Paranoid Founders Podcast
A podcast that interviews business owners who are relentlessly focused on building, scaling, and safeguarding their companies. New episode every Wednesday!
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New episode every Wednesday!
Malaysian Home Grown Appliances: Navigating Challenges and Competition
In this episode of Paranoid Founders, hosted by Michelle and sponsored by Contingent, Bevan Lee of Corvan delves into evolving his family's smart home appliance business into a market leader.
Women-Driven Fitness Revolution: From Texas to Malaysia
In this episode, Michelle from Paranoid Founders talks with Alison, CEO of Curves Malaysia, who recounts her unexpectedly entrepreneurial journey to bring the women-only fitness franchise from the U.S. to Malaysia. Initially a corporate professional, Alison’s venture into fitness was influenced by her mother’s health experiences and a healthy lifestyle visit with family in Australia. Awarded the franchise rights for Malaysia, Alison’s mission focuses on empowering women through accessible fitness.
Cybersecurity Leadership: Scaling Trust and Relationship over 16 Years
In this episode of Paranoid Founders, brought to you by Contingent, Kevin sits down with Eric, the Co-Founder & COO of Firmus, a leading cybersecurity company in Malaysia. Together, they delve into the intricacies of building a cybersecurity business from the ground up, discussing everything from the early days of establishing a foothold in an emerging industry to becoming a recognised authority in cybersecurity.
10 Years of Building a Global Creative Community from Malaysia (Mossery CEO & Co-Founder, Jun Lim)
Celebrating Mossery’s 10th anniversary, they delve into the challenges and breakthroughs experienced over the past decade. The conversation covers Mossery’s origins as a self-funded, design-driven, personalized stationery brand founded by Jun and Vivian, their journey from side project to full-time commitment in 2014, and the evolution of their product lines and business model.
Pivoting to a Social Enterprise: Empowering B40 Women
In this episode of Paranoid Founders, co-host Michelle sits down with Yap Sue Yii, co-founder of Komuniti Tukang Jahit (KTJ), a social enterprise dedicated to empowering the B40 women community in Malaysia through upskilling and job opportunities in sewing.
Freelancer Platform: TROOPERS' Journey as a Gig Economy Pioneer (TROOPERS Founding Partner & COO, Craig Goonting)
In this episode of Paranoid Founders, host Kevin sits down with Craig Goonting, founding partner and COO of TROOPERS, a gig worker platform that connects employers with reliable part-time help. Craig shares his entrepreneurial journey, from his humble beginnings as a part-timer to leading a company that reshaped the part-time job market in Malaysia.
Pet Insurance: Scaling in a Traditional Sector
Welcome to the first episode of Paranoid Founders! In this episode, co-hosts, Kevin and Michelle, share their journey in building and scaling Oyen Insurance, Malaysia’s first digital pet insurance platform. Drawing on the challenges of navigating a traditional industry, they discuss how they broke through the norms, overcame scaling hurdles, and redefined the pet insurance space.
Meet your hosts
Kevin Hoong
Michelle Chin
Contingent combines over 40 years of trusted expertise in commercial general insurance across Malaysia and Singapore. From SMEs to large corporations, we help businesses ensure they are protected with the right coverage.
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