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Open For Business
The flagship entrepreneurship show on BFM, featuring personal business stories from early stage start-ups, all the way to billionaire octogenarians in Malaysia and abroad. Notable guests include Martin Cooper (father of the mobile phone), Julian Assange (founder of WikiLeaks), Ralph Henry Baer (fath...
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The HOPE Box That Started a Movement
Prof. Dr. Billy Tang’s journey from paraplegic farmer to global changemaker is at the heart of PWD Smart FarmAbility, a disability-led social enterpri...
Series A, B, Then Exit? Why SEA Has a $400M Exit Ceiling
While the rest of Southeast Asia was chasing the "super app" dream and burning cash on subsidies, Qualgro took a different path. For the last decade,...
From KL to Texas: Superdough’s Global Expansion Story
With a 50/50 revenue split between local and international markets, Superdough has quietly grown into an 8-figure entertainment powerhouse. Already op...
Branding Places, Not Just Projects: Inside IMAJEN’s Strategy
Malaysia’s property market is crowded, competitive, and increasingly shaped by branding that goes far beyond logos and brochures. In this episode, we...
Symbiotica: Turning RM10K into a RM125M Global Export Biz
Founded in 2001 with just RM10,000 in savings and RM110,000 borrowed from friends and family, Symbiotica Specialty Ingredients has grown into a major...
Building Game-Makers, Not Just Graduates
Malaysia’s gaming industry has crossed the billion-dollar mark, but a critical talent shortage threatens its momentum — from programmers and tools eng...
From Family Legacy to Industry Leader: The Fire Fighter Story
When Michelle Hah stepped into her family’s fire safety business, it was already a trusted name built on decades of service. But she saw the potential...
WORQ’s New Strategy: The 'Country Club' Office
18 months ago, co-working operator WORQ planned to raise RM40 million to fuel its expansion. But halfway through the process, they stepped back from t...
From Weddings to Corporate: Evenesis’ Pivot to Survive
What started in 2010 as a simple wedding RSVP tool has evolved into a complete event technology platform. After a crucial pivot away from the consumer...
Can ECCO’s Cow-to-Shoe Model Survive the “Promo Pandemic”?
In a crowded footwear market, how does a 62-year-old Danish brand stay relevant? For ECCO, it starts with a unique "cow-to-shoe" philosophy, owning th...
Should AI Watch Your Parents?
Caring for ageing parents is becoming one of Asia’s fastest-growing emotional and practical challenges. Yet much of that burden remains invisible.
OMS Energy: From MBO to NASDAQ & A 40% Stock Drop
In June 2023, How Meng Hock led a management buyout (MBO) of OMS Energy from Sumitomo Corporation to prevent the company from liquidation. Less than t...
Lit Books: "Always 2 Months Away From Shuttering"
It started as a one-year experiment to cure a career frustration. Eight years later, Lit Books has become a favourite among many readers, particularly...
This Furniture Brand’s Plan to Grow 50X in 5 Years
Ladore Signature wants to ride "Rent-to-Own" (RTO) furniture all the way to an ACE Market listing. But with current revenues around RM500k, is their t...
How This AI Whiteboard is Changing How Teams Think
Andrey Leskov, the Co-Founder of illumi, an AI-native whiteboard, aims to help teams turn scattered AI chats into visual workflows that build context,...
Vanilla Crepe: From Side Project to RM10M+ Biz
What started in 2014 as a lifestyle investment to feed his wife's love for cakes has grown into 43 outlets, with more en route. Vanilla Crepe has expa...
Aonic: From DJI Distributor to Made in Malaysia Drones
Malaysian drone company Aonic, with top-line revenue near RM300 million, is executing a major strategic push: its own “Made In Malaysia” proprietary h...
Medalized: From Big Plastic Trophies to Bespoke Awards
What does it mean to modernise upon family legacy in a traditional space? For Emily Chin and Medalized, it meant moving from "big plastic trophies" to...
Mixing Innovation and Growth: How Thermomix is Cooking Up a Smarter Future in Malaysia
Today, we’re looking at a brand that has quietly transformed kitchens across the world. Thermomix, the smart kitchen appliance by Vorwerk, has sold ov...
