Reinvent or Disappear: Inside The AI Reckoning Reshaping Asia’s Banks
In this Good to Great Podcast episode, hosts Mindu Hapangama and Jacob Callaway sit down with Naren Gunawardana, Managing Director at Synpulse in Singapore and the person banks across Asia call when their AI transformations get stuck, to ask why an industry with all the money, talent, and urgency in the world finds it so hard to make AI real. Every bank has a strategy on a slide; far fewer have AI working on the floor. Gunawardana takes us past the press releases and inside the machine, revealing what agentic AI actually does in a live regulated environment, why most pilots quietly die in a sandbox, and the unglamorous work of data, governance, and trust that will decide which banks reinvent and which disappear.
The Longest Game: How Family Businesses Survive, Evolve, And Endure Across Generations
In this Good to Great Podcast episode, hosts Masrur Rahman and Jeremy Simonetto sit down with George Hartel, the outsider who helped turn a sixty-year-old Thai institution, GQ Apparel, into a number one online menswear brand, and Professor Thomas Clauss of Witten/Herdecke University, a leading authority on family enterprise, to ask why the companies built to think in generations so often stumble at the handover. Shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations, the saying goes. Hartel reveals what it takes to reinvent a business steeped in tradition, while Clauss maps why families resist change and how the best build something enkelfähig, fit for the grandchildren.
AI-Powered Fashion Marketing: How Brands Create Content with AI
In this Good to Great Podcast episode, hosts Timea Héjja and Tamara Héjja sit down with George Hartel, Chief Commercial and Development Officer at GQ Group Thailand, to explore how AI is transforming fashion brand storytelling through smarter design, marketing, and operations, and why early adopters gain a decisive competitive edge.
Multinational Fashion Marketing: Insight’s from Iftekhar Mallick & Emma Pritchard
In this Good to Great Podcast episode, hosts Masrur Rahman and Timea Héjja sit down with Iftekhar Mallick of Beximco Group and Emma Pritchard of Southampton Solent University to explore how fashion brands expand across borders while staying authentic, balancing global identity with local culture through smart strategy and responsible use of technology.
Japanese FDI in Bangladesh's Garment Industry: Insights from Tareq Rafi Bhuiyan (Jun)
In this Good to Great Podcast episode, hosts Yume Towhida and Masrur Rahman sit down with Tareq Rafi Bhuiyan (Jun), Managing Director of New Vision Solutions Limited and President of the Japan-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry, to explore how Japanese foreign direct investment could reshape Bangladesh's ready-made garments industry and unlock its next phase of growth.
South Asia’s Regional Trade Puzzle: The SAARC Promise and The Path Forward
In this Good to Great Podcast episode, hosts Masrur Rahman and Samanata Thapa sit down with Md. Shamsul Haque, Former Director General of the SAARC Wing and Former Additional Foreign Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh, and CEO of CodersTrust Bangladesh, to explore why intra-regional trade in South Asia remains stuck at just 5% and how SAARC can finally unlock the region's vast economic potential.
How Global Fashion Brands Scale Design: Bharat Pratap Singh's Insights
In this Good to Great Podcast episode, hosts Tamara Héjja and Timea Héjja sit down with global fashion strategist Bharat Pratap Singh, who has worked with brands like ZARA, H&M, Calvin Klein, and UNIQLO, to explore how a single design idea scales into a global product and what it takes for brands to succeed in today's fast-moving fashion industry.
Fashion Transparency & Artisan Rights: Carry Somers on the Crafted Report
In this Good to Great Podcast episode, host Masrur Rahman sits down with Carry Somers, co-founder of Fashion Revolution and the League of Artisans, to explore how South Asia's artisan communities are reshaping global supply chain transparency and moving from extractive practices to equitable, heritage-driven partnerships.
Afrofuturism & Sustainable Fashion: Katende Godfrey on Africa's Design Future
In this Good to Great Podcast episode, host Tamara Héjja sits down with Ugandan fashion designer Katende Godfrey, Co-founder and CEO of IGC Fashion, to explore how African fashion is redefining global culture through Afrofuturism, storytelling, and sustainability, and how style can empower communities and position Africa as a leader in the future of fashion.
How Fair Trade Artisans Access European Markets: WFTO Expert Insights
In this Good to Great Podcast episode, hosts Azwad Mostafiz and Timea Hejja sit down with Caterina Occhio, Europe Board Regional Representative of WFTO and founder of SeeMe, and Jette Lore Ladiges, CEO of El Puente, to explore how local craft, fashion, and décor brands can break into the European market through fair trade networks, smart design, and digital platforms.