Life and Work in Iloilo City with Vanessa: Recent Episodes
Vanessa Belleza
Braving the city of Iloilo as a woman. I'll be sharing experiences and insights on how to conquer the booming city as an employee, as a businesswoman, as a mother, and as a leader.
The best leadership decisions are made when intuition and data are utilized. However, can one be better than the other? Join us in our newest episode of Life and Work with Vanessa! Together with our guest Oscar Jinon, a Marketing Lecturer, we compared and contrasted intuition and data, and how the best decisions are made using both.Which one of the two are you inclined to use the most? Find out by listening to this episode.
Saba Imru-Mathieu explains in her TEDTalk that coaching is a “conversation driven by strategic inquiry, which invites novel thinking.” In this episode, Iris Dana, our Enterprise Account Manager, and Deanne Mitzi Sollomo-Pasco, our HR Legal Officer, join Van as they discuss communicating the company’s vision through right timing and right coaching.
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We’re all capable of being leaders, some of us just don’t know it yet.
Our newest episode of Life and Work with Vanessa is out now! This episode, Benjamin Pe, Art Director, and Gladys Beramo, Head of LRC sat down with us and talked about the dilemmas in having different leadership personalities.
So what type of leader are you? Discover your leadership personality by listening to our newest podcast episode.
If you enjoy learning about topics like these, make sure to leave a like and give us a follow!
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We’re really, finally, truly back!
Come catch up with Van as she sits down and talks about the challenges of workplace management. With Bryan Caniedo, Strategy and Business Development Director, and Mary Grace Bastisla-Ong, Account Supervisor, as special guests, get ready for a lengthy yet stimulating episode.
Let’s dive right back in Life and Work.
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They say 12 is a lucky number – and lucky are we! Another season is done and 12 fun episodes have been accomplished this year. From January to December, we have laughed, cried, got inspired, got a little spooked, and best of all, we learned more than a thing or two.
This passion project turned platform for voicing out opinions on varying topics will be back real soon. Bigger, bolder, and so much more! But for now…
It’s a Wrap!
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What happens when you put five Millennials in a room and get them to talk about career, life, and something about growing big…? Chaos, absolute chaos. Watch out as Kenn, Ting, Jess, Cza, and Nicel sit down and chat with each other about everything and nothing at the same time. There will be laughing (a lot of it), dumb jokes, profound realizations that surprised the team themselves, and a whole lot more.
Floating bodies, blacked out eyes, claw-like nails — do any of these really happen during an exorcism? There are thousands of movies, shows, and books that depict what goes when an exorcism is performed. In this episode, our special guest Fr. Lester Villa, the Chief Exorcist of the Archdiocese of Jaro, debunks and confirms certain misconceptions about his vocation.
Buckle up and prepare for this Halloween Special of Life and Work in Iloilo with Vanessa and co-host Jessica, our Content Writer and Researcher. Anecdotes, real-life events, and even precautions on how to avoid possession and demons — all in S02E10. Happy long weekend and Happy Halloween!
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To padayon or to pahuway, that is the question. Why does it always seem like the two are mutually exclusive when they should be partners-in-crime-and-grime? Working hard is good but knowing when to rest is even better. For this episode, we sit down and talk with wellness instructor Kate Atienza to talk about physical, mental, and spiritual wellness – and how all three are vital for an overall well-balanced body, mind, and soul.
This is an all-new episode of Life and Work in Iloilo City with Vanessa. Tune in and know more about how you can take care of yourself despite the ongoing pandemic, the stress of work, and the challenges of everyday life. Breathe in the zen and have a happy weekend!
Follow Kate as @ilonggayogi on her social media accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube. You can check out her services at Body Love Yoga Studio or send her a message.
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You can’t talk about growth without talking about the youth. They are the perfect embodiment of growing – passionate, genuine, and idealistic. For this episode, we sit down and talk to our interns, the fresh and young Gen Z of our dreams.
Sit back and listen to Roch, Marvin, and Ztorm talk all about their dreams, their fears, and what it means to be a #snowflake. Catch Life and Work in Iloilo City with Vanessa S02E08. Happy weekend, mga broskis!
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May forever guid man! The company wasn’t built in a day and it took hundreds of our employees to get where we are. More than that, our CEO’s support system, her family, friends, and partner, saw her through the highest of the highs and the lowest of the lows. As Xilium turns ten, we sit down with Vanessa and Pong Belleza in a takeover episode and talk about all things work, life, and personal relationships.
Hosted by Joven, our General Manager, this is an all new episode of Life and Work in Iloilo City. Happy Monday!
To say that many things have changed for Xilium over the past 10 years is an understatement. One of the things that I am most grateful of as the leader of this organization, is having a grounded, reliable, and compassionate partner in Don.
As we approach our 10th Anniversary, hear us discuss our experiences and lessons in building Xilium to what is today and what it looks like in the future.
- Vanessa
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Ever wanted to say the lines, “uhm, excuse me, can I speak to your manager,” in true Karen fashion? This episode is a little bit like that — but not at all. Know more about the management’s perspective when it comes to making decisions about their employees.
