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From a relatively unheard company, Freelancer has grown to become the biggest marketplace for freelancers in six years. They’ve acquired over 14 companies- could this be the strategy to their growth?  Joining us today is Deputy CFO of Freelancer, Christopher Koch talking about the growth strategies for Freelancer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mobile Marketing has been growing at over 100% year-on-year for four years and it is projected to overtake desktop marketing. The objective of any marketing campaign is to get people to purchase or consumer the product but it has been a growing pain to measure that specific ROI. Rohit Dadwal, Managing Director at Mobile Marketing Association, shares about how mobile wallet could close that loop an...

 It is something that has been on a lot of employers’ minds, but no one has really come out and say anything. Why job seekers spam? That’s a burning question from Derek Toh, founder of WOBB, a job-finding platform for millennials. We explore how technology has not only helped but also hindered the industry with the spammy job seeking behavior.  See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Ai Sunaga has served Nobu Restaurants for over 10 years. She has worked at Nobu in London, Melbourne, Turkey and now Kuala Lumpur. We follow her journey in working for celebrity chef, Nobu Matsuhisa and a Michelin star restaurant that has expanded to 30 outlets across five continents. Ai shares the challenges in setting up Nobu in Kuala Lumpur and how they managed to uphold Nobu’s brand. &nb...

It’s the final episode of our series 50 Shades of Strategy in collaboration with the UCSI Consulting Group. In Episode 1, we talked about the 3 key elements of business - strategy, innovation and leadership. In Episode 2, we talked about business makeovers and the art of being lean and mean. In Episodes 3 and 4, we talked about innovation. And in Episode 5, we spoke about Blue Ocean Leadersh...

We live in a connected world, entirely changing the way we communicate, interact and consume media, and this is especially apparent in the sports industry. Now, with sports facing its highest projected growth recorded in the past 10 years, James Beatt, Business Development Manager at Repucom is here to explain his views on the impact of the internet on this ever-expanding industry.   See omny...

APPIES is an awards show where entrants make their case in front of a jury and industry audience. Malati Siniah, Chief Content Officer at Marketing Magazine gives us her top three picks of her favorite campaigns that won the Gold Medal at the event. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Running a business may not be as difficult as it seems. Raymond Gabriel runs a Sustainable Entrepreneurial Development programme which tracks high-need communities with micro businesses and the goal is to increase their income. This programme has trained 12,000 entrepreneurs from marginalised communities, which saw incomes raised by 400%. With the success of the program, Raymond shares some of the...

In the last two episodes of 50 Shades of Strategy in collaboration with UCSI Consulting Group we look at  leadership, aligning people and managing energy.   Raj Kumar,  CEO of the UCSI Consulting Group joins us again. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The interconnectedness of the global economy today means that unexpected events in one corner of the globe can ripple through the world’s supply chain and affect customers and businesses everywhere. Prof. Sheffi explains why modern vulnerabilities call for innovative processes and tools for creating and embedding corporate resilience and risk management. See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

 It's Fonterra's 40th Anniversary. They are a New Zealand multinational dairy co-operative owned by around 13,000 New Zealand farmers. We find out how this collective arrangement brings advantages to the farming process and how Fonterra has innovated their products to gain a competitive edge.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Innovation, like the science experiment, conjures up images of mad scientists, experimentation and Eureka moments. Not everyone has the means to innovate the way Apple does, so where do you begin and is there a method to the madness. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Technology has really revolutionised the travel industry. It’s never been more easy to research and book a holiday or make corporate travel arrangements. But behind the scenes there are complex systems at work. What are the updates on that front? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We speak to the Category Winners of the Alliance Bank SME Innovation Challenge 2015 to see how winning the award has helped them, what strategies they've deployed to innovate and enhance their businesses, and their plans for the future.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the 3rd installment of the series 50 Shades of Strategy, we tackle the topic of Innovation. What are the various types of innovation and how do you develop a culture of innovation at your organisation? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 Beyoncé may have launched her last two albums in rather unorthodox ways but the proof is in the pudding with approximately USD3 million in sales per day of her latest - Lemonade. Maya Tan and Angeline Teh discuss the lessons to be learnt from the unlikely but undisputed Queen of Marketing - Beyoncé. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We speak to the winners of the Alliance Bank SME Innovation Challenge 2015 to see how winning the award has helped them scale, what strategies they've deployed and their plans for the future.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The EY Entrepreneur Of The Year awards Malaysia returns for its 15th edition to recognise and celebrate extraordinary entrepreneurs who have the ability to inspire, empower and reshape the world with innovation and foresight. We discover the thrust of this year's awards and speak to last year's winner, Datuk Tan Say Jim of Iris Corporation who is headed to the global EY Entrepreneur of the Year co...

On Episode 2 of our series entitled 50 Shades of Strategy, we look at Business Makeovers and the Art of Being Lean and Mean.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’ve all seen the videos on YouTube of how crooked chinese manufacturers have been able to create anything from fake eggs, to mandarin oranges, and beef to more insidious forms of food fraud such as infant formula. How does food fraud occur? How are food companies vulnerable and what can be done about this? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KL Chan, apart from setting up successful payment gateway, iPay88 has also been an active mentor to startups. We catch up with him on that front as well as discuss opportunities in e-commerce. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the world of business, strategy often decides if you make or break. What’s the game plan, are you building your business or defending it? Are you reacting or disrupting it? We kickstart a brand new series entitled 50 Shades of Strategy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Gender Gap report was first published by the World Economic Forum in 2006 where Malaysia was ranked 68th globally in the Economic Participation and Opportunity index. In 2015, Malaysia was positioned at 95th. What happened along the way and what will help close the gender gap at work? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Free to Run is a nonprofit organization that uses running, physical fitness and outdoor adventure as a means of empowering and educating females in conflict-affected communities to overcome the harmful effects of gender, religious and ethnic discrimination. By creating and supporting an environment for women and girls to participate in sport and physical education, Free to Run aims to use the powe...

There’s a lot to say about the importance of company culture. While we've all heard about how Google employees are allowed to drink beer at work, and play ping pong, but could this be creating a counter-productive workplace culture? What constitutes as counter-productive workplace behaviour? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.