Open For Business

Nothing ever happens in your business until you generate enquiries or prospects. How you think about your marketing and create your campaigns will determine if your marketing strategy succeeds or fails. Jeevan Sahadevan joins us to coach listeners on how to create incredible marketing campaigns. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After spending 18 years at Maxis, Ratna Nadarajan left the corporate sector and got into the events scene. His company, Mojo Projects, has organized some pretty interesting concerts and festivals in the Indian entertainment space. We speak to Ratna about the challenges of crafting unique events, turning a profit, and Mojo’s progression into film, TV, and streaming platforms. See omnystudio.c...

Statistics show that more than 75% of new and small companies from around the world shut down every year. This failure rate is staggeringly high and extremely concerning because it means seven out of ten companies are likely to fail. Flipidea is a startup on a mission to guide aspiring entrepreneurs and students to discover analytical insights by learning from failed startups and business failures...

Small, independent boutique hotels around the world are struggling in this climate. They don’t have the financial clout to make their presence felt, leaving them at risk of big-chain buyouts and being stomped out of the market. But there may be a solution for these hoteliers - ZUZU Hospitality Solutions wants to help hoteliers focus on hospitality by delivering higher revenue through their y...

Baked goods tend to stir feelings of goodwill, home, and family - and Arieni Adriena has truly taken that to heart as the founder of Gula Cakery, a home-grown Malaysian bakery, cafe, and baking school. She joins us to discuss working closely with her family, her aptitude for Instagram marketing, and her next endeavours. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sheila Singam, founder of Human Equation, joins us in the studio for the last Monday of the month to discuss how and why we should work to build more healthy, productive relationships at work through the use of case studies from her clientele. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eventistry plans weddings, corporate events, and all sorts of parties with a “sustainable twist”. Their approach gives them a niche and caters to an ever-growing market of eco-friendly consumers. We speak to Lead Event Planner, Laverne Chee, about creating sustainable events, the challenges of doing so, as well as the growing market Eventistry is catering to. See omnystudio.com/listene...

Eventistry plans weddings, corporate events, and all sorts of parties with a “sustainable twist”. Their approach gives them a niche and caters to an ever-growing market of eco-friendly consumers. We speak to Lead Event Planner, Laverne Chee, about creating sustainable events, the challenges of doing so, as well as the growing market Eventistry is catering to. See omnystudio.com/listene...

We all love saving money, and it’s safe to say we can all relate to resorting to eating instant noodles and figuring out the cheapest transport options when trying to be frugal. But not all of us have created a biodiesel business from straining vegetable oil through an old t-shirt in our kitchens in an attempt to be thrifty. That feat belongs to Vinesh Sinha, founder of FatHopes Energy, as w...

It’s been 40+ years since its inception - with 20 showrooms across 5 countries - but Australia’s most awarded furniture company, King Living remains family-owned. We speak to its founder, David King about prioritising quality, innovation and sustainability in his designs, and about making furniture and building a family business that stands the test of time. See omnystudio.com/listener...

It’s been 40+ years since its inception - with 20 showrooms across 5 countries - but Australia’s most awarded furniture company, King Living remains family-owned. We speak to its founder, David King about prioritising quality, innovation and sustainability in his designs, and about making furniture and building a family business that stands the test of time. See omnystudio.com/listener...

Food is the driving passion for a good majority of Malaysians, and while our local snacks have a special place in our hearts, we also love trying snacks from other countries - and Lucas Chong of Eggette Lab knows that all too well, and discusses bringing the fluffy egg-based waffle phenomenon from Hong Kong to Malaysia, localising flavours for Malaysian taste buds, and Eggette Lab’s incredib...

As you go more digital, your business can grow with it. However, many traditional businesses are using this opportunity to cover losses and not actually using its full potential as a digital platform to expand the business exponentially. In this episode, we continue our session with Jason Low of Cap 360 Ventures on how can you grow from a single entity, into a full range platform player and market...

Online retail is growing at breakneck speeds, making a brand’s online presence almost vital to its survival. Shopline, a B2B platform that gives brands their own digital commerce space, is filling that demand in a big way. We speak to CEO Tony Wong about the need to have multiple online fronts, competition in the market, as well as the impact e-commerce has on sales. See omnystudio.com/liste...

8 years as a doctor and entrepreneur, Dr Lim’s passion is to contribute socially, especially in the senior care sector whilst building sustainable and profitable businesses. He is currently the CEO of Jasper Healthcare, a senior care group consisting of multiple entities - nursing homes (Jasper Lodge), home caregiving services (Pillar), shared serviced apartments for seniors (Eldershare) and...

OpenMinds Resources didn’t start out focusing on digital marketing but the name today has become synonymous with MarTech and all things Online Marketing in Malaysia. We speak to the founders about the company’s growth over the last 7 years, the multiple failures and pivots in their journey and the imminent “7-year itch” in a saturated industry. See omnystudio.com/listener f...

It’s safe to say that the nature of work is changing greatly. Remote and mobile working have taken off, open offices are the new standard, and the gig economy is booming. In line with non-standard types of work, En. Abdul Muthalib Zulkarnain, the CEO of Get Hyred discusses his new app, HYRED, dedicated to connecting temporary workers with the business owners who need them. See omnystudio.com...

This is our Malaysia Day special and we’re calling it Open From Borneo. Malaysia as we know today would have never existed without the inclusion of Sabah and Sarawak on the 16th of September 1963. These two states from the east have always set an example of unity among different races and Mother Nature’s love to our planet. So what is it like building a business in the East and taking...

This is our Malaysia Day special and we’re calling it Open From Borneo. Malaysia as we know today would have never existed without the inclusion of Sabah and Sarawak on the 16th of September 1963. These two states from the east have always set an example of unity among different races and Mother Nature’s love to our planet. So what is it like building a business in the East and taking...

This is our Malaysia Day special and we’re calling it Open From Borneo. Malaysia as we know today would have never existed without the inclusion of Sabah and Sarawak on the 16th of September 1963. These two states from the east have always set an example of unity among different races and Mother Nature’s love to our planet. So what is it like building a business in the East and taking...

This is our Malaysia Day special and we’re calling it Open From Borneo. Malaysia as we know today would have never existed without the inclusion of Sabah and Sarawak on the 16th of September 1963. These two states from the east have always set an example of unity among different races and Mother Nature’s love to our planet. So what is it like building a business in the East and taking...

Ads are often seen as intrusive to the online experience… but what if an ad asked you before promoting a product? Instreamatic’s voice-enabled ads allows users to verbally respond to the ads on their devices; bringing a new level of interactivity with brands in the online space. We spoke to founder Stas Tushinskiy about the tech behind the ads, partnering with Pandora, and the way mar...

Advanx Health combine a data and tech-driven approach with human-centric model, empathy and compassion to help you tackle the most persistent health challenges, like high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes etc. Through the data they collect from your screening test and DNA test, their health team will be able to provide evidence-based personalised recommendation on diet, fitness and lifestyle to yo...

Ninja Van is a tech-enabled express logistics company providing hassle-free delivery services for businesses of all sizes across Southeast Asia. Launched in 2014, Ninja Van started operations in Singapore and has become the region's largest and fastest growing last-mile logistics company, with a network covering six countries across Southeast Asia - Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Tha...

How do you not only carry on the family business, but transform it and expand it into a company so huge, they work with the likes of Tiffin Food Court and Good Vibes? Neal and Nigel Edwin, the twin brothers who run Rent A Pot, discuss the risks in the greenery business as well as their big plans for a new nursery and their own clothing line. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.