JFDI Podcast Pikkal & Co

In the third of their illuminating interviews with successful female entrepreneurs, hosts Graham Brown and Hugh Mason are joined by Hazel Savage, Founder of Musiio, an AI startup company that targets the music industry. The three have a light-hearted discussion that covers the similarities between being a member of a band and part of a startup, her experiences of working within an incubator, and how she deals with impostor syndrome. They also delve into Hazel's experiences as a female entrepreneur and some of the perceived differences between them and their male counterparts. She also reveals why she feels a company needs to have the right balance of introverts and extroverts.

In the second of their three conversations with successful female entrepreneurs, hosts Graham Brown and Hugh Mason are joined by Karen Teoh, one of the founders, and COO, of Kommerce. They discuss how Kommerce is using Blockchain technology to empower entrepreneurs in the world's poorest nations and how the birth of Karen's daughter inspired her to make a positive impact. They also go over the conditions required for trade to take place and how a lack of trade has a negative effect on human behaviour. You'll also gain insights into the unconventional ways that Karen selects people to work for her company.

In this episode, the first of three interviews with successful female entrepreneurs, hosts Graham Brown, and Hugh Mason are joined by Margaret Manning OBE - a partner in Ernst and Young Digital ASEAN. Margaret shares her experiences running a digital services company in the early days of the internet and how they managed to successfully ride out the dotcom bust. Margaret then describes how DISC profiling helped her efficiently develop both her employees and business, as well as why she advocates hiring a chairperson from outside your business.

On the first episode of the JFDI podcast, hosts Graham Brown and Hugh Mason talk about the growing importance of entrepreneurship in Asia. This includes the growing acceptance of entrepreneurs in Asia and how the entrepreneurial spirit is increasingly become part of many young people's identity. They also discuss how adversity often creates better entrepreneurs, why even those that work for corporations should learn more entrepreneurial skills, and why you should look out for things that surprise you.