out, that quite a few golfers might consider themselves ‘homeless’. Meaning that they don’t have enough people to play with. David Wong decided that he wanted to resolve that issue - so he created an app that would help him find other golfers to play with - Deemples.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 20, 2019 • 24min
A Signature Taste in TTDI
If you’re looking for a chic place to dine, where the food and drinks are the stars of the night - then look no further than Elephant Rock Signature TTDI. The full service fusion restaurant offers a marriage of both Asian and Western cuisine, with dishes that are raved about by new and returning guests. We speak to the founders about the inspiration behind their fresh and intimate concept, and their plans to win over the foodies in Taman Tun.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 19, 2019 • 23min
Cultivating Creativity At Craftiviti
You’ve seen the DIY posts on Pinterest where people can make anything from soap to candles to lipstick. Well, if you’ve ever wanted to give that a try, Craftiviti might be your new go-to place. The co-founders of Craftiviti, Eugene Tham and WeiYein Leong, share their entrepreneurial journey.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 18, 2019 • 23min
How Can Businesses Adopt Technology?
It sounds common sense that in an industrialised world, business should be incorporating technology into their operations. But what kind of technology? When? And what happens if you realise too late that you needed a tech solution to your problem? Renuka Sena of Proficeo discusses how businesses can adopt technology.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 15, 2019 • 19min
Stories Made Just For Your Child
Bookyboo makes kids the heroes of their own fairytales by designing and writing custom keepsake storybooks in a number of styles, with a variety of characters. We speak to the founder of Bookyboo about working with Disney, the mysterious “Bookyboo Genie”, and the warmth of creating books in an age of mobile phones and addictive screens.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 14, 2019 • 29min
The Future of Aged Care is Here, PT2
We continue our chat with technopreneur Gillian Tee, and Kevin Hoong from Homage about providing more accessible senior care to Malaysia’s aging population, and bridging the gap between trusted care professionals and those who need them, using smart tech.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 13, 2019 • 29min
The Future of Aged Care is Here
Inspired by the struggles to obtain accessible aged care for her family’s daily activities, nursing and rehabilitation, technopreneur Gillian Tee founded Homage - which combines the best care professionals with smart technology to manage and provide on-demand home caregiving to seniors; allowing them to age with grace, control and dignity.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 12, 2019 • 24min
Elevating Asian Talent With AGOS
When you start a company, there are a lot of logistics and reports that you might not know how to approach at first. So how do you even begin to approach these tools, and how do they help improve your business? The founder & CEO of AGOS, Joon Teoh, shares her career journey.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
