Malaysia Airlines was once losing. A failing airline. A struggling brand.

Today? It's becoming profitable again. Expanding. Winning passengers.

It was because of Datuk Captain Izham Ismail.

A pilot who took the airline through its hardest times. 🧵🛫 1/ Datuk Captain Izham wasn’t a typical CEO.

He started as a pilot.

He broke records flying Malaysia Airlines' first Boeing 777-200 non-stop around the world in 1997.

In 2017, he took on his biggest challenge, to save the airline he had served for years.

Prof. Dr. Ooi Chong Heng isn’t just a genius in science.

He’s a legend at Universiti Malaya.

People admire his brilliance, simplicity and humility.

This is the story of a man who proves that true greatness comes with humility. 🧵👇 1/ Dr. Ooi is a prominent physics professor.

He’s currently serving in the Department of Physics at @unimalaya, Malaysia.

He contributed greatly in the study of quantum optics and nonlinear optics.

It means how tiny bits of light (photons) behave in weird and surprising ways.

He borrowed money from his grandmother to start his ice cream and tea business.

Today he has more stores than Starbucks.

This is the amazing and inspiring story of Zhang Hongchao of Mixue. 🍦🧋👇 1/ Zhang Hongchao was born in Henan province, China in 1978.

He came from a poor family and used to work as a farmer and fix motorcycles.

When he entered university, he was struggling to pay his tuition fees.

With limited choices, he asked his grandmother for help.

Change your marketing.

1. Sell your product with a story. 2. Don’t sell features, sell benefits.

If you're part of this, we value your hard work and contribution! 🙌🏼🫰🏼 1/ Google 🇺🇸

He left a high paying job to raise cows.

And he became a farmer who built Malaysia's biggest fresh milk industry.

This is the inspiring story of farmer & entrepreneur Loi Tuan Ee of Farm Fresh. Loi was a “kampung boy” from Perak who grew up with agriculture.

He & his brother Tuan Kin co-founded Farm Fresh in 2009.

They started with rearing goats first.

Then Loi noticed that many local brands were selling dairy products made from powdered milk.

(Holstein pic)

She's known as Malaysia's Queen of Ice Cream.

She opened 85 outlets locally & overseas in just 4 years.

This is the inspiring story of Siti Fatimah Adnan of Mokti's Ice Cream.🍦 Siti Fatimah Adnan is the founder of Mokti's Ice Cream.

She came from Perlis, a Northern state in Peninsula Malaysia.

She has a degree in Technology & Plantation Management from UiTM.

Siti lived in Bintulu, Sarawak as a housewife for 2 years before she started her business.

He studied aerospace engineering and then became a "cleaner."

They're now building machines to remove floating ocean plastic around the world.

This is the story of Boyan Slat of The Ocean Cleanup. 🌊 🧹 Boyan Slat @BoyanSlat is a Dutch inventor & entrepreneur.

He is the founder & CEO of @TheOceanCleanup.

It's a non-profit organisation that builds technologies to remove ocean plastic.

They aim to removing 90% of floating ocean plastic by 2040.

Investment news you may have missed over the last few weeks. 👇🇲🇾 1/ Haitai Solar, China Machinery Engineering Corp, Adam Digital Assets and Solar Pulse inked an agreement on the plant project at the Carbon Conference 2023.

They wanted to make fresh ice cream for Malaysians but had no idea how.

10 years later, their company was acquired for RM83.9 million.

Here's the story of Inside Scoop.🍦👇 In 2013, a couple consists of Edmund Tan & Lim Shiew Li founded an ice cream company called Inside Scoop.

They wanted to create local fresh ice cream that's tasty.

At that time, foreign brands only offered classic flavours.

So they started to learn about the business.

His dreams are as high as the stars...

And he was able to reach them at only 26.

But he was also accused of using 'cables' to achieve his success.

This is the inspiring true story of Meri @meripergibulat of Bulan Bintang. 🌙⭐️👇 1/ Azzim Zahid Azmi or Meri is the founder of Bulan Bintang.

It's a Malaysian company that sells traditional Malay clothings with a modern twist.

His entrepreneurship journey began when he was in high school.

He used to design T-shirts & sold them to his friends & schoolmates.

These took me over 10 years to learn.

I'll share with you in 2 minutes.

Here are 20 important tips about building an online audience.👇🏼 1. People seek authenticity not perfection.

2. Write the way you talk.

The UK has Charlie and The Chocolate Factory.

Here in Malaysia we have Harith and The Green Factory.

You need to know this inspiring story. 🪵🇲🇾👇 The Green Factory (TGF) was founded by Harith Ridzuan.

He started to learn the business from his parents since he was 10.

During school holidays, his father used to take him to their factory in Sg. Buloh.

But he didn’t like it at first because he can't play with his friends.

The next time when your car breaks down remember this tweet.

This Malaysian tech company is changing the way you get roadside assistance.

This is the amazing story of Bateriku @baterikudotcom. 🔋⚡️👇 Bateriku was founded by Azarol Faizi.

He entered the automotive industry in 2006 by supplying batteries to OEM manufacturers & their service centres.

Then he ventured into battery reconditioning tech to help reduce costs.

Azarol failed & lost money. But that wasn't the end.

When you become a Digital Authority you'll have great superpower.

It will change your life. Here's why & how.👇 In a physical world, your life is determined by the physical things.

But in a digital world, your life could be different.

When we think of authority, we think of governments, enforcers or regulators.

That's all different in the digital world.

23 Inspiring Sabahans You Should Know in 2023. 👇 Sabah is one of Malaysia's most beautiful places with rich natural resources & great people.

Here are 23 inspiring Sabahans who aspire to make Sabah & Malaysia better.

They're entrepreneurs, change-makers, leaders, startup founders, academicians & more.

Malaysia’s Employees Provident Fund (EPF) or @KWSPMalaysia has proven to be one of the most successful retirement funds in the world.

And probably the most innovative government-linked company in Malaysia. So far I’m impressed with their mobile app, portal, customer service, outlet etc.

Most companies or organizations focus on technology-based innovation.

They focus more on culture.

Most corporates' social media accounts su*k.

They're excessively proud, boastful & self-centred.

Here are some tips on how you can fix it.👇 Corporate social media accounts today shouldn't just be about posting marketing & sales messages.

Treat them as a multi-purpose platform with thousands, & potentially millions of audiences.

They can make a big difference.

Build a genuine & personal social media presence.

The Power of One.

This is the philosophy I use to build my ideal life & career.

You can use it for yours too. 👇🧵 'The power of one' is not about being number one.

But rethinking of the number '1' as a powerful concept in other areas of our lives.

Kota Kinabalu in Sabah is one of Malaysia’s best tourist spots.

These are some new hotels for your next vacation.👇🏽

(not a paid promo) 1. The Seraya Hotel

8 Must Watch TEDx Talks for Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders 👇 1. "The Surprising Habits of Original Thinkers" by Adam Grant

Grant discusses the habits and behaviours that can help people become more creative & original in their thinking.