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After more than 35 years in civil service, serving six trade ministers and overseeing twelve trade pacts, she retired as the Secretary General of the MITI in July 2, 2016. She observed the of people of Malaysia being divided into the minorities and the majorities and decided to write a book about being Malaysian with elements of women, leadership, special occasions and food. With us, we have the a...

Radio DJ, emcee, fitness personality. There seems to be no end to this guest’s extensive profile. Some of you listeners might recognise her voice, but she won’t be announcing the next pop tunes here on BFM today. Instead she’ll be sharing with us her journey into the media and fitness industry in Malaysia. Joining us on the show today we have Linora Low here in the studio. See om...

A leading figure on the Singapore jazz scene for a number of years, specialising in the jazz standards of yore. Her strong vocals and fine interpretive skills have also made her sought after at festivals in the region and internationally. With us today, we have Rani Singam, jazz singer who started her career in a law firm but then switched to what she does best now, jazz. See omnystudio.com/listen...

As the year comes to a close, it’s time to look back and reflect on the past year to improve ourselves for the upcoming year. Here on the show today we have Hui Mathews, founder of Ash Be Nimble, to talk about her journey with the local sportswear brand. On December 1, she blogged about the “failure” of her business which got picked up by Vulcan Post. See omnystudio.com/listener...

Malaysian singer and actress who won the inaugural Malaysian Idol and Ikon Malaysia and grew tremendously over the years to be one of Malaysia's astonishing soloist. We have singer, songwriter and actress Jaclyn Victor in the studio here today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Women are not new to leadership; think of Cleopatra or Queen Elizabeth. Think of the women who led the civil rights and education reform movements. However, gender stereotyping is still discernible and men and women participate equally. These stereotypes often portray women as lacking the qualities needed for effective leadership, instead depicting men as a more natural fit for top leadership posi...

“We decide what we wear, men shouldn’t decide for us” - this was a phrase uttered by Aheda Zanetti after she launched what went on to be known all over the world as the Muslim woman's freedom to be confident and comfortable during sports activities: The burquini. From the outfit's humble beginning in a tiny flat in Sydney, Australia to its plans to further expand worldwide, we sp...

Her passion for jewelry has taken her from being a designer, to a lecturer and now an owner of her very own jewellery store. Based in bangsar, her very own store in Malaysia, we have Lucy Walker, founder of Lucy Walker Jewellery and Academy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Walking into an industry with completely no knowledge off, she took the challenge and believed there's always a learning process and now she owns one of the top automotive colleges in Malaysia. Rated five-star by MyQuest in 2012 and 2013 by the Ministry of Education, it is also recognised as a five-star Malaysian Skills Certificate training provider by the Ministry of Human Resource, in the studio...

Number One Wellness & Fitness Youtube personality based in Asia. A fitness enthusiast who has over 90 million viewers, and has empowered women around the world by producing over 250 videos on fitness and health. Today in the studio, we have a Youtuber, founder of HerNetwork and blogger of Fitness, Food & Faith, Joanna Soh to talk about her career as an entrepreneur in fitness and how she h...

Riding through a storm and pushing barriers aside, exiting her potential to not only be a beauty queen but also a woman with action in the business world. Today, we have Miss Singapore & founder of Soul Rich Woman, Genecia Alluora to talk about her journey in making a difference in the business world for women See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You could say the medical and fashion line are two completely different sides of a coin. Both involves a huge amount of commitment and effort on a daily basis. Based in Kuala Lumpur, a wife, mother and a doctor who ventured into a passion which empowers women with a completely different approach, we have Revady Nadeasan from Style Sifu, to talk about her two different career paths and how she empo...

Making passion a business is unequivocally fulfilling – one just have to find the right fit between passion and profit. Today, joining us in the studio we have founder of Neubodi, Anne Tan to talk about her journey in building her empire and empowering women through what we call, ‘Finding The Right Fit’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We often associate traditional clothings with festivals, weddings and celebrations, mostly major events. However, Sumitra Selvaraj thinks otherwise and as we thought it was a tradition, now it isn't. She has been challenging the social perception of draping sarees everyday for the past 15 years. Today in the studio, we have founder of Sarees and Stories, Sumitra Selvaraj to talk about her percepti...

Norliza Hashim from AJM Planning and Urban Design shares her 25 years of planning experience and swings the wrecking ball onto the complexity of urban planning and development. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Media and communication work hand in hand not only to provide consumers with solid materials but also to allow them to communicate from different parts of the world. As Malaysia's female business leaders come together, Sulin Lau, the Head of Marketing for Maxis oversees brand, media, digital, social and customer insights for Maxis and of course not forgetting Kristine Ong, the Managing Director of...

Exceptionally high temperature, melting glaciers, polluted river, hazy sky and the smog so thick the sunlight couldn’t penetrate. It’s the effect of climate change and lives are at stake! Is there something we can do about it? Here we have in the studio, Dr Wong Chiew Yen, a climate scientist, to give us an insight on the progress of climate change and what are the actions we can take...

Pregnancy is one of the most significant experiences that a woman can encounter in her lifetime but the post-natal recovery is often neglected or considered as inconsequential. Even though moms follow the recovery plan but most often they are overloaded with various traditional treatments and often have a hard time staying till the end of it. Today, we have post-natal expert, Valerie Lynn to talk...

Corporate job wasn’t her forte, she got out from being an employee of a company and dreamt big. Fighting off challenges and creating what is called the “clean ice cream”, which is fresh, nutritious, healthy as well as other exciting dairy products. Karabella has come a long way from not only feeding our consumers with healthy goods but also establishing fair trade with farmers. T...

Keeping their shutters open for 60 years now, SKB Shutter Corporation is one of the key players in the industry providing roller shutters and steel doors locally and internationally. Today, we have with us two executive directors, Michelle and Melissa Sin from SKB also, the granddaughters of the founder, Mr Sin Kean Boon, to talk about their journey following their father’s and grandfather&r...

When it comes to social enterprises, it doesn’t matter where you come from, what matters is that you aspire to make a change. From Guatemala to Australia to The Philippines, we bring together three vastly different social enterprises to enlighten us about their entrepreneurial journeys as they make waves to transform lives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Looking into the spider-web-like complexity of politics and civic activism, you can most likely find Dr Khoo Ying Hooi who breaks glass ceilings and is vocal with her thoughts. In spite of working with constraints, she persists on this journey of democratization and freedom, in hopes to see a progressive nation through her writing. Coming back to BFM for the fourth time, Dr Khoo Ying Hooi shares h...

We have seen how technology seeps into our society by changing the way we communicate, bringing about the concept of ride-sharing, flexible work space, cashless society... all in all, the world is so much more connected compared to a decade ago. With the rapid changing environment, Frog Asia by YTL aims to revolutionise the way of learning with Frog VLE by integrating it into the Malaysian Educati...

It is no secret that jobs in the tech industry are blooming and one of the fastest growing in the world, but can we justify that females are being left behind in the industry? Prior to today, Lava Protocols has talked to us about data visualisation, digital ads, cloud computing, social media, etc. but the focus today will be on women and why it matters to have women in the IT industry. Traditional...

Flip in a light switch, is what most Malaysians do first thing in the morning and last thing before they go to bed. It’s been wired so heavily into our brain as it is such an essential in our life which enables us to perform our daily activities. Today, we have Stephanie Ng, a multi-award winning industrial designer and founder Stephanie Ng Design is here to shed some light onto her journey...