If your kid did not perform too well in secondary school you could let him honed his talent in the culinary filed -there is a chance they will end up like these students. They spend hours in the kitchen, cutting, cleaning, cooking and going through grueling sessions with chef. Thank goodness those who dislike holding books and pens now can craft an amazing career by holding pots, woks and pans. It all started with me receiving this invitation from Kid Chan. First glance,

The 5th World Conference on Media and Mass Conference was recently held in Kuala Lumpur's Seri Pacific Hotel. Organized by The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM) from Sri Lanka, the event from 4th to 7th April 2019 welcomed speakers and participants from more than twenty countries from North America, Europe, South Africa and Asia. It was my first time delivering a keynote address before a panel of an international audience which primarily consists of Pro

If you are attending a relatively large networking event, there is a high chance you will meet someone who is interesting or you could work closely with. Almost everyone who attends a business networking event has the intention to grow their business and most will hope that they acquire some business or customers. In a networking event I once hosted with more than fifty participants, I asked who came today to get more business. More than 90% raised their hands. Then I asked,

Jack Ma’s words can’t be truer! He has been well known for being rejected for thirty times in his various job applications, including applying to work in KFC. Aren’t we glad that he was rejected or we will never hear of Jack Ma who could today be a manager in KFC China. Try something. Work hard at something and he is now not only China’s icon but a global icon. Looking back at my entrepreneurial journey, I discovered that the biggest celebrations always come after I tried som

Some claimed that property market is crashing soon with so many unoccupied units. I don’t know to believe or not. I see quite a few property friends celebrating their success with new car purchase, new awards and recognition. Let’s see what our experts from various fields shared. Over the weekend (23-24th January 2019) I had the chance to learn from map maker, property consultant, real estate agent, strata specialist, economist, lawyer and drone flyer besides sharing my p

Recently a buddy of mine Jason has been asking me questions on Facebook Messenger as he wants to publish his first book. I thought surely there are many more aspiring authors who have the same questions. Hence I hope my answers to him would also be helpful to aspiring local authors. More to add but for a start here are my answers: Q1) Are there fixed structures to write a book? Like probably scientifically proven approaches on what topics to put in front first to gather m

Early October 2018, I was wowed from attending Technology, Ecosystem and Culture (TEC) Immersion Program for Retail and Food and Beverage Enterprises at University of California Berkeley.  With close to forty entrepreneurs and business owners flying all the way to Berkeley from Kuala Lumpur, we learned about American start-ups and established businesses in the technology, retail and food and beverage industries (including visiting Café X, Target and Google) from course instru

I was once asked, “Hey Marcus, why are you so occupied with inviting visitors to this BNI thing? Do you get paid”? I replied, “When someone joins us, I don’t get paid but there is a very high chance that business comes back to me. One more business owner adopts the culture of contributing to the group, someone will receive.” A BNI Chapter must grow in order to bring greater value to its members. BNI members are each other’s referral marketing partners. Each member is educate

If you are running a cafe, would it be good news to you if you no longer have to recruit, pay, train, insure and even fire your baristas?  It seems impossible until Cafe X's existence. Cafe X serves your coffee without anyone at the kiosk.  All you see is an arm, a robotic arm that maneuvers around to prepare you freshly brewed coffee, ordered in advance via its mobile application. Participants from Malaysia's Technology, Ecosystem and Culture (TEC) Immersion Program experien