The RJ Ledesma Podcast: Recent Episodes

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An Interview with the Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of BNI - Dr. Ivan Misner -the World's Largest Business Networking Organization on the Global Success of BNI in helping Change Lives and Communities for the Better

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Hearing it Straight from the Executives: Part 2!

Previously, VP Diana Lim and Senior AVP Irene Camille Villafuerte of Petnet Forex Solutions shared expert insights on forex trading in the Philippines and highlighted their company’s unique solutions. Today, they delve into the intricacies of corporate dollar trading.

Learn the strategies that set PETNET FOREX SOLUTIONS apart and hear success stories from long-term client Telework PH Outsourcing Solutions, Inc., which thrived with PETNET Forex's support.

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Hearing it straight from the executives!

Join us as Vice President Diana Lim and Senior AVP Irene Camille Villafuerte from Petnet Forex Solutions, one of the leading forex solutions companies in the Philippines, share their expert insights on Forex trading for businesses.

petnetforex #petnetforexsolutions #forextradingphilippines

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Join RJ Ledesma as we celebrate Women's Success by shining a light on the trailblazing women who are leading the charge in their respective fields.

Discover inspiring stories of how financial management and strong family values have empowered these women to break barriers and forge new paths. This special episode highlights the importance of financial planning and support systems in nurturing success. Tune in to be motivated by their remarkable journeys and learn how you too can take charge of your future.

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Very honored to have our next guest on the show – who was also the Past President of my Rotary Club in Makati West.

Jose Teodoro ‘TG’ Limcaoco is the President and CEO of the Bank of Philippine Islands.

The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) bagged multiple awards from prestigious regional publication FinanceAsia, getting the gold award for ‘Best Financial Company’ and silver for ‘Best Overall Company’ in the Philippines. BPI President TG Limcaoco also got gold as the ‘Best CEO’. BPI and Limcaoco are among the winners in FinanceAsia’s ‘Asia’s Best Managed Companies’ 2023 poll.

Under his leadership, BPI hit a historical high for nine-month net income, ending the period with earnings of Php 38.6 Bn, up 26.4% vs the prior year, delivering a Return on Equity of 15.6%. Sustained loan and margin growth, as well as tempered provisions, were the main drivers of the strong financial performance.

Limcaoco was appointed as BPI President and CEO on April 22, 2021. Before that, he was the Chief Finance Officer, Chief Risk Officer, and Chief Sustainability Officer of Ayala Corporation, a Philippine Stock Exchange-listed company. Previously, he served as President of BPI Family Savings Bank and President of BPI Capital Corporation.

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With a foundation in Industrial Engineering and expertise in areas like Sustainability, Analytics, and Continuous Improvement, Felix's impact extends beyond borders. As an industry leader, educator, and prolific author, he's reshaping the landscape for Filipino Industrial Engineers. His accolades, from Asia CEO Awards to global recognitions, highlight his commitment to excellence. His dedication to empowering MSMEs, startups, and academic institutions has earned him prestigious awards, recently including the Lean Six Sigma Award. A recipient of the EMBA from Quantic School of Business and Technology, his relentless pursuit of knowledge and leadership continues to elevate the Industrial Engineering profession, earning him a Presidential Citation from the Philippine Institute of Industrial Engineers.

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The RJ Ledesma Podcast is back and I am very excited to interview Sergius Santos of SolX Technologies!

SolX Technologies, Inc. recently beat out nine other startups to bag the top award in the Wildfire X Startup World Cup Philippine Regional Competition during the IGNITE 2023. They will represent the Philippines at the 2023 Startup World Cup Grand Finale in Silicon Valley, with a chance to win the $1-million grand prize.

SolX’s platform helps local companies in identifying ideal power contracts and retail electricity suppliers, leading to cost-effective decisions on their energy consumption.

SolX has already saved their clients close to P400 million in energy costs through their system as of date. And, more than that, their technology is 100% Filipino-made and their team all hail from the Philippines!

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Frances Cruz is an omni-channel ads strategist from the Philippines. She’s been helping 7 to 8-figure startup businesses through digital advertising and nurturing approach in Meta and Tiktok platforms.

Frances is also a coach for AdsLevelUp™, a media buying community program for beginners, aspiring ads strategists and business owners in the Philippines. Her field of digital marketing expertise is in the service-based industry such as aesthetics and medical clinics, restaurants, and construction firms.

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In the bustling city of Cebu, Philippines, a visionary entrepreneur, Ralph Ray D. Chua, stands at the helm of Immuni Global Incorporated, managing a diverse portfolio of businesses in the food and pharmaceutical manufacturing, trading, real estate, and construction industries. With an impressive wealth of experience spanning over a decade, RR has become a beacon of change, steering his companies towards socially and environmentally conscious business practices that prioritize the well-being of Filipinos.

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In the heart of Cebu City, Philippines, a beacon of hope and empowerment shines through the for-profit social enterprise known as ANTHILL Fabric Gallery. Founded in 2010 by the visionary leader Joy Anya T. Lim, ANTHILL stands for Alternative Nest and Trading / Training Hub for Indigenous Little Livelihood Seekers. This enterprise was born out of a deep commitment to address the prevalent issues of poverty and unemployment faced by marginalized sectors, particularly among indigenous communities.

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Stephen Michael H. Co is a visionary entrepreneur and the Co-Founder and CEO of two groundbreaking ventures, Worth The Health Foods (WTH Foods) and Nipa Brew Craft Beers. His journey into the world of sustainable food innovation and craft brewing began with a shared passion for showcasing Filipino creativity and locally sourced ingredients.

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Ethan Rose founded http://Pouch.ph in 2021, a Bitcoin wallet service that uses the Lightning Network to enable customers to seamlessly send and receive money across borders. http://Pouch.ph is one of the most innovative startups in the Philippines – enabling faster, more affordable, and more borderless payments via Bitcoin’s Lightning Network. Pouch is currently running its closed Beta for a select group of individual early-adopters as well as for 250+ merchants in Boracay.

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Noel Tordesillas is the Head for E-Channel at Etiqa Philippines, a leading ASEAN insurer. Etiqa Philippines simplifies the selection process of Filipinos (both individual and the corporate decision-makers) for insurance products, by integrating all their life, non-life, health, and other insurance products and services into one unified brand.

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Victor Antonio is a sales trainer and consultant who is highly skilled in the areas of sales influence and persuasion. Founder of SalesVelocityAcademy.com which offers online sales training. Additionally, he has written 14 books on motivation and sales, "Mastering the Upsell," is his most recent book that explains how to boost profits by upselling to prospective and current customers.

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Widiana Chen is the CEO of Seataoo Philippines, a leading global e-commerce platform that offers sellers and customers a seamless and secure online shopping experience and aims to bring high-quality products from Southeast Asia to the global market, providing customers with a wide range of choices while supporting local businesses.

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SigeGo, powered by the technology of Simplenight, is set to change the game for exploring the Philippines. Simplenight will make the most of the Philippines’ tourism as boundless opportunities lie in this sector and also to promote Pinoy pride. Poised to be the omni-channel platform of the country, SigeGo curated experiences that will revolutionize one's exploration with user-friendly technology and its vast offerings of bookable products and services.

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Meet Michael McCullough, Managing Director & Co-founder of KMC Group. With his expertise in commercial real estate and his focus on creating scalable real estate services, he's helped countless businesses thrive in the Philippines. Michael has played a significant role in KMC's success in providing world-class flexible work.

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Jason Gaguan is a prominent figure in the Philippine market research industry and currently serves as the Chairman of Agile Data Solutions which he co-founded in 2020. The company quickly became a leading player in the industry by adopting an innovative approach to market research and leveraging the power of the crowd and technology. Agile Data Solutions has experienced significant growth, expanding its services and providing businesses and organizations with flexible, scalable, and cost-effective solutions for gathering market insights under his leadership.

Co-Founder and CEO Jon Carlo Lim targets to harness the power of the internet in a financial service context through DragonFi Securities INC. DragonFi is revolutionizing the investment landscape of the Philippines by developing top-notch web and mobile stock trading platforms. They are set to broaden Filipino’s participation in the capital markets by providing advanced technology tools and innovative products.

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Justin Gorriceta-Banusing and Kevin Hoang founded the world's leading campus gaming network AcadArena. Aiming to help student gamers reach international esports tournaments, they augmented campus esports by launching their AcadArena Spaces, which built new convertible student hubs. With the coming CONquest Festival 2023, they set to reach new heights for the gaming community in the Philippines.

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JC Macalintal is a venture developer, community builder, and content manager for massive entrepreneurs and companies in the Philippines.

Through VA agencies, he aids founders in diversifying and growing. He has collaborated with well-known companies across the world, including Meta, Microsoft, Google, and Youtube. JC has created and expanded venture portfolios in 15 different industries, greatly assisting their growth.

Isaac Saliendra is a young entrepreneur who founded Peculiar Eyewear, a company specializing in designing and producing unique and fashionable eyewear that sets it apart from other brands. Isaac aims to create a brand that embodies his distinct viewpoint on style and design. He believes that eyewear should not only serve a functional purpose but also reflect the wearer's personality and individuality. To achieve this, Isaac blends traditional styles with modern touches, resulting in a truly distinctive line of eyewear.

Isaac's journey to success is considered unique because he faced several rejections from online shopping platforms due to his "peculiar" appearance, which they deemed not "corporate enough." Despite this, Isaac was able to expand Peculiar Eyewear globally.

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Patrick Gentry is the co-founder and CEO of Sprout Solutions, a Philippine-based HR and payroll software company. He has developed Sprout Solutions into one of the most cutting-edge and rapidly expanding HR technology companies in the Asia-Pacific area with more than 20 years of expertise in software development and business leadership.

Gentry is a fervent supporter of civic responsibility. Sprout Solutions has started a number of efforts to give back to the community, such as a program that grants small businesses and non-profit groups free access to the company's HR software.

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"We don’t just move things, we move lives.”

Dennis Ng, a leader in business management and technology, is our guest today. He works with Mober to provide sustainable delivery for the Philippines' largest retailers.

IKEA Philippines and Nespresso are two examples of the giant retail chains that Mober, a Manila-based tech-logistics company, is supporting sustainable delivery to. The organization wants to provide green logistics that are emission-free while fulfilling the needs of businesses.

