Opening an F&B outlet, says Michelle, is the craziest thing she has ever done. It’s because both Michelle and her husband, Jamal, have no experience in the food business and she admits it is a capital intensive business. And yet, Dandy seems to have its formula perfected although the F&B business is a tough one.
One of the things I have learned is that some of the things that you go through in life, especially failure, is not something that you should be ashamed of. And unfortunately, I was ashamed of that for many years. Too many years. Today’s episode is about Boonsiri Somchit-Ong of Xtrategize Technologies Sdn Bhd in Penang, Malaysia.
What gets me going is reading an email from our beneficiaries saying that five of the women who are part of the cohort no longer prostitute themselves on Sundays because their life has changed completely. Shamala Hinrichsen Shamala Hinrichsen is the CEO of Hanai, a social enterprise that provides healthcare apps to rural women so … Read more
“I am not afraid of ghosts because there’s nothing more scary than payroll,” says Cha-Ly Koh. In this episode, I spoke to Cha-Ly Koh who is the CEO & founder of Urbanmetry Sdn Bhd in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Urbanmetry is a data company that cleans and analyses large amounts of city data, through its proprietary … Read more
“Success is when you can be a contribution to the world,” says Shadaitul Intan. In this fifth episode of Season 2 of Womenpreneur Asia, I spoke to Shadaitul Intan, the director of Profound Learning Solutions Sdn Bhd, a training consultancy based in Malaysia. Intan, as she is fondly known, grew up in the small town … Read more
“We are in the business of the last minute!” says Susan Chee. Susan is the founder and director of Criteria & Connections in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia whose business helps companies create memorable experiences through events, launches and conferences. She has planned, organised and produced corporate events, new product launches, intimate bespoke events to technically complex … Read more
In this first episode of Season 2, I spoke to Malaysian entrepreneur, See Wai Hun who is the CEO and co-founder of Juristech, a Malaysian fintech company that provides solutions to the banking industry. Since acquiring iMoney in 2020, she is also the CEO of iMoney, a personal finance company that empowers consumers so that they can make intelligent money decisions.
Today’s episode is all about Rina Neoh who is the co-founder and managing partner of Ficus Venture Capital. This Malaysian entrepreneur started out as a computer scientist who was smart enough to be at the right place at the right time and was able to turn opportunities into businesses not just in Malaysia but also in Singapore and The Philippines.
This episode, I spoke to Ooi Lay Pheng who is the CEO of Berjayapak Sdn Bhd in Penang, Malaysia and she is in a business that many women would not choose to be in! The wood packaging business that she runs manufactures wood packaging such as pallets, crates and boxes and it is also a hot, tough and dusty business. Her passion is in cooking and baking so how did she end up in this manufacturing business?
This week, I spoke to Dr Vimaleswari Ramasamy who is the CEO and founder of STRAVIK, a business consulting firm based in Penang, Malaysia. But Vimi, as she is fondly known, wasn’t always an entrepreneur. She started off as an engineer in a multinational corporation environment, working her way up the career ladder for more than 20 years. What made her quit the corporate world for the world of entrepreneurship?