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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Nov 14, 2018 • 17min
Going Global Ep.20 - Season Finale
Over the last 20 weeks, we’ve been speaking to some of the tech champions of the MDEC GAIN Program about their scale up journey and the challenges that come with it. We wrap up the season by speaking to Vice President of Enterprise Development at MDEC, Gopi Ganesalingam about the “Chosen-19”, the key learnings from helping these tech champions grow and what’s in store for GAIN champs come 2019.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 13, 2018 • 20min
Jacquezel
We’ve all had that moment in our lives where we’ve fantasised about a Big Idea in our bedrooms, and wondered what it would be like to achieve that dream. Chloe Moin had the dream of creating her own leather product business, and accompanied by Darren Chong, they discuss how she turned that into her six figure leather product company, Jacquezel.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 7, 2018 • 20min
Going Global Ep.19 - N’Osairis
Enterprises worldwide are capitalizing on the Internet of Things to drive business transformation and deliver innovative connected services, cos’ the future will be driven by enterprises that embrace IoT as a strategy to streamline business growth. One company that foresees and understands this and is at the forefront of enabling enterprises to embrace business optimization by providing Turnkey IoT Services is N’Osairis. They join us to discuss their solutions, and how they’ve become Asia’s leading IoT service providerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 31, 2018 • 25min
Going Global Ep.18 - Storehub
On Going Global this week, we shine the spotlight on Storehub, an iPad POS platform that has changed how retailers manage their businesses and connect with their customers. Chieftain Fong Wai Hong joins us to discuss their meteoric rise to success, how they’ve become indispensable to Storehubbers around the world and the pressure that comes with being labelled one of Southeast Asia's fastest growing tech companies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 30, 2018 • 28min
Floored by Omar Khan Rugs
With his bespoke rugs gracing some of the most luxurious spaces in the world, setting the tone at designer boutiques, casinos and hotels, it’s safe to say Omar Khan is going places. He speaks to us about his exquisitely crafted statement pieces, and how the dream of owning an Omar Khan Rug could come true for most of us very soon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 24, 2018 • 17min
Going Global Ep.17 - Carsome
On Going Global this week, we shine the spotlight on ‘Southeast Asia’s leading and fastest growing online used-car platform’- Carsome. With operations booming in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and here in Malaysia, CEO and co-founder Eric Cheng talks to us about creating a fast, fair and free platform that favors both buyers and sellers equally.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 23, 2018 • 23min
MisterTyre
MisterTyre is a mobile tyre-fitting company focusing on redefining the car servicing experience by allowing customers to buy tyres, battery and engine oil, as well as schedule a fitting/service at any suitable location of their choice. CEO, Dennis Melka, discusses how this idea came to fruition.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 17, 2018 • 22min
Going Global Ep.16 - Tranglo
Increased globalisation of business transactions and commerce has resulted in a greater volume of financial payments and transfers between countries. However, there are many inefficiencies such as SWIFT charges / transfer fees, time (clearing) delays, and policies / processes involved with these transactions. CEO of Tranglo, Sia Hui Yong joins us to talk about their digital platform, which provides fast and easy solutions to these inefficiencies for banks, mobile operators and individuals across 100 countries.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 16, 2018 • 29min
The Untapped Potential of Secondhand Phones
Julius Lim founded CompAsia after recognising the largely untapped potential of the used-phone market. Today, CompAsia operates in several countries and has a massive turnover of secondhand mobile devices in their catalogue... and is showing no signs of slowing down any time soon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 10, 2018 • 15min
Going Global Ep.15 - TT Vision Technologies
On Going Global this week, we shine the spotlight on TT Vision - a technology driven company specializing in the development of automated machine vision solutions. They offer cost effective PC-based vision systems through innovative solutions, all of which are developed in-house. TT Vision systems are installed worldwide in multinational facilities from USA, China, Philippines, Costa Rica and Malaysia, and to tell us just how they did this is Joint Managing Director of TT Vision, Joe Wong.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
