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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Jan 15, 2018 • 38min
Developing A Personal Growth Culture: Focus On Being Professional
It’s the third Monday of the month and Shankar of EQTD Consulting finds the excellence of any service is dependent on the people you interface with hence the need to deliver an outstanding customer experience, more than ever. He shares also on the need to get ahead at work and concentrate on increasing your personal value by getting your bosses to know that you are an asset to your company, and for your industry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 10, 2018 • 30min
To Pasar, To Pasar We Go!
There is a certain kind of charm that is associated with the humble pasar; the freshness of the groceries and of course, value for money. You would not think that the aunties and uncles at the pasar would embrace tech, right? That is where the Pasar App makes a difference! Tune in to find out how Pasar App brings the goodness of your local pasar right to your doorstep.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 9, 2018 • 30min
A New Chapter In Hotel And Space Management
Next Story Group is made up of specialist organisations that view hotel and asset management through the combined lenses of hoteliers, technologists, and creative thinkers. We speak to Morris Sim, Chief Marketing Officer of Next Story Group, about the Group’s redefined view of hotels, the rise of co-working spaces, as well as the importance of giving every space its own story.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 8, 2018 • 27min
5 Habits That Will Help You Generate Massive Business Revenues In 2018
Start the New Year with a bang as Jeevan Sahadevan shares 5 incredible yet simple habits that can help you increase your business revenues tremendously in 2018. Lock these habits into place in your daily and weekly activities and you’d be able to see the results almost instantly.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 3, 2018 • 33min
Keeping Seamless Mobility On Track
Silverrail Tech aims to connect rail routes in a single network to create a seamless experience for travellers. We speak to Will Phillipson about the challenges of creating those connections, the recent acquisition by Expedia, as well as the future of railroads as a mode of transport.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 2, 2018 • 22min
Renaissance Woman
It can be difficult for entrepreneurs to know when to fold them, but also how and when to start again. Baroness Michelle Mone speaks to us all about her experiences in entrepreneurship and her approach to business endeavours.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 27, 2017 • 35min
The Enterprise 2017 Lookback Special
On this episode, the producers and presenters of Enterprise get together to look back on 2017 and discuss some of their most memorable guests and interviews this year. 1:08 - Leaders Ready Now 2:23 - Anti-Corruption Day 3:45 - Halloween Special: Married With Monsters 7:15 - Showing Photoshop What Photoshop Can Do 11:59 -If Your Dreams Don't Scare You, They Aren't Big Enough 20:43-Driving On A Digital Highway Part 5 27:26 -Free And Modest 30:26 -Spunky Swedish Social EntrepreneursSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 20, 2017 • 24min
Through The Eyes Of ZICO
ZICO, initially Zaid Ibrahim & Co (ZI), was established in 1987 and is today one of the largest law firm in Malaysia with presence in all 10 ASEAN countries. We retrace ZICO’s humble origins from a simple office above a bicycle shop and learn about the challenges they faced in growing the company to their recent listing on SGX.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 19, 2017 • 22min
Old Buildings, New Hotels
Once a practising lawyer and now a hotelier and restaurant owner with 27 properties under his brand, Unlisted Collection, Loh Lik Peng has always bent the rules around the “hotel experience” - by taking old buildings from a bygone era and turning them into quirky boutique hotels. We speak to Loh about the art of redesigning the past, how he chooses his properties, and how he’s competing with “hipster” trends as well as alternative accommodation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 18, 2017 • 43min
Developing A Personal Growth Culture: Build A New Mindset For Resolutions To Work
It is the last month of the 2017 and in a few more weeks, a raft of personal resolutions will be made. Shankar of EQTD Consulting finds it a useful time to reflect on things from his personal successes and failures to his aspirations for the future. But why do so many resolutions end up in the “to-attempt-again-next-year” folder of our lives? Shankar shares his thoughts about building a new mindset for resolutions to work.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
