Episodes
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A Centre Of Research Excellence For Capital Markets
The Institute for Capital Market Research Malaysia (ICMR) is an initiative by the Securities Commission Malaysia. It is funded by the Capital Market Development Fund (CMDF) as an independent think tank, dedicated toward conducting research projects and thematic studies related to overall capital...
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What’s Happening At The Bursa Carbon Exchange
Bursa Carbon Exchange (BCX), Malaysia’s voluntary carbon market (VCM) exchange, is part of the nation’s commitment towards achieving net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as early as 2050. BCX is a spot exchange that facilitates the trading of high-quality carbon credits via standardised carbon...
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Return To Origin
Origo Eco, co-founded by Seau Yeen Su, specialises in transforming agricultural waste and by-products into compostable disposable items. The company champions a true double circular economy concept, where waste is revitalised and transformed into high-value compostable products. These products,...
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Seedlings Of Hope
Abundant Ventures started its life as a social enterprise in September 2020 in the midst of the pandemic. They have evolved from gifting seedlings to urban community gardens to engaging with urban smallholder farmers. To date, they have rescued 12,000 kgs of food, prevented 30,000 kgs of…
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MICE On The Rise
The Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC) is the country's largest exhibition centre with one million square feet of gross exhibition space and triple volume exhibition halls. The entire combined exhibition halls are able to accommodate up to 47,700 visitors in theatre style...
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Going Wild
Rachel Gray is a British Artist who specialises in wildlife portraiture. Rachel has always been drawn to animals and art from a very young age. Her admiration and love of animals has led her to wildlife conservation, and she is committed to using her work to raise awareness of endangered species...
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Ageing Independently
An ageing population is defined as one in which those aged 65 years and above make up at least 15 percent of the total population. According to a statement by Malaysia’s Chief Statistician in July 2019, the 15 percent threshold would be crossed in 2030. So how ready are we for the silver tsunami?...
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Meet the Green Queen
Green Queen Media was founded by serial social entrepreneur and eco activist, Sonalie Figueiras in 2011. Based in Hong Kong with a global outlook and an international audience, Green Queen is an award-winning impact media platform advocating for social & environmental change, a leading...
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The ART (Assisted Reproductive Technology) of Fertility
The infertility rate in Malaysia is estimated at around 10-15% in couples of reproductive age (14-45). It is important to realise that infertility is common. The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified infertility as a disease that needs attention as early as possible. Irene Kwan, the…
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Tale Of The Ugly Produce
According to the Berkeley Economic Review in 2021, 1.3 billion tons of food goes uneaten globally every year. Of that amount, 10 million pounds of cosmetically imperfect waste is thrown away. Besides the obvious tragedy of food being misused while millions go hungry every day, that phenomenon has…
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Farm Of The Future
Ripe Labs started in 2016 to bring theories to life. They researched farming in 3 conditions: Tropical, Temperate and Mountainous. Results from these experiments were unlike anything they’ve seen before; Leafy Vegetables grew 50% faster with an astounding 58% higher yield. Strawberries grew 30%...
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Collecting & Growing Indonesia’s Entrepreneurs
Since it was established in 2015, KUMPUL has been building the startup and entrepreneurship ecosystem in more than 30 cities in Indonesia. Their goal is for entrepreneurs to have equal distribution of access; access to quality education and programmes for startup and business growth, access to…
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So This Is Her Why
What started only in 2020 has in a few years resulted in ex-lawyer Wong Ling Yah turning her podcast series “So This is My Why” into quite a phenomenon. Some of her guests include Former US Congressman Barney Frank to Nick Bernstein, the producer for The Late, Late Night Show with James Corden.…
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Girl Mogul
Tiffany Pham is the founder of Mogul, a global diversity recruitment company, backed by investors SoftBank Group and the Hearst Corporation. An entrepreneur, TV and film personality and author, she has been named one of Forbes "30 Under 30" in Media, Business Insider "30 Most Important Women…
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Powering Progress
It’s Malaysia Day this weekend where Sabah, Sarawak and Malaya became Malaysia so it’s only apt that we celebrate someone from Sarawak in this week’s HerVantage. We’re here with Siti Sulaiman, Shell Country Chair and Senior Vice President Upstream, Malaysia and the first woman Country Chair,...
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Beauty In Imperfection
According to the World Health Organization, there has been increasing acknowledgement of the important role mental health plays in achieving global development goals, as illustrated by the inclusion of mental health in the Sustainable Development Goals. Depression is one of the leading causes of...
