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Research found that 50.1% of adult Malaysians are either overweight or obese. PB Health is a social enterprise aiming to improve Malaysians’ health by eating clean. They curate tasty and healthy plant-based meals, and have programmes where consumers’ health is guided and monitored by doctors and nutritionists. Co-founder of PB Health, Tim Polkowski, expounds.Image Credit: PB Health Official WebsiteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Troopers was founded in 2017; since October 2021, they have achieved an average turnover of approximately RM5 million and a total headcount of 130,000. Focusing on part-time recruitment, human resource management and event consulting, its founder Joshua Tan unfolds what it takes to be in the gig economy.Image Credit: Troopers Official WebsiteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cultivated from the passion to save the environment, Palmy is a lifestyle brand that specialises in beautifully handcrafted paper and textile goods made from agricultural waste such as pineapple leaves, banana, stems and bamboo shoots.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Book lovers know the feeling well - there are certain paperbacks you’ve read time and time again that are falling apart, hardbacks with the pages slowly coming away from the cover, but you can’t bring yourself to throw away the literature that gave you such joy. So instead of having to discard, what about giving your pre-loved books a new life? Philip Yong Kee Chung, founder of pre-loved bookstore BUKU, discusses his passion for pre-loved books and his unique approach in trusting his customers with a totally unmanned retail experience.Image Credit: The Star MalaysiaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pete Teo & Lisa Ngan, Founders of A Little Farm On The HillDescription: Husband and wife team musician-filmmaker Pete Teo and architect Lisa Ngan bought the farm 10 years ago. Over the years, in addition to it being an organic farm, it has turned into a community space of sorts for food and other activities. How sustainable has it been and what keeps them going? Pete and Lisa look back and share their journey and future plans.Image Credit: A Little Farm on The Hill Facebook PageSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ai Phing Goh, Founder of Florette The Label, has been trying to change the designer landscape, breaking old stereotypes, and making fashionable clothes affordable since 2018. She is a one-woman show for Florette the Label, which currently possesses almost 18 thousand loyal followers on Instagram, and joins the conversation as she shares her journey diving into the fashion industry.Image Credit: Florette The Label Official Facebook PageSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Established in 2010, WQ Park Health & Rehabilitation Centre is a one-stop centre providing comprehensive rehabilitative services following injury and illness to patients of all ages from children to adults. Their services include paediatric rehabilitation, adult rehabilitation, general clinic and more. Farah Nawal Zulkharnain, CEO of WQ Park shares its journey and sheds light on a park for healing.Image Credit: WQ Park LinkedIn PageSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MyFarm Lab is a social enterprise that empowers socio-economically disadvantaged communities through sustainable agro-technology solutions. They’ve recently formed a strategic partnership with MySkills Foundation to set up a Microgreen facility in its Kalumpang Campus. We speak with the COO Kamalan Rajagopalu and CEO Thanaselan Rajendran about the future of microgreens, urban farming and how this initiative could be expanded nationwide.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Combining science and nature and working together Asian skin scientists to sustainably utilise this Asian flora, B&B Labs unlocks the magic of their cosmeceutical potential for high performance skincare. Co-founder and CEO of B&B Labs, Julius Lim discusses more.Image Credit: B&B Labs Official Facebook PageSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every industry and person in the world. While most have been negative it has also certainly led to some interesting unintended effects that from certain perspectives, are more positive in nature. Take for instance the used car industry, sales have gone up over the past two years, owing to a series of factors including the semiconductor shortages in the manufacturing of new vehicles as well as customers in general looking to tighten their purse strings. However, with the purchase of a used vehicle, comes the topic of extended warranties - a necessary service that unfortunately has a less than ideal reputation amongst consumers. We speak with Jonathan Tham, CEO of Guard My Ride on how this reputation can be adjusted.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.