A well-deserved celebration for these passion-driven personalities!
Early this month, Malaysian entrepreneurs were celebrated of their hard-earned labours at the 100 Most Influential Young Entrepreneurs Award 2019 (The 100MIYE).
The prestige event was attended by over 1300 people! Malaysia’s most notable personalities, including songbird Dato’ Sri Siti Nurhaliza, sports heroes Dato’ Lee Chong Wei, and Nicole David have also made an appearance at The 100MIYE.
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Prime Minister YAB Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad and the Minister of Entrepreneurship Development YB Datuk Sri Mohd Redzuan MD Yusof were also present to officiate the event, that celebrates entrepreneurs who are under 45 years old that has made a tremendous social, industrial, and economic impact on the Nation.
Amongst the 100 entrepreneurs also includes some names that are no stranger to us! Check out these 6 Malaysian content creators, personalities, and singers who were part of the momentous 100MIYE.
1. Cody Hong
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Producer of his own YouTube channel CodyHongTV, Cody Hong cooks up a wide array of videos including music covers, food reviews, and popular adventure series. With the high production quality of his videos, it is no wonder that Cody Hong had been a recipient at the 100MIYE!
2. Jeryl Lee
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Behind the 19-year-old songstress’ success also comes with a heartwarming family story. Being an adopted child, Jeryl did not let that stop her from working on her passion and talent in singing.
Jeryl rose to stardom when she was crowned Champion at the 2014 Water Cube Cup Overseas Chinese Youths Singing Competition in Beijing, and have also performed at the grand finals of Beijing’s Sing! China competition in 2016, competing against 14 participants. With a remarkable achievement such as this, Jeryl is bound to go far in the future!
3. Dan Khoo
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Local YouTube star with over 400, 000 subscribers, Dan Khoo is no stranger to Malaysians! However, picking up his video camera wasn’t what he had in mind for his career as an Economics Degree graduate. He continued to pursue his passion anyway and now becoming one of Malaysia’s most influential video producer.
4. Alvin Chong
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Charming and talented, you may have spotted Alvin on a few films including 3 Brothers, and Malay-languaged dramas Dia Semanis Honey, and Awak Suka Saya Tak. Alvin also made it to one of the Top 5 contestants of Astro Star Quest 2012. Today, Alvin is signed to Universal Music Malaysia, charming every Malaysians with his good looks and astounding talents!
5. Danny Khoo
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Danny Khoo is most notable for his TV hostings as well as being the finalist of Astro Star Quest 2008. Check out Danny’s song covers on his YouTube channel here that will have you totally impressed!
A huge congratulations to the recipients of the 100MIYE 2019! Here’s to more ventures from all the Malaysian entrepreneurs out there!
Header image credits: codyhongcheeyong | jerylleex | danny_ahboy | alvinchong123 | dankhooproductions