In the Philippines, there are also only 23 registered electric vehicles. Mober owns 20 of them (16 electric vans and 4 electric trucks).

Our guest today is Nate Clarke, the founder and CEO of GoTyme Bank, a digital bank that provides innovative financial solutions for individuals and small businesses. With a background in software engineering and entrepreneurship, Nate has combined his expertise to create a truly unique banking experience.Nate Clarke is the guest for The RJ Ledesma Podcast livestream on April 20, 7pm. To learn more about their advocacies and how they make an impact in sustainability, make sure to listen in.The RJ Ledesma Podcast is powered by Podcast Network Asia. You can also listen to our other episodes while waiting. Check it out on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and other major podcast platforms.

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Accounting and financial services were elevated thanks to Mickael Cordoso Das Neves' design of the internet platform and cloud-based technology known as CloudCFo.

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As a Strengths Finder coach, Coach Val Baguios III, has empowered and enriched the strengths of leaders, executives, managers of various top organizations.

Despite the adversities in her life, Cindy Esmundo, founder of CC Land World of Sweets, continues to dominate the e-commerce business.

As Vice President of Corporate Relations of the Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation, Serge Bernal, has been an advocate for sustainable development and the transition towards cleaner and more efficient energy sources. Starting his career in sales before moving to key positions in Business Development, Training and Marketing, Serge directed strong and high-performing teams to achieve overwhelming sales growth. He is also has been recognized twice with a Global EVP award for projects he led.

Once an engineer in the semiconductor industry, to now with more than two decades of expertise in the Research and Development field, Dr. Jerome Palaganas is the co-founder and CEO of Nanotronics Inc. Through his dedication and remarkable efforts of the founding team, Nanotronics Inc. is at forefront of producing sustainable nanotechnology materials from highly renewable indigenous plants.

Passionate in aiding farmers, Henry Sison designed and built Agro-DigitalPH. With his farming experience and success in running a profitable integrated organic farm, Agro-DigitalPH works toward its goal of allowing farmers to reach out directly to their markets, efficiently manage their production, and consolidate produce themselves.

Louisa Lavnea Thomas is the head of Business Development of Arton Capital. She champions the vision of empowering individuals and families to become Global Citizens. With her experience and skills in financial services, insurance, estate planning, residency, and wealth preservation, Louisa Lavnea Thomas plays a key role in providing bespoke service experience – simplifying complexities and paving the way efficient, effective, and responsible investments for Arton Capital’s stakeholders.

Atty Rocky Chan is the President of EnterPH, the Philippine representative of Arton Capital, a leading global citizenship solutions provider. Atty Chan is a seasoned lawyer and business leader who has a deep understanding of the complex laws and regulations surrounding immigration and citizenship. Under his leadership, EnterPH has been empowering individuals and families in the Philippines to become global citizens through its comprehensive suite of services and solutions. Whether it's through residency and citizenship programs or financial planning and investment advice, EnterPH helps clients achieve their goals and live life on their own terms. With Atty Chan's vision and guidance, EnterPH is making a meaningful impact in the lives of its clients and helping them achieve greater freedom and mobility.

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Manny Ayala is the co-founder and the managing director of Endeavor Philippines.

Endeavor is the leading global community of by and for high-impact entrepreneurs. They define high-impact entrepreneurs as those with the biggest ideas, the likeliest potential build business that matter and can scale, and the greatest desire to pay it forward by helping other entrepreneurs.

Endeavor is honored to unveil the Philippine Multiplier Map to showcase how Endeavor Entrepreneurs have reshaped the entrepreneurial ecosystem since their establishment in 2014. This year alone, they were able to generate over PHP 30 billion in revenue and have created 30,000 jobs. They continue to commit to guiding and motivating the next generation by reinvesting profits, expertise, and time to multiply the positive impact their individual enterprises have achieved.

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Leila Martin is the President and CEO of Overseas Filipino Bank. OFBank is the first branchless, digital-only bank licensed by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the official digital bank of the Philippine government. They offer retail internet banking, remittance services, loans, alternative payment channels, and investment tools—not only to overseas Filipinos but also their beneficiaries back home. Their mobile app is safe, secure, reliable, and can be downloaded via Google Play and App Store.

Jungie Gumiran is the CEO and founder of JUJU Lifestyle, a health, wellness and self-care company that offers supplements. JUJU caters to people with different lifestyles and believes that self-care shouldn’t be complicated. With their innovative way to take supplements—Drop, Fizz, Drink—it’s no hassle, can be carried everywhere, and can easily be infused with people’s lifestyles.

Their line of products are Juju Collagen, for youthful skin, stronger hair and nails; Juju Glutafair, a glutathione supplement for lighter and clearer skin; Juju Easyslim, a tablet that flushes out toxins, helps fight cravings and promotes a healthy diet; and Juju Easysports, a supplement to help re-energize and rehydrate your body.

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Atty. Gino Jacinto is the COO and Vice President of Operations and Business Development at UNAWA. UNAWA is a pioneering Filipino Regulatory and Legal Technology company advancing the Ease of Doing Business in the region. The company offers the simplest and most convenient way to digitize key transactions through its Digital Transaction Hub.

UNAWA offers technology solutions that accelerate digital transformation for regulators and enterprises such as UNAWA SafeForm to digitize forms and automates workflows; UNAWA SignSecure can efficiently and legally bind contracts and sales with e-signatures, and UNAWA RNotary helps you access easy and painless remote notary services.

Amor Maclang, is the Chair for Innovation of the European Chamber of Commerce, a board member in the French Chamber of Commerce and Currently the Executive Director and newly elected trustee of the Fintech Philippines Association. She will be a part of Digital Pilipinas Festival (DPF) takes place on October 17-21, kicking off a month-long celebration of digital adoption in the ASEAN region with the hope of building anti-fragile system.

Erica Dizon-Go has been in the banking and finance industry for over a decade holding various posts in both Manila and Hong Kong for Citibank, the French investment bank CA, and currently Union Bank of the Philippines as Head of its Fintech Business Group.

Jose Franco Soberano is the Director, EVP and Chief Operations Officer of Cebu Landmasters, a company that envisions to provide quality homes for Filipinos everyday. Founded by Jose Soberano III in 2003, CLI values the importance of family, faith, and genuine passion in real estate. These values are the backbone of their unbending commitment to their customers and community. CLI is deeply engaged in real estate-related activities focused on Visayas and Mindanao regions, in developing 100 projects in different development stages since 2003, to lead VisMIn developer to the real estate market study, and was awarded as the Best Developer in the Philippines in 2019 and Best Developer in the Visayas and Mindanao in 2021 by PropertyGuru Philippine Property Awards. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, they sustained its reputation as the leading developer with a reliable track record. CLI aims to launch 14 to 18 residential projects yearly starting 2022.

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Nel Laygo is the chief executive officer and founder of Peddlr Philippines Inc., a mobile application developed by a startup company located in his homeland Eastern Visayas. Peddlr helps MSMEs in managing inventory and bookkeeping, especially that the app features digital ledgers and storefronts for businesses. With Peddlr, starting online businesses or even businesses with physical stores can be managed thoroughly in different aspects—sales, inventory, accounting, and reports through just mobile devices. What makes it even better is that Peddlr works offline and can function without the internet. Earlier this year, Peddlr raised US$4.3 million in the seed funding round led by Crestone Venture Capital and Patamar Capital along with the existing investors Kaya Founders, Foxmont Capital Partners.

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Josh Supan is the CEO of Shipmates, a company that aims to become the go-to shipping tool for online merchants in the Philippines, while bolstering the country’s shipping infrastructure. Its platform allows online sellers to compare rates between different couriers and book standard or multiple orders. Through Shipmates, online sellers can book couriers through its app, who then come to their location and pick up packages. The startup, a Y Combinator and Iterative alum, announced that it has raised $2.2 million in seed funding. The round included Cathexis Ventures, Wavemaker Partners, Taurus Ventures, Capital X and Sketchnote Partners. Supan, together with CTO David Marquez, started an e-commerce enabler in 2017.

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Ash Mandhyan is the co-founder and CEO of MetaversGo. He was a former Head of client solutions for Facebook in the Philippines. Mandhyan has more than 15 years of digital retail experience, having worked as the business unit head for marketing and e-commerce under SM Prime Holdings, a Director for a performance marketing agency, and as the VP for operations at Lazada Philippines, prior to joining Facebook. A performance marketer that has built brands and rendered ideas that are among today’s ecom realities in the Philippines. Mandhyan also held leadership positions at Bytedance, a Beijing-based company that has been leading the charge in the blockchain industry.

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Richie Cuna is a businessman and entrepreneur owns Fiorgelato, a brand that sells pure Italian ice cream. It is the flagship of the Milkin Group, which Cuna also owns. Aside from these, he also created the brands Donburimix, a casual Japanese Dine-in; DM Express (Japanes Quick Eats), and Kurimi Milk Tea Bar (Japanese Milk Tea). His businesses thrived in the pandemic, as he fearlessly planted his seeds in the middle of a crisis. He was more encouraged when his friends and siblings John, Jelyn and Jeff Chung joined him in his brand Kurimi. With over 33 branches of Kurimi nationwide, it is another successful project for his company.

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Pinky Yee is a wife, mother, sustainability advocate and the President and CEO of Pure Essential Specialist Corp (PESC). The company is most known for their LivClean brand, a line of cleaning products made from 100% natural and sustainable ingredients like pure calamansi essential oil, baking soda, and sugar cane vinegar.

Her philosophy is using locally sourced and plant-based raw materials to make completely natural and biodegradable products that contain no toxic chemicals and still being able to deep clean and disinfect while ensuring safety. Thus, it is ensured that her products called Cleaning Vinegar with Calamansi, Dishwashing Concentrate with Calamansi, and All Natural Anolyte Disinfectant kills 99.9% of bacteria and pathogens while being safe. Because of her products, she was recently awarded as the year's Woman Innovator during the Go Negosyo Inspiring Filipina Entrepreneurs for 2022 awarding ceremony.

Yee also made the announcement about releasing her new products, skin whitening soaps called FIRST Skincare. This product is the first to combine Swiss technology and has received an overwhelming amount of positive views.

Meryl Ting is the President of and CEO of ABU-EMP Unlimited Credit Resources Inc., a company that offers fast, hassle-free non-collateral business loans tailor fit to small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

ABU-EMP has been helping Filipino business owners build their dreams since 2011. They aim to aid the monetary needs of every business in the Philippines by offering fast and collateral-free business loans.