Satu Creative: From Creative Agency to Empowering Entrepreneurs
Satu Creative operates as a 7-figure social enterprise, but you won't find them on an official accreditation list. After evolving from a creative agen...
Can A Petting Zoo Change How We Feel?
Can animals help humans heal? Rajagopal Yagambram, Founder of Planet Zoo Malaysia, believes they can. After nearly two decades in agrotourism, he’s bu...
How This Tech Startup Is Powering Climate Resilience
Punita Nook Naidu, Co-Founder of H2O DataTech, shares how the Malaysian climate-tech company is turning complex climate and water data into actionable...
Sol's Vision to Break Stigmas Around Menopause
Grace Oh, Founder of Sol Menopause, Asia’s medically reviewed menopause app, shares how her platform is changing the way women manage midlife health a...
The RM250K ECF Bet on an On-Demand Cleaning App
The on-demand home services space is notoriously difficult, with high-profile failures like Kaodim. So why is Tim Goi, a founder of a traditional B2B...
Women’s Wellness Festival 2.0 – Building Malaysia’s Wellness Movement
Wellness, it’s a word we hear constantly these days. But for many women, particularly in Malaysia, it’s more than a buzzword. It’s a balancing act bet...
Can 96 Years of Heritage "Make Teh Tarik Great Again"?
With the bold claim of "Making Teh Tarik Great Again", this new F&B brand is on a mission to elevate Malaysia's unofficial national drink. But this is...
70-Year-Old Wah Chan: From "Half a Shop" to 55 Outlets
For 70 years, Wah Chan has been a Malaysian household name in jewelry. Now, with the third generation stepping in, the brand is navigating a major "re...
How This Former Pharmacist is Making Side Gigs Lucrative
Today’s story is about reinvention and what it really takes to build something completely new when the odds aren’t really in your favour.
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FEV3R: The "Netflix of Healthcare"?
Could a subscription model for outpatient care, like "Netflix for healthcare", be sustainable? FEV3R is betting it can. For a fixed monthly fee, the h...
ASEAN Tech Needs 15 Year VC Cycles, Not 10?
Why is this Silicon Valley VC bullish on Southeast Asian tech companies, despite faltering IPOs, blowups, and a scarcity of exits?
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Xendit: From Failed Bitcoin Startup To $70B Payments Biz
After a dramatic pivot from a failed Bitcoin startup at Y Combinator, Xendit has since raised over US$500 million since 2015, growing into a payments...
Coda: From ‘App Tax’ Avoidance to Processing ~$2B Yearly
What started as a way for game publishers to escape the ‘app tax’ has evolved into a global monetisation and distribution platform. Fresh from acquiri...
So You Think Your Food Product Is Premium?
The packaged food and beverage space is overflowing with brands claiming to be “natural”, “premium” or “healthy”, but few survive beyond the packaging...
From Copper Cables to Data Centres Powering AI
Data centres are no longer just information warehouses; they are high-density hubs, or ‘airports for internet traffic’, and the demand for power is ex...
400 Trucks, 1.4M Litres – How To Pay?
Running a transport company in Malaysia is no small feat, especially with rising fuel costs and the challenge of keeping track of dozens of drivers an...
Why StashAway's Shariah Portfolio Took 7 Years to Build
With the recent launch of its direct ETF Explorer and a long-awaited Shariah Global Portfolio, is digital wealth manager StashAway signaling a major e...
IGL Coatings: Why a 19% Tariff Is Better Than Uncertainty
Marking its 10th anniversary, IGL Coatings has grown into an eight-figure business exporting its surface protection solutions to 50 markets. But this...
Roboshop: The Malaysian Startup Teaching Kids to Build Robots
We sit down with Shaerfatwa Intannadwah, Founder and Managing Director of Roboshop Technologies, to explore how a small series of robotics workshops h...
Can Quality Still Win in Construction? ALUMASTER Thinks So
William Koh, CEO and Managing Director of ALUMASTER, joins us to explore how a Sarawak-based aluminium solutions provider grew from a small local oper...
The NASA Scientist & Wall Street Trader Behind NanoSkunkWorkX
How does a former NASA scientist team up with a former Wall Street trader to build a deep tech company that manipulates atoms without a multi-million-...