Entrepreneur · Strategist · Trainer
I build businesses, open doors between companies, and help people and organisations grow, from telecommunications and infrastructure to training, recruitment and AI.
About me
“Semakin banyak saya belajar, semakin saya kembali kepada asas.”The more I learn, the more I return to the basics.
I'm a Malaysian entrepreneur and business development strategist. For more than two decades I've worked where business, technology and people meet. My job is finding the gap in a market, shaping a solution that makes commercial sense, and building the relationships that turn an idea into real results.
I started my career on large public infrastructure, coordinating a RM420 million Petronas water supply project and planning a RM205 million JKR highway. In 2005 I founded Newvoice2u. There I designed the SMARTCALL PLAN, a revenue recovery strategy that brought back around RM140 million a year to Telekom Malaysia for ten straight years. Along the way I became a TM Unifi and Yellow Pages partner, and I worked with UniMAP to bring university inventions to rural communities.
Today my work is about people and capability. I lead training and consultancy work through Rejang Training & Development and Zaya Upskill. That covers AI for the workplace, communication and leadership programmes, subsidised technical training for manufacturers, and connecting skilled Malaysians with good jobs. On Threads I'm known as a pembela graduan teknikal, someone who stands up for TVET and vocational graduates and helps them land real technical careers. I'm also the founder and director of UrusTapak, a digital platform that helps small traders at pasar malam and uptown markets book and pay for their spots.
I keep learning. I studied computer science at Indiana University, accountancy at UiTM and law at Stamford College, and I'm now certified in building AI agents. I write in both English and Bahasa Malaysia, mostly on Threads as @itsme.intanyahya.
What I'm working on
Each one solves a practical problem for a real group of people: employers, workers, small traders and households.
Chief Executive Officer
An SSM-registered training firm in operation since 2010. We design programmes for organisations and government agencies, including AI for workplace productivity, AI for leadership, AI for analytics and reporting, and high-impact communication for leaders and media.
Founder
Helps manufacturers in the Northern Corridor get subsidised technical training through the NCER ATMP programme (up to RM10,000 per trainee). We also recruit and place skilled candidates, such as factory operators and technicians, with partner employers.
www.zayaupskill.com →Founder & Director
An online booking and payment system for business spots at pasar malam, uptown, car boot sales and events. It's built for small traders and B40 entrepreneurs, and organisers and local councils can use it at no cost.
urustapak.my →Founder
Natural, reusable home products, starting with beeswax food wraps. They're a simple, beautiful swap for plastic cling film in Malaysian kitchens.
www.zayanatural.my →My journey
Rejang Training & Development · Zaya Upskill · UrusTapak · Zaya Natural Legacy
Building training, recruitment and digital ventures. Focused on AI adoption, workforce skills and small-business digitalisation.
Easy Prolink Sdn Bhd
Led business development for microwave communication and connectivity solutions. Set up a strategic collaboration with Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) to commercialise technical inventions for rural areas.
Newvoice2u Sdn Bhd
Designed and ran the SMARTCALL PLAN, which recovered about RM140 million in annual revenue for Telekom Malaysia over 10 years. Built a commercial model that removed third-party leakage, strengthened TM's direct customer ownership and moved clients to upgraded, premium services.
Intan Network & Solution Sdn Bhd
Appointed TM Unifi and TM Yellow Pages partner. Developed acquisition strategies for retail, education and corporate segments, and produced short advertising videos for Yellow Pages clients.
Sungai Udang – Durian Tunggal Highway (JKR, RM205M)
Planned progress and material requirements, and presented monthly progress reports to JKR stakeholders.
Petronas Dungun Water Supply Project (RM420M)
Coordinated between owner (Petronas), consultant (SMHB) and contractor (Ho Hup Construction).
Expertise
Let's talk
I'm always open to good conversations about partnerships, corporate training, AI in the workplace, or helping a business find its next opportunity.