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Businesses throughout the world are constantly seeking to improve employee performance and achieve quarterly goals. But anyone in HR will tell you that sometimes conventional or existing performance measures such as KPIs, financial reports and monthly evaluations could be inefficient and outdated. Business performance management solutions provider KPISOFT joins us to shed light on how companies ar...

Tailor-made shirts are often expensive, while those found in retail stores aren’t designed for Asian physiques. CK Chang’s Oxwhite plans to change all that with high-quality white shirts for the Asian market at an affordable price… while disrupting the online pre-order model in the process. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Going Global this week, we have one of the leading digital security providers in South East Asia - Securemetric Technology. Securemetric’s core focus is in Software Licensing Protection, 2-Factor Authentication, Advanced Identity and Access Management and the list goes on. CEO Edward Law joins us to discuss how Securemetric is changing the cyber security landscape in the region and their...

Patrick and Lavinia recognised that there were various problems within the fitness space. They believed that coaches were often being unscrupulously charged by the gym that they were attached to - and they felt that something could be done about it. So they created a space that coaches could hire without fear of being ripped off. But that’s just one aspect that they expect to resolve. Tune i...

Merchantrade Asia is the largest Money Exchange company in Malaysia. If you look the company up on Wikipedia - you will see that they are a Money Services Business, a digital Payment Service and a Mobile Virtual Network operator provider. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Chief Strategy Officer Paran Puvanesan joins us to discuss how Merchantrade have disrupted themselves and the mammo...

If there’s one thing that truly unites Malaysians, it’s our appreciation of local cuisine. In honour of Malaysia Day 2018, we look at three takes on businesses celebrating local flavours with Edmund Tan of Inside Scoop, the founder of Mum’s Place, Christopher De Mello, and a few street food vendors, to talk about what makes Malaysian food so beloved by our nation. See omnystudio....

If you or your kids are familiar with games like Final Fantasy, Bioshock, Street Fighter and Gears of War - Streamline Studios are the guys behind these titles. The company started off in Europe, is being managed by an American - but people in the games industry will tell you that Streamline is a true MALAYSIAN success story. Co-founder & CEO of Streamline Studios, Alex Fernandez shares why an...

This Merdeka, we look at how businesses, entrepreneurs, and startups can play a proactive role in developing the youth and future of Malaysia via education. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Groupon may have killed his first startup, but it didn’t kill Clarence Leong’s spirit. We speak to the Founder and CEO of EasyParcel on the roller-coaster ride that led him to establish the online comparison platform for parcel delivery, which today has been dubbed Southeast Asia’s Booking.com for parcel delivery. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Going Global, we shine the spotlight on I-Serve Group of Companies. The regional conglomerate is in the business of providing bill payment, low-cost airlines ticketing, express bus ticketing, telco prepaid top-up services and payment gateway solutions. We speak to I-Serve MD, Dato Alan Goh about their plans to create the biggest online shopping mall, and what I-Serve is doing to...

In line with the upcoming Enterprise Breakaway 2018, we take a look back at Enterprise Breakaway 2017, themed “Back to Basics”, for an idea of what to expect from BFM’s flagship entrepreneurship conference. In this episode, we hear Jeevan Sahadevan’s “7 Areas To Double Your Business Profits In The Next 12 Months”, as well as Faridah Hameed’s thoughts on a...

In line with the upcoming Enterprise Breakaway 2018, we take a look back at Enterprise Breakaway 2017, themed “Back to Basics”, for an idea of what to expect from BFM’s flagship entrepreneurship conference. In this episode, we hear from the panel titled “One Step Back, Two Steps Forward”. How do you know when to pull back, and how can you move on from that point to co...

On this episode of Going Global, we shine the spotlight on Bluenumber - a global platform for self-identification and voluntary traceability. Bluenumbers can show who produced the food for your table, made your clothes, or mined the metal for components in your phone or laptop. We speak to Founder & CEO Puvan Selvanathan about how Bluenumbers are being used to make policy and procurement decis...

Being an entrepreneur is tough, especially if you are a young entrepreneur who is looking to start a business in a world where new and creative endeavours are harder and harder to think of. In line with that, Junior Chamber International, or JCI for short, created the JCI Creative Young Entrepreneur Award where they could showcase all this creativity. Two of 2017’s top 3 winners of the JCI C...

Ganesh Bangah is a well-known name in the technopreneur community. He built MOL into one of the biggest payment companies in South East Asia, was the youngest CEO of a public listed company in Malaysia and led MOL to acquire Friendster, the world’s pioneer social network. Now, through his latest venture - Commerce. Asia, Ganesh is providing omni-channel solutions to SMEs and micro-entreprene...

DOJO is a co-working space in KL working with organisations like Tech in Asia and Policy Street, notably securing an anchor tenant in the form of Commerce. Asia. Co-founders Jack Chan and Dewan Ng share their ideas about co-working and work culture in general, as well as their goals for the work culture that DOJO can provide. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Going Global shines the spotlight on home-grown money services provider - MaxMoney. MaxMoney offers a fast, secure and convenient way for individuals and businesses to exchange and transfer over 100 different foreign currencies to more than 190 countries worldwide. What’s next for the company, and how are they dealing with e-wallet disruptors in their segment? Founder & CEO of...

It’s the durian season and at every corner of the street, you’ll find a random truck selling a bunch of durians for all you durian lovers. But there’s also a new trend at the moment and that is durian ice creams. Fruiti King recently just launched 6 new flavours in the market, two of them being Musang King and Durian, made from real durians. We speak to Max Teh, the CEO of Fruiti...

LintraMax provides plantation management solutions designed to automate a plantation's operational processes, making them more efficient, controllable and more cost-effective in the long run. They’ve also designed and created cloud-based systems and apps, to help oil palm planters streamline work processes in their plantations. Founder and Managing Director of LintraMax, Khor Kheng Khoon, sh...

Now everyone can accept card payments! This week on Going Global, we feature the payment platform and service provider that makes it possible for anyone to accept card payments anywhere, anytime, securely. Soft Space is currently the leading Mobile Point-of-Sales (mPOS) provider in the South East Asian region, marking its presence in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, the Philippin...

On 14 June 2018, Malaysia lost not only a shining light in the Malaysian entrepreneurship ecosystem but also a man who inspired and taught many the way to success. Nazrin Hassan, the CEO of Cradle, passed away due to a tragic accident. We take a look back at the legacy he left behind, the inspiring spirit he instilled in the ecosystem and some of the best memories of him with acting Group CEO of C...

This is a rundown of the Chivas Venture 2018, a global competition aimed at social enterprises. BFM’s very own Freda Liu discusses her experience in Amsterdam attending the Chivas Venture 2018 finals, and shares some of the finalists’ stories and experiences. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every week on Going Global, we feature promising local tech companies who are on their way to becoming regional and global players. In this episode, we shine the spotlight on CXS International, a company that powers human development with education and employability analytics. Originally based in Norway, CXS International recently moved its global headquarters to Cyberjaya, and is moving to reloca...

Following the news of Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s arrest, we caught up with Founder of Human Equation Sheila Singam to discuss Najib Razak’s fall from grace — from the historic Barisan Nasional loss in the recent general elections to his arrest yesterday. What exactly were Malaysians looking for in a leader? Sheila breaks down the 5 Things Malaysians Needed in Najib Razak. See omnys...

Every week on Going Global, we feature promising local tech companies who are on their way to becoming regional and global players. In this episode, we feature Jobstore.com, which provides a simple way for employers and recruiters to post jobs on multiple job sites, classified ads and social networking sites with one submission. First launched in New York just five years ago, Jobstore today bills...