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Two years ago, Malaysian consumers have never heard of Cuckoo International. The CEO, Hoe Kian Choon has been aggressively penetrating into the Malaysian market by opening over 100 brand stores, sold close to 100,000 units of Cuckoo Water Purifier and grown to 3000 employees strong in the span of two years. We find out more about KC’s expansion strategy in Malaysia. See omnystudio.com/listen...

Entrepreneurs are usually fired by the passion of an idea, which then they relentlessly work day and night to execute them. With all the fire fighting, they often put legal issues right at the bottom of their list. This month we will be listing down common legal issues that entrepreneurs should take note before it gets too late to realise whatever they are doing is not legally viable. For the firs...

Research indicates that only 16% of Malaysian family firms have a proper succession plan in place. While many organisations across the region have a leadership development strategy in place, to identify high potential future talent is critically lacking. Anthony Raja Devadoss, Managing Director & Vice President Asia Pacific, BTI Consultants will discuss the global challenge of identifying, dev...

Tan Sri Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria is ex-Secretary General of MITI and one of the EOY Malaysia judges. We hear her thoughts as a non-entrepreneur on what makes an entrepreneur in Malaysia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Entrepreneurs are usually fired by the passion of an idea, which they then relentlessly work day and night to execute. With all the fire fighting, they often leave legal issues to the bottom of their list. This month we will be listing down common legal issues that entrepreneurs should take note before it gets too late to realise whatever they are doing is not legally viable. For the first episode...

The PGA Tour is the largest professional golf tour in the world which started 87 years ago in 1929. The CIMB Classic, was the PGA Tour's first sanctioned event in Southeast Asia back in 2010 and has attracted some of the biggest names in golf, including Tiger Woods, Adam Scott, Ernie Els and Ryo Ishikawa. Todd Rhinehart, Vice President & Executive Director of the CIMB Classic gives us a sneak...

Anytime has about 3,300 gyms and 2.7 million members worldwide. Most recently, the company expanded to Belgium, Sweden, Italy and China. The co-ed fitness chain will also soon open facilities in Colombia, Panama, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, with hopes of opening more facilities in Europe, South Africa and South Korea and Brazil. We learn more about their franchising model today with Maurice Levine,...

MATRADE promotes export trade and they play a key role in providing financial aid to young fashion entrepreneurs in Malaysia. There are various grants available for Malaysian companies. Together with the Head of Lifestyle Unit at MATRADE, Abu Bakar Yusof, we explore two of them: Market Development Grant (MDG) and Services Export Fund (SEF). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The biggest achievement by Holstein Milk is dominating 39% of the market for fresh milk under the Farm Fresh brand. One of the main reasons behind this success is the founder’s dedication to tend his ladies (cows) with respect. Loi Tuan Ee, founder and CEO of Holstein Milk was selected at the 65th International Selection Panel at the Bali ISP in July making him the 13th Endeavor Entrepreneur...

What’s good money if you don’t do good with it? Chivas recently launched the Malaysian leg of The Venture and they have a million dollar fund to invest in extraordinary social enterprises.  Emmanuel Dokhelar, Marketing Director and Benedict Yong, Brand Manager at Pernod Ricard sheds light on this opportunity to up and coming social entrepreneurs. See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...

The future of work is going virtual. How will tomorrow’s boardroom look like? We have Terrence Yong, Managing Director of SAP Malaysia is here to tell us more about the recently launched SAP Digital Boardroom.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Invest Selangor is on an aggressive mission to woo international investors to the state. In 2015, Selangor achieved investments of RM7.9bil and CEO of Invest Selangor aims to drive more into the booming state with the upcoming Selangor International Expo 2016 which will be held on the 20th to 22nd October.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We hear about retrenchment in the news daily and it is seriously no laughing matter. To stay employed, employees need to remain industry relevant and find opportunities to up-skill themselves. INTI recently partnered with Obviously Harith Iskander, a talk show that brings a no holds barred approach to relevant and current issues in a relaxed environment. How does this partnership help upskilling t...

From working as a CEO of a non profit to serving as a Presidential Nominee in the Clinton and Obama Administration, Nishith Archarya is a prominent American philanthropist and CEO at Citizence and Equal Innovation. He is here with us today, to speak about his experiences and what it really takes to run a successful enterprise. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Perak was once the wealthiest state during the colonial era. The tin boom during the industrialisation collapsed in the 80s which forced the government to diversify into manufacturing. While Perak’s economy is still recovering from the downfall of tin mines, the state is now looking to rebrand its identity to boost its economy by leveraging on its history and environmental assets. CEO of Ins...

A study conducted by recruitment firm, Randstad showed that a third of Malaysian aged 18 to 24 would rather be desk bound than working out of the office via telecommuting. We find out more about the findings of the report and why does Malaysian millennials think so with Ryan Carroll, Country Manager of Randstad Malaysia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Failure is no golden ticket to success of a business. Neither is just mere passion. Launched July 2015, BookDoc is now available in Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia. Dato’ Chevy Beh, founder of the online healthcare platform provides tips to startup owners launching into uncharted territory while maintaining rapid growth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MaGIC, Uber and Digi are on a hunt to look for ASEAN’s next big idea. This collaboration initiated a 2-week ideation lab to help ASEAN entrepreneurs grow their impactful business. For aspiring startups, this is an opportunity to win an international exposure trip to San Francisco.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Futurist Dr Stefan Hajkowicz is the Senior Principal Scientist in Strategy And Foresight at CSIRO and also author of the book, ‘Global Megatrends’. He looks into his crystal ball and tells us if our future is dystopian or utopian. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feruni Ceramiche gives the traditional tiles industry a grand makeover with its state-of-the-art, premium ceramic and porcelain tiles at competitive prices. By 2019, the global market size for ceramic tiles is projected to be worth US$112.3 billion, paving the way for Feruni to capture a meaningful slice of the Asia Pacific market. An Endeavor entrepreneur, CC Ngei, founder of Feruni Ceramiche rec...

The annual Trainers Conference is back this October with the theme Catalyse, Elevate and Grow. This conference shares the future trends of the HR industry and uncover emerging technologies in training and learning and development.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The first and only dedicated internationally recognized school of pageantry in the whole of the Malaysia that offers university endorsed courses in the competitive field of beauty pageants, self deportment, modelling and runway events. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Body Shop in February unveiled a pioneering new global CSR strategy that underpins all aspects of company operation. The new Commitment entitled Enrich, Not Exploit is an extensive programme of global activity and measurable targets that touches all areas of the business, to be delivered by 2020. ‎International Director of Corporate Responsibility and Campaigns at The Body Shop, Christophe...

Most companies suffer from genuine talent shortage. It could stem from flawed hiring processes to flawed employer branding. Chris Greenough is a founder of Potentio which is a company that focuses on building digital teams for creative agencies. With the access to 150 million talent profiles worldwide, Potentio shares what are the hurdles that Malaysian entrepreneurs have to face when it comes to...

TEDxKL is back for the eighth time this year with the theme “Resonance”. Daniel Cerventus, the organiser of TEDxKL shares how things have fared since its first talk and how he keeps it fresh every year.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.