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With their own network of dedicated warehouses, Buyandship is helping Malaysians shop online with cheaper global shipping from almost every country around the world. We speak to Country Head of Buyandship in Malaysia & Singapore, Syatirah Safran about what Malaysians are purchasing overseas, how the solution is helping create a borderless retail experience, and how Buyandship is reducing the number of abandoned online shopping carts in Asia.

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In our series on 'Global Game Changers', Chidi Nuel Nwokeabia, MD of Macnuel Productions Ltd. in Lagos, Nigeria, talks about the costs of an average Nigerian movie, the future of the local film industry and the genre of Macnuel Productions.

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Being on a healthy diet is tough. It’s hard enough to get decent food around work, and maybe even harder to prepare meals at home after a long day at the office. That’s the gap Iqa and Saiful are trying to fix with Chunky Monkeys - an on-demand Keto diet food delivery venture that aims to get good food to the everyday working adult. We speak to the Chunky Monkeys founders about the decision to go online, challenges of delivering food, as well as the choice to focus on Keto specifically. 

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Failing Forward features real-life stories from entrepreneurs who have failed and are stronger for it. On this episode, CEO of  Juris Tech See Wai Hun shares the many struggles the fintech company has experienced in growing their team over the last two decades, and the successful strategies they have in place today thanks to those struggles.

This week we chat with arts and crafts entrepreneur Jib Chanawangsa, the founder of Knit by Jib - an online platform that teaches people Knit and Crochet. We learn about Jib's background as a research scientist before she struck off on her entrepreneurial journey and how the scientific method has impacted her creative workflow.

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Failing Forward features real-life stories from entrepreneurs who have failed and are stronger for it. On this episode, CEO of  Juris Tech See Wai Hun shares the many struggles the fintech company has experienced in growing their team over the last two decades, and the successful strategies they have in place today thanks to those struggles.

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Having dominated the market on their home turf in South America, Workana is now committed to solving talent issues and addressing talent gaps for Southeast Asian Businesses and have made Malaysia their SEA base. Since the move to Malaysia in April 2019, they have seen a steady growth in terms of recruiting over 100,000 freelancers within the SEA region and a majority of them coming from Malaysia.

Having dominated the market on their home turf in South America, Workana is now committed to solving talent issues and addressing talent gaps for Southeast Asian Businesses and have made Malaysia their SEA base. Since the move to Malaysia in April 2019, they have seen a steady growth in terms of recruiting over 100,000 freelancers within the SEA region and a majority of them coming from Malaysia.

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Filoxenía Hospitality Management was established by veteran hoteliers Michael and Leonard to help hospitality owners achieve consistent financial and operational results. They talk to us about providing tailored hospitality consultancy for independent hotels in the region, the struggles these smaller players face, as well as their quest to raise the level of Malaysian hospitality here in the country.

Filoxenía Hospitality Management was established by veteran hoteliers Michael and Leonard to help hospitality owners achieve consistent financial and operational results. They talk to us about providing tailored hospitality consultancy for independent hotels in the region, the struggles these smaller players face, as well as their quest to raise the level of Malaysian hospitality here in the country.

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