How did they make this more convenient to their target market?

Learn more about her journey in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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OmniSecuritas is a pioneering Philippines cybersecurity company that protects and assists Filipino businesses to be more secure and resilient by using a suite of advanced software tools based on a ’Zero Trust” managed endpoint detection, analysis and response technology.

Meanwhile, ProMedia is an events management company specializing in beauty, fitness, bodybuilding and wellness events. It recently supported six of their camp beauties a boost on their quest to win the Bb. Pilipinas title.

Learn more about his journey in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Mr. Miggy Azurin is the CEO of The Mega Maxi, Web3 media company delivers the latest news and events about crypto, NFTs, play-to-earn (P2E) gaming, and Metaverse.

The Mega Maxi is Azurin’s passion project to provide high-quality content to inspire and educate users in all things NFT and P2E games. The company recently closed an investment that will help fund its mission to bring the next one billion users to Web3.Before becoming a serial entrepreneur, Azurin claims that he used to be a “serial failure,” as it took him six attempts before he finally got entrepreneurship right. He dabbled in tech, food, and recruitment before he found his love for marketing, and now, he is involved in many communities in the NFT space.

How did he turn his failures into motivations in becoming one of the most promising NFT companies to date?

Learn more about his journey in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Tryke Gutierrez is the CEO and co-founder of Tier One Entertainment, one of Southeast Asia’s biggest e-sports talent platforms.

Tier One is well-embedded in the content distribution and gaming world. Tryke and his team built their success by developing a robust business model and making ourselves the top tier destination for new and established gaming talents.

How is the shift from PC to mobile crucial in the industry’s rapid growth? Learn more about her journey in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Jason dela Rosa is the founder of Bounce Back Philippines, Ark of Dreams and co-founder of KITA PH.

He has been a serial entrepreneur and venture builder for 20+ years and the Founder of Bounce Back Philippines, a business advocacy group that helps MSME’s thrive above any crisis and a 2021 META Accelerator Program Participant, and the author of the book The Practical Entrepreneur: a reference used by MBA students.

He is also a founder of several business ventures and brands. His ventures revolve around Agritech, digital tech startups, Web3, food and beverage, e-Commerce, eSports, eHealth and eLearning. His mission is to develop impactful ventures and help entrepreneurs go through challenges by balancing passion and practicality.

Learn more about her journey in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Bubbles Lim is the General Manager of Easy Franchise, a go-to platform for all things franchising.

The company bridges the gap between you and franchisors, making franchise application a breezy and convenient process. Everything is conducted through our hassle-free portal that eliminates the need to brave traffic and wait in lines.

How does the company thrive with this type of business and how can businessmen learn from them?

Learn more about her journey in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Krizzia Ann Loyang Tanabe is the CEO of iFranchise, an innovative leader in the franchising industry, one that specializes in developing, marketing, and managing businesses across key industries like food and beverage, beauty and wellness, and fuel, among others.Her mission is to help other Filipinos achieve their dreams of owning a business. This made her included in the list of Global Inspirational Women to Look Out For in 2022 by the United Arab Emirate-based Prodigy Global Network (PGN).How did she earn this historic feat and what are the lessons that businessmen can learn from her?Learn more about her journey in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast. You can catch it live on Thursday, 7pm.The RJ Ledesma Podcast is powered by Podcast Network Asia. You can also listen to our other episodes while waiting. Check it out on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and other major podcast platforms.

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Ibba Bernardo is the Chief Marketing Officer of Packworks, a mobile-first super app and multi-sided marketplace B2B ecosystem for micro-entrepreneurs.

With the goal to promote “nanay-preneurs,” the people behind Packworks have gained several recognitions from different award-giving bodies such as the 2021

Techstars Fintech Accelerator and 2022 Best Start-Up JICA Mckinsey Ninja Accelerator.

What is their current stage in the seeding round and what are their metrics in growing the business?

We have three guests for this episode!

First, we have Simon Villalon, the Co-Founder of Catalyze Institute, a start-up digital school on a mission to educate Filipino SMEs on transformation and digital technologies. We also have Kellda Centeno, the Delivery Business Unit Head & Digital Acceleration Director of Shakey’s Philippines, a pizza restaurant chain based in the US. Lastly, Mikee Villareal is the Co-Founder of MadEats, an on-demand online restaurant group that is built for delivery.

This week, we’ll have an SME Accelerator course on Digital Success for SMEs with Kellda Centeno of Shakey’s PH and Mikee Villareal of MadEats where they will talk about how their respective companies achieved success despite the challenges of pandemic and how they plan to keep adapting to ensure sustain their growth. On the other hand, Simon Villalon will talk more about Catalyze to the listeners of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

Brian Cu is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Manuel “Bam” Florencio Aurelio Mejia IV is the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of SariSuki, a fast-growing e-commerce grocery platform in the Philippines.

SariSuki started at the onset of the pandemic as the collective action of Filipino community sellers began consolidating and providing the needs of their neighborhoods — Community Group Buying, which also turned out to be an actual business model in China and Indonesia.

Utilizing technology then enabled Ka-Sari Community (grocery dealers) to earn extra income via online selling, and helped Ka-Suki (customers) to purchase their needs without having to risk their lives outside.

Since its launch in May last year, SariSuki continuously supplies local communities with daily essentials and fresh groceries at affordable prices and has seen its gross merchandise value grow 36 times after nine months.

In March 2022, regional and global investors witnessed this game-changer move and supported SariSuki’s expansion with a $10.7 million funding.

Learn more about their journey in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Victor Lim is the co-founder of Kraver’s Group, best known for the fastest growing cloud kitchen network in the Philippines, Kraver’s Canteen.

Cloud kitchens drive down operational costs of food brands by focusing their efforts on the delivery experience — a concept that gained momentum during the heights of the pandemic.

Running on 11 cloud kitchens across the county, Kraver’s also serves well-known brands such as Foodee Group, Pizza Hut, and other private-label restaurants.

In July 2021, Kraver’s partnered up with Grab Philippines to set up GrabKitchen for restaurants without physical locations. Less than a year after, they also launched Kra-Verse, a meta-delivery and dining experience.

This year’s May, the Kraver’s secured a $3 million investment from Series A funding, led by Quest Ventures Fund II. With this milestone, Kraver’s plans to continuously grow through expansion and product innovation. The startup envisions 100 cloud kitchens by 2025.

Learn more about his journey in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Emman Navalan is the Chief Executive Officer of Tetrix, an interconnected ecosystem that aims to bridge the gap among all blockchain projects.Instead of all data being housed in one device, blockchains use networks of peer-to-peer connected computers and creates a unified community which allows a more convenient environment for integration.Some products built on top of Tetrix are: Lobi, an end-to-end encrypted & built on a censorship-resistant peer-to-peer network; Pitaka, a secure, multi-chain and non-custodial wallet seamlessly integrated in it; and Tetrix Explorer that can access the world of DApps and DeFi right from your phone. Step into the Future, step into Tetrix.

Learn more about Tetrix and Emman's journey in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

Kevin Carreon is the CEO of MatchMo, an online mortgage broker that helps clients with their home loans in the easiest way possible.With over thirty years of combined experience in real estate and banking, his team aims to empower Filipinos in taking control of their investments.

By matching clients with the best banks, people will get the best home loan, save time preparing and submitting documents, and get the best possible rates for their monthly amortizations.As they say, work with the best, work with MatchMo.Before spearheading MatchMo in April 2021, he started as a Marketing Associate at PLDT, as well as a Citibank's Personal Banker. And from 2012 until now, alongside leading Matchmo, he serves as a Chief Strategy Officer at the Next Asia Land Inc.

Learn more about him and his journey in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

Mike Dickinson is experienced in building multiple SaaS products in Hospitality, Digital Marketing, e-Learning, HR, Data intelligence, and being a co-founder for an online business tours business.

Mike is the Chief Product Officer at Brankas, a fintech company that bridges the access to financial services for everyone in Southeast Asia. Brankas works with numerous banks and financial institutions to improve accessibility for the market, allowing technology companies to build better financial experiences for their products.

Find out how Brankas is building bespoke financial products that enables financial access for everyone in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Amerson Lin is the CEO and co-founder of Gigacover.

Gigacover exists to create a fair and financially stable ecosystem for independent workers. It also offers financial and insurance services to gig workers, freelancers and self-employed persons, who often lack the benefits of regular employment. Its first customers in the Philippines were QuadX’s logistics platform Gogo Xpress and the freelancing group Filipina Homebased Moms (FHMoms).

What are the growth opportunities that the company sees in the country this year? Learn more about these and his journey in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Atty. Rocky Chan is the president and co-founder of EnterPH. He is an attorney and entrepreneur and he is passionate about bringing success to the Philippines through foreign investment.

EnterPh is an emerging name in the field of business consultancy, specializing in investor relations and helping companies conveniently establish an enterprise in the Philippines.

How can EnterPh help establish businesses amidst the pandemic? Learn more about this and his journey in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

Ramon M. Lopez was the Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) under the Duterte administration. He served in the Presidential Management Staff (PMS), National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), and in a private corporation. He is also a strong advocate for free entrepreneurship education.

During his service he has received multiple rewards and just recently, he was named by People Asia as one of the 2020 People of the Year for his efforts in the gradual, safe, and calibrated reopening of the economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Learn more about the strategies and plans that Ramon has to rebuild our economy in the midst of the pandemic.

Patrick is a Feng Shui, Chinese metaphysics master, and a principal at the Yin & Yang Shop of Harmony.

Patrick combines Feng Shui concepts and traditions with a background in business, finance, and real estate to increase financial success and business fortune.

Which businesses are likely to flourish this year? Learn more about these in the next episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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This episode was recorded on January 27, 2022

Vicente Gregorio is the president and CEO of Shakey’s Pizza Asia Venture Inc.

Vicente has played a vital role in the organisation’s dramatic turnaround and sustained success. Besides expanding Shakey’s to the Middle East and SInfapore, he also acquired new food concepts under their company such as R&B Milk Tea, Peri-Peri Chicken, and - just recently - Potato Corner.

