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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Feb 22, 2019 • 21min
GRRRL On A Mission
GRRRL isn’t just a clothing line; it’s a mission of empowerment, personified. By eliminating conventional size charts and encouraging models of all body types and ethnicities on its platform, GRRRL is quickly becoming a disruptor in the industry, that’s on its way to becoming a billion dollar company!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 21, 2019 • 31min
ROCKS Rewind 2018 - Data Analytics
As we gear up for our annual retail conference, Enterprise ROCKS 2019, we take a look at the highlights from last year. In the first part of this three-part recap, Anabelle Co-Martinent, Sheikh Manzoor Ghani, and Ganesh Kumar Bangah discuss data analytics - should your approach be qualitative, quantitative or both?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 18, 2019 • 22min
Solving Common Workplace Woes
When we enter the workforce, we are exposed to a whole host of issues and conflicts, and some of them crop up no matter where you work or what position you're in. So how do we address these problems? Shankar Santhiram talks to us all about solving common workplace woes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 18, 2019 • 20min
Mybank Spare: Common Cents
Are you someone who is thinking of investing, but doesn’t have the first clue about it? Or do you find that most investment schemes have a high capital minimum requirement which is quite difficult to reach? Bhavan Sarpal won Maybank Go Ahead Challenge 2018 with his idea for a micro-investment initiative called “Mybank Spare”, which saves your spare change and starts you on your investment journey.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 14, 2019 • 20min
Content. Culture. Curation.
The best way to run an online travel magazine is to have content created by people from all around the world. We speak to Kris Naudts, founder of Culture Trip, about the idea behind curating travel articles from a global writers’ base, the challenges of keeping content fresh, and quality-control in a landscape that’s cracking down on clickbait.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 13, 2019 • 26min
Tuition For The Rising Generation
The tuition business has grown into a multi-million ringgit industry here in Malaysia. But is tuition really necessary? And what should we expect from these supplementary education centres moving forward? We speak to Steven Shorthose, founder of one-stop education centre, INtuition, about going beyond helping students secure a high-test score.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 12, 2019 • 24min
Working With Co-labs
The traditional 9-5 cubicle-based office space is slowly beginning to decay in favour of remote and mobile working and the advent of open-office co-working models. So with co-working spaces popping up all over Malaysia, how do you set yourself apart? Benjamin Teo, CEO of Paramount Property Development & Director of Co-labs Coworking, talks all about the shift from fixed offices to co-working and Co-labs’ USPs and expansion plans.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 11, 2019 • 21min
Make Success A Habit
In this day and age, we are inundated with success stories from around the world. Mukul Deva, life coach and mentor, has not only compiled 50 success stories in his latest book called “Make Success A Habit”, but also has questions and action tips at the end of each story, so that everyone can be empowered and make success a habit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 8, 2019 • 20min
Redefining Online Advertising
95% of traffic on online commerce platforms goes unmonetized, which is why Intent wants to turn that traffic into revenue for both the advertiser and platform alike… by changing the way advertising works. We speak to Richard Harris, CEO of Intent, about everything from creating award-winning work culture, to using sophisticated data modeling to study customers on a deeper level.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 7, 2019 • 22min
Weight Loss & Good Health At Your Fingertips
With over 8 million downloads worldwide, HealthifyMe has helped people achieve their fitness goals - be it weight loss, eating healthy or staying fit. The health and fitness app has just opened a new headquarters in Singapore and now has its sights on helping Malaysians lead a healthier lifestyle, with the help of its super cheeky AI digital nutritionist, Ria.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
