Can AI be used to encourage employee behaviour that aligns with company goals? Or to monitor employee happiness and wellbeing? Tareef Jafferi tells us how the intersection of AI and behavioural science can be applied in the workplace, and how nudges toward small actions, like giving feedback, can produce useful, actionable data for managers.

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Adyen's latest Retail Index found that 74% of Malaysian consumers now use AI while shopping, up more than 50% from last year, yet more than half remain uncomfortable letting AI complete a purchase for them. Lee Soon Yean joins us to unpack how retailers can prepare for this shift in consumer behaviour and maintain customer trust in an increasingly AI-driven shopping journey.

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Social enterprises are businesses, but they're built to solve social problems first. Azuar Zainuddin joins us to talk about the passion driving social enterprises, the biggest challenges they face in Malaysia today, and how programmes like Creative Sprint 2026 can help them access funding, mentorship, and the support they need to scale.

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Economic growth creates jobs, attracts investment, and raises living standards, but growth alone doesn't always tell us whether people are actually better off. Prof Saadiah Mohamad joins us to unpack the idea of a "Humane Economy," what it would mean for businesses and SMEs to put human dignity and inclusion at the centre without sacrificing competitiveness.

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As the government reviews Malaysia's minimum wage, Rabin Nijhar of Cisco Security Systems joins us to share a business owner's perspective. He walks us through how his company absorbed the last minimum wage hike, what another increase would mean for a labour-intensive business like his and what supporting measures he would like to see from the government. 

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The government is reviewing Malaysia's RM1,700 minimum wage, weighing inflation, the poverty line, median wages, productivity, and unemployment. Dr Juita Mohamad tells us why a minimum wage alone isn't the real goal: the bigger question is closing the gap between that floor and a genuinely decent standard of living, using tools like wage subsidies, productivity incentives, and social protection. We also discuss reasons why Malaysia's wages and income share of GDP have stayed stubbornly low, and how it ties back to the country's slow climb up the value chain.

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When a company buys another business, agreeing on its value is the difficult part. Cha Lun and Hasanuddin of BDO Malaysia join us to unpack how businesses should approach valuation in third-party transactions, common mistakes made, and how purchase price allocation can shape the way a deal looks on the books.

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Uber's proposed US$14.8 billion acquisition of Delivery Hero is one of the biggest deals the sector has seen, and could signal a fundamental shift in how platform businesses grow. It puts Uber in the unusual position of becoming both Grab's largest shareholder and, through foodpanda, its direct competitor in Malaysia's food delivery business.

Jianggan Li and Chen Weihan of Momentum Works discuss what this deal could mean for the food delivery and ride-hailing industry, its customers, merchants and gig workers.

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As Malaysian SMEs digitise faster than they can secure themselves, "good cybersecurity" means different things depending on who you ask and how much you can spend. CF Fong and Yee Chee Meng join us to map out the steps SMEs should prioritise, which assets to secure first, and how AI fits into the picture, without necessarily driving up costs.

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Pet cafe owners in Petaling Jaya have faced summonses for running a business concept that doesn't officially exist. That may be changing: MBPJ is rolling out new licensing guidelines covering animal care businesses for the first time. Nakata Teoh and Jia Wei Chan join us to share what it's really been like operating in a regulatory grey zone, and what they'd want written into the rules before they're finalised.

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