How will Vicente continue the success of the company? What are his plans within the bounds of a pandemic? Let’s learn more together in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

Pacita “Chit” Juan is the founder of ECHOstore, Figaro Coffee Company, and Binalot Fiesta Foods. She currently serves as the Trustee of the Philippine Women's Economic Network (PHILWEN).

A social entrepreneur, green advocate, coffee crusader, and advocate for women’s empowerment through business — Chit is the Vice President of the ASEAN Coffee Federation and the Councilor for Southeast Asia of Slow Food International. She is also the Regional Head of the International Women's Coffee Alliance for Southeast Asia.

Learn more about her journey in the next episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

MJ Gaan is the Founder of BDI, Inc. and Franeta Mall. She is also the co-founder Innoventure Holdings and CM Ventures.

MJ is a visionary serial entrepreneur, investor, and business strategist. She is undertaking investments in pandemic-proof digital ventures such as eCommerce, eSports, eBetting, eLearning, eHealth, eMedia, Liquidation, Virtual 3D Platforms, IT & Software Developments, including NFT, Crypto, and the Blockchain Technology among others as part of the Digital Ecosystem.

Learn more about her journey in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Kim Lato is the Owner, Founder, and CEO of Kimstore, one of the country’s pioneering tech stores.Kim Store is known to be the the Philippines’ most trusted one-stop-shop for the latest in the tech industry. They has been recognized as a Go Negosyo Awardee, 12 Young Starpreneur Awardee, Multiply Philippines’ Best Online Store in 2011, and has been featured in major publications, TV, and radio networks.Since 2006 until now, they act along their mission to make it easier for Filipinos to enjoy the latest in mobile technology through their wide range of pro-consumer products and services.

Learn more about her journey in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Khriztina Lim is the co-founder of Lista, a tech startup that aims to help small businesses, freelancers and individuals all over the country gain free access to digital tools to manage their business and collect over PHP 75 million in receivables via a smartphone. Lista PH aims to help MSMEs, including freelancers, logistics operators and riders, and other small businesses, digitize their business and provide a free and secure way of easily managing their finances.

Learn more about these and her journey in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

Kristine Ongcangco and Miko Cornejo are the founders of Parlon, he Philippines' go-to-platform for beauty and wellness services.

Parlon helps people discover, book, buy the best and salon and wellness deals online and is the only platform in the Philippines that has over 80 global and homegrown salon and wellness brands. To name a few: Browhaus, Strip, Emphasis Salon, The Smile Bar, Benefit Browbar, Lay Bare, Basement Salon, Azta Urban Salon and more.

The brand also recently partnered with several super apps such as Grab, GCash and Reserve with Google.

Learn more about these and her journey in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

Wei Zhou is the new CEO of Coins.ph, the Philippines’ leading crypto and mobile wallet. He formally served as Chief Financial Officer of Binance, Zhaopin.com, and Charm Communications. He also orchestrated the landmark acquisition of Grindr, where he served as Vice Chairman.

Wei started his career at Goldman Sachs Hong Kong and has 15 years of experience under his belt. He graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and East Asian Studies.

Learn more about these and his journey in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Sparky Perreras is the CEO and Co-founder of Pearl Pay, an end-to-end digital banking solutions provider that empowers rural banks in the Philippines with digital transformation.

The company has been trying to improve the digital infrastructure in the Philippines and to do that, they support the transformation efforts of community-based institutions properly.

According to their website, "Rural banks, microfinancing institutions, cooperatives, and other similar financial institutions are just a few of the institutions that can serve and can reach underserved and unbanked Filipinos in need of access to basic financial services."

Learn more about these and his journey in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Grace Hong is the Country Manager of Partipost, an app that works with brands and rewards "Partiposters" for sharing about the things they love.

She started working as a strategist for digital channels way before the time of influencers. She’s worked for all your favorite brands, helping them become iconic instead of “Canceled”. As she’s grown up with the digital world, she finds herself here, 16 years later, hopeful that sustainable development becomes the norm instead of just a thing.

This episode is brought to you by Partipost.

To learn more, visit their website at www.partipost.com/ph

Learn more about these and his journey in the next episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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James S. Dongla, CEO of Servicoin, a wallet that runs on Binance. With the Servicon wallet mobile app, you can receive, send, and store ServiCoin and many other cryptocurrencies. ServiCoin has gradually grown in popularity, particularly among crypto enthusiasts and traders. It is the Philippines' first cryptocurrency with real-world applications and a focus on solving real-world problems rather than on getting rich quick.

It is the country's first cryptocurrency to have real-world application in the form of a payment option. Apart from being a form of alternative payment, Servicoin offers additional benefits, such as 3-15 percent discounts at select merchants.

How did they promote cryptocurrency in a country like the Philippines who's still traditional when it comes to their finances?

Learn more about these and his journey in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Alexander Friedhoff is the founder and CEO of Etaily. Etaily is an end-to-end e-commerce service provider, offering a one-stop omni-channel solution ranging from warehousing and fulfillment, technology to integrate all digital channels, channel management, performance and social media marketing.

Known as the eCommerce enabler of the next generation, Etaily delivers business impact at start-up speed by combining lean and agile processes with high-performing, scalable delivery teams and industry-leading functional experts. As it acquired $1.6 million in seed funding last year from renowned angel investors, Etaily looks forward to the growth and development of e-commerce here in the Philippines.

What is the future of Etaily and e-commerce in the Philippines? Learn more about these and his journey in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Manish Bhai is the founder and CEO of UNO Digital Bank. He is a finance and sales expert with 27 years of working across multiple countries & product areas. He is passionate about Entrepreneurship and Technology.

UNObank Inc., a digital bank registered under the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' Digital Banking License framework, has recently rebranded as UNO Digital Bank ahead of its planned launch in Q2 2022. The new name emphasizes the bank's digital business model. UNO Digital Bank is a full-spectrum credit-led digital bank that elevates its customers by making banking simple, better, and accessible. They offer one trusted interface to meet anyone’s full financial needs for life, with speed and ease.

How will the new branding help elevate the people’s approach towards digital banking? How is UNO Digital Bank different from other digital banks? Learn more about these and his journey in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast!

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Elle Quan is the founder and CMO of MedHyve. She is a business enabler and Asia’s go-to expert for healthcare and technology events. . Elle co-founded an AI-driven digital marketplace for hospitals & clinics in emerging markets.

MedHyve empowers small to medium hospitals with an online medical marketspace fitted with intelligent procurement tools and dashboards, giving them the same procurement expertise as some of the largest hospitals. It recently raised $407,500 in a pre-seed investment round co-led by Silicon Valley global venture capital firm Pegasus Tech Ventures and Foxmont Capital Partners. These additional funds will be utilized to expand MedHyve's operations and technological offerings in order to make medical supply procurement in emerging areas, such as the Philippines, more efficient and cost-effective.

With the new funding, what will be the next plans of MedHyve? What is the future for digital medical procurement? Learn more about these and her journey in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Nix Eniego is the Philippines Lead for Axie Infinity. Prior to this, he was an AVP for marketing for PDAX. Back in 2017 he founded Social Media Academy, an online school that teaches the latest and most powerful social media marketing strategies for aspiring social media managers.

Nix was also a top player in Axie Infinity. Recently, he announced that he won’t be joining the competitive scene anymore. Axie Infinity is a Pokémon-inspired universe where anyone can earn tokens through skilled gameplay and contributions to the ecosystem. Players can breed, battle, collect, raise, and build a land-based kingdom for their pets.

What is the future of Axie Infinity for the Filipino community? How can his new role help even more Filipinos?

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Rahul Hora is the President and CEO of AXA Philippines. Prior to joining AXA Philippines, he worked for AXA Asia Life in Hong Kong as the Regional Head of Distribution. AXA Philippines is one of the largest and fastest growing insurance companies in the country, offering financial security to 1.3 million individuals through their group and individual life insurance products.

How can AXA Philippines help secure Filipinos' future especially in times like this? Listen to this episode and if you love the episode, follow the podcast, rate us 5 stars and don't forget to hit the notification bell for more updates.

John Christian "JC" Bisnar is the CEO and co-founder of Investagrams.

Fueled by their passion to teach Filipinos about investing in stock market, Investagram launched its first investment platform, Investa. For as low as 100 pesos, you can now invest in some of the best-performing local and foreign mutual funds.

How did they grow their initiatives from simply developing trading tools and teaching Filipinos how to trade to launching their own investment platform?

What are the challenges that they are facing? Learn about these and more here in this episode.

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Francis Kong is the owner of Success Options Inc. Success Options Inc. and sits on the Board of Primer Holdings, Incorporated.

Francis Kong is one of the most respected business speakers in the Philippines. He holds a segment in a radio program called "Business Matters" where he shares his insights on business, values, and leadership.

Learn more about Francis Kong, his business, and some insights he gained about business during the pandemic in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Ariel P. Fermin has been newly appointed as the President of Maxs Group Inc (MGI), the largest casual dining restaurant group in the Philippines.

With this elevation of leadership, Fermin is responsible for the overall commercial and operational performance of MGI and its roster of beloved iconic brands such as Max’s Restaurant, Pancake House, Yellow Cab Pizza Co., Krispy Kreme, Jamba Juice, Dencio’s, Teriyaki Boy, and Sizzlin’ Steak. Aside from that, he is empowered to identify opportunities for expansion, customers, markets, new industry developments, and standards; as well as executing and implementing corporate policies, programs, processes, and guidelines in line with the Group’s vision.

Learn more about Ariel’s journey in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Alex Pelayo is the Associate Product Director of Vessell.

Vessell is an eCommerce platform that aims to help businesses bring the brick and mortar experience online and empower human connection in the digital landscape.

How can Vessell help businesses maximize the digital space? Let's learn more about e-commerce and his journey in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Theresa and Diego Buenaflor are a husband-wife executive duo behind Ellana Mineral Cosmetics.

Ellana MIneral Cosmetics is a clean, vegan, and cruelty-free skin care and make-up brand that caters to different skin types. It has managed to grow three times despite closing brick and mortar stores to cut losses during the early days of lockdown.

Let's learn more about the how Ellana Cosmetics managed to navigate through the challenges brought by the pandemic and more on The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Eric Teng is a restaurateur and the President of RestoPH (Restaurant Owners of the Philippines).

