Live & Inspire

What Live & Inspire does

Live & Inspire Sdn Bhd is a Malaysian digital marketing and brand transformation agency founded in 2009 and headquartered in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. The firm operates a multi-subsidiary model with seven distinct entities covering social media marketing (Resonance), digital crisis consulting (Stealth Center), web and mobile development (Pixeltron), learning and development (Hustle Circle), entertainment and PR (Pepperstreet), video and branded content production (Geeks Dojo), and a think tank/social enterprise arm (Lemonaid). Over fifteen years the firm reports work across 243 client brands with cumulative outputs of approximately 2.5 billion social impressions, 3.8 million creative visuals, 52,000 campaigns, 20,000 crisis cases, 138 events, and 182,000 videos, alongside RM 3.7 million in optimised media spend.

The company serves clients seeking brand transformation, community building, and integrated digital marketing services, delivered by a team of 11–50 professionals under founder Tim Fernandez and co-founder Adam Hui. Its service portfolio spans the full marketing lifecycle from strategy and creative production through crisis management, digital development, and corporate training, with each specialty housed in a separately branded subsidiary while operating under the Live & Inspire parent.

The business model is services-based, monetising through agency retainers, project fees, media buying pass-through, and — more recently — through a proprietary corporate learning platform hosted at learning.liveandinspire.com. This platform extension represents a deliberate shift toward recurring training revenue, diversifying beyond campaign-by-campaign agency billing. The firm operates without disclosed external funding, suggesting organic, founder-funded growth across its fifteen-year history.

Name

Live & Inspire

Legal name

Live & Inspire Sdn Bhd

Website

https://liveandinspire.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Live & Inspire is a Malaysian digital marketing and brand transformation agency founded in 2009, operating seven specialized subsidiaries spanning social media, crisis consulting, development, learning, entertainment, video production, and think-tank services for 243+ brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Marketing Services

NAICS

Advertising Agencies (54181), Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418), Public Relations Agencies (541820)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311), Services-Advertising (7310)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAFAEAD

Creative Concepting & Campaign Development

Business & Public Services/Marketing, Advertising & PR Services/Brand Strategy & Creative Services

SECONDARYMPAAAGAA

Brand Activations & Experiential Campaign Design

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Advertising, Marketing & PR Services/Experiential & Event Marketing Agencies

SECONDARYMPAGAHAD

Product Launches & Brand Activations (Experiential Marketing)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Live Entertainment & Events (Concerts, Theater, Festivals)/Corporate & Private Events (Galas, Product Launches)

SECONDARYMPAIAFAI

Live Event Marketing, Sponsorship & Brand Partnerships

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Music & Audio (Recording, Publishing, Streaming)/Live Music & Touring (Promoters, Venues, Ticketing)

Keywords

• Digital marketing services
• Brand transformation consulting
• Social media management
• Crisis communications consulting
• Corporate learning programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Petaling Jaya

HQ country

Malaysia

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Brand Services: Brand re-engineering, brand stories, brand playbooks, creative development, video & animation, public relations, crisis management, and media buying services for corporate brands.
2. Community Services: Social initiatives, youth programs, workshops, learning & development programs, and media platforms/shows for community engagement.
3. Digital Services: Social media management, campaigns, strategies, content management, digital crisis management, monitoring & analytics, digital advertising, and web/application development.
4. Learning & Development Programs: Corporate training offerings covering leadership, service, and soft skills courses for enterprise teams.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Live & Inspire is a full-service digital transformation agency that designs and delivers brand, community, and digital programs for corporate clients. Offerings span brand re-engineering, creative development, video production, public relations, crisis management, social media management, digital campaigns, web and mobile application development, media buying, and corporate learning and development programs. The group's work is delivered through seven operating subsidiaries covering social media, crisis consulting, web/mobile development, training, entertainment and PR, branded video, and social-enterprise media.

