Business Bay Podcast: Recent Episodes
Business Bay
Business Bay Podcast is a business centric podcast where we bring into light the current business trends, practices, opportunities and challenges in Bangladesh and around the world by going into candid thorough discussion with opinion leaders. We aim to connect you to leaders and pioneers of industries and give you a tour into the minds of these visionaries.Hosted by Abrar H. Sayem, Founder & Managing Director, Merchant Bay Ltd.
A podcast to discuss about the experience of creating Bangladesh Apparel Youth Leaders Association, BAYLA.
BAYLA is a youth initiative to bring all the second gen and young leaders of the Bangladesh Apparel Ind. together.
An association born to work for the industry, focus on R&D, new market creation, bringing innovation and branding Bangladesh the right way.
Know deeper about BAYLA with Abrar H Sayem, President and host of the show along with guests Rafee Mahmood, Vice President, BAYLA and Ehsan Haq, Director, BAYLA. Enjoy...
For more info on BAYLA, visit www.bayla.org
Want an insight into the music industry in Bangladesh? Then this is the perfect jam for you. Have a look into the the business side of music, and the opportunities of making money in the industries. What the artists have on plate for the business minded people and also what the mindset of an artist should be if they want to make a living staying in the industry.
Catch our guests Mr. Sheikh Reaz, from the Mechanix and Asif Mostafa Hussain, from The Great Escape as the share the struggles and barriers which they faced in the industry and also know the lucrative side of the industry.
If you love coffee and you love business, then this is the right blend for you. Listen to a valuable podcast session with the Crimson cup franchise owners of Bangladesh, Rehanur Rahman and Mohaimin Mustafa.
Know how from an idea they made it successful till here and get the raw and valuable insights on challenges, strategies and entrepreneurship.
Enjoy and learn about the industry, coffee culture and running a cafe.
Core team of Merchant Bay discusses on the digital transformation and adaptability call of the RMG industry. Join the discussion on knowing where the industry will need to focus based on Merchant Bay’s extensive research and strategic observations.
Are you looking to adapt in a traditional industry with modern ideas? Then this is for you! Know the RMG industry better from the modern perspective.
A candid take on the culture of RMG organisations from inside with two second generation leaders of RMG industry who has been in the business for more than 7 years after finishing their education from UK and you don’t wanna miss hearing the interesting discussion of their challenges and story of adjustments which got them to be a great leader in their organisation now.
Guests:
Ehsan Haq - Director, Knittex Industries Ltd. a leading manufacturer of 100% composite knit garments incorporated in 1987 producing products starting from square one, raw cotton, and through knitting, dying, finishing and printing, finally producing various types of clothing which meet international demands.
Imran Ahmed - Director, Intramex Group, a fast growing export oriented RMG manufacturer, incorporated in 1992 and one of the few garment manufacturing companies in Bangladesh that offers woven, knit and sweater in one compound.
Episode 1 -
The silver lining to the cloud over the RMG industry and the winning perspective explained.
Meet the Special Guest Sharif Zahir the great business tycoon and man behind Ananta Group. Under his tenure of being the Managing Director, the Group’s annual turnover clocked a consistent 30% on average year-to-year growth during the last few years. Mr. Zahir is also the Director of United Commercial Bank, National Finance Ltd. and Vanguard Asset Management Ltd. Mr. Zahir graduated from University of Texas at Austin, USA with a degree in Finance and Economics. Get to know from him on his perspective, consistency and how he manages the group of businesses which employs 26,000 people and still has time to play squash and hit the gym regularly.
Along with him to add a fresh perspective on the industry discussion we have our young talented guest Hasin Arman, who actively runs MB Knits Ltd as a director and at such young age has earned the position in BGMEA as a co-chairman of crisis management committee. Know how the committee works and youth like him is contributing to the industry.
Correction Note by Hasin Arman*
"At 30 min playtime of the podcast, a stat was shared on export value mentioning 43billion which will be actually 34 billion"