Azran Osman-Rani is one of Malaysia’s most well-known CEOs & entrepreneur and in this STIMY episode, we cover his colourful & highly impressive career that has included being:
- CEO and Co-Founder, Naluri Hidup
- CEO of iFlix Malaysia. Dragon-Keeper of the Tao
- CEO, AirAsia X Berhad
- Senior Director, Business Development, Astro All Asia Networks plc
- Senior Vice President, Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange
- Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company
- Associate, Booz Allen & Hamilton

In Part ⅓ with Azran, some of the highlights we cover are:
0:00 Moving overseas when young
1:04 Asked to speak up and speak out when young
1:59 Being drawn to the American liberal arts education system
3:18 Studying at Stanford University before the dot.com boom in the early 1990s
4:41 Participating in ultimate frisbee
8:57 Entering management consultancy
10:26 Joining Booz Allen Hamilton
11:05 Giving a presentation to senior management that bombed
12:07 Going through the Asian financial crisis
12:58 Moving to Korea & gaining the trust of local Korean clients
17:08 Moving back to Kuala Lumpur
19:30 Joining Bursa and Mohammed Aslan Hashem & taking a 50% pay cut
21:55 Joining Astro
25:23 Becoming the CEO of AirAsia X

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I'm Ling Yah, a Malaysian lawyer & host/producer of the So This Is My Why, where I interview inspiring people about how they found their why, and their blueprint for turning that why into a reality. I’ve interviewed Olympians, Michelin-starred chefs, top entrepreneurs, VC founders, Hollywood actresses, and more.

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