The company’s very own Human Resources Officer Emz Montaño and CEO Vanessa are here to answer employees’ concerns and comments about the company’s rules, values, culture, and leadership.
Emz has seven years of Human Resource experience under her belt and is skilled in all facets of HR from recruitment, to administrative work, to compensation, to benefits, and to employee relations.
Let’s talk life and work in Iloilo City in our fifth episode, “Can I Speak to the Manager?”
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What happens when a Boomer, a borderline Gen X/Millennial, and a Gen Z baby gather to talk about life, work, and growth? With plenty of personal anecdotes, you’re bound to learn a thing or two from across all three generations.
Catch an all-new episode of Life and Work in Iloilo City with our very own AS Camille Mendoza and CIO Ian Lañada together with host Vanessa Belleza.
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Joining us in this episode is our very own Content Writer, Jess, as she and Vanessa talk all things women with two very special guests.
As we celebrate Women’s History Month this March, we invited Dr. Razel Colacion and Professor Moniq Muyargas to delve into topics that deal with the nit and grit of what it means to be a woman today.
Dr. Colacion is currently the Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in The Medical City Iloilo. She is a women’s health and maternal health advocate.
Prof. Moniq Muyargas is an Assistant Professor teaching Psychology and research courses in UP Visayas. She is also the Director of the University’s Gender and Development Program.
Happy Women’s History Month to all our Ilongga listeners and to all of you!
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Welcome to Season 2 Episode 2 of Life & Work in Iloilo City brought to you by Xilium. In this episode, Vanessa shares the mic with Kenn as he chats with our special guest artists Allyn May Canja and Kristine Buenavista. They talk about the art scene in Iloilo City and how it developed into the vibrant and lively community that it is today—including its highs and lows.
Allyn is a writer and community organizer who works for the a contemporary art museum in Iloilo City. She is the founder of thriveart.org and co-founder of Poetika. Her work focuses on documentation of art practices and communities.
Kristine is a storyteller, social innovator, and rewilder from Barotac Viejo, Iloilo. She is the co-founder of Artivism Iloilo and Alima Community.
Happy National Arts Month to all our listeners out there!
Life & Work in Iloilo City is back for another year of fun discussion about the city and its people. To start off the new season, we talked about Iloilo City's response to the pandemic that earned us the moniker, Wakanda of the Philippines.
Join Vanessa and her co-hosts, Nurse Director Jan Mar Panaguiton and Skills Development Manager Goldie Rafols, as they share their take on the local government’s COVID-19 efforts and the changes in the lives of every Ilonggo during (perhaps even after) the pandemic.
Some argue that a leader's compassion is prone to abuse. While this holds true, an empathetic leader makes wonders in the workplace. So, the question still stands: when do you draw the line? Here's a discussion on our take on the beauty of the two combined.
Strict saving habits? Or a wilder spending habit? Most struggle with this aspect of adulthood. As it is December and most have a little extra cash during this time of year, here are a few tips on how to handle your finances.
After one year and 11 episodes, Life and Work in Iloilo City with Vanessa is down to its season finale. This episode is a recollection of events -- both the good and bad -- and how much has changed with the sudden turn of events in our lives and see the opportunities that are still ahead of us. Be grateful, stay safe and healthy, we'll only take a break to recharge. Until our next season!
Everybody knows the struggles working parents face trying to be present in the family on top of work and personal needs. In this podcast episode, Vanessa is joined by Rene and Eirin to share their stories as working parents in Iloilo City. Let’s find out how they’re doing meeting one demand after another and in assessing how Iloilo City is as a community for them and their families.
Today's era of connectivity provide people access to better means of communication despite being oceans apart. Vanessa recounts her experience of travelling alone for the first time and how she handled keeping the office and household in tact.
Vanessa is joined by single millenials as they tackle work, hobbies, struggles during the quarantine, how they have coped and what they have learned from their time at home.
Vanessa and other parents' discuss their struggles, realizations and lessons of raising kids their kids during quarantine and how they will talk to their kids about the new normal looming around the corner.
With the Month of May comes an extension to the quarantine - and many Ilonggo businesses are having difficulty staying afloat. Here are some tips, with the hopes that our best practices can help other entrepreneurs and professionals during these extraordinary times.
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic overhauled our operations to protect our employees and keep them. In this episode, Vanessa talks about the steps the company took in-line with the guidelines set by local authorities as we go on operating this unusually challenging time.
What works and what doesn't as a professional in the city of Iloilo? Let's talk about the hits and misses in being a professional and being a leader to over a hundred employees, as well as making tough decisions for an outsourcing business that is growing. Get a glimpse of her experiences that enable her to juggle work and life in Iloilo City.
Ever had that crazy idea of asking your boss ANYTHING without the fear of termination? Well, we had the opportunity and the delight to ask no holds barred. In this podcast episode, Vanessa answers anonymous (we can't risk it) questions from her employees on the spot. Will someone be in trouble? Listen to find out.