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American born Malaysian dubbed a controversial designer Anuar Faizal, discusses his foray into fashion from accounting - and his role as National Director of Miss Charm Malaysia.Image Credit: Anuar Faizal Official Facebook Page See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Time and Money. A Warehouse Management System (WMS) can literally save you this, plus increase employee productivity and optimise workflow. So why are business owners still apprehensive about investing in a WMS? And why is a two-decade old IT solutions company like Intelli-Mark earmarking the WMS segment for major future growth? We get the details from Intelli-Mark themselves.Image Credit: Intelli-Mark Official Facebook PageSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nuren Group is a content, community, and commerce platform comprising several websites that follow women from getting married to entering motherhood. Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Petrina Goh founded Nuren with her husband in 2013, after working for five years with CIMB’s proprietary investment arm. We explore more as we speak to Petrina, one of Southeast Asia’s Top 50 Rising Women In Tech 2021. Image Credit: Nuren Group Official Website See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hawkr is a micro kitchen and home-food-focused delivery platform and business solution. Founded in 2020, Hawkr specialises in empowering budding home cooks to successfully set up and grow their own micro kitchen business through hands-on business and marketing solutions on top of their food delivery services. Hawkr currently features more than 100 home-cooked meal brands and is now available in the Klang Valley and Penang.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Waste has become a massive issue during the pandemic, with the usage of disposable materials skyrocketing. Vince Koay and MC Leong, co-founders of AiruFlo, are determined to combat the issue by creating eco-friendly, durable, reusable masks that work well, look good, and help reduce disposable mask waste.Image Credit: AiruFlo Official Facebook Page See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The physical activity market is booming with an estimated value of USD12.9 billion across the region, particularly in a post-pandemic era with fitness activities getting back into full swing. Looking to tap into this more holistic market, HeyJom has just announced an equity crowdfunding initiative that aims to garner RM2 million in funding. How do they plan to do this and what are the future plans? Co-founders Patricia Tan and James Tan discuss.Image Credit: HeyJom Official Facebook Page See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One-stop collaborative logistics provider Pickupp Malaysia is forging ahead in its efforts to transform the logistics landscape in Malaysia through technology. Since its foray into Malaysia a few years ago, it has succeeded in blending machine learning and automation with dynamic scalability to boost supply chain efficiencies and optimise last-mile deliveries. We speak with Country Manager Navin Kandapper about how they plan to do more than just “Pickupp" the logistics game here in Malaysia.Image Credit: Pickupp Official WebsiteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Founded in 2018 by Shah Farid Rashid, Fasih Mandarin is a Certified Language Center established with one goal in mind: to help people with no prior foundation in Mandarin master the language through the easiest and most effective methods. Shah Rashid joins us to elaborate on his brainchild, and their goals for furthering Mandarin proficiency in Malaysia.Image Credit: Fasih Mandarin Official Facebook Page See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For festive seasons, it can be nice for the entire family to look like a cohesive unit and for everyone to have their best feet forward; but how do you accommodate comfortable, stylish, and bright clothes that suit the whole family without visiting multiple outlets? Jay Liow & Ameera Loh, two of the three co-founders of Umbi Kids, a family-friendly clothing company, talk about their passion for family fashion and how they’ve designed apparel for every single member, big and small. Image Credit: Umbi Kids Official Facebook PageSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1 out of 12 Malaysians is an older person, and the numbers of older persons are likely to increase to 11% of the Malaysian population, at 3.3 million people by 2020.  Between 2020 and 2046, Malaysia’s 65+ population will double from 7% to 14%. Homage is a tech company that provides on-demand holistic non-medical and medical services to seniors and adults, allowing them to age and recover at home with grace, control and dignity. PC Gan, Country Manager for Homage Malaysia and Gillian Tee, Founder and CEO of Homage based out of Singapore discuss more on this.Image Credit: Homage Malaysia Official Facebook PageSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.