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Live Well ft. Lance Alexander episodes

April 04, 2019 Surviving and Thriving: Yeo Hiap Seng
In this feature series, MONEYFM 89.3’s Howie Lim and Olivia Quay talk to some of Singapore’s oldest companies to find out how they’re doing and how they’ve survived this long, some for more than a century! Today’s spotlight is on Yeo Hiap Seng or Yeo’s which turns 118 this year.
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4 min
April 04, 2019 Current headaches plaguing the manpower sector
What are some of the current headaches plaguing the manpower sector? And how can companies mitigate the labour crunch and hire the best suited talent for jobs? Mark Foo is Director of Product and Technology at FastJobs and he joins us to tell us more.
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10 min
April 04, 2019 Re-looking CSR to be more socially impactful
What are the key trends and insights to running a sustainable social impact programme while maintaining strong growth for SMEs and corporations? The ethical conduct of companies has a growing influence on retaining their customers and attracting talent. Teri Choong, Regional Director of Corporate Affairs, Nippon Paint Southeast Asia (NIPSEA) Group and she tells us more about how she pioneered the Group’s social impact programme focusing on education and upskilling of employees.
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15 min
April 03, 2019 Bridging the limitations of AI
Aiming to close the gap between the physical and the virtual world might seem slightly farfetched, but with human operators behind the wheel, Michael Sayre of Cognicept Systems believes robotics can do what couldn’t be done before. Michael is the founder of Cognicept — a service that provides robotics-based human-in-the-loop (HITL) error handling systems, with a vision to bridge the limitations of artificial intelligence.
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13 min
April 03, 2019 Has cash been 'dethroned' as king?
The now-popular “cash diet” hails that paying in cash is more painful psychologically than via credit cards, which in turn helps people save more. A study by NBS finds that paradoxically cash can sometimes backfire and cause people to save less and forego lucrative financial opportunities. Has cash really been dethroned? Asst Prof Mansur Khamitov, NTU.
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13 min
April 02, 2019 AdVENDures in the vending machine business
As one of Singapore’s first vending machine operators in Singapore, Royal Vending has been the one to beat for over 20 years. But even first mover advantage hasn’t shielded them from the onslaught of technology and disruption. Thankfully, with Jae Teo at the helm, this family-owned business has transformed with the times and now helps other SMEs with smart and cost-effective solutions. Jae Teo, MD, Royal Vending.
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11 min
April 02, 2019 Seamless tracking of your deliveries
Detrack, downloadable from iTunes and Android stores, enables businesses to track their delivery vehicles; the app also sends out instant notifications and captures proof of delivery when an item arrives safely at its destination. The idea for Detrack was born out of a desire for greater visibility in the delivery network and anxious boyfriends on Valentine’s Day! Co-founder Fanny See let’s us know how they’ve been doing since inception in 2014 and winning various enterprise awards.
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11 min
April 01, 2019 Saving the F&B industry from the 'boiling frog' effect
Zeemart simplifies procurement for any business that needs to operate a kitchen where currently, ordering decisions are done haphazardly on a daily basis and through a mix of channels. They recently received a funding boost of $7 million and plan to take the business to Indonesia. How are they staying ahead or did they have first-mover advantage in the space and do they even like food to begin with? We chat with co-founders Keith Tan and Neeraj Sundarajoo.
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12 min
April 01, 2019 SME Day 2019
The annual SME Day event is the largest public sector event targeted at SMEs. This year’s event programme includes bringing together technology and solution providers from the public and private sectors, so that SMEs can learn how to better harness technology and R&D solutions to achieve business growth and sustainability. Joining us from the SME sector is May Yap, CEO and Managing Director, LHT Holdings Limited and from A*Star is Professor Tan Sze Wee, Executive Director, Science & Engineering Research Council.
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14 min
March 29, 2019 A different approach to cyber security: isolation
Menlo Security provides isolation security - isolating all user activity and cleaning any malicious files before presenting 100% safe rendered info to the user. This is a unique value proposition and is an answer to the solution of providing air gapping when dealing with breaches. This means instead of restricting access to the web, Menlo provides an isolation solution that effectively provides 100% safe access to web. We need some help with an explanation. Here’s Stephanie Boo, MD, APAC at Menlo Security.
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14 min