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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 Kiyosa... more

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Operating a restaurant in Singapore is exceptionally challenging. With world-leading commercial rents, strict labour laws, and volatile food costs, traditional F&B margins are razor-thin. Joseph Ryan spent years navigating this system, opening major ... more

When Choy Peng Yew last appeared on the show in early 2023, Pet World was on a massive growth trajectory. As Malaysia's largest homegrown pet food manufacturer behind household brands like ProDiet, ProBalance, and Delizios, the company was scaling at... more

Fresh off an $8 million Series A funding round co-led personally by the CEO of Bybit, David Low, Co-Founder and CEO of Hata, unpacks what’s next for this young crypto exchange.

We discuss how the platform accumulated over 225,000 users and passed RM... more

Red Communications has been running since 1999 — 26 years of producing television, film, branded content, and digital programming for audiences that the industry had largely ignored: women, young people, families. The 3R show ran for 15 years and was... more

In Japan and South Korea, parking a car is entirely automated. You drive into a bay, turn off your engine, and walk away while a robotic system lifts and stores your vehicle in a multi-level tower. There are no ramps, no circling for spots, and no wa... more

After a 30-year career at PETRONAS, a pandemic-induced mental health challenge pushed Zalina Abdul Rahim to completely rethink her retirement. Retreating to her family's farm in Hulu Langat, she witnessed three distinct crises converging at once: a g... more

The enterprise AI market is currently flooded with polished demos, confident sales pitches, and massive invoices. But behind the scenes, many of these highly touted agents and automation platforms break the moment they encounter real data, real users... more

Edwin Yap's family built the physical infrastructure of retail. As the leaders of Jemco Group, they grew the family business into Malaysia's largest producer of the shelving, racking, and logistics systems that hold supermarkets and warehouses togeth... more

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Lina Tan
Founder of Red Communications and executive producer of Khadam
Red Communications/Khадam
Episode: 26 Years, 15 Films & the Business No One Tells You About
Yow Kai Yong
Founder and Managing Director, Parktech Solutions
Parktech Solutions
Episode: The RM100M Bet on Automated Parking
Zalina Abdul Rahim
Founder of Ekar Lui Farm School, Petronas scholar turned social entrepreneur
Ekar Lui Farm School
Episode: The Farm That Heals What Classrooms Can't
Mahmoud Ashraf
Founder of Genta AI Solutions, also known as Komy
Genta AI Solutions
Episode: Building a Six-Figure Global AI Agency Before Graduation
Edwin Yap
Founder and CEO of Mr. Robot; CEO of Jemco
Mr. Robot, Jemco Manufacturing
Episode: The Robot Revolution On The Retail Floor
Prof. Dato Dr. Hanafiah Harunarashid
Chief Medical Director of KPJ Healthcare
KPJ Healthcare
Episode: KPJ Healthcare: 3 Million Patients, One Standard of Care.
Dr. Raymond Choy
Co-founder of HEYDOC Health
HEYDOC Health
Episode: Building the Waze of Malaysian Healthcare
Fabian Lim
Co-founder of HEYDOC Health
HEYDOC Health
Episode: Building the Waze of Malaysian Healthcare
Selina Ling
Mother and founder behind Grano Break / Daughter-Son Journey
Daughters' Sun Journey
Episode: How Two Skaters Built a Business to Fund the Dream Malaysia Wouldn't

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26 Years, 15 Films & the Business No One Tells You About
Q: What does the unit economics of a Malaysian film look like now, and what needs to happen for films to become truly profitable?
Costs have risen post-COVID, especially in marketing and local production budgets, but box office returns for local films have improved. The model requires careful budgeting, market understanding, and leveraging regional co-producers and incentives to reach profitability.
26 Years, 15 Films & the Business No One Tells You About
Q: Walk me through how Red Communications actually makes money today and how the revenue model evolved from pure commissioned work to owning IPs.
Revenue grew from branded content and commissions to include IP ownership and a more diversified mix with advertising partners. The shift involved structuring deals where we paid airtime and secured sponsors jointly, then monetized the IP over time. This transition helped stabilize profits and reduce reliance on a single revenue stream.
KPJ Healthcare: 3 Million Patients, One Standard of Care.
Q: What does KPJ Health System aim to solve for patients, and how will the experience differ across hospitals within the network?
The aim is to standardize care so that patients receive the same level of service and outcomes no matter which KPJ hospital they attend, with efficient service, accurate diagnosis, correct specialists, and seamless referrals within the system.
From Bedroom YouTuber to a Seven Figure Finance Group
Q: What made you quit your finance analyst job to start making financial literacy videos?
A desire to share financial knowledge broadly after recognizing that many people in Malaysia needed unbiased, practical guidance beyond what they were getting from traditional advisors.
What A Horse Knows About Your Leadership, That You Don’t
Q: What happens in a Setenang session and how does the horse interaction translate to leadership insights?
Participants engage in morning activities with horses to experience non-verbal cues and emotional regulation, then move into private organizational psychology briefings; observers compile reports showing how leaders manage attention, calm, and presence in real-time.

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Across episodes, the show spotlights diverse entrepreneurs and leaders navigating growth, transformation, and industry disruption in Malaysia and beyond. Conversations range from legacy manufacturing and family business leadership to frontier tech, urban innovation, and purpose-driven startups building globally while rooted locally. Notable throughlines include pragmatic growth strategies (bootstrapping to outside capital, scaling operations, and go-to-market), navigating regulatory and funding landscapes, and balancing mission with profitability. A distinctive trait is how guests come from hands-on industries—manufacturing, elder care, food halls, hospitality tech, and hardware startups—often sharing tangible lessons on hiring, partnership... more

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