Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

When considering the endeavour of scaling a business from its inception to reaching the goal of multi-million-dollars, it is paramount to have a structured and methodical approach. But what exactly are the stages that businesses must navigate to scale up? We will find out from our guest, David Chiem, Founder and CEO, MindChamps, who has masterfully steered his business from ground zero to a multi-million dollar empire today. Presented by Ryan Huang and Emaad Akhtar This podcast is produced and edited by Anthea Ng (nganthea@sph.com.sg) Do contact her for topics: C-Suite, SME, Sustainability, Property, Intergenerational Family Business, Industry Outlook, Fintech

Singapore’s labour movement, NTUC, has launched a “renewed workers’ compact”, following its engagement with 42,000 workers of all collars and ages over the past year.  On this episode of Morning Shot, Patrick Tay, Assistant Secretary-General, National Trades Union Congress shares insights on how this will shape NTUC’s key areas of work going forward.  Presented by: Ryan Huang This podcast is produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

Radhika Rao, Senior Economist, DBS Group Research discusses how India's economy is being affected by bad weather, and how it affects crops for exports - leading to overall rising inflationary pressures. 

In a city where coffee lovers have countless choices, with coffee chains, cafes, and kopitiams aplenty, why would a new player dare to make its mark in Singapore's thriving coffee scene? Edward Tirtanata, CEO & Co-founder, Kenangan Coffee - an Indonesian brand with unicorn status - shares why they chose to launch in Singapore, how they are going to replicate that success in Indonesia in the lion city.  Presented by Ryan Huang This podcast is produced and edited by Anthea Ng (nganthea@sph.com.sg) Do contact her for topics: C-Suite, SME, Sustainability, Property, Intergenerational Family Business, Industry Outlook, Fintech

Japan’s plan to gradually release more than a million tonnes of treated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has deeply divided nations and scientists. But, a month after the first discharge, Japanese authorities say no detectable amount of tritium has been found in fish samples taken from waters near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. On this episode of Climate Connections - we take a deep dive with chemical oceanography expert, Associate Professor Patrick Martin from the NTU Asian School of the Environment - to find out what goes behind the risk assessments and a comparison of the levels of radioactivity in the discharged wastewater versus other sources. Feature produced and edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) Voiced by: Ryan Huang Music/sound credits: pixabay & its talented community of contributors Photo credits: THE ASAHI SHIMBUN VIA GETTY IMAGES

Andy Baehr, Managing Director at CoinDesk Indices shares his insights on potential spillover effects the Fed might have on crypto markets, whether we're looking at a more bullish October in the bitcoin space, and if the US is losing its standing as a cryptocurrency market as we see some interest from US blockchain projects slowly moving towards Europe. Presented by: Willie Keng Producer: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

Ruperto Ancajas, Portfolio Specialist at Foord Asset Management discusses some approaches parents and teachers can take to help children to better appreciate the value of money as digital payments get more prevalent and money transactions become more "invisible".

As our planet grapples with the urgent threat of global warming, solar energy stands as a beacon of hope. Harnessing the sun's power, it offers a cleaner, greener alternative to fossil fuels.  Solar panels have indeed surged in popularity in recent years, but adoption rate is slow with hurdles like high costs and maintenance. Bolong Chew, Founder and CEO of Solar AI Technologies, a startup backed by ENGIE will discuss how they're simplifying solar energy for homeowners.  Presented by Ryan Huang This podcast is produced and edited by Anthea Ng (nganthea@sph.com.sg) Do contact her for topics: C-Suite, SME, Sustainability, Property, Intergenerational Family Business, Industry Outlook, Fintech

Will six weeks be enough for leaders of the United States to work out a deal in order to prevent an imminent government shutdown over budget legislation? On this episode of Morning Shot, Jonathan Wood, Principal for Global Issues at Control Risks shares his insights on potential implications a shutdown could have on the world’s largest economy. Presented by: Ryan Huang This podcast is produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

Yussef Gheriani, Director of Investments and Operations at IHT Wealth Management weighs in on whether rates are expected to go higher against a hot GDP and tight housing market, how the yield curve is panning out, potential implications of the US government shutdown on the markets, as well as key opportunities to look out for.  Presented by: Willie Keng Producer: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)