Open For Business

Dropee is a B2B marketplace that brings together suppliers and retailers on a single platform, and it launched the full release of its B2B marketplace in early 2018. We speak to Lennise Ng, CEO and co-founder, and Aizat Rahim, COO and co-founder, all about their new web interface and what strategies they have for their expansion and future partnerships.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When it comes to fine dining, it can be difficult to understand why we invest so much in what seems to be just food. But it turns out that the dining experience can be so much more holistic, and it’s not just the food that matters. We speak to Chef James Won, creator and curator of Enfin by James Won, all about the unique elements that make Enfin stand out in the F&B industry, and the crucial elements that restaurants need to keep in mind to achieve success.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Want to bring tech to your company, but don’t know how because that is not your core business? Wouldn’t it be so easy if you could just outsource your entire tech department? This is exactly the business model adopted by Cr8tivo. We caught up with serial entrepreneur Ziv Kong from Cr8tivo to discover corporate Malaysia’s appetite for tech and digitisation, as well as how Ziv is disrupting the conventional in-house IT department.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We speak to Kei Shibata, CEO of Venture Republic - a provider of vertical search engines and product review services primarily in the area of travel - about the growth of the company, his involvement in the Singapore travel scene, and the future of travel as a tech-based industry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you ever imagined what it it would be like if there is a place where you could go to make anything. And I do mean everything. All the tools that you would need to make anything would be there. Electronics tools. Woodwork tools. Tools for working with fabrics. And even some tools that you know that you would probably not be able to afford on your own to make that next great big idea come true like VR headsets and 3D printers. This is Me.Reka - A Makerspace that Biji-Biji is building right here in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. We speak to Rashvin Pal Singh and Gurpreet Singh Dhillon from Biji-Biji about their Equity Crowdfunding Campaign for this makerspace.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From a family-owned resort to a staple of the KSL Capital Partners LLC portfolio, Outrigger Hotels and Resorts continue to serve tourists and travellers as a modestly-priced, cozy retreat that sticks to its roots and upholds its family values. We speak to Sean Dee, Chief Marketing Officer of Outrigger, about the importance of protecting the brand’s signature feel, the challenges of navigating a recently-disrupted landscape, and the future of Outrigger.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The ability to hear is such an integral part of our lives that most people take it for granted. According to the World Health Organisation, hearing loss affects about 15% of the world population and yet in Malaysia, the audiology market is still very much considered a niche. We spoke to Dr Nur Shasa Ain Abdul Aziz, the CEO and founder of the Eartistic Hearing And Balance Centre, about the industry in Malaysia and Eartistic as a business.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With their latest film Jimami Tofu receiving critical acclaim, Singapore-based production house, BananaMana Films, is growing and gaining momentum in the Asian indie-film scene. We speak to Christian Lee - writer, actor, director, and producer - about the unique link BananaMana has with the travel-tech scene, future projects, and the challenges of operating a production house in this region.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Singapore-based ‘Be My Guest’ is an online platform that empowers and digitises hundreds of small-to-medium-sized travel businesses across Asia to provide quality experiences and tours for travellers. We speak to Clement Wong, CEO of Be My Guest, about the challenges of serving a diverse market, pacing the company’s growth, as well as plans to move beyond Asia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nowadays there seems to be an app for just about anything from simple card games to real estate to food delivery, and it can be difficult to not only create an app but also to find a yet untapped area for apps as well. June Low, founder and managing director of EasyLaw - an app attempting to revolutionise legal calculations - speaks to us about tapping into the realm of legal technology.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.