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Social Return On Investment
A recognized leader in the social impact space and a champion for moral leadership, Jacqueline Novogratz is the Founder and CEO of Acumen, a global community that fights poverty and builds dignity by investing in companies and change makers using both philanthropy-backed pioneer investing and...
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Close to RM800 Million in Social Value Through Urban Regeneration
Sustainability in construction holds the utmost significance due to its profound implications for the environment, society, and the economy. It is essential to tackle the challenges associated with energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, waste generation, and resource depletion in order to...
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Charity Begins At Home
In 2006, The Truly Loving Company or TLC became the first social enterprise in Malaysia to use a corporate profit model to develop, manufacture and market the TLC brand of household cleaning products to the public. For close to 20 years, they have raised millions for various charities. We speak...
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Scrutinising Security
(ISC)² took a new approach to surveying the cybersecurity workforce, including those IT professionals who spend at least a quarter of their time on security tasks. This new look at the workforce revealed that the percentage of women in cybersecurity is roughly 24%. Another study by Frank...
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Changing The World One Piece At A Time
10 years ago, Nik Suzila Nik Hassan (Suzy) and Sarahah Kedah (Sara) established a women-led social enterprise that aspires to become the catalyst of textiles, clothing and plastics circular economy in Malaysia, Singapore & Australia. Named Kloth, why did they start, how far they have come and...
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Why Women Don't Invest
There is a perception that investing is a man’s world and that women lack confidence and tend to stay away. However, various studies have proven that women are better investors. According to Bursa Malaysia, 30% of the total trade value in 2021 was made by women investors, and that women’s total...
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What Gets Measured Gets Improved?
The inclusion of women ministers in cabinet is vital in redistributing political power and increasing participation. However, increasing the number of women ministers is insufficient; the type of portfolios also matters. In Malaysia, following the 14th general election, the number of women...
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Smells Like Teen Spirit
Having amassed over 1 million followers on social media and over 3.8 million streams on Spotify alone, who is this teenager from Malaysia who will be taking over the music world? Photo Credit: Facebook | Belle Sisoski
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Finding Your Entrepreneurial Path
Salina Salli, is the dynamic founder of Digital Dolphin. With a distinguished background that includes partnering with some of the nation's most prominent telco companies, Sally has charted her unique path in the entrepreneurial landscape. Not only is she a multi-hyphenated leader, but also an...
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Getting To The Truth
As the commercial significance of credentials has grown, certificate fraud has become an international issue. Governance of certificate production, validation, maintenance, and storage is equally difficult. CERTIIFY is revolutionising the certification process with its user-friendly and secure...
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Diversifying Your Medical Footprints
The recent strike by our doctors further highlighted the many challenges faced by the medical practitioners in the field such as bullying and burnout culture. But, as a medical practitioner, are there any other career paths available, other than working as a clinical doctor? Established in 2020,...
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A Lawyer By Day, Food Saviour By Night
Shi Wen has been a full-time corporate lawyer for more than 12 years, and she founded a non-profit enterprise called SESO in 2020 that aims to combat food waste and food poverty. We discuss all the hats she is wearing, and the challenges that come with them.
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Blowing Up Success with CocoDry
Kim May Chee, is the Founder and CEO of COCODry. CocoDry is a blow-dry bar salon in Kuala Lumpur, and within the span of 4 years, it has expanded to three branches with its recent one in KL Platinum Park. Kim talks about spearheading her business expansions and the difficulties of managing people...
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Crowning Glory
The global FMCG market size was valued at $11,490.9 billion in 2021 and is projected to reach $18,939.4 billion by 2031, registering a compound annual growth rate of 5.1% from 2022 to 2031. Wellsen, a professional hair salon brand, owned, manufactured, and distributed by WeGlobe, was founded in...
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Everyone Can Help Out
The lockdowns during the pandemic has highlighted an often overlooked issue within our society which is mental health. Fortunately, with the efforts taken by corporates and citizens alike, more and more people are open to seek assistance as the awareness of the importance in preserving a positive...
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What It Takes To Be A ‘Deep Human’
Crystal Lim-Lange is a leadership and talent development expert, writer and educator and has been recognised as a “LinkedIn Top Voice.” She also co-authored the bestseller "Deep Human" and writes for Channel NewsAsia as an expert contributor on human capital. She is also a founder of Forest Wolf…
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Building a Startup at 19 Years Old
Amanda Cua is an entrepreneur based in the Philippines and started her own newsletter startup two years ago when she was 19 years old. Having more than 12,000 subscribers now, how did she manage to do this all by herself? How did she talk to venture capitalists to get funding for her startup?…
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Why Women Representation in Tech Matters
According to 2021’s data, women who are working in tech have reached 35%. But as this number increases, are there still biases and challenges that women face in science, tech and innovation? How can we encourage more women to participate in science and tech? We ask Dzuleira Abu Bakar, CEO of…
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Protect It Or Lose It
IP refers to any creative work, such as inventions, designs, logos, or software, that you own or have the rights to use. It may seem initially daunting or time consuming, but protecting your IP is well worth the time and effort . If you don't protect your IP properly, you might lose control over...
