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At our 21st BFM Network Series, Azran-Osman Rani of Naluri Hidup, Yeoh Chen Chow of Fave and Anabelle Co-Martinent of La Juiceria discussed at a live panel how they took their businesses from start-up to scale up.

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It takes guts and determination to pursue a career in a male dominated industry, let alone as a woman but also as a person of colour and an immigrant. Wendy Ong, head of marketing for Tap Management in the US, speaks about precisely that experience and how she navigated a career in the American music industry.

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It’s been called an eye-opener for startups and the new wave of marketing, and now Malaysia is finally going to get a taste of GrowthX. The Silicon Valley-based venture capital fund, which helps companies and countries commercialise innovations, has joined forces with Malaysia’s own Commerce.Asia to help startups and SMEs here find their product market fit via GrowthX Malaysia. We discuss GrowthX Malaysia’s objectives, and how the VC-Accelerator-Academy formula is expected to help Malaysia succeed in the Innovation Economy.

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Over the last 20 weeks, we’ve been speaking to some of the tech champions of the MDEC GAIN Program about their scale up journey and the challenges that come with it. We wrap up the season by speaking to Vice President of Enterprise Development at MDEC, Gopi Ganesalingam about the “Chosen-19”, the key learnings from helping these tech champions grow and what’s in store for GAIN champs come 2019.

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We’ve all had that moment in our lives where we’ve fantasised about a Big Idea in our bedrooms, and wondered what it would be like to achieve that dream. Chloe Moin had the dream of creating her own leather product business, and accompanied by Darren Chong, they discuss how she turned that into her six figure leather product company, Jacquezel.

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Enterprises worldwide are capitalizing on the Internet of Things to drive business transformation and deliver innovative connected services, cos’ the future will be driven by enterprises that embrace IoT as a strategy to streamline business growth. One company that foresees and understands this and is at the forefront of enabling enterprises to embrace business optimization by providing Turnkey IoT Services is N’Osairis. They join us to discuss their solutions, and how they’ve become Asia’s leading IoT service provider

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On Going Global this week, we shine the spotlight on Storehub, an iPad POS platform that has changed how retailers manage their businesses and connect with their customers. Chieftain Fong Wai Hong joins us to discuss their meteoric rise to success, how they’ve become indispensable to Storehubbers around the world and the pressure that comes with being labelled one of Southeast Asia's fastest growing tech companies.

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With his bespoke rugs gracing some of the most luxurious spaces in the world, setting the tone at designer boutiques, casinos and hotels, it’s safe to say Omar Khan is going places. He speaks to us about his exquisitely crafted statement pieces, and how the dream of owning an Omar Khan Rug could come true for most of us very soon.

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On Going Global this week, we shine the spotlight on ‘Southeast Asia’s leading and fastest growing online used-car platform’- Carsome. With operations booming in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and here in Malaysia, CEO and co-founder Eric Cheng talks to us about creating a fast, fair and free platform that favors both buyers and sellers equally.

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MisterTyre is a mobile tyre-fitting company focusing on redefining the car servicing experience by allowing customers to buy tyres, battery and engine oil, as well as schedule a fitting/service at any suitable location of their choice. CEO, Dennis Melka, discusses how this idea came to fruition.

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