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S3, E41 | Eddie Tan: Why I Turned Down A Michelin-Star Future To Build A Bakery From Scratch
In this episode of the Hello Mentor podcast, we sit down with Eddie Tan, the founder behind the popular bakery brands Cake Tella (known for its alcoholic cakes) and Keto Cakes. Eddie’s culinary journey began unconventio…
Watch on YouTubeS3, E40 | Adam Izzy: The Brutal Truth About Malaysia's Creator & Music Industry
In this episode of Hello Mentor, we sit down with Adam Izzy, the content creator and musical storyteller who has spent the last ten years building a unique online presence that blends comedy with high-quality music prod…
Watch on YouTubeS3, E39 | 'I Was Desperate For Money.' How Bryan Low Turned RM400 Into A RM100k Business
Bryan Low, a content entrepreneur and creative agency founder who turned his early financial struggles into a massive online presence. Originally from the small town of Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Bryan's business journey sta…
Watch on YouTubeS3, E37 | Alone, But Not Lonely: The Real Cost of Leadership with Derek Toh
What does it actually take to walk away from a comfortable life and build a business from scratch? At 33, Derek Toh did exactly that—abandoning a highly stable corporate accounting career in London to return to Malaysia…
Watch on YouTubeS3, E36 | From Miss Malaysia to Double PhD: Why Being Too Obedient Ruins Careers | with Soo Wincci
If you ever feel pressured to stick to just one career path, Dr. Soo Wincci’s journey will completely change your perspective. Best known initially as Miss Malaysia World , she quickly refused to let the industry label…
Watch on YouTubeS3, E35 | The Truth About Being the Funniest Person in Malaysia
Before Malaysia had a comedy industry, there was one man, a borrowed stage, and ten minutes of material scribbled on the palm of his hand. On the 31st of August 1990, Merdeka Day, of all days, a young Harith Iskander wa…
Watch on YouTubeS3, E34 | Wei Xiang, Founder of Versa Asia: Nobody Taught Us How to Save. So He Did.
Sometimes the idea that changes everything doesn't arrive in a boardroom, it arrives in a vet clinic, staring at a broken fixed deposit and the creeping realisation that the financial system was never really designed wi…
Watch on YouTubeS3, E33 | Chris & Michelle: The People Behind Every Story You've Ever Shared
It started the way so many great Malaysian things do, over a late-night mamak conversation, two young people complaining that nobody was telling their generation's stories the way they deserved to be told. Chris Khristi…
Watch on YouTubeS3, E32 | Jin Lim: He Hit a Million Subscribers, Then Walked Away
Before the boardroom meetings with Samsung and Maybank, before the award-winning TVCs and the production house with its own creative directors, there was just a young Malaysian with a camera, a sense of humour, and an u…
Watch on YouTubeS3, E31 | Amber Chia: Working 3 Jobs At 15. The Brutal Truth About Becoming A Global Supermodel.
Before she became Malaysia’s most iconic supermodel, Amber Chia’s reality was defined by extreme financial hardship. Raised in a fishing village in Tawau, Sabah, she dropped out of school at 15 to juggle three grueling…
Watch on YouTubeS3, E30 | Tai Hau Aw: I Quit Engineering To Build An 8-Figure 'Asian Fit' Glasses Brand.
In 2013, civil engineering graduate Tai Hau took a backpacking trip across Europe and noticed a huge difference in culture. While Europeans wore glasses as fun fashion accessories, Malaysians only wore them as a medical…
Watch on YouTubeS3, E29 | I Hid My Pregnancy to Raise Capital: Joan Low, on the Brutal Reality for Female Founders
Joan Low’s journey is a testament to the power of breaking past limiting beliefs. Growing up in an average, middle-class Malaysian family as the child of a factory overseer and a government servant, Joan became a first-…
Watch on YouTubeS3, E28 | From RM300 Gigs to Earning More Than An Engineer: The Business of Content Creation.
The Engineer Who Quit His "Iron Rice Bowl" Before he became famous on TikTok, Chris MJ (Christopher Mathews Jacob) had the life every Asian parent dreams of. He had a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering and a stea…
Watch on YouTubeS3, E26 | The Psychology of 'Cool': How Dayang Syafiqah Made Gen Z Obsessed With Tradition
Long before she became the face of a modern Batik revolution, Dayang Syafiqah was a musician at heart. She didn’t study fashion, she studied music and she brought that same soulfulness to the world of textiles. When she…
Watch on YouTubeS3, E25 | The Art of Less: How Nicole Chia Built Meaning into Minimalist Lab
Before Minimalist Lab became a staple in Malaysia’s jewelry scene, Nicole Chia was already navigating the retail world with her first venture, Vintage 1988. While that brand celebrated the charm of the past, Nicole noti…
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