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Space4Women
If you didn’t know, a lecturer from the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) School of Aerospace Engineering, Dr. Norilmi Amilia Ismail has been selected out of 100 women as the sole Malaysian to participate as a mentor in the Space4Women programme, a project under the purview of the United Nations...
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Women Are Underrepresented in Science
Women still are underrepresented in science. According to UN data, women are typically given smaller research grants than their male counterparts. Does Malaysia reflect the same situation? Jessica Ooi Sui Ying is a PhD candidate at The University of Nottingham Malaysia. Her project now revolves...
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Psychiatrist - Switching From Public to Private Sector
Dr Mastura Rosly was a psychiatrist at the Ministry of Health, and she served at the Ministry for 14 years cumulatively across various roles. She is now at Mind Matters Specialist Clinic, a private clinic for psychiatric and psychological services. We discuss the challenges faced as a…
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A Saving POD
According to an article by TheEdgeMarket, Malaysia’s inflation rate increased by 4% in November 2022 year-by-year and understandably, people are looking into different methods of strengthening their financial assets; the popular one being investing. Financial illiteracy is arguably the main…
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Purpose, Passion, Paycheck
Cult Creative is a platform that concentrates on developing a place where creatives may present their work, network with other creatives, and find employment. With the help of the professional networking app Cult Creative, passionate creatives can easily discover jobs, connect with others, and…
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Mercedes’s New Queen
International Women’s Day is a particularly important day that honours the social, economic, and political accomplishments of women all around the world. Mercedes-Benz was one of the first businesses in Germany to voluntarily declare a goal in 2006. They pledged to increase the number of women in...
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Transforming the Future of Ageing
Queenie Man is the founder and CEO of The Project Futurus. It is a social enterprise in Hong Kong that commits to help with transforming and promoting the future of ageing. The Project Futures has a platform called “Captain Softmeal" as a platform to allow easier dining for elders and patients...
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Tackling Modern Slavery
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has reiterated the government's commitment to protecting the rights of Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia. How badly are some Malaysian companies or recruitment agencies treating migrant workers? Zenna Law and two co-founders are now running what they claim to be...
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New Female Force in Gaming
Currently, there are more opportunities to engage in games, more strong female leads in video games, and most crucially, more strong female leads in the gaming industry. Although there has been a noticeable increase in the number of women, it is also obvious that this business is still dominated…
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Dancing To Hopes And Dreams
Founded in 1992, Karen Barnes Dance offered high-quality dancing training in small groups. In Karen Barnes Dance, each student receives an individualised education to ensure that each person is treated with respect. We speak to Karen Barnes, the founder of Karen Barnes Dance to hear about her...
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Closing The Tertiary Education Gap
Proper education is important in breaking the poverty cycle and is able to transform lives. But is tertiary education accessible to Malaysian SPM graduates in Malaysia? We speak to Ida Thien, co-founder of Closing the Gap Malaysia and the acting CEO of Tunku Abdul Rahman Foundation as she aims to...
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Science Needs Women
One fact you need to know about women in science is that women scientists represent just 33.3 percent of researchers globally. Women are leading ground-breaking research across the world but their work rarely gains the recognition it deserves. Why did it happen? We speak to Assistant Professor…
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Signature Care For You And Your Little Ones
Voted as the number one Chinese confinement food delivery service in the Klang Valley, Phoenix Signature Kitchen strives to combine old and new traditions and practices. Ng Mun Foong, the founder of Phoenix Signature Kitchen joins us today to share how they give the best care to the mother. Photo...
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Young People Can Achieve Big Things
Young people can achieve big things and they should be celebrated. At the age of 22, with a master’s degree in Management, Alicia Tien is the former CEO of QFinity, an accelerator that aims to help international businesses enter the Chinese market. We speak to her to explore more of her...
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Future Forward Female
FFF Media is an independent social news network, focused on creating video and graphic content. Ariel Koh, the brainchild of FFF Media shares her views on the future of content creation. Photo Credit : Instagram | riel.talk
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This is a weekly show that focuses on women of leadership and influence in all strata of society from business, science, sports and everything else under the sun. Women need to be seen represented everywhere.
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