Season 1

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Gita Sjahrir - Improving Health and Equality

Dec. 29, 2020

The final guest of Season 1 is Gita Sjahrir. She’s the co-founder and CEO of R Fitness, a growing health and wellness startup, focused on helping improve the lives of all Indonesians. Our conversation transcends the R Fitnes…

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Pangeran Siahaan - Quality Media, Beyond Clicks

Dec. 21, 2020

Today’s guest is Pangeran Siahaan, co-founder and CEO of Asumsi.co. Asumsi is a leading millennial media publication. Founded in 2017, the site has been bootstrapped until recently, when they raised a seed round from East Ve…

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Ilya Kravtsov - Reinvention Amidst a Pandemic

Nov. 27, 2020

Covid-19 has crushed businesses around the world. Especially those in the food, travel, and live events space. Today my guest is Ilya Kravtsov, co-founder and CEO of PouchNATION. PouchNATION is an event-based, crowd manageme…

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Melia Winata - Growing a Social Enterprise

Nov. 9, 2020

Today's guest is Melia Winata, co-founder and CMO of Du Anyam. Du Anyam is a social enterprise that works with female communities to create wicker products. They were the official merchandise of the 2018 Asian Games and thei…

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Nicole Yap - Building a Tech Ecosystem

Oct. 19, 2020

Today’s guest is Nicole Yap, the Managing Director of Digitaraya, a startup accelerator in Jakarta. Nicole has seen Indonesia’s entrepreneurial landscape change dramatically since she first visited Indonesia in 2013. Now, sh…

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Tiger Fang - Lessons From High Growth Startups

Oct. 11, 2020

From the outside, being a tech founder seems like a sexy job. But the reality is far different. It’s lonely and a constant struggle. Today my guest is Tiger Fang, co-founder and CEO of Kargo, a digital logistics company in I…

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Irma Surya - Simplifying Legal Advice

Sept. 8, 2020

TV has romanticized lawyers with shows like Suits, The Practice, and the Good Wife. But the reality is, legal advice is expensive and overwhelming, especially for small to medium sized businesses. In the US, companies like L…

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Reducing Plastic Waste in Indonesia

Aug. 24, 2020

Plastic waste is a huge problem in Indonesia. It’s the second largest polluter globally at 3.22 metric tons a year. Today on the podcast we have two very ambitious women, both looking to make a dent in Indonesia’s plastic wa…

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Indra Wiralaksmana - Building a Muslim Social Network

Aug. 11, 2020

Across the globe, there are 1.7 billion Muslims, second only to Christianity at 2.3 billion. This represents a huge opportunity. Today's guest is Indra Wiralaksmana, co-founder and CEO of Umma . Umma is a Muslim community ba…

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Aparna Saxena - Reinventing Social Enterprise

Aug. 2, 2020

Social enterprises are often mistaken for non-profits. They are perceived to be "feel good" organizations associated with a good cause. But social enterprises are real businesses. They need direction, revenue, and talent to …

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William Tunggaldjaja - Competing with Ecommerce Goliaths

July 14, 2020

We live in a world where anything we want is one click away. Ecommerce has made this possible. No matter which part of the world you're in, there is an ecommerce giant dominating the market. In the US there is Amazon. In SE …

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Charlotte Kowara - Finding Purpose

July 7, 2020

Aimlessly wandering might be fun during a post-graduation gap year. But for most everyone else, it leaves us wanting more. What drives us differs from person to person. Some want money, others fame, but Charlotte Kowara was …

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Dick Listijono: Seizing Opportunity

June 22, 2020

For some, the thought of going to their job brings a knot of anxiety to their stomach. Not everyone loves their job. A great deal of the time, despite not enjoying their work, people stay at their current jobs. No matter how…