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 ⅔ with Azran, some of the highlights we cover are:
0:00 Bringing something different to the table
1:12 Figuring out how to build a sustainable airline business model
4:06 Getting hit by multiple incidences almost every year including financial crisis, oil price crisis and three black swan events in a year
6:32 Making his pitch of a lifetime to an European export credit agency in London to avoid bankruptcy for AirAsia X
9:18 Scaling fast
12:04 Wheelchair incident on airplanes
15:58 Effective ways to create demand
16:51 Mistakes made while being CEO of AirAsia X
19:35 Knowing when to scrap things that don't work
20:32 Staying ahead of the competition
21:13 IPOed at $ 1 million valuation and moving to iFlix, a totally new media industry
23:58 Game plan for iFlix

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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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