Besides managing his businesses Mango Tree, Genki Sushi, Sen-Ryo, and Kureji Philippines, he has been the voice of the food and beverage industry in these trying times. With RestoPH, he has been helping the restaurant industry to survive.

Let's learn more about Eric, the progress he helped make, and more on The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Ricardo "Cary" Lagdameo is the president of the real estate and construction group of the Anflo Management and Investment Corporation.

Under Cary's leadership and strategic direction, DamosaLand official (DLI) has launched several milestone projects. Among these are DLI's first agro-industrial estate, its first condominium project, the first flexible workspace solution in Davao, high rise office tower Damosa Diamond Tower, and other mixed-use projects, which includes Agriya, the first master-planned agri-tourism development in the Davao region.

What were the challenges they faced on their journey to achieve these milestones? How did they overcome them?

Learn more about Anflo Management and Investment Corporation in the RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Ibarra Villaseran is the general manager of Truelogic while Bernard San Juan III is their managing partner. Together, they have grown Truelogic into one of the leading and largest digital marketing firms in the Philippines that offers a broad selection of digital marketing solutions. Learn more about Truelogic on The RJ Ledesma Podcast.The RJ Ledesma Podcast is powered by Podcast Network Asia and Podmetrics.

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Ragde Falcis is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer of ChatGenie.

He and his company created their online store platform ChatGenie that can be installed on Messenger, Instagram, Viber, GCash, Tiktok and other Super Apps. Let's get to know and learn from Ragde Falcis as he talks about the exciting new developments with ChatGenie, Gorated Innovation Labs Inc., and more on the upcoming episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Jay Villarante is the Chairman and CEO of 8Ventures.

It includes companies such as Paylance Inc., a bitcoin payments and rewards platform that lets users send money for free and earn bitcoins; Moneybees, a Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas-licensed cryptocurrency exchange that is processing billions of pesos of transactions every year; and Secuna, a cybersecurity testing platform for SMEs, government agencies, banks, and multinational companies.

In an interview with Manila Bulletin, he says, “The Philippines’ future lies in technology, which is why we are #TechingUp the local economy with services and solutions that help the country inch closer towards its development goals.”

Ralph Layco is the Founder of Noah, a direct-to-consumer (DTC) retail model disrupting the male personal care industry with its wide range of products for men, including skincare and hair loss, erectile dysfunction, nutrition as well as anxiety and depression.

Since the inception of Noah in January 2021, it showed fast growth at 1,126% with a 72% gross profit margin. They reached one million total sales in February, just one month after its first distribution and last August, it reached its peak with 3.2 million sales per month. They also built a reliable fulfillment system that enabled same-day shipping. It won the "Best Concept" award at the US Embassy Go Negosyo's Young Entrepreneur Development Workshop. How did Layco envision Noah as a business?

Leila Martin is the President and CEO of OFBank, a digital bank of LANDBANK.

It secured its digital banking license last March from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, making it the first digital-only bank in the country.

Its mobile banking app is gaining traction among overseas Filipino workers in top deployment areas like Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Hong Kong, Qatar, Kuwait, Taiwan, Italy, Bahrain and Malaysia.

How does the bank thrive in the digital era?

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Kenn Costales is the Founder & Lead Consultant of Monolith Growth Consulting, a performance marketing agency that helps Shopify & SaaS businesses grow their revenue and ROI.

Monolith focuses on helping clients grow its revenue and ROI. The company builds marketing assets for the entire digital customer journey: from Digital Ads (Facebook/Instagram/Google/Tiktok), to landing pages, and to email marketing, and they track all the data points that lead to conversions.

On top of that, its founder Kenn is also an honouree of Forbes 30 under 30 Asia 2019 and Tatler Asia’s Generation T 2020.

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JV Tanjuatco is the publisher of Comic Book Lab. He founded Comic Book Lab in 2015 as a comics publishing company modeled after a BPO.

Describing it as “basically a BPO business,” Comic Book Lab publishes a variety of comics commissioned by both personal and corporate clients.

How is his business doing in the midst of digital transformation?

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Geonna Pedrealba is the owner of Soyphisticated Collections while Charisse Anne Yatco is the founder of Mix and Skip PH. Both of them are merchant partners of SoShop! by LBC.

Both entrepreneurs launched their respective businesses during the pandemic. How did they manage their online businesses during one of the most challenging times for business owners?

Learn more about how Geonna and Charisse are running their business, LBC SoShop!, and how the right delivery partner can help your business.

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Ace Gapuz is the CEO of Blogapalooza, the Philippines’ premier influencer marketing company.

The company has recently launched the second wave of the InfluencerPreneur program with the aim of educating and guiding the next generation of content creators.

In a press release, Gapuz shared that, "We have tried and tested Influencer Marketing to be a very effective strategy in this time of uncertainty, as this allows brands and influencers to collaborate and tell stories together, given our current limitations in this new reality. Influencer Marketing can prove to be a "power move" that brands should consider now more than ever.”

How can influencer marketing do its “power move” in the digital age?

Two Filipino entrepreneurs have made it big in UAE, thanks to Creative Zone! Creative Zone offers complete end-to-end solutions including arrangement of visit visas, registration of your company, obtaining a 3-year residence visa for you and your family, assistance in opening bank accounts and any other personal requirements that would help Pinoys settle down in the UAE. Francis Errol Medina co-founded Infinite Opportunities Consultancy Group FZE and Chris Calumberan of the Chris Calumberan LLC are the businessmen that really made it big in the UAE. In fact, both of them have been listed in the Top 300 Influential Filipinos in the Gulf by IllustradoLife magazine in 2020. How did Creative Zone help them achieve their goals overseas?

Tab is the co-founder and owner of HAREM, INC. established in 2008, the company behind the franchised brands STRIP (Ministry of Waxing) and BROWHAUS (The Brow Salon) which are internationally known brands with main office in Singapore and franchised in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, India and the Philippines, establishing brow grooming and waxing as a need for everyone. For Roberta “Tab” Abad-Estacion, adapting to the ever-changing times is a must, as much as one is “guided by principles and good values and motivated correctly.” How did she pivot her business in the New Normal?

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THE UNICORNS ARE HERE!

For the next episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast, we sit down with Yang Yang Zhang and Christian Reyes of Xendit which recently achieved unicorn status in the Philippines and Indonesia. Yang Yang Zhang is the CEO & Managing Director of Xendit Philippines. Throughout her career, Yang Yang has lent a lifelong passion for disruptive technology and social impact to building innovative products. Meanwhile, Christian Reyes recently joined as COO of Xendit Philippines. Prior to finding his calling in fintech, he spent the first 14 years of his career in Wall Street, holding various leadership roles at Morgan Stanley. How did they achieve this incredible milestone for the company?

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Mel Nava is the Founder and CEO of 1Export, a Philippines-based logistics startup 1Export that has raised US$800,000 in a seed funding round led by Foxmont Capital Partners.

How did 1Export continue to contribute to the country's economic recovery in the business landscape?

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Francis Calumba is the President of Obanana Corp. and also the Group Head of Premium Technology Corporation.

He has work experienced for 18 years in project management, shared services, and IT support. Currently, he is handling Technology Holding Company. He also has a strong background in process and safety improvements.

How did he manage to make Obanana thrive during these trying times?

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We have two guests for The RJ Ledesma Podcast!

First up is Alejandro Manalac, the Chariman and Co-founder of Havitas Developments. He has 30 years of experience in real estate, specializing in High-end Project Selling. He rose from being a sales agent to holding top executive positions in several Major real estate developers as a result of being a consistent "Sales Champion.”

The next one is Joey Bondoc, the Associate Director and Head of Research of Colliers International. Bondoc is primarily tasked to produce high quality property reports, cover office, residential, retail, leisure, and industrial sectors, contribute to Pan-Asian real estate reports, gather primary and secondary property data and more.

Learn more about real estate opportunities in CALABARZON during the New Normal in this episode of the RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Karam Malhotra is the Partner and Global VP of SHAREit, an offline cross-platform file-sharing, content discovery and gaming platform.

SHAREit Group is a global internet technology company that has built numerous popular tools and digital entertainment content applications. Their diversified suite of applications, including our core app SHAREit, has been installed by nearly 2.4 billion users worldwide. The business network has reached up to 200 countries and regions in 45 different languages.

Defining what this unicorn fast tech growth company is all about, Karam said 'SHAREit is a platform where users share content and digital products like apps by leveraging social connections. In essence, it’s really a platform where people share, discover, learn and enjoy.”

Learn more about SHAREit in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Cholo Tagaysay is the CEO of KonsultaMD, a telehealth membership service that allows you to have 24/7 unlimited access to licensed doctors, no appointment needed. It is a health tech service provided by Globe to give Filipinos access to doctor consultation in the comfort of their own homes.

How did KonsultaMD help the country and its people since the beginning of the pandemic? Learn more about KonsultaMD on The RJ Ledesma Podcast!

KonsultaMD is a subscription-based telehealth service. They offer a new level of experience in primary care that allows you to have 24/7 unlimited access to licensed doctors, no appointment needed. Download the KonsultaMD app, and get the help you need today.

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Carlo Suarez is the general manager of Cebu Grand Hotel.

As a leader of an industry that was greatly affected by the pandemic, Cebu Grand Hotel continues to to revitalize the hospitality and restaurant industry in Cebu through digital solutions and new strategies.

More than that, the company ensures that 100% of its workforce are vaccinated, promotions are adapted to the changing needs of its customers such as isolation, quarantine rooms, and meal packages while accommodating unlimited rebooking promos.

How did Cebu Grand Hotel manage their business during the New Normal?

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Grace Vera Cruz is the Country Head of Grab Philippines who oversees and creates deeper synergies across Grab's suite of services—from transport, deliveries, as well as e-payments and financial services, to better serve the customers, driver-partners, merchant-partners, and corporate partners in the Philippines as One Grab.

She is currently leading "Grab for Good,” Grab's social impact agenda of leveraging technology and innovation to contribute to the Philippines' longer-term socio-economic recovery and development.

Before joining Grab, Grace was the Managing Director of Seawood Resources, a Philippine-based investment company with a global footprint, and has held key positions in McKinsey & Co., CLSA Exchange Capital, and Shell.

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Nichel Gaba is the Founder and CEO of PDAX, the country’s leading cryptocurrency exchange licensed by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.

