Redefining Success

Irfan Rizzqin (more commonly known as Riz) is a fitness coach, who specialises in body transformation. He joins us on the show today to share why he left his job at sales to focus on fitness, and the kind of dedication required to make it in the industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nazira Roslee knew she wanted to become a teacher ever since she was a little girl, simply because she wanted to make a positive change in the lives of children. She joins us on the show today to discuss her philosophy of teaching, what drives her and how she defines success. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alena Murang is a Malaysian Singer-Songwriter and Sape Player. She joins us on the show today to discuss her passion, transitioning from a conventional job to a musician, and if she’s ever faced discrimination in the industry because of her gender. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Angeline Tan is the CEO of Maria’s SteakCafe. What started off as a small cafe in Ipoh by her parents, has now grown into a franchise of sorts, with multiple restaurants in the Klang Valley. Angeline joins us on the show to share why she left her field of actuarial science to focus on her family business. Image credit: Angeline Tan See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ushar Daniele has been a journalist for about a decade. Interestingly enough, this wasn’t necessarily a lifelong dream, nor did she attend journalism school. Journalism was something that came her way while she was a radiographer. She joins us on the show today to share why she decided to pursue journalism, what it takes to be a successful journalist in Malaysia and how she measures growth. Image...

Did you know that a Malaysian worked on the sound mixing for the Disney film, Encanto? Sarawakian Alvin Wee, an award-winning producer, mixer and musician, has been nominated for an accolade at the Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Awards 2022 in Hollywood, for his work in Encanto. We speak to him about his passion, what makes him tick and what success means to him. Image credit: Alvin Wee See omnystudio...

Gary Chong is founder of Gary Chong Studios, a cinematic video production agency. He’s been making commercial films for 11 years. Gary joins us on the show today to discuss how he views success, his growth over the past decade and what drives him to keep doing what he’s doing. Image credit: Gary Chong See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heidy Quah is a refugee rights activist and founder of NGO, Refuge for the Refugees. She joins us on this episode to discuss what success means to her and if she’s ever contemplated leaving this field to pursue something more stable such as a corporate job. Image credit: Refuge for Refugees Facebook See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kenn Leandre has been a video games journalist for about a decade. He started off writing for IGN APAC and started his own news portal, Kakuchopurei in 2017. He joins us to share how he made a career in video games content creation in Malaysia. Image credit: Kakuchopurei See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a country where even dreaming to be a theatre performer is seen as something too unorthodox, one must be insane to ever realistically dream of becoming a pro-wrestler, what more, own a wrestling company, here in Malaysia. But that’s exactly what Ayez Shaukat Fonseka did. He joins us on the show to discuss how he found the courage to not only dream of becoming a pro-wrestler, but actually pursue...

Have you ever stopped to wonder what exactly success means to you? Is it money, fame, power? All of the above or none at all? Redefining Success, a show where we speak to passionate people from various fields about their lives, what makes them tick & what the word “success” means to them. On this episode, we’re joined by Ee-Lyn Tan, one of the founders of The Accidental Bakers. She talks about...

Have you ever stopped to wonder what exactly success means to you? Is it money, fame, power? All of the above or none at all? Redefining Success, a show where we speak to passionate people from various fields about their lives, what makes them tick & what the word “success” means to them. On this episode, we’re joined by Dominic Lucien Luk, co-founder of Monday Show School, which is a Musical...

Have you ever stopped to wonder what exactly success means to you? Is it money, fame, power? All of the above or none at all? Redefining Success, a show where we speak to passionate people from various fields about their lives, what makes them tick & what the word “success” means to them. On this episode, we speak to Rupa Subramaniam , who wears her heart on her sleeve. She wrestles with what...

Have you ever stopped to wonder what exactly success means to you? Is it money, fame, power? All of the above or none at all? Redefining Success, a show where we speak to passionate people from various fields about their lives, what makes them tick & what the word “success” means to them. On this episode, comedian Prakash Daniel joins us to share his journey and what drives him. Image credit:...