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Wa Sushi is an F&B Ecommerce company, building “Quality Food-Made For Delivery” as they sell quality Japanese cuisine. They are the new boys in the cloud kitchen industry and also one of the top 20 Companies of ScaleUp Malaysia Cohort 3 and have successfully raised funds through ECG as well as from Quest Ventures. We speak to Felex Tan, founder and CEO of Wa Sushi to explore more on the quest for cloud kitchens.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lips Carpenter is a clean, sustainable, personalised beauty brand founded in Malaysia back in 2018. Their flagship product is a range of handcrafted custom-made lipstick, which allow customers to choose the shade, scent, casing of the lipstick, and have it engraved for the full-personalised beauty shopping experience. Founder Yifon Law talks to us about building a one-of-a-kind beauty brand, educating consumers about safe, sustainable, clean cosmetics, and the challenges they’ve met and overcome along the way.Image Credit: Lips Carpenter Official WebsiteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Midwest Composites design and manufacture Advanced Composites and Biobased Composites for customers that want to use futuristic materials in their products and these include Aerospace, Mass Transit, Automotive & Military in Malaysia. They consult, design, prototype and manufacture for all Advanced Composites & Biocomposites needs.  They also develop Biobased Composites utilising Natural Fibres and Resins to produce environmentally friendly plastics that can reduce the usage of non-recyclable plastics. Sethu Raaj Munusamy, founder of Midwest Composites, whose dream is to build spaceships with his composite materials joins us to discuss his space in the industry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BeWell by Shirly offers programmes that are designed to help participants improve their overall wellness through the consumption of proper nutrition and developing a deeper understanding of their body and its needs. The programmes are easily accessible through online sessions and are designed to fit into any lifestyle.The creator of BeWell Shirly Tiong brings her expertise in pharmacology and nutrition together to help her clients build better eating habits that will cater to their needs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Many people during the pandemic took their day to day hobbies and monetised them into either side hustles or full fledged businesses, but of course that wasn’t purely pandemic-driven. In fact, way before that in 2015, Nur Shafinaz Binti Abdul Rahman decided to take her baking hobby to the next level, with husband and co-founder Hidzad Bin Lahuree joining later. Hidzad shares the process of making your hobby your career, their trials and tribulations throughout the pandemic, and how through all that they remain a steadfast staple of the Shah Alam bakery-cafe scene.Image Credit: Cake Jalan Tiung Official Facebook PageSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jazro is a robotics education company which aims to develop Digital Talents in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematic (STEM) education fields with specially curated content for students from the age of 5-17 years. Dzulfarqeish Zainuddin, Founder of Jazro tells us how he jazzes up the robotics education industry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kuala Lumpur City FC is leading the pack when it comes to independent futsal teams moving away from dependency of state funds. They run the club like a business, and recently even introduced pay-per-view for fans to watch live games, effectively changing the culture of fan participation and monetisation of the sport. We speak to Founder, Technical Director and “Coach” Jerry Dinesh Pireira, about all things Business, Futsal and Money.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kumo develops SaaS solutions for SMEs in the beauty and medical aesthetics industry. Under their umbrella of products they have developed Aoikumo and Kumodent. Aoikumo serves the beauty, wellness, and medical aesthetics industry and KumoDent serves dental clinics. Essentially, they provide systems to help owners manage their business, while they can focus on growth. Kevin Nair, founder of Aoikumo, tells us how he clears the confusion clouds in the industry.Image Credit: Aoikumo Official Website See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you bought yourself a bunch of houseplants during the pandemic, you were far from alone. Many Malaysians exercised their green thumbs during the lockdown and even helped to keep some nurseries in business as they turned their business online. But for those of us that might not have been successful in keeping our green friends in the best of health, there might be a helping hand. Plantonic. It’s the world’s first 4 in 1 organic fertiliser essence that is environmentally friendly, non toxic and safe for children and pets - and it’s made entirely from plant-based ingredients.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What if you took the feelings of indulgence, sensation, and pleasure that we associated with snacks and married them to the classic marketing adage that sex, indeed, sells? Ho Yeou Shen, founder and creative director of tudòs, and tudòs’ copywriter, Chong Yoke Sim, discuss their very cheeky marketing strategy of risqué branding for their satisfying snacks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.