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As business costs rise due to many factors ranging from rising price of goods to inflation, many of them have decided to raise prices to . A Grant Thornton research has indicated that 82 percent of Malaysian businesses have opted to do so. To get a clearer picture of what’s going on, we speak to Professor Geoffrey Williams, an Economist from Malaysia University of Science and Technology.Image Credit : Shutterstock | JokiewalkerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Debate continues to rage on about exactly how bad Malaysia has been impacted by “The Great Resignation”, but it’s clear that for better or for worse, the demands and expectations of the current and incoming workforce has changed - and employers must adapt accordingly. Nurul A'in Abdul Latif, Deputy Executive Chair, PwC Malaysia, shares the findings of the PwC’s Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey 2022 as we take a look at how Malaysia needs to reinvent its workforce.Image Credit: Shutterstock | AleutieSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We see governments and business entities globally pledge to achieve net-zero carbon status by 2050. However, the United Nations Environment Programme’s report revealed that many of these plans are scant with ‘vague’ promises and inconsistencies with the 2030 national climate commitments. And one of the biggest contributors to carbon emission is the logistics industry, with airfreights producing some of the largest carbon footprints. We speak to Soham Chokshi, CEO and Co-founder of Shipsy for some insights on how the logistics industry is getting a handle on its carbon emission. Image Credit: Shutterstock | DigitalPen See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Selling your business is not a simple 2-step process and can get nerve-wracking if you’re not prepared beforehand. There are many factors that must and should be considered. To get an insight into the whole process, we will be speaking with Sashie Kumar, founder & CEO of global fintech enabler, ATX, who sold his startup last year, on his thoughts and how to go about this. Image Credit: Shutterstock | boonchokeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

According to the most recent BrioHR Employment Index, Malaysian owners of small and medium-sized enterprises are optimistic about their future economic and business growth prospects and have been hiring aggressively. Is this the right move? And how are SMEs strategising their aggressive talent acquisition? Benjamin Croc, Co-Founder and CEO of BrioHR, Avinash Kumar, Managing Director of Monroe Consulting Group, and Joelle Pang, General Manager at FastJobs Asia, join the conversation to provide an on the ground perspective from businesses.Image Credit: Shutterstock | Photon photoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The past 2 years have been undoubtedly tough for many businesses due to the pandemic. With economies gradually reopening and as the world slowly transitions towards endemicity, a new danger looms on the horizon, the threat of a looming recession. We discuss how companies can build resilience in these trying times with a special look at the startup space where we have Tay Shan Li, Managing Partner at ScaleUp Malaysia giving us a lay of the land and what they’ve been doing to support upcoming entrepreneurs.Image Credit: Shutterstock | GOLDMAN99See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Most countries have opened their borders, visitors have been flying in and out of countries these past months. We speak to Hannah Pearson, founder of Pear Anderson and Regional Director at Adventure Travel Trade Association to recap on how the travel industry has recovered over the first half of the year across the South East Asia region. Image Credit: Shutterstok | PoparticSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the world grows more connected each day, we leave ourselves more exposed to cyber attacks that have compromised data and left people in power, embarrassed by the revelations. The latest data leak that made the headlines was from Uber. It has revealed a story of denied justice, secretly lobbied governments and violence against their own drivers. So where is the ethical line in the sand drawn when it comes to data leaks and how does it affect companies when it happens? We speak to Kelly Koh from Suria Project to hear her thoughts.Image Credit: Shutterstock | Lutsenko_OleksandrSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With only 18% of EPF’s total members having accumulated the minimum recommended retirement savings of RM240,000 at age 55, many could no longer afford to retire but might be forced to retire because they had reached retirement age. What could these retirees do to continue to earn and support themselves? Will hiring retirees be a solution? We speak to Hire Seniors to discuss more on tapping into this talent pool. Image Credit: Shutterstock | HalfpointSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The hard truth we have to accept as a result of the pandemic is how some of us were forced to pivot careers. Some even needed to find additional income streams in order to be more financially secure, and to combat the uncertain future of our global economy. And as many have embarked on diversifying their skill sets, the phrase "multi-hyphenate career" became more popular and this career cannot be explained with just one job title. Have you recently added a hyphen to your job title too? Image Credit : Shutterstock | Roman SamborskyiSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.