The Breakfast Grille

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Robert Prior-Wandesforde, Senior Asian Economist at HSBC Singapore, shares his forecast of exports in 3Q 2009, when he expects recovery, what are the signs of recovery and why he's bearish on the Ringgit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel Mathieson, Market Manager, South East Asia for Zespri International, a company that represents and is fully owned by kiwifruit growers in New Zealand, describes how the business has grown into a billion dollar industry See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

HE Youssouf Oomar, UNICEF representative to Malaysia and special representative to Brunei talks about it being every person's duty to ensure the future of our children See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Richard Evans, Chairman, Columbia Asia Group of Companies, talks about the healthcare business and why their model has such a healthy outlook See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Chris Yong, Country Director, Courts Mammoth Sdn Bhd talks about the turnaround exercise undertaken by the company, re-branding and expansion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Ng Lip Yong, MD Hai-O Marketing Sdn Bhd talks about growth prospects in the world of multi-level marketing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Nu Skin Enterprises, a direct selling company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, had its biggest growth last year. Despite the difficult times, Nu Skin still expects the growth momentum to still continue this year. Find out why... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Soeren Varming, CEO and founder of YTL-SV Carbon, discusses the carbon credit industry from its standpoint as a consultancy and carbon credit broker. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Through Vistage Malaysia, company leaders meet frequently and work together to solve the age old problem of "lonely at the top." According to Vistage Malaysia's founder, Richard Wong, some of the top topic of discussions for CEOs and Managing Directors are declining sales, margin squeeze and cash flow issues. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After 36 years in politics, Tun Dr. Lim Keng Yaik talks about his ambition of seeing Parti Rakyat Gerakan-sponsored Wawasan Open University succeed and hopefully one day be on the same par as Malaysia's premier university. He also explains that though the university is politically-linked, things are not as complicated as it seems. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Veritas Design Group's Founding Principal, David Hashim, talks about the group's philosophy of architecture and design. He also shares the business aspect of the industry and the growth path of Veritas, which booked a revenue of about RM25 million last year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Seow Choong Liang, Head of Investments and Strategy at Kenanga Investment Bank, talks on investment opportunities in Malaysia following the ascension of Dato' Seri Najib Tun Razak to Prime Minister See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One Laptop Per Child, an American non-profit association dedicated to developing cheap laptop for less fortunate children in poorer countries, explains its mission model. The foundation has shipped out 1 million laptops worldwide and garnered USD200 million in revenue besides boasting success stories in Latin America and Africa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Looking at MPH's history, the bookstore has definitely grown together with Malaysia. Though globalization has seen the entrance of bigger global players in its markets, MPH says competition has given a chance for the company to improve and grow stronger. At the same time, MPH's COO Donald Kee, says it has not forgotten its committment to improve the country's readership. See om...

Alliance Bank's Group CEO, Datuk Bridget Lai says 2009 will be a tough year for the banking sector but it must continue to give confidence to the market and consumers. On Alliance's part, it has bumped up loan loss provsions twice by about 60 million ringgit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How does a family business survive more than a century? We ask Royal Selangor Pewter's Chen Tien Yue, who is the fourth generation of the family running the business. He talks about the importance of marketing, brand equity, overseas expansion and family teamwork. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.