PDAX launched its cryptocurrency exchange back in 2018 to provide Filipinos with an accessible platform where they can trade the world’s leading digital assets like Bitcoin safely, directly with PHP, and at globally competitive rates.

Recently, it has raised $12.5 million (P630 million) from a funding round, which will be used to expand its services and operations as the firm also looks to bring its services to OFWs as well.

How can this funding help in boosting cryptocurrency in the country?

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Robertson Chiang is the Founder, CEO and CTO of Dragonpay Corporation, which recently made headlines for its strategic investment with Indonesian-based company, Xendit.

Dragonpay is a pioneering Filipino financial technology company that has been operating in the market for over 11 years whilst Xendit is an Indonesian financial services company that branched out to the Philippines in 2020 to establish seamless payment infrastructure for the country.
In a press release, Chiang stated that, "This joint initiative was motivated by our shared mission of empowering Filipino businesses and addressing the ever-growing payment needs of the Philippine market."

How can this investment help accelerate the use of digital payments in the country?

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Mariano “Marin” D. Martinez is a Filipino businessman who has been at the head of 8 different companies—including 8990 Holdings, Inc.,

8990, which name is actually a takeoff from Nokia’s best-selling cellphone, the 8890, is one of the biggest real estate development companies in the Philippines that’s also greatly affected by quarantine restrictions. According to reports, the quarantine measures limited sales of the company and affected its financing program.

But surprisingly though, the number of sales for new housing units began to pick up once quarantine restrictions began to ease. In fact, sales were even better compared to the pre-pandemic figures.

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John-Michael “Mike” Hilton is the President and CEO of Visum Ventures, a company that brought the Australian brand Koomi PH to the Philippines, making it the beverage drink with a first-in market advantage in the country.

In a past interview, Hilton stated that their "goal is to let Filipinos experience the #GuiltlessGoodness of Koomi one cup at a time” as Koomi uses natural sweetener, fruit honey, with fresh yogurt and fruits in every drink daily.
Joining him is Miss International 2018’s 1st runner up Ma. Ahtisa Manalo who also works as a Chief Financial Officer of Koomi.

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Just ring it and Dingdong will bring it!
As entertainment workers lost their jobs during the height of ECQ, actor Dingdong Dantes launched a delivery app that aims help them recover during the pandemic. The app, DingDong PH, is his brainchild that’s inspired from a problem he encountered with his wife Marian Rivera’s flower business.
How did this inspire him to create Dingdong PH and how is the business going now?

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Constantin Robertz is the Co-Founder and CEO of Locad, a multi-channel ecommerce logistics company in the Asia-Pacific region. His company provides the back-end infrastructure of ecommerce as a service, giving brands of any size plug and play access to a sophisticated supply chain.
Robertz has a track record of building high-growth digital companies in Southeast Asia and Europe. He previously built and managed leading ecommerce companies such as Zalora, Global Fashion Group, Rocket Internet, along with logistics company, Entrego.

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He is one of the youngest property CEOs in the Philippines!
With over 19 years of experience in Financial Analysis, Leasing and Brokerage, Development, Project Management and Property Management, Delfin Angelo “Buds” Wenceslao’s DM Wenceslao and Associates Inc has become one of the country’s publicly listed, integrated real estate development and construction companies.
DMWAI is also the owner and master developer of the mixed-use district, Aseana City, which is envisioned to be the entertainment and lifestyle center of the Philippines.

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From hosting O-Shopping to having her own Shoppertainment Live, Hiyasmin Neri Soyao has indeed changed the e-commerce game by showing pandemic-proof growth strategy for BTL-reliant consumer brands.
Shoppertainment Live is a tech-enabled livestream shopping network for e-commerce and social media that helps brands generate measurable results. Their team creates entertaining live shopping streams for brands that will help people shop smart, so they just add-to-cart.
Learn more about online live selling and Shoppertainment Live! on The RJ Ledesma Podcast, streaming live on July 6, 7pm on Facebook Live and Kumu.

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The minds behind GIGIL's trending ads are here!
First up is Jake Yrastorza, GIGIL's Managing Partner, who chalked up over 20 years of experience in advertising, handling market leaders, and turning challenger brands into one.
Joining him this week is Herbert Hernandez, GIGIL's Founding Partner, who also happens to be a literal rock star, as he plays lead guitar for OPM iconic bands Moonstar 88 and 6cyclemind. In his day job, he finds himself in advertising, being the person to co-found GIGIL, Asia's most effective independent agency.

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Trese's comic book author and its Netflix series writer are this week's guests for The RJ Ledesma Podcast!

Budjette Tan is a three-time winner of Best Graphic Literature of the Year in the Philippine National Book Awards for Trese, a Pinoy comic book series-turned-Netflix series.

Joining him is Tanya Yuson, the executive producer and writer of the animated Netflix version of Trese, who's also the founding partner and Chief Creative Development officer of BASE Entertainment.

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He is the youngest EdTech entrepreneur in the country!
Dann Angelo De Guzman is the youngest EdTech entrepreneur in the country. At 31 years old, Dann runs the pioneer of Cloud-based IT assessment and traning products, CloudSwyft, as the company's Founder and CEO.
Before his stellar success, he had his own fair share of failures, especially in his first venture in the enterprise tech company.
How did he learn from those bootstrapping mistakes?
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Alibaba Group Holding Limited or the Alibaba Group, known for Alibaba.com, is a Chinese multinational tech company that specializes in e-commerce and retail. It owns and operates a diverse portfolio of companies around the world in numerous business sectors. It is one of the top 10 most valuable corporations and is named the 31st largest public company in the world.

To discuss further, we have Doreen Yin and Chandee Zhuang, the Senior Advisors of the Alibaba group. We also have Abbie Victorino, who was an eCommerce strategist for 9 years as well as the founder of GoGenie Solutions Inc. (Shopstitch.co, GrocerGenie, StyleGenie), as well as Joshua Aragon, the founder and CEO of Zagana.com, a Farm to Kitchen platform that uplifts lives using technology to bridge the gap between food producers and consumers.

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Eric Thomas Dee is the COO of Foodee Global Concepts, owned and handled by the Dee family who have been in the F&B industry for more than 30 years. FGC has the most Michelin rated brands such as Tim Ho Wan, Hawker Chan, as well as homegrown brands like Mesa, Pound, Sunnies Café, and many others.

As an international business management graduate of Menlo College, Atherton, California, he uses his expertise to aggressively expand and bring the hottest and most accessible brands to the Philippines. What started as a simple dream, to offer delicious food court options in the nation’s malls, has now grown into a food empire that has spread its wings to multi-cuisine global brands that have shaped the landscape of the Philippine restaurant scene.

Aside from FGC, Eric also launched and operates Food District Signatures that houses a number of restaurants in One Bonifacio High Street, a curated multi-concept dining and lifestyle district. He is also the Co-founder of the country’s fastest growing Cloud Kitchen startup, “Kravers Canteen”, a response to the pandemic and surge of delivery.

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Lorenzo Jooris is the CEO of Creative Zone, Dubai’s leading business advisory firm that has helped thousands of aspiring entrepreneurs and SMEs set up, sustain, and grow their businesses in the UAE.

Lorenzo also holds extensive and diverse experience in Middle Eastern and South Asian business markets. He was the founder of One World Communications, a 360 degree multi-media powerhouse advising governments around the world in branding and communication strategies. He also started LEADERS Middle East Magazine in the UAE and formulated ‘Leaders without Borders’ an initiative that promotes young social entrepreneurs’ development and Power Women of Arabia Debate.

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Pete Felix is the President & Chief Executive Officer of PHINMA Property Holdings Corporation, one of the most prestigious and reputable conglomerates in the country: the PHINMA Group of Companies. Its mission is to provide quality homes and build communities that cultivate the bayanihan spirit.

Prior to Phinma Properties, Pete was always involved in various capacities in the housing industry. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in AB Economics from Ateneo de Manila University and finished Strategy Execution and Innovation programs from Harvard Business Review. Moreover, he also took Business Analytics from Asian Institute of Management.

Learn more about Pete and his work on The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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iAdvertise Solutions is the only marketing agency in the world proud with 80,000 experts ready to help you unleash your maximum digital potential organically.

Its CEO, Reiner Cadiz started the company at the age of 19. He is considered one of the top visionaries in the industry. He is leader who goes beyond the boundaries of marketing and thinking years ahead which gave the company an edge from all the marketing agencies out there.

Its COO, Joseph Regalario is a humble and approachable leader, who is behind the healthy and light environment inside the company. He is responsible for the undoubted credibility and reputation of iAdvertise, an important ingredient in building this digital empire.

Learn more about Reiner, Joseph, and their company on The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Earl Valencia is the Co-founder of Plentina, an AI and fintech start-up headquartered in Silicon Valley.
He was previously a Managing Director for Digital Transformation at Charles Schwab Company.

He co-founded QBO, the National Innovation Center of the Philippines, and the IdeaSpace Foundation and was the VP of Corporate Development and Innovation at Smart/PLDT. For his contributions to Philippine innovation, he was awarded by the President of the Philippines as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men and Women of the country.

Earl started in UP-Diliman and finished his degree in Electrical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, from Boston University. He also has a Masters in Systems Engineering from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Learn more about Earl and his companies on The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Don is the CEO and Co-founder of NextPay.ph, a fast, simple, and affordable digital banking suite for small businesses in the Philippines.

With a background in software engineering, blockchain, distributed technologies, and digital product design and passion for building superior products and business model innovation, he took the opportunity to take the best practices abroad and instill it in the local Filipino landscape. This enabled him to build a world class fintech product that can positively impact the lives of millions.

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Jojo Flores is the co-founder of Plug and Play, a Silicon Valley-based innovation platform that connects start-ups to investors and corporations worldwide. Established in 2006 with only 20 companies in its portfolio, Plug and Play has successfully grown through the years and partnered with over 30,000 startups and 400 official corporate partners.

How did he turn a simple building in Silicon Valley into an innovation hub to help start-ups succeed? That, we will find out on The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Hanky Lee is a serial entrepreneur, brand builder, and visionary behind the Henry Hotel, a pioneering boutique hotel line in the Philippines.

Since it’s opening, it has won numerous awards and accolades, competing against hospitality giants. With properties in development, his vision is to open more properties within the coming years to provide “Like No Other” experiences.

Hanky also co-founded Yellow Cab Pizza Co. in 2001 up until 2011 when he sold the company.

