If you’re tired of being told to "stay positive" while your workload triples, this one is for you 🫵

In our latest podcast episode, we’re exposing why toxic positivity and performative wellness initiatives are actually damaging. We discuss how leaders can encourage resilience without dismissing their team’s honest emotional expressions - all while featuring rants, Reddit stories, and the spiciest unpopular opinions 🌶️

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Host: Emellia Shariff (CEO, MIDP)

Special Guests: Paresh Subramaniyam (Founder & CEO, Engage Life) & Low Ngai Yuen (Managing Director, AEON360)

Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed by guests on this podcast belong solely to the guest and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of MIDP Group, its affiliates, or its employees.

Let’s get real for a second—the news lately has been... a lot. 📰 From the heartbreaking incidents involving Yap Shing Xuen to university-level conflicts, the headlines are a wake-up call we can’t ignore.

In this episode, we’re unpacking the importance behind Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and Critical Thinking. Why are these skills the ultimate survival kit for students today? How can we move from impulsive reactions to thoughtful responses?

Hit play and let’s dive in!

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Host: Emellia Shariff (CEO, MIDP)

Special Guests: Kelvin Tan (Founder & CEO, Project ID) & Alina Amir (Co-Founder, Arus Academy

Loneliness in the workplace — it’s more common than we think. In this episode, we explore the data, the stories, and the small ways to reconnect. ✨😌Host: Emellia Shariff (CEO, MIDP)Special Guests: Dr. Brendan Gomez (Founder & Consultant Psychologist, People Transformers) & Ain Aissa Mohamad (Founder, Seek to Speak)👉 Like & subscribe for more snippets and episodes filled with sharp takes, laughs, and just the right amount of mischief.#WorkCulture #MischiefInDaPantry #CEO

Does bullying a bully cancel out the bullying — or does it just make you one too? 🤔

🎙️ Welcome to Mischief in Da Pantry — In our first ever episode, we dive into the messy grey areas of “brutal honesty,” calling people out, and where the line really is between speaking the truth and just being plain mean.

Host: Emellia Shariff (CEO, MIDP)

Special Guests: Rashvin Pal Singh (Group CEO, Biji-Biji Initiative) and Yan Lim (CEO, iOli Communications).

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"You can't change the culture if the leaders don't change themselves—because psychological safety doesn't cascade from policies, it flows from people."

In our new episode of the PowerUp podcast, we explore what it really means to prioritise workplace wellness in today's world — starting with a simple but powerful idea: treating employees as humans, not just human resources. 💬

We’re joined by our guest and partner, Thrive Well, to unpack real-world strategies for building emotionally healthier workplaces — including how tools like EAPs, empathy-driven leadership, and flexible support systems are essential to fostering psychological safety and mental well-being.

Featuring:

• Emellia Shariff, CEO, MIDP
• Amalina Davis, Director, Consultancy & Training, Thrive Well

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“It’s very important for children to be given a sense of control in their decisions and to be reassured that in doing so, their parents trust them.”

Our episode 2 of the PowerUp podcast delves into parenting strategies for raising confident children post pandemic and insights from 2 parents that have first hand experience.

•⁠ ⁠⁠Emellia Shariff (CEO of ⁠MIDP⁠ and Managing Partner of Speak Up Malaysia)

•⁠ ⁠Mr. Riyadh Dahalan, MIDP parent & Director, Government Engagement, Mastercard

•⁠ ⁠Mrs. Aisha Zanariah, Founder & Principal, Sri Kayangan Montessori

“No matter how good you are at your work. You will not get further than the person who can communicate their values and manage their self-image and impressions in the workplace.”

Dive into episode 1 of the PowerUp podcast for tips & tricks on mastering communication skills, climbing up your career ladders, and unpack the top soft skills of 2023 from LinkedIn!

•⁠ ⁠Emellia Shariff (CEO of MIDP and Managing Partner of Speak Up Malaysia)

•⁠ ⁠Shu Yi Ang (Founder & Lead of Impian Kencana and an Educator turned Product Manager)

•⁠ ⁠Chuman Dev (Talent Lead & Business Partner for Asia at Mars)

The effects of climate change is here. What Now? Our host, Hilmy Yazid talks to one of the familiar faces in environmental activism, Iman Aidil, about how its like as a young environmental activist, environmental apathy, and how to make Kuala Lumpur a liveable city.

He has previously been engaged with United Nations (UN) agencies such as UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), UN Development Programme (UNDP) and UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on matters related to climate justice activism. Aidil was a key consultant for the Malaysian United Democractic Alliance (MUDA) in designing the party’s environmental manifesto. He is also a Consultative Panel Member for Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Malaysia.

Aidil was a communications campaigner at MyHutan, a youth-led movement powered by Undi18 working on institutionalising forest conservation in Malaysia. Presently, he is a part of the Malaysian Youth Delegation (MYD), a civil society organisation striving towards elevating climate literacy and policymaking locally. At the same time, Aidil founded Kolektif Iklim, a youth environmental initiative aimed at strengthening the synergies between climate action and biodiversity protection in Malaysia. With his friends from University of Malaya, they are leading Climate Relations, an initiative focused on the nexus of environment and international relations. 

Aidil is currently pursuing his Bachelor’s of Arts International and Strategic Studies at the University of Malaya. His specific interests lie in youth participation in climate diplomacy and recognising children’s rights to a healthy, sustainable environment.

In this episode, our host Hilmy Yazid talks with Mahdev Singh Sachdev, former debater, Asian grand finalist, and current legal trainee, about the debate between Anwar Ibrahim and Najib Razak from a debater's perspective. They discuss the principles of Deplatforming, and the nature of the US Presidential Debates, and critically analysed the proposals put forth by the debaters to save Sapura.

On the first-ever episode of What Now?, our host Hilmy Yazid talks to the CEO of MIDP, Emellia Shariff about her debating career, how debating has helped her in day to day life, the goals of MIDP, the importance of debate, and how debating should continue to be part of our culture.