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Among his multiple achievements and accreditation’s as well as having graduated from Le Cordon Bleu Malaysia & Paris, Dato’ Fazley Yaakob is here to discuss his multi-cuisine restaurant SukaSucre Bistro, for which he received the Golden Chef Award.

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How does appreciation translate into recognition? Why is it so important? And how can companies and individuals show appreciation in tangible, acceptable ways?

It’s the last Monday of the month and, as usual, we have Human Equation founder Sheila Singam to discuss showing appreciation to enhance motivation and performance, with the use of case studies.

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Praxis is a board game that helps players learn financial literacy. As a B2B solution, Praxis works for those in banking, insurance, and other financial institutions as a way of training staff to up their financial savviness. We speak to Hemant Doshi, CEO, Singapore and Malaysia, about balancing fun and business in Praxis to keep players engaged, gamification outside the digital space, as well as the decision to be a completely B2B platform.

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Founded in 2016, Atlas Solutions is a leading integrated security training and service provider in South East Asia. Atlas supplies UK and Internationally recognised protection officers in and around the Southeast Asian region. They are the first organisation in Malaysia who is able to train and certify individuals to the UK Home Office's Close Protection / Bodyguarding standards. With this certification, individuals are able to apply to international career opportunities.

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When the 1995 movie Clueless came out, moviegoers everywhere coveted Cher Horowitz’s virtual fitting room, where she could try on clothing from her closet on an avatar of herself. Two decades later, we’re closer than ever before to having our very own virtual dressing room in the form of BlinQ, an app aiming to combine augmented reality fitting rooms, online luxury brand shopping, and clothing rental subscriptions into a one-stop luxury fashion shop. Serial entrepreneur, Bob Chua, discusses his big dreams for BlinQ.

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DiineOut is an online booking platform that lets customers buy tickets to special pop-up dining experiences all over the country. We speak to Managing Director and co-founder, Lionel Lau, about how more people are looking for experiences that revolve around food, the benefits of perceiving dining as an event, as well as the challenges of running a niche online platform.

Nippon Delicious are the company to bring to Malaysia the traditional style of Bari-Uma (Super Tasty) Ramen and Kodawari Menya (Ultimate Noodle) to Malaysia. Established in 2013 with an initial startup capital of RM2.4 Million they now have a turnover of over RM8 Million per year with 6 outlets around the Klang valley. We speak to the co-founders about their journey so far.

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Malaysians love their coffee, and as the industry evolves and we become more discerning about our coffee taste - we have become more demanding. Audrey Raj speaks to Geoffrey Dalziel from Nespresso Malaysia about the evolving coffee culture in Malaysia, Nespresso’s strategy in dealing with their demanding customers, and the emergence of more cost-efficient competitors in the personal-use coffee machine market.

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Minggu Muzik Malaysia is a week-long celebration of original Malaysian music with its inaugural edition to be held in Kuala Lumpur from 9th to 15th September. Sylvester Fan, founder and organising chairman discusses how the event intends to promote original Malaysian music, connect businesses, the challenges he faced in the organisation of the event, and how local brands can be part of this exciting project with zero upfront investment.

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Karl LaRowe and Ravi Vig discuss their book, “You Are Good Enough: Embracing Who You Really Are”, as well as share case studies on how their clients have utilised the concepts of “enoughless” and “enoughness”.

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