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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 (father of video games), Tony Buzan (Mindmap Guru), Isaac Tigrett (Hard Rock Cafe founder), Robert Kiyosaki (Financial Guru), Nick Vujicic (motivational speaker) and more. Tap into this valuable resource of shared experiences for the SME industry, which also touches on news, issues and trends affecting the business community and beyond.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe flagship entrepreneurship show on BFM, featuring personal business stories from early stage start-ups, all the way to billionaire octogenarians in Malaysia and abroad.
Recent episodes include "Beyond Networking: Turning Founder Loneliness into a Business" (30 October 2026, 33 minutes), "Washing Away the Pressure to Scale" (29 October 2026, 27 minutes), and "Pivoting a 42-Year Training Legacy Into an AI Tech Startup" (28 October 2026, 31 minutes).
Open For Business publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 33 minutes across more than 1,000 episodes.
Booking probability for Open For Business is 40%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Open For Business requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Open For Business's contact route on record: verified email.
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Open For Business is a business podcast with more than 1,000 episodes published.
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Everyone glamorises entrepreneurship. Jeremiah Su would rather talk about the part nobody posts: going broke, losing friends, and the loneliness of running a business with no one who really gets it. After nearly two...
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In 2021, a Malaysian mother handed her daughter a bottle of used cooking oil, simply wanting it out of her kitchen. That single bottle birthed a household cleaning block that cut grease so effectively it stopped her...
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Companies spend a fortune training their people. But what happens weeks later, when a manager faces a difficult conversation or a hard decision and the trainer is long gone? KC See has spent 42 years in the training...
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When a Malaysian business gets paid in Singapore dollars, the money usually takes a detour through the US dollar, picking up fees and delays along the way. Sera wants to take out the detour. Sera is an on-chain exchange...
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Most technology knows your taste through what you buy, search for or click on. Lekondo thinks what you actually wear says far more. Founded by Malaysian Yeng Tan, who grew up in Taman Tun Dr Ismail, the New York-based...
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While the AI ecosystem is filled with developer meetups and technical hackathons, a gap remains for non-technical professionals, creatives, and entrepreneurs who need hands-on familiarity with AI tools. PROMPT:CITY is...
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In 2015, a professional wedding planner preparing for her own marriage hit a brick wall. Despite her industry connections, she collided with the premium bridal market’s quietest rule: top-tier designers cut their gowns...
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Jaedals was created to kill the historical compromise between comfortable “trekky sandals” and style. But the brand's true differentiator lies in its unconventional production engine. Rather than relying wholly on...
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Batik Boutique is accelerating its retail expansion with the launch of its 1,500-square-foot flagship outlet at Merdeka 118, alongside achieving B Corp recertification with a 92-point score. The social enterprise saw a...
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For more information on BFM's SME event, click the link here . Gyms in Malaysia aren’t known for big profits, and there’s no shortage of them. So why would seven friends who train together open another one? COR3 in Kota...
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Virgin Honey makes ready-to-use Acacia honey spoons, with an aim to offer a cleaner and more convenient way to enjoy honey without the mess of a traditional jar. Founded by Veenondhra Subramaniam, the Malaysian FMCG...
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Kakao Origin serves non-alcoholic drinks made with Malaysian single-origin chocolate, the first of its kind in the country. It started as a stall in Central Market and now has a flagship at Dayabumi. We talk about who...
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For more information on BFM's SME event, click the link here . Frank Marini started in the mailroom of an American tour company as a part-time college job. Thirty years later he runs Railbookers Group, the world's...
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For more information on BFM's SME event, click the link here . Can children participate in Malaysia’s growing cashless economy without being exposed to the risks of adult financial products? Vircle founder and CEO...
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For more information on BFM's SME event, click the link here . A year ago, Tupai came on BFM to talk about Malaysia's maths problem. Since then, the numbers have gotten worse. In SPM 2025, 21.7% of candidates did not...
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For more information on BFM's SME event, click the link here . In 2014, the first SCORE Marathon drew 3,674 runners. Two months ago in Putrajaya, the 2026 edition drew 51,077 across two days - and was officially entered...
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For more information on BFM's SME event, click the link here . Everyone has visited a car dealership, yet almost nobody understands the underlying economics. The actual margin on selling a vehicle remains thin...
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For more information on BFM's SME event, click the link here . When Inbaraj Suppiah was last on this show, JomHack was a hackathon company - designing and running 48-hour innovation sprints for corporates and government...
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The Contrast Club opened in Damansara Heights around three months ago: a communal Finnish stone sauna, pool-sized cold plunges, and a hot magnesium pool. You move between them - hot, cold, hot again - in a shared space...
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Every day, Malaysians discard roughly 13,800 tonnes of food. A significant portion of this isn't consumer waste - it is perfectly edible surplus that merchants produce to manage the unpredictability of daily walk-in...
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Head of Sustainable and Impact Investing for the UBS Chief Investment Office, California Insurance Agents Facebook Group
Podcast Growth Expert, Business Builder, Digital Nomad, Friends of Boston’s Homeless
CEO and Founder, Tiong Woon Corporation
Group Chief Executive Officer, Bolt Tech
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