Open For Business

Roomie is an app that allows hotels to engage with their customers and receive feedback in a more data-driven way. The app also allows customers to enjoy personalized on-demand services via a single platform. We speak to the CEO of Roomie (Malaysia) about the challenges of digitizing an overtly traditional sector, as well as expanding the service across the hospitality industry.

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You may have heard Dino on Breaking Bread talking about the health benefits of his kelulut honey - honey made from stingless bees. This time however, we thought we’d dig a little deeper and find out just how sustainable his business is, and whether or not it’s possible to market this Malaysian superfood elsewhere.

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INSKEN Business Coaching runs and creates entrepreneurship development programmes - but what does it take to run a company like this? INSKEN CEO Muhd Firdaus Azharuddin joins us in the studio to discuss how he runs this initiative as well as practice what is preached.

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Curtains, upholstery, even wallpaper - Jotex Fabrics provides a wide variety of interior furnishing fabrics that take a house to a home. Jo Wee Lee, managing director, discusses their wide expansion throughout Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as how he won the SOBA Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2018.

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Curtains, upholstery, even wallpaper - Jotex Fabrics provides a wide variety of interior furnishing fabrics that take a house to a home. Jo Wee Lee, managing director, discusses their wide expansion throughout Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as how he won the SOBA Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2018.

Failing Forward features real-life stories from entrepreneurs who have failed and are stronger for it. On Episode 2, we talk about Double-sided Platforms or Two-sided Marketplaces, which serve two segments and need to show value to both. In traditional and linear businesses, who do they focus on? We discuss, with Founder of Subhome, Sandeep Grewal.

Failing Forward features real-life stories from entrepreneurs who have failed and are stronger for it. On Episode 2, we talk about Double-sided Platforms or Two-sided Marketplaces, which serve two segments and need to show value to both. In traditional and linear businesses, who do they focus on? We discuss, with Founder of Subhome, Sandeep Grewal.

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What elements go into building the fastest growing automotive group in Malaysia? We speak to Dato Billy Goh about how Mpire Auto Group has grown since its founding in 2002.

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Often, leaders don’t work on developing better relationships amongst employees until it’s too late. Jeevan Sahadevan, founder of Leverage Lab shares 7 effective methods for creating stronger bonds and great relationships between teams, based on his experiences with his clients and their teams.

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After signing milestone partnerships with UC Berkeley and Fintech School - two hugely prominent entities in the global tech space - Fintech Lab is embarking on a mission to catalyze the tech scene in Malaysia. We speak to founders Rina, Baiza, and Hidayat about the magnitude of signing big partnerships, the challenges SMEs face when adopting digital platforms, as well as expansion plans in the near future.

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