Learn more about Hanky and learn from his experiences on The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Marvin Tiu-Lim is Mega Global Corporation’s Chief Growth and Global Officer. With his distinguished marketing career and entrepreneurial expertise, he has headed company growth and innovation for the last 6 years, thus strengthening it to become a market leader in the industry.

Aside from his success in that field, he is also the current President of the Philippine Association of National Advertisers.

Learn more about Marvin and learn from his experiences on The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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In this episode, we're joined by Marcy Pilar-Inajada, Assistant Vice President and Venture Lead for Lending at UBX Philippines, a wholly-owned fintech subsidiary and venture capital studio of UnionBank of the Philippines. She manages SeekCap (@SeekCapPH), the first online lending marketplace for Filipino entrepreneurs.

Marcy tells us all about SeekCap and how they help micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) through their online platform. Established in November 2019, SeekCap has reached 40,000 MSMEs and were able to process Php1.5Bn in loans and they've also partnered with 11 lenders and over 10 online platforms to reach many MSMEs.

Learn how Marcy and her team at SeekCap navigated through this pandemic and continued to help businesses in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Katrina Chan is the Executive Director of QBO Innovation Hub, a Philippine Innovation Hub and start up platform which she co-founded in 2016. Since the lockdown started, they conducted more than 160 programs benefitting all start ups, reaching more than 36,000 participants online. Aside from that, she previously served as Head of Growth and Strategy at Ideaspace, the Philippines largest private start up accelarator.

Following the announcement of her new role as the Executive Director, QBO Innovation Hub and Ideaspace announced the restructuring in their organization. QBO's program have also expanded to include the Annual Philippine Start-Up week, a large-scale conference showcasing the Philippines' startup community.

Katrina obtained her BS in Materials Science and Engineering, with a double major in Business administration at Carnegie Mellon University. On top of that, she is also the recipient of several accolades including the United Nations Asia Pacific Women Empowerment Principles' regional award for Youth Leadership and the first Mansmith Innovation Awards which recognized her as Enterprise Innovator for Business Model Innovation.

Learn more about QBO Innovation Hub and how they perpetuated their business in the midst of pandemic in the next episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Glenda Victorio is the CEO and Founder of Brilliant Skin Inc., a gem in the beauty and cosmetic brand in the Philippines. It currently has more than 700 distributors and over 40 franchises. Veteran journalist Korina Sanchez heard about her success and without hesitation, she was given the permit to handle her own product, K Magic Cream.

Brilliant Skin faced its biggest challenge last year when Glenda and her family, together with a few employees got infected with COVID-19.

Their operations were deeply affected as they had to close their factories for two weeks. During this time of crisis, Miss Glenda proved her leadership skills. They had to do major alterations in order to continue the operation of their business. Instead of focusing to their sales, they paid more attention to the well-being of their employees. Being a boss and a leader prevailed.

Glenda was featured in MVP Bossing Campaign which PLDT launched with the vision of celebrating accomplished stories and highlighting entrepreneurs. Gawad Amerika in Hollywood also recognized her as the Youngest Filipino CEO in the Field of Cosmetics and Skin Care in 2018.

Learn more about Brilliant Skin and how they pivot their business during the pandemic on The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Sherill Ramos Quintana is the Founding President and CEO of Oryspa Spa Solutions, Inc., the number 1 maker of 100% natural rice bran-based wellness and beauty products in the Philippines. Wherein it was recognized as the most promising franchise in 2015. After that, it was named as an Outstanding Filipino Franchise and Best in Corporate Social Responsibility Program. Oryspa is also an ASEAN Business Awardee for Healthcare.

Sherill is currently the President of the Philippine Franchise Association (PFA), where she also holds the position of the Director for MSME & Homegrown Franchise. Aside from that, she is also a well awarded entrepreneur. Sherill is the first ever Filipina that was awarded as the "32nd Asia-Pacific Women Entrepreneur" by the Confederation of Asia Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CACCI). She was also named as one of the Most Influential Filipina in the World in 2018, and one of the Most Inspiring Filipina in 2016.

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Abba Napa is the Co-Founder & Creative Director of The Moment Group, a younger and dynamic F&B Operator & Developer. It created and opened its first three homegrown restaurants within eight months of its launch and since then persisted on commencing one restaurant every 56 days.

The Moment Group was established in 2012 and is home to 2,500 employees, 12 food brands, and 45 shops. Some of its most recent launch was its cook-at-home line, Moment the Grocer, new fried chicken brand Cuckoo, and its in-house delivery website momentfood.com which is supported by its Mo'Go delivery fleet.

Abba earned her degree in Management from Ateneo De Manila University and later took up Restaurant Management and Culinary Techniques at the French Culinary Institute in New York. Her initial endeavors are retail, wherein one of her most prominent ventures is the Tropical Retail Company, through which flip flop brand Havaianas made its way into Philippine malls.

Learn more about The Moment Group and how they dealt with the impact of the pandemic and how they adjusted their operations through the new normal in this episode of The Rj Ledesma Podcast.

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Founders and CEO of Angkas Angeline Tham and George Royeca sit down with us this week to discuss their operations and how they pivoted the business during the pandemic. We will also hear how they coordinated with the government on laws and regulations in the motorcycle taxi industry.

Angeline Tham is a serial entrepreneur who launched one of the top online auction outfits in Singapore. She conceptualized the foundation of Angkas when she arrived late to several meetings due to traffic.

George Royeca is a firm advocate of inclusive mobility and sustainable shipping. He is a champion of local brands and an award-prevailing visible storyteller. Last year he was awarded as one of The Outstanding Young Men. He also led the "Ingat Angat Tayong Lahat" campaign which is part of the private sectors support for TaskForce T3 (Test, Trace, Treat).

With its partnership with the Philippine Red Cross, Angkas became the first professional motorcycle taxi service in the Philippines to aid the delivery of humanitarian interventions such as first aid, blood needs and other responses related to the fight against the COVID-19. They also launched their food delivery service with the hope of providing income to their bikers amidst the wide community quarantine.

Learn more about Angkas and how they dealt with the impact of the pandemic in this episode of The Rj Ledesma Podcast.

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Gerry Choa is the President and Chairman of Pro-Friends, one of the country’s leading and fastest growing real estate developers in the country. Pro-Friends was founded in 1999 by Gerry along with a group of friends whose shared vision was to create communities and transform lives. From being a provider of housing units in small pocket developments in Cavite, it has grown to include medium rise condominiums, estates for low, middle and higher end markets, and, now, a flourishing township in its portfolio. Since its establishment and as of the first quarter of 2020, PRO-FRIENDS has built 57,000 houses for Filipino families. They are well-known for their property developments in Cavite and Iloilo, which include Lancaster Estates and Carmona Estates. Pro-friends currently has 36 ongoing projects and 52 completed and successful communities.

Gerry is a past president and current board adviser of the Subdivision and Housing Developers Association (SHDA) and was a former director of the Chamber of Real Estate and Builders Association (Creba), two of the largest organizations of housing developers in the country.

Gerry has been generous in sharing his real estate development knowledge to the next generation of developers, and he will be sharing a few of his insights on our podcast and in an upcoming real estate development masterclass held in collaboration with SHDA. Find out more about his success stories and how he navigates through the new normal in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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This week, we are joined by Anthony Leuterio, CEO and Founder of Filipino Homes. A graduate of Computer Science from the University of San Jose - Recoletos. Moreover, he is also a motivational speaker, real-estate influencer, marketing consultant, realtor, and investor.

Anthony has been a recipient of over a thousand awards and accolades. He's the first E-pro certified dealer within the Philippines licensed through countrywide affiliation of realtors. Last year, Filipino Homes was recognized as the top 1 realty in the Philippines. In 2016, Leuterio Realty & Brokerage was shortlisted for the International Europe Business Assembly (EBA) Awards as “Best Enterprise” and its CEO Anthony Gerard O. Leuterio for the “Manager of the Year” medal.

He is leading the ABREP (A Better Real Estate Philippines) movement to reform, and leverage digitalization to upgrade the practice of real estate industry in the Philippines.

Learn more about Anthony and his success in the next episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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This week, we are joined by Patrick Lim Fernandez, a Feng Shui expert and advocate of classical schools of Feng Shui and Chinese Metaphysics. Patrick holds degrees in Management Engineering from Ateneo de Manila University and an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles with advanced analytics from MIT and Stanford University.

Patrick combines classical Feng Shui principles and traditions with a historical past in business, Finance, and actual estate to produce fundamentally sound Feng Shui recommendations that are analytically driven while promoting success in money and good business fortune.

Learn more about the Feng Shui of business as Patrick joins us in the next episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Founder and CEO of Podcast Network Asia Ron Baetiong sits down with us this week as we discuss how he managed to secure a $750k seed funding for the company and more.

His beginning wasn't always an easy ride. After founding two startups prior, he gained experience and skills needed in building Podcast Network Asia.

Through hard work and hustle, Podcast Network Asia raised a $750k funding from Lisa Gokongwei, president and CEO of Summit Media; Foxmont Capital; and Ventura Discovery; and local live-streaming platform KUMU - allowing the biggest podcast network in the Philippines to expand its reach to South East Asia in 2021.

Learn more on the story of building Podcast Network Asia from the ground up and how he was able to get funding in this episode of the RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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This week's episode will not just feature one, not two, but three guests in one sitting!

We're joined by Ms. Joyce Yu, the President & CEO of True Blends Tea & Coffee, whose multi-branch coffee shop that's now a top of mind destination for honest-to-goodness tea and coffee concoctions started out as a cozy cafe cart in the Ateneo de Manila High School cafeteria.

By her side is Mr. Mark Joseph David, the President and CEO of PAL Maritime Corporation, who is a second generation partner in the company, which his family acquired in the early 2000s - he became the President of the company in January 2020.

To complete the trio, we have Mr. Andeed Ma, Regional Lark Product Specialist with more than 12 years of experience in enterprise sales, solution architecting, operations, and sales enablement for large enterprises in the SaaS environment under his name, and is currently helping Lark to expand its presence in the Philippines.

Find out more about their success stories and how each one works under the circumstances of the new normal on this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Gerry Santos is the founder and CEO of Mr. Freeze, and the current title holder of Entrepreneur of the Year in the Asia Leaders Awards (and has been for three consecutive years now). One of his first recognitions in the industry was when Mr. Freeze was chosen among 5000 SMEs as the Most Outstanding SME Partner by MERALCO Luminary in 2011.

