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A deep dive into the hustle and bustle behind building successful brands.
Spark Let's Talk.
The show where business owners from various industries share, discuss and debate business strategies.
In the business world, we find that common issues and challenges can be addressed in many different ways. In our newest addition to the Maxis Business Spark series, Let’s Talk, we're bringing these diverse solutions to the forefront.
Join us as we bring two business owners with distinctly different business strategies together to uncover unique insights, perspectives as well as some of their own personal experiences when it comes to building their home-grown brands. With years of experiences under their belts, learn how you too, can learn to form strategies and tactics that are beneficial for your current and future ventures.
Hear from prominent industry leaders
Get to know our guest speakers as they share their personal stories, strategies and more.
Catch these two F&B leaders in the first episode of Spark Let's Talk edition
RenYi Chin
Founder, MyBurgerLab
Inspired by American brands like Shake Shack and In-N-Out Burger, RenYi Chin sought to create a homegrown Malaysian burger brand and launched MyBurgerLab in 2012. To date, he has also founded popular eateries like MyPizzaLab, and MyBobaLab alongside his business partners.
Bryan Loo
Founder, TeaLive
The man behind Malaysian bubble tea brand, Tealive, Bryan Loo is at the helm of Loob Holding. Today, he manages a strong workforce of 2000 employees who serve over 5 million customers in more than 530 outlets worldwide – including Malaysia, United Kingdom, Australia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Brunei and Philippines.
Hear from these family-owned businesses in the second episode of Spark Let's Talk edition
Pierre Pang
Group Executive Director, Mamee Double Decker
Pierre Pang started his career in marketing before joining the family business. Having joined as an assistant brand manager first, he eventually worked his way up to becoming the Director of Marketing and Sales before taking his place as the Group Executive Director of Mamee Double Decker.
Terry Lee
CEO, BMS Organics
The youngest of the Lee brothers, Terry Lee, joined the family business after returning from his study abroad in 2012, and began to expand the family business further. BMS Organics has since grown to a business of over 41 outlets and 21 organic vegetarian restaurants.
Catch these two prominent brands in the third episode of Spark Let's Talk edition
Loi Tuan Ee
Founder and managing director, Farm Fresh
After 20 years in the food packaging industry, Loi Tuan Ee left his high-paying corporate job to pursue a lifelong ambition in agriculture. While some thought he was crazy, he went on to build a multi-million Ringgit company by combining his experiences in food packaging and passion for agriculture through a brand that many households know and love: Farm Fresh.
Datuk Seri Nelson Kwok
Founder and managing director, Nelson’s Group
People used to eat corn on a cob. Yet, in 1994, Datuk Seri Nelson Kwok had people eating corn in a cup instead. Though simple, the clever tweak has led the Nelson's Group to expand its offerings to over 80 locations nationwide and nearly 1,000 outlets across 16 countries today. Serving not only steaming hot corn-in-a-cup but also waffles, pancakes and many more.
Hear from these fashion retailers in the fourth episode of Spark Let's Talk edition
Hugh Koh
Co-founder and chief vision officer, Pestle & Mortar
Since its introduction in 2010, Pestle & Mortar has scaled its business to over 100 employees-strong with a full range of products made available across Southeast Asia. Despite the challenges brought on by the pandemic, founder Hugh Koh continues to take the brand further by tapping into online sales channels to grow, not only on a local level, but also internationally as well.
CK Changr
Founder, OxWhite
CK Changr spent years trying to find the perfect dress shirt for his Asian physique. Realising how exorbitant the prices for good quality shirts were, he then stumbled upon a business idea that could bring confidence, comfort and cost-friendliness through clothes for the everyday Asian. Today, OxWhite caters to a worldwide market and is easily accessible via online sales channels.