Product overview

Live & Inspire is a digital transformation agency offering holistic brand, community, and digital services through a multi-subsidiary ecosystem. The company operates seven subsidiaries: Resonance (social media), Stealth Center (digital crisis consulting), Pixeltron (web/mobile development), Hustle Circle (learning and development), Pepperstreet (entertainment/PR/media buy), Geeks Dojo (video/branded content), and Lemonaid (think tank/media). Their core service domains span Brand services (brand re-engineering, creative development, public relations, media buy), Community initiatives (social projects, youth programs, skill workshops, media platforms), and Digital solutions (social media management, campaigns, content engagement, web/app development, digital analytics). The ecosystem is unified under Live & Inspire Group, established in 2009, serving brands with integrated brand-building, community-building, and digital-presence capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Resonance Social media management and strategy subsidiary building brand presence through community engagement and digital platforms for corporate clients.
• Stealth Center Digital crisis consulting service providing crisis management and reputation protection for brands operating in digital channels.
• Pixeltron Web and mobile application development subsidiary building digital ecosystems, digital products, and branded experiences for corporate clients.
• Hustle Circle Learning and development subsidiary offering programs focused on upskilling, reskilling, and workforce capability building for corporate teams.
• Pepperstreet Entertainment, arts, public relations, and media buying subsidiary supporting brand campaigns, events, and audience reach for corporate clients.
• Geeks Dojo Video production and branded content creation subsidiary producing video assets for client campaigns across the Brand, Community, and Digital domains.
• Lemonaid Think tank, media production, and social enterprise initiative subsidiary operating at the intersection of research, content, and community impact.
• Live & Inspire Learning Platform Online learning management platform offering hundreds of courses in leadership, service excellence, and soft skills for corporate workforce development.

Quantifiable outcome

• 243 clients and brands served since inception
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Naga DDB Tribal: Long-established Malaysian full-service creative and digital agency offering brand strategy, creative, digital, and media services to enterprise clients across Malaysia and ASEAN—directly comparable to Live & Inspire's integrated service model.
• Entropia: Independent Southeast Asian digital and brand agency with offices in Malaysia, Singapore, and beyond. Directly comparable as a regional indie offering integrated digital, creative, and brand transformation services.
• Tugboat Consulting: Southeast Asian digital and brand consultancy serving enterprise clients with strategy, digital marketing, and creative services. Comparable as a regional mid-sized competitor in the integrated marketing space.
• The Hoffman Agency: Independent PR and integrated communications agency with Asia-Pacific presence offering PR, digital, and content services. Comparable as a mid-sized agency with multi-market reach and PR specialization.

Broad incumbents

• BBDO Malaysia: Malaysia operation of BBDO Worldwide, providing full-service advertising, digital, and brand strategy. Comparable as a global network competitor serving similar enterprise clients in Malaysia.
• Dentsu Creative Malaysia: Creative and digital arm of Dentsu International in Malaysia, offering integrated brand, digital, and media services. Overlaps significantly with L&I's full-service model as a network competitor.
• Grey Malaysia: Malaysia office of Grey Global Group, providing creative advertising, digital, and brand strategy services to enterprise clients. Comparable as a global agency network operating in the same Malaysian market.
• VMLY&R Malaysia: WPP-owned global agency offering brand strategy, digital, and customer experience services in Malaysia. Comparable as a multinational full-service competitor targeting similar enterprise clients.
• Ogilvy Malaysia: Global advertising network's Malaysian office offering advertising, PR, digital, and consulting services. Operates as a broad incumbent with overlapping capabilities in brand, digital, and integrated campaign execution.

Emerging players

• Isobar Malaysia (Dentsu): Digital-first agency within the Dentsu network focused on digital transformation, commerce, and experience design. Comparable in the digital and web/mobile development service lines that L&I's Pixeltron subsidiary also covers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/liveandinspire
• Facebookfacebook.com/liveandinspire
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/liveandinspire

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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