CATEGORIES

Social Spin Doctor

Daniel Lubetzky has spun chocolate, nuts and do-gooder rhetoric into a snack company worth billions. Maybe someday he’ll get back to his true passion: changing the world for the better.

Cheap Thrills

Peter Szulczewski’s Wish was the world’s most downloaded shopping app last year. Its ultra-cheap wares make Walmart look like Bergdorf, but his 90 million users can’t afford to care—and their impulse purchases have added up to a $1.4 billion fortune for Szulczewski.

Fear Fighter

Aries Susanti Rahayu never submitted to her fear of heights. Instead, she took it on as a challenge and has become an outstanding young female competitive climber.

Liberation By Design

Australia’s Canva has become a unicorn by bringing online design tools to the masses.

Local Beauty

Rollover Reaction carves niche in Indonesia’s growing beauty market.

Healthy Business

Borden Eagle group is 84 years old and remains relevant in a changing market.

Old Money

While the braying pack of fintech startups chase Millennial money, former JPMorgan exec Rhian Horgan has her eyes on her parents’ cash.

Dragons Den

Billed as the new Bali, investors are rushing to Flores, home of the Komodo dragon. But the pitfalls of investing in Indonesia’s ‘Wild East’ are legion.

New Fed Head Same Old, Bad Old

LOST AMONG PORNO ACTRESS allegations, Syrian chemical weapons, food fights between the President and a rogue ex-FBI director, a North Korea summit and possible trade wars is the issue of tax cuts.

Weathering Market Volatility

MARKET VOLATILITY is back after a relatively subdued 2017 and emerging markets (EM) have not been spared.

Electronic Wizard

Abidin Fan has built Sat Nusapersada into one of Indonesia’s largest smartphone and electronic makers.

Indonesia Now: Empowering Millennials

“INDONESIA NOW” is the title of Slank’s first single of 2018.

Solving The Impossible

Arfian Fuadi’s Dtech Engineering emerges as a world-class firm after winning two global design contests.

Eye In The Sky

Terra Drone Indonesia aims to be one-stop drone service provider solution.

Brewing Up

With Savis Tea, Lily Gunawan seeks to grab market for Indonesian premium tea.

Tomorrowland

If smart cities are the future of cities, then Singapore blue-chip Keppel is signing up.

Pillar For Growth

Citi’s Asia CEO francisco Aristeguieta builds the bank’s regional success. 

Supplier To The Stars

For decades Kenny Park has quietly made the pricey handbags that famous labels sell around the world. Today he’s a billionaire.

Ace Hardware Indonesia

RetailMARKET CAP: RP 22.72 TNNET INCOME: RP 780.7 BN

Kresna Graha Investama

FinancialsMARKET CAP: RP 13.20 TNNET INCOME: RP 319.8 BN

Indonesian Paradise Property

HospitalityMARKET CAP: RP 6.54 TNNET INCOME: RP 100.78 BN

Mayora Indah

Food & beverageMARKET CAP: RP 67.75 TNNET INCOME: RP 1.57 TN

Master Of Luxury Brands

By any measure, Irwan Mussry’s Time International is a luxury fashion powerhouse.

Indonesia Loves Fashion

THE WORLDWIDE Fashion Market is growing fast and the market changes. It is currently valued at $3 trillion and represents approximately 2% of the global GDP.

Bargain Bin Billionaire

How do you beat Amazon at retail? Sell cheap. Be opportunistic. Micromanage the stores. And stay off the internet!

Reinventing Fineness

Shangri-La Hotel Jakarta lays the foundations for the next 25 years

Sweet Success

Edward Tirtanata leads coffee chain Kopi Kenangan in its mission to brew across the country and beyond.

Value Builder

Alisjahbana Haliman Is Creating Added Value For Indonesia's Rich Agriculture Commodities.

Asian Beauty

How South Korea’s leading beauty company AmorePacific plans to stay on top.

Making Spaces

Coworking space giant WeWork has huge appetite for Southeast Asia