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“Most of us have an artsy side that we have not discovered yet. I was really timid to show my drawings to my father when I was younger because my father is an architect and he was also a cartoonist in the 80s.” - Ahmad Hakym   In this podcast episode, Hakym shares personal stories such as his motivations in architecture, how Hakym’s upbringing influences his love for art and more. Hakym talks abou...

“I was actually born and bred to be a lawyer but I was very rebellious. I did not tell my family or friends that I was posting music on Youtube as Kokokaina. My parents knew that I love singing but I was really afraid at first, that’s why I did it in secret.” --- Zee Avi   In this podcast episode, Zee Avi shares her dreams growing up as a Sarawakian. She talks about what made her come home and how...

“We were so narrow-minded back then because skating was very new to us, we didn’t know much. A lot of things we did were just within our community and that made me realize there’s so much more I can do with skating. ” --- Julian Yee    In this podcast episode, Julian shares his inspiring journey of being the first Olympic figure skater in Malaysia. He talks about his Olympics Winter Games experien...

“I’ve always had a thing for video production. When I was in primary school, I used to carry a video camera around and that’s when I developed my interest for video-making and video production.” --- Ta Wan Qian   In this podcast episode, Tata shares how she turned her video-making hobby into a career. She shares behind the scenes of being a content creator as well as the ups and downs of her profe...

“It’s a great career, it pays really well, you get paid to talk to people everyday, you meet fascinating people, why would you not work to have that? “ - Andrea Ross   In this podcast episode, Andrea shares her journey in recruitment and what it really means being a recruiter. She shares advice to fresh graduates that are currently deciding on a career to pursue. She gives tips on how job seekers...

“When I was in my early 20s, I suffered from depression as a result of feeling lost after graduating from university. I took a leap of faith and devoted myself to fitness — and it saved my life.” — Nana Al-Haleq In this podcast episode, Nana shares her journey from being a psychology major to starting a career in fitness. She talks about techniques and tips to help people who struggle to get start...

“I have always been a talkative kid and I grew up wanting to be a motivational speaker. Even though it is difficult and uncertain, I had to figure things out as I went. It is scary but exciting at the same time.” - Aiman Azlan In this podcast episode, Aiman shares uncommon advice to students that are currently deciding on a degree to pursue or young professionals that are currently paving their ca...

With the current pandemic, COVID-19 affecting the entire world, many job seekers are naturally concerned about job stability and are worried that they are unable to find a new one, or with fresh graduates who are entering the job market soon at such an unfortunate time. To address this, we have invited some experts from industries that are still hiring, Dato’ Ng Wan Peng, Dawn Seng and Siew Mee to...

“People used to call me names because I was born with a birthmark on my face and it affected my confidence a lot. I shied away from a lot of things and people and that’s how my love for music developed.” - Rozella Marie In this podcast episode, Rozella talks about her experience growing up with a birthmark on her face and how she has struggled with body image issues. She shares about overcoming lo...

“I work as a digital content creator and many people might think it’s not a real job or a profession.” - Bella Kuan In this podcast episode, Bella shares how content creating has changed from blogpost to Instagram. She talks about some common misconceptions about being an influencer and content creator to young people who want to be a social media content creator. She speaks about how luck and tim...

“I’ve always loved fashion, I knew that I wanted to make more money, eat better food and buy nicer things without asking for more money from my dad. I was studying in Melbourne, and I thought to myself that if I waited until graduation to get a job, wouldn’t that be just too late?” - Jenn Low ----more----In this podcast episode, Jenn shares personal stories and memorable lessons throughout her ent...

“The light was getting dimmer and dimmer and I was getting older. I got rejected each time but I still throw my name in the hat every year.” --- Melissa Tan In this podcast episode, Melissa shares her transition from corporate companies to the entertainment industry. She shares her story and what it was like competing in Asia’s Next Top Model. Melissa talks about zero-waste living and shares some...

“Our home was our office, production place and the fresh flowers we bought were kept in our own fridge. It was just the two of us handling everything from operations to website building, to customer service and delivery for at least eight months.” - Giden Lim & Penny Choo In this podcast episode, Giden and Penny share stories on building BloomThis together as a couple and how conflict resolutions...

“Arnold, Arthur and I wanted to start a clothing line when we were 16. We had no money and knew nothing about business. We tried it but nothing quite materialised from it.” --- Hugh Koh In this podcast episode, Hugh shares the journey of building a Malaysian streetwear brand with his best friends since 2009. Hugh talks about mistakes and lessons learnt during this journey, as well as common miscon...

“I was the geeky gamer kid who failed subjects in school and nobody wanted to be friends with. I was the kid who got picked last in basketball.” --- Fong Wai Hong In this podcast episode, Wai Hong shares how he suffered from computer gaming addiction that caused him to fail five subjects in university. Wai Hong then talks about how he became an accidental entrepreneur. He shares some of the challe...

“I came to Malaysia on a dependent pass and many friends advised me against moving to Malaysia. They said it will be hard for me to get a job.” --- Anabelle Co-Martinent In this podcast episode, Anabelle shares her journey on moving to Malaysia and the transition from a corporate environment into entrepreneurship (La Juiceria). She talks about the challenges in starting an F&B business and common...

“I had $15k to $18k worth of student loans and a thousand Canadian dollars in my bank account, I needed a job… I felt like I had no choice but to succeed, to just pay my bills and pay off my credit card.” — Sarah Lian.  In this podcast episode, Sarah shares about how she made the decision to move back to Malaysia after living in Canada and how she started in the entertainment industry at the age o...