This week’s podcast presents another knowledge filled one, as Arma and Hariz from Transit.KL cover a broad range of topics, from how Arma was finessed by his partner Shaq to start Transit Mart, how the mart curates its inventory, and the vast differences in local support when we look to our neighbors across the pond, Indonesia.
00:00 – Introduction to the co-founder of Transit KL
2:00 – What are you wearing today?
2:44 – Difference between Transit KL and NEO KL
4:40 – Why is Transit KL located in Subang?
4:58 – When and why did they think it was the right time to open up a physical store
8:05 – Is Transit KL their full-time job?
9:08 – When would take they the “leap of faith” in terms of running Transit KL/Mart full time
11:56 – Isaac’s take on Entrepreneurship
13:00 – How did TransitMart manage to pull off events every other week.
14:00 – How does the Transit KL bring awareness to the local scene by doing event pop-ups
16:45 – How “not being cool” is the new cool
17:23 – Would they upscale the size of their event
17:34 – Their creative thought process while planning for events
19:31 – How often Transit KL drops a collection 20:00 – The funding for TransitKL/Mart
21:11 – The process of picking and buying brands for TransitMart
23:18 – Why is Subang the place for TransitMart
25:25 – Would they consider themselves part of the “Streetwear” scene
26:11 – In their opinion, what’s the coolest brand in KL right now
28:31 – What’s the definition of “Cool” to them
29:51 – What’s the main dividing factor between the streetwear scene at overseas and locally
30:55 – The scene in Jakarta compared to KL
34:12 – The challenges faced by the local creative scene
36:32 – What’s next for Transit KL/Mart
40:30 – What to expect for upcoming From The Thread podcasts
42:50 – Tips on having your brand/product to be sold at Transit Mart
