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Al-Ikhsan Sports has grown from a single 150sqft store in Johor back in 1993, to almost 130 stores across the country today. The homegrown sports retailer, which is known for its competitive prices and wide range for its multi-branded products, is now steering aggressively to become one of the largest sports retailers in Southeast Asia. We speak to company CEO Vach Pillutla about their growth, and the best business lessons the retailer has adopted from the world of sport.

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Al-Ikhsan Sports has grown from a single 150sqft store in Johor back in 1993, to almost 130 stores across the country today. The homegrown sports retailer, which is known for its competitive prices and wide range for its multi-branded products, is now steering aggressively to become one of the largest sports retailers in Southeast Asia. We speak to company CEO Vach Pillutla about their growth, and the best business lessons the retailer has adopted from the world of sport.

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Ray Teng talks about his transition from a job in the tech field to founding a job-hiring company, how AJobThing caters well to all kinds of employees and employers, and how he’s used his learnings from his experience in the 2014 Alliance Bank BizSmart SME Innovation Challenge to take AJobThing to the next level.

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In this episode we speak with David Asavanond International actor, director and performance artist about his ability to connect with his work and use that to more strongly community with others and control a room with his presence. We talk about how he finds an emotional connection and the way he approaches people to be able to share that connection with them.

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In this episode we speak with David Asavanond International actor, director and performance artist about his ability to connect with his work and use that to more strongly community with others and control a room with his presence. We talk about how he finds an emotional connection and the way he approaches people to be able to share that connection with them.

Click here for more episodes of our Beyond Performance series.

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Inmagine -  are on a mission to make design easy for everyone by using artificial intelligence and data analytics to simplify the creative process – on all levels – for freelancers, marketers, influencers and business owners. Warren Leow explains just how AI will be affecting Inmagine's business (and perhaps yours) over the next couple of years.

Inmagine -  are on a mission to make design easy for everyone by using artificial intelligence and data analytics to simplify the creative process – on all levels – for freelancers, marketers, influencers and business owners. Warren Leow explains just how AI will be affecting Inmagine's business (and perhaps yours) over the next couple of years.

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Rakuten Trade is Malaysia’s first completely online equities broker, that offers digital investment opportunities to anyone keen on trading on Bursa Malaysia. Established in 2017, the startup has already racked up over 35,000 clients and almost RM7b in trading value, and continues to make waves with its innovative and easy-to-use services. We speak to the Managing Director, Kaoru Arai about the startup’s impressive growth and how they’ve managed to pique the interest of the younger generation of investors in Malaysia.

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What does it take to run an island? Andrew Dixon, owner of Nikoi Island and its resorts, joins us to talk about the work that goes into maintaining an island and its delicate ecosystem, running an eco-sensitive resort, and keeping the place sustainable in the long run.

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If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to become more environmentally friendly, jumping into the zero waste lifestyle is a great step forward. NUDE, a Malaysian household store, is determined to make zero waste mainstream, and co-founders Cheryl Low and Wilson Chin join us in the studio to talk about how they became proponents of this environmentally friendly movement, how easy it is to make the switch, and their expansion plans for the future.

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