Despite having these big awards under his name, Gerry has never hesitated to help his community out by tweaking his father's business model to include a livelihood program set up for tricycle drivers, sari-sari store owners, and household help who want to increase their income for them to be able to market Mr. Freeze in their communities and other urban areas.

Hear more about how he built his ice business to be one of the top in the country on The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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An author, a publisher, an inspirational speaker, a TV and radio host, a husband, and a father - Bro. Bo Sanchez has pretty much done it all, but did you know that he is also a micro-entrepreneur?

As a big believer of uplifting other micro-entrepreneurs for the betterment of his country's economic problems, he engages with small businesses and real estate, and as well as teaches and writes about financial literacy.

Bo talks about how he founded his series of step-by-step guides on financial abundance and spiritual security, the Truly Rich Club, on The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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For this week, we'll be sitting down with 917Ventures’ Managing Director Vince Yamat.

917Ventures is the largest corporate incubator in the Philippines. And leverages on the rich asset base of Globe Telecom, the No. 1 telecommunications company in the country.

Its mission is to improve the lives of all 109M Filipinos by building, operating and scaling start-ups that tackle the biggest pain points.

917Ventures focuses on 4 verticals: FinTech, E-Commerce, HealthTech and AdTech. Their portfolio includes GCash, PureGo, KonsultaMD, HealthNow, AdSpark, Rush, FreebieMNL and Zeal.

Do you have a startup idea that helps solve a problem in everyday life? Find out about VELOCITY, their Venture Builder Program starting this January 2021 and how it can help you leverage Globe’s “unfair advantage.”

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Meet the Grand Winner of the first-ever Shell LiveWIRE Competition in the Philippines: Nanotronics, Inc.

Nanotronics is a proudly Philippine-bsed technology start up that produces bio-based nanomaterials called cellulose nanocrystals made from indigenous plants to help sustainably reduce plastic waste.

We're sitting down with the Scientist and CEO of Nanotronics, Inc. Dr. Jerome O. Palaganas on this week's episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Up next on The RJ Ledesma Podcast, we have Cesar Wee and as well as Carson Choa who are, respectively, the CEO & Founder and the COO of Wee Community Developers, Inc. - a Real Estate Company that produces premium homes in the key places of the country to ensure the betterment of living.

How did they dominate this year's 8th PropertyGuru Property Awards with nine awards (including the Best Housing Development Award that was won by their latest project, The Diamond Heights)? Find out on this week's episode.

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Businesses all over the country have gone from physical to digital since the pandemic began, which gives a lot of sellers opportunities to expand their reach.

Founder and CEO of Philippine-based social e-commerce platform Resellee, Marc Concio shares how they recently secured their US$1 million in a seed round from MinTech Enterprises and Hofan Capital, and as well as his vision for providing sustainable and scalable zero-capital online businesses to his fellow Filipinos who may be unemployed or underemployed due to the pandemic's circumstances. Catch this new episode of the RJ Ledesma Podcast!

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Alfamart, as COO Harvey Ong describes it, is the 'small fish swimming among the sharks'. However, business has yet to wane for them - as of last year, 750 Alfamart stores have been opened all over the country. On top of that, they have also recently managed to open their 1000th store in the Philippines amidst the tough situations brought by the pandemic.

Find out how Alfamart Philippines came to be, and how you can manage to build and expand your own business during these times in this episode of the RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Our daily lives have changed since community quarantines were implemented, resulting in doing everything online and from the comfort of our homes. Some still have trouble adjusting - how do we bounce back from that?

We'll be sitting down with the Vice President of Commercial of Lark in Asia, Joey Lim, and as well as Business Technology Coach as they discuss the launching of Lark's latest initiative (The New Normal Business Council and Mentorship Program) that helps businesses to navigate 'the new way of working'.

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There's been a shift in a lot of businesses lately since the pandemic began, and Phoenix Petroleum and FamilyMart are no stranger to that. Since community quarantine was implemented nationwide, Phoenix Petroleum has shifted their business focus to retail, while Family Mart uses the convenience of delivery to keep their business going. We'll be talking to the COO of Phoenix Petroleum and FamilyMart Henry Albert "Bong" Fadullon.

How does he manage the shift in business during the pandemic? Find out in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Since the beginning of the lockdowns in various areas, many businesses adapted to digital means. Online selling has opened opportunities for many business owners, and has definitely changed the game. This week, we'll be hearing from the COO of Lazada Carlos Barerra, and Petrus Carbonell, the Head of Business Development.

Find out how Lazada became a game changer for the local business industry in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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In this week's episode, we sit down with Avin Ong, founder and CEO of Fredley Group of Companies which has a wide franchise collection of restaurant and cafe branches and concepts nationwide, including Macao Imperial Tea, Mitasu Yakinuku, Nabe Japanese Izayaka and Hot Pot, and New York Fries and Dips among many others. For his outstanding work, Avin was recognized as an Injap Sia Outstanding Young Entrepreneur in 2018 and Entrepreneur of Year at the Asia CEO Awards 2020.

Find out how a young, self-made entrepreneur built his own empire of businesses in this new episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Join me as we discover the secret of success of self-made businessman Bernard Chong, whose investment portfolio ranges from traditional brick and mortar businesses to tech startups. After revitalizing his family’s shoe business, he turned his attention towards diversifying his investment portfolio, which include animation, radio broadcasting, food and beverage, entertainment, I/T, fintech and his newest venture, multimedia company BrenPro which focuses on events, tech and gaming related content.

And that’s just for starters. How does he do it all and what’s his investment strategy? Bren shares it all on this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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On this week’s episode of the RJ Ledesma Podcast, we sit down with Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumnus Francis Plaza, the co-founder and CEO of PayMongo – an online payments processing startup that has recently raised US$12 Million (PHP 580 Million) for their Series A financing round from foreign investors led by Stripe, a startup enabler, alongside Silicon Valley funders like Y Combinator, Global Founders Capital, and Bedrock Capital.

Find out more about how this proudly Philippine-based fintech startup plans to "build the best payment experience" for local businesses in this episode of the RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Founder and CEO Steve Sy bounced back from a failing business venture to build Great Deals E-Commerce, the leading e-distributor in the Philippines. Addressing his own pain points of selling products online, Great Deals created a one-stop shop digital agency to help brands gain a foothold in the e-commerce realm – from handling product inventory to web design to data analytics to chat support to logistics and delivery. His roster of multinational companies include Reckitt Benckiser, Nestle, Samsonite, Reebok, Crocs, L’Oréal, Abbott and Unilever, among others. Great Deals’ success in e-commerce allowed them to raise US$12M (P 600 million) from Navegar, the largest private equity firm in the country.

Find out how Steve plans to dominate our local e-commerce landscape and become the Philippines’ own Alibaba in this episode of the RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Startup veteran and tech entrepreneur Roland Ros is living the reverse ‘American Dream’. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Roland had a burning desire to set up a tech company in the motherland that would have a high positive impact on the country. Roland moved to the Philippines and founded Kumu - a fast-growing livestreaming app with over Five Million Millennial and GenZ Filipinos living in fifty countries all over the world who not only indulge in their passion for livestreaming, but also earn money from it as well!

Find out how Roland raised over US$6 Million to build the number 1 social grossing app in the Philippines in this episode of the RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Former OFW David Almirol, Jr. is the founder and CEO of Multisys Technologies Corporation - a leading software solutions and 2019 Asia CEO Awardee for Technology Company of the Year - that provides platforms and end-to-end system solutions that empower businesses. During the pandemic, David and his team focused their attention to helping ‘debug’ the country’s rising number of Covid-19 cases by creating StaySafe.Ph– a ‘pandemic mitigation’ platform and a community-driven social distancing system to help manage risks especially in vulnerable communities. Find out more on why you should download StaySafe.Ph in the next RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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The man. The meme. The songwriter. At yung may ari ng lahat ng Ber months sa Pilipinas (at kung saan man may Pinoy).

Catch this episode of the RJ Ledesma podcast with Jose Mari Chan as he shares his golden advice on how to balance business and show business. And, who knows - you might hear him sing a song or two.

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This crisis has seen the rise in the number of high net worth individuals and families investing in ‘pandemic passports’ – wherein they secure passports in countries that have strong national healthcare systems and that have adequately managed to contain the spread of the Corona virus within their borders.

Prior to the pandemic, securing these ‘second, stronger passports’ were primarily to gain visa-free access to more countries, protect their assets or reduce tax. But during the pandemic, many people have been investing in second passports primarily for their family’s health and safety considerations. And some of these countries even allow you to secure second passports without ever having to leave your home country.

Want to find out which countries are offering these ‘citizenships by investment’? Listen to this episode with my guest Hon. Philippe A. May, Managing Director and Head of Asia-Pacific of Arton Capital.

In the RJ LEDESMA PODCAST, I interview the country’s pioneering business personalities and entrepreneurs and learning more about how they think about business, what are their success secrets, how they innovated their businesses during the pandemic and what opportunities do they see emerging in the New Normal.

Is there a business personality or entrepreneur that you would like me to interview on the podcast? Please let me know! Drop me a message on my Facebook page at www.facebook.com/rjledesma

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From selling condominiums to selling groceries, real estate magnate Kevin Tan of Megaworld recently turned his attention to the tech start up industry as he teamed up with startup veteran and former managing director of HonestBee, Crystal Gonzalez to launch PICK.A.ROO - the first all-in-one and on-demand lifestyle delivery app in the Philippines.

Find out what inspired Kevin to get into the tech industry especially in the midst of this pandemic, how he brings in his wealth of experience as Chief Strategy Officer of Megaworld to build the PICK.A.ROO brand, and how he plans to grow the PICK.A.ROO business the same way he has grown the other businesses under the Alliance Global, Inc. portfolio.

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On this episode, we talk about the State (of Shock) of our Economy. At -16.5% for our 2nd Quarter GDP, our country is now technically in a recession.

But as an entrepreneur, I’ve been trained to be resilient and look for the ‘silver lining’ or the ‘opportunities in crisis’ during challenging times such as these. So I’ve enrolled the help of my good friends RCBC Vice President and Chief Economist Michael Ