MBATalks

Rinda is a social entrepreneur wanting to make a difference in sustainable living, which not only includes environmental-friendliness, but also happiness and living with purpose. Her new status as brand ambassador for her cause has given her the fear of being arrogant. She has been called to speak in various events and her fear of arrogance is blocking her from optimising her potential. See what insight she gets in this episode.

Many people live with the Culture of More and the Lifestyle of Consumption. In their effort to realise their dreams, they burn out and ruin their personal relationships with their loved ones in pursuit of more. Jourdan and Cynthia discusses the Power of Enough and how this has shifted their own way of thinking throughout their journey.

Creative-preneur Andrew Suryadi was stuck before he came to our podcast conversation. His business takes up a lot of time and effort without giving him proper returns. Many business people are at that point in their business. We hope you get insights on how to break out of your own state of stuck as you listen to our conversation with Andrew.

Moving your family to a different country is not an easy decision. Is making money in an unfamiliar place more important than providing a great quality environment for your kids? What is the definition of wealth? Is it really just money? In this episode Cynthia & Jourdan talks to Ben, a young father and husband who is struggling with a decision to relocate his family from Perth to Indonesia.

How do you build a team culture? William Sudhana shares his challenges to build a strong culture in VosFoyer and gets us rolling into a deep discussion about company culture, who to build it, how to build it, and how to make it come alive. For those business leaders out there, this episode is a must because the top challenge in business nowadays is no longer skill upgrading…it is team engagement and culture.

35/45 gets inspiration from William Sudhana about his experience building VosFoyer from zero. Now VosFoyer is a creative agency serving multinational brands with a unique approach. William is a community builder and influencer with over 42,000 instagram followers actively supporting the startup movement. He is humble and fun to listen to.

How do business leaders allow themselves to be guided in their decisions? Do we often need to let go of the things we think we want in order to get the things we actually need? What’s the difference between using spiritual compass and just following blind faith? Both Jourdan & Cynthia share their stories about how faith has brought them to where they are now as business leaders and fulfilled human beings.

35/45 invites Dwina, Co-Founder of MauBelajarApa, to share her challenge in firing people (ok, let’s call it "letting go of people" to be more politically correct). Throughout the conversation you will see Dwina getting coached on how to put on a more useful mindset that enables her to think of a win-win-win strategy that suits her as a leader, the company, and the needs of the employee. A great episode for kind-hearted leaders struggling to make the same type of decisions.

Success is defined by material possessions. Stress puts a strain on our mental health. Young leaders must make critical decisions without a clear moral compass. Jourdan & Cynthia share their thoughts on what’s happening and tells us why they decided to create the 35/45 podcast.