After more than 35 years in civil service, serving six trade ministers and overseeing twelve trade pacts, she retired as the Secretary General of the MITI in July 2, 2016. She observed the of people of Malaysia being divided into the minorities and the majorities and decided to write a book about being Malaysian with elements of women, leadership, special occasions and food. With us, we have the author of “The Smell Of Home”, Tan Sri Rebecca Fatima Sta. Maria.

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Radio DJ, emcee, fitness personality. There seems to be no end to this guest’s extensive profile. Some of you listeners might recognise her voice, but she won’t be announcing the next pop tunes here on BFM today. Instead she’ll be sharing with us her journey into the media and fitness industry in Malaysia. Joining us on the show today we have Linora Low here in the studio.

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A leading figure on the Singapore jazz scene for a number of years, specialising in the jazz standards of yore. Her strong vocals and fine interpretive skills have also made her sought after at festivals in the region and internationally. With us today, we have Rani Singam, jazz singer who started her career in a law firm but then switched to what she does best now, jazz.

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As the year comes to a close, it’s time to look back and reflect on the past year to improve ourselves for the upcoming year. Here on the show today we have Hui Mathews, founder of Ash Be Nimble, to talk about her journey with the local sportswear brand. On December 1, she blogged about the “failure” of her business which got picked up by Vulcan Post.

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Malaysian singer and actress who won the inaugural Malaysian Idol and Ikon Malaysia and grew tremendously over the years to be one of Malaysia's astonishing soloist. We have singer, songwriter and actress Jaclyn Victor in the studio here today.

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Women are not new to leadership; think of Cleopatra or Queen Elizabeth. Think of the women who led the civil rights and education reform movements. However, gender stereotyping is still discernible and men and women participate equally. These stereotypes often portray women as lacking the qualities needed for effective leadership, instead depicting men as a more natural fit for top leadership positions. Today we have Allyson Zimmermann, executive director of Catalyst, to talk about women’s underrepresentation in leadership roles and share suggestions on what we can do to change the status quo.

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“We decide what we wear, men shouldn’t decide for us” - this was a phrase uttered by Aheda Zanetti after she launched what went on to be known all over the world as the Muslim woman's freedom to be confident and comfortable during sports activities: The burquini. From the outfit's humble beginning in a tiny flat in Sydney, Australia to its plans to further expand worldwide, we spoke to the Aheda Zanetti, founder, director and designer about the burquini swimwear range, as well as her ongoing design exhibition at the Islamic Arts Museum in Kuala Lumpur.

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Her passion for jewelry has taken her from being a designer, to a lecturer and now an owner of her very own jewellery store. Based in bangsar, her very own store in Malaysia, we have Lucy Walker, founder of Lucy Walker Jewellery and Academy.

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Walking into an industry with completely no knowledge off, she took the challenge and believed there's always a learning process and now she owns one of the top automotive colleges in Malaysia. Rated five-star by MyQuest in 2012 and 2013 by the Ministry of Education, it is also recognised as a five-star Malaysian Skills Certificate training provider by the Ministry of Human Resource, in the studio with us today we have founder and CEO, Adelaine Foo of The Otomotif College (TOC), Malaysia to walk us through her automotive journey and experiences.

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Number One Wellness & Fitness Youtube personality based in Asia. A fitness enthusiast who has over 90 million viewers, and has empowered women around the world by producing over 250 videos on fitness and health. Today in the studio, we have a Youtuber, founder of HerNetwork and blogger of Fitness, Food & Faith, Joanna Soh to talk about her career as an entrepreneur in fitness and how she has chalked up close to a million subscribers.

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