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Parking is the bane of all Malaysian drivers. The pain points vary from the variety of poor payment methods to the lack of available and accessible parking areas and even the generally negative effect of parking stress on quality of life. Enter: JomParkir, a smart parking solution provider attempting to address all of Malaysia’s parking pain points. CEO Nasir Habizar joins us in the studio t...

Good staff performance at work is everything in a business. Managers and entrepreneurs struggle when their employees aren’t performing to their expectations, and are often at a loss as to what to do next. Jeevan Sahadevan of Leverage Labs reveals 5 methods of training your employees that will ensure their continued improvement in performance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

Aliments is an app that allows customers to make an order on-the-go, so that their meal is ready for dine-in or takeout when they arrive at the restaurant. We speak to founders Jason and Kelvin about their plans for expansion, quality control, and what exactly Aliments means in the first place. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

They were the first platform to offer virtual running as a concept in Southeast Asia and are the fastest growing fitness social media platform in Southeast Asia. To date, they have more than 150,000 users on their platform. They make use of technology to bring fun, motivation and flexibility to runners. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How did a traditional family business in Ipoh became a top seller for Lazada? Sam Kon of Beyond Infinity Consultancy shares his journey from offline to online. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s the last Monday of the month and Sheila Singam of Human Equation comes back to the studio to discuss client case studies from her coaching experience, all about how to take charge of the mind in the workplace. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Taking Little India (Singapore) online doesn’t seem like an easy task, but Jay Varman and his team seem to have done it. Dei (Daily Everything Indian) is an online platform that connects retailers who deal with (especially Asian / Indian) household items with customers who want their goods delivered to their doorsteps. We talk to Jay about the logistics of running this platform, their Freshn...

Malongo are the French leaders in the marketing of fair-trade organic coffee producing 8000 tonnes of coffee annually. They cover the entire coffee market: whole bean coffee, ground coffee, pods, and freeze-dried coffee as well as coffee machines. With annual sales revenue reaching nearly 110 million Euros, and their products found in in around forty countries, they have now expanding into South E...

While yoga studios in and around KL are shutting down just as quickly as they open up, The Flow in Bangsar is thriving. We speak to Founder Tiffany Yow about what this yoga and pilates studio has been doing differently over the last 8 months to take them so close to breaking even so soon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ambiance is a massive part of the dining experience for any food and beverage business, but Cammistry is taking it to a whole new level by using full projection, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) to create an interactive restaurant and club lounge. Kent Low discusses this unique take on the dining experience. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Faridah Hameed shares her thoughts on self-inflicted challenges for women in the workplace, and how one could move past these obstacles. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rhymba Hills is a tea company that’s continuing to gain popularity because of its famous herbal infusions. But in a small market dominated by name brands, can Rhymba Hills make a sustainable name for itself? We speak to founder Ciinndey Wong about giving up her job as an accountant to start a tea company, the way she picks her herbal infusions, as well as her plans on taking the business fur...

Splenday Asia is a talent recruitment platform focusing on networking and creating conversations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Truly Malaysia program promotes authentic Made-in-Malaysia goods in thousands of pharmacies across Hong Kong, to provide a gateway for local products to enter the China market. We discuss the merits of the initiative, and how it hopes to give SMEs here access to some 1.3 billion consumers in China. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This year, the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2018 Malaysia, Song Hoi-see, Founder and CEO of Plaza Premium Group, is headed to Monte Carlo for the EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year award. He discusses his decades of experience in creating the airport hospitality industry, as well as the impact of the EY awards on his personal and professional lives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...

Leadership is made up of many components, from integrity to presence to transparency. But when it comes to communication, how often do leaders consider their voice? Arthur Joseph, author of “Vocal Leadership: 7 Minutes A Day To Communication Mastery” provides proven techniques and daily exercises to help you develop a commanding voice and presence, and improve vocal quality, mental acu...

Renting out your property is a great way to gain some returns, but it’s never as easy as it seems. Interspace ups the “rentability” of your space by designing it in a way that attracts the best tenants. We speak to founder Calvin Kong about the projects he has undertaken, the challenges of providing such a service, as well as the mistakes homeowners make that decreases their rent...

With 35 schools in over 20 countries training 20,000 students in the culinary arts - Le Cordon Bleu is synonymous with high end French Cuisine. When people talk about going for French Food, they’re likely talking about Le Cordon Bleu. What makes the institute so special, why are they seen as the pinnacle of culinary education, and how does a training establishment that’s been around fo...

When it comes to the newer generation, more and more people are looking for meaning and impact in their careers, not just monetary gain. This is reflected in the growing number of social enterprises in Malaysia, but unfortunately not a lot of them survive past their initial conception. How can social entrepreneurs move past that to actually achieve intended results? Raymond Gabriel of People Syste...

As any entrepreneur knows, your business journey can feel like an uphill climb, and you’ll need to learn how to pace yourself to be successful. Azran Osman Rani talks about his book, 30 Days And 30 Years, where he describes “the sprint and marathon of achieving breakthrough performance”.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nielsen’s new SmartStore - a VR-powered application that studies shopper behavior in a realistic environment - plans to change the way retailers understand their customers and plan successful campaigns ahead of time. It allows retailers to plan on future data, instead of relying on old research. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We continue our very honest chat with food innovator Navin Karu about creating a winning combination of setting, cuisine and service to thrive in the F&B industry, as well as the recipe for the perfect burger patty.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Success for Navin Karu has had a domino effect. While many struggle in the F&B scene, the chef and CEO of Ocean Flair Group has continued to see his restaurants voted as some of the top places to dine at in Kuala Lumpur. The food innovator gets real about the extent of the issues F&B businesses have to contend with, including everything from ethical sourcing, MSG to navigating a dishonest...

We all know the importance of financial literacy and the wisdom in handling money. However, while most people learn by trial and error into adulthood, Ng Pui Yee and Kyle Tan, founders of a startup called Little Tauke, provide financial literacy education programmes for children starting from the age of five.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Businesses often go through periods of challenging times where revenues take a dip and sales can be hard to come by. Jeevan Sahadevan shares his Principle For Fast Revenue Generation, as well as methods to pick up your business revenues no matter what the market is like alongside some case studies.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.