Kopi Konversations

On this episode, we spoke to Roshan Thiran, founder and CEO of Leaderonomics. Leaderonomics has a mission that is simple: Grow people into leaders, build Communities of love, and transform nations. Preferably, before lunchtime. We spoke to Roshan about leadership and how he sees leadership solving major issues in Malaysia and the world. Join us!

On the 4th episode of our #YouthMatters series in collaboration with Arus Anak Muda, we have YB Nik Nazmi, the MP of Setiawangsa with us. We spoke about Graduate Employability in Malaysia given this current situation. Join us in this Kopi Konversation!

Hello Kopi Konversations Listener! This is the second episode of our #YouthMatters series in collaboration with Arus Anak Muda. On this episode, we interviewed YB Fahmi Fadzil, the MP of Lembah Pantai and Parti PKR's Communications Director. We spoke at length about different topics concerning Malaysians, mainly on unemployment and its impact. YB spoke about how COVID-19 has impacted his community in Lembah Pantai and his views on how plans to tackle unemployment. Join us in this Kopi Konversation!

Hello Kopi Konversations listener! On this episode, we have the one and only, Sharifah Amani! A renowned actress in Malaysia's entertainment industry in movies/series such as Sepet and Gol & Gincu. On top of that, she is also a big advocate for workers' rights in the entertainment industry and is very vocal about it. In this Konversation, we spoke about her journey in the entertainment industry, Malaysia's growth in this space and much much more! Do join us in this very interesting conversation with Sharifah Amani!

For this week's episode, we have a Malaysia Day special! We spoke to YAM Tunku Zain. Amongst others, he is the Founding President of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), Malaysia, a trustee of Yayasan Chow Kit along with Yayasan Munarah. He is a very intellectual man and u can find him every week through his newspaper column in The Star called Abidin Ideas. We discussed many things from democracy to the history of Malaysia. Join us on this week's Kopi Konversation special episode on Malaysia Day!

In this episode of Kopi Konversations, we have Soon Seng, the current CEO of Teach for Malaysia (TFM). TFM is working to solve the education inequity problem in Malaysia. (Don't worry, we'll tell you what education inequity is in the podcast) Soon Seng talks about his 9-year journey in TFM as well as TFM's plans to tackle the education problem. Come listen to this new episode of Kopi Konversations!

COLLABORATION ALERT! Kopi Konversations and Arus Anak Muda are collaborating on a new series called "Youth Matters". This is where we interview politicians in Malaysia on their thoughts on different issues concerning the youths in Malaysia. In the first episode, we interviewed Lim Yi Wei, the Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) of Kampung Tunku on mental health. COVID-19 has brought on plenty of challenges and mental health is definitely one of them. Do join us in this Kopi Konversation!

On this episode of Kopi Konversations, we spoke to Nik Muhammad Amin, the founder of Moovby. Moovby is a peer-to-peer (P2P) car-sharing platform in Malaysia. The homegrown startup connects vehicle owners with people who need a car and make efficient use of any underutilized cars by renting them out. You can rent from a Perodua Bezza to a Bentley! We spoke about how his start-up plans to solve transportation challenges in urban areas. Join us in this Kopi Konversation!

In this episode we spoke to Datuk Nicol David. She is a professional squash player who has spent a record breaking 108 months as World Number 1 in squash. In this podcast, we spoke about her journey in becoming world number 1, the challenges that came with it and her current goal with the Nicol David foundation. Join us on this week's Kopi Konversation!

In this episode, we spoke to Chen Chow the co-founder of Fave. Fave brings you discounted offers on awesome things to eat, do, see and experience in your city. In this podcast, we spoke to Chen Chow on how Fave is pioneering in digitising the SMEs in Malaysia and South East Asia and their part in the PENJANA program. Join us in this Kopi Konversation!

In this episode, we spoke to Alif Satar, a singer, actor, host and content creator with hit movies and songs like "I want you to love me" & "Sesungguhnya". He is very active with various ventures like his own clothing brand Buranku and started content creation on his Youtube page with vlogs of his Iron Man journey, travelling around Malaysia etc amassing 400k subscribers. In this podcast, we talked about his journey in the entertainment industry, how he started and what advice he would give to budding actor/singer. Join us in this Kopi Konversation!

In this episode, we talked to Amran, the CEO of Etiqa Digital Solutions. He is a seasoned corporate person in Malaysia who has worked in Accenture and Maybank. He graduated in engineering from Imperial College London. He also runs his own podcast called Tech This Way where he interviews tech people from the region. Join us in this Kopi Konversation episode as we talked about how he built his career in Corporate Malaysia NOT as an engineer.

In this episode, we talked to Erina, who is a Market Analyst at CoinGecko in Malaysia. CoinGecko provides a fundamental analysis of the crypto market. In addition to tracking price, volume and market capitalization, CoinGecko tracks community growth, open-source code development, major events and on-chain metrics. Their objective is to elevate crypto participants’ understanding of fundamental factors that drive the market. CoinGecko is one of the largest and earliest crypto data aggregators, operating since early 2014. It currently tracks nearly 7631 tokens from more than 424 cryptocurrency exchanges. Join us on this Kopi Konversation episode where we talked about Crypto, Blockchain and its impact on the world we live in. 

This week, we are speaking with Aysha Ridzuan. You might be familiar with her if you are a Man Utd fan, or you might be easily triggered with her if you are NOT a Man Utd fan. Banter aside, she has been in the Sports Industry in SEA for more than 8 years. She has been a journalist, a sport pundit and a big following on twitter where she shares about things she is passionate about.

Join us in this conversation where we talk about how did she build her career and personal branding in the sports industry

This week, we are spoke with Bob Chua. He is a serial entrepreneur with multiple start-ups in his bag, even exiting his own company, Pulse Group. Right now, he is the co-founder of BlinQ, an AR-powered luxury e-commerce platform. I don't even think this intro does him justice!  Join us in this Kopi Konversation and listen to Bob Chua share his experience building a start-up, his learnings, his mistakes and more!

This week, we will be speaking to Qyira Yusri. She is the co-founder of Undi18, a Malaysian Youth Movement that successfully advocated the amendment of our federal constitution, to lower the voting age from 21 to 18. Join us, as we talked about her college experience that led to Undi18 and her other initiatives, in promoting a better Malaysia. 

Today, we speak to Nizam, the CEO of Touch 'N' Go and incoming CEO of UEM Edgenta about leadership and his experiences in his corporate career in Petronas, Scomi and MTU to name a few. He touched on his early journey as a graduate and how his experiences led to where he is today. Join this Kopi Konversation!