HerVantage

The number of women entrepreneurs in Malaysia has increased in the past three decades as a result of emphasis on industrialisation, self-employment and business-oriented employment, according to the International Academic Research Journal of Business and Technology (2015). Although there is a positive progress in gender composition locally, we still hear cases on gender inequality, especially when...

The Women of Excellence Awards Malaysia aims to seek, to honour and to bring together successful and outstanding Malaysian women. The awards spotlights successful women in Malaysia who have risen above and beyond ordinary standards and expectations.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On 6 November 2012, A BI54 flight from Melbourne landed in Brunei International Airport; at the controls were Sharifah Czarena Suriany Syed Hashim – the successful completion of this flight marked the final stage in the command training process for then Senior First Officer Sharifah Czarena; she became the first female airline captain in both Brunei and Southeast Asia. See omnystudio.com/lis...

Huffington Post blogger Shirley Maya Tan is a Malaysian single mother who resides mostly in the Philippines. Through her personal blog, "The Art of Fearless Living", she writes about societal challenges, identity and much more. Beyond that, she is pursuing the path of a "Fearless Radical Optimist" by using her fearless voice to truly make a difference in the world. Currently, she is a Social Impac...

Wendy Ida is a exercise dynamo, 5-time award winning fitness pro, and a top Los Angeles fitness trainer. Her fitness career began after gaining 50 lbs with her second child. She quit her 20 year corporate accounting job and pursued her own credentials as a personal trainer and nutrition specialist. She is a living example of how any woman over age 40 can become a fitness warrior if they understand...

Being the World’s first licensed Shariah-based Online Equity Crowdfunding platform, ATA Plus is a proponent for democratisation of wealth and financial inclusion in the ‘new economy’. They believe that matching capital with businesses has a far reaching productive social and economical outcomes. The ecosystem is designed to help partnership between investors and entrepreneurs in...

What role will Malaysia play in the logistics industry in ASEAN and the world? What are the studies revealing and how can education change the game? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Davina Goh shares the reason on why she takes on unique projects from learning Shaolin Kung Fu in China to the upcoming Davina Goh's Epic Swimathon Challenge where she will be swimming nine kilometres to raise funds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WAO’s vision to create a society that if free of violence against women. Almost 40 years, how far have we progressed or have we? Why do we need to still keep the conversation going? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From building the brand to  a given opportunity to run the company for Sothys Malaysia, Cheryl Lee shares with us her journey. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 It’s International Women’s Day on March 8 and we’re dedicating this month to celebrating women who are leading social enterprises in the country. Sewist Nest is a social enterprise that aims to empower and enable people to create a livelihood through sewing skillsets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s International Women’s Day on March 8 and we’re dedicating this month to celebrate women who are leading social enterprises in the country. GoodKids is a social enterprise working to keep vulnerable kids away from social vices through drama therapy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 It’s International Women’s Day on March 8 and we’re dedicating this month to celebrate women who are leading social enterprises in the country. Tanoti is a congregation of Sarawakian women weavers and artisans dedicated towards the production, promotion and proliferation of hand-crafted fabrics. This continuously-growing community of craftswomen had its origins in a researc...

It’s International Women’s Day on March 8 and we’re dedicating this month to celebrate women who are leading social enterprises in the country See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 It’s International Women’s Day on March 8 and we’re dedicating this month to celebrate women who are leading social enterprises in the country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The first and original playschool in Malaysia, founder Daisy Ng has garnered multiple awards for this nursery, playschool and kindergarten in Mont Kiara.  She has also recently wrote a book called “Right From The Start.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After working for over 20 years in an advertising company and her last role as Executive Director, Rosie Hong decided to start her own company offering services in Talent Search and Executive Recruitment for industries such as Advertising, CRM, Digital, Corporate Marketing, Brand Management, Media and PR. What brought this on? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Double SEA Games gold medallist Kimbeley Yap shares her story of how she thrived after her near death accident. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Malisse is currently the Regional Director of Business Strategy at Meltwater, a global software company specializing in big data and digital media intelligence. She launched the Malaysia operations in 2010 where she became the Managing Director of Malaysia at 24 years old.  Keeping busy outside of work, she has a huge passion for entrepreneurship where she is Co-Founder and COO for a B2B clou...

Eisenhower Fellowships exists to inspire leaders around the world to challenge themselves, to think beyond their current scope, to engage others, including outside of their current networks, and to leverage their own talents to better the world around them.  The Fellows are at the heart of EF, and they determine the viability of this organization and they identify innovative leaders from all...

 Lin Kobayashi began her career at Morgan Stanley and holds an MA in International Education Policy Analysis from Stanford University and a BA in Development Economics from the University of Tokyo. More recently, she was honored with the title of “Young Global Leader 2012” by the World Economic Forum,  “Change-maker of the Year 2013” and “Nikkei Woman of the...

The Ministry of Women, Family and Community highlights 13 areas that Malaysian women need to be better represented in. These areas include education, poverty, health, science and technology, media, arts and culture, violence against women, and more. Today as we conclude the year, let’s review some of the women who have been on the show this year in these areas. See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

The company which manages both Sri Emas International School as well as Dwi Emas International School (opening 2015), has been recognized as one of the best Small and Medium Enterprises of 2014 in the yearly SME Top 100 awards. Its founder Anne Tham adds another feather to her cap by being nominated for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Woman Category. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

It has been said that word-of-mouth marketing is the most cost-effective. Think of the movie or restaurant that was recommended to you. How do you leverage on word-of-mouth marketing and is it an art or a science? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Social Entrepreneur, Author, Columnist, Performance Coach and former human rights advocate for Amnesty International Malaysia. At age 22, Angela was the youngest elected Board of Governor for Amnesty International in Malaysia. Her other accolades include being featured in a special edition book titled “Successful Women Entrepreneurs” produced by the Ministry of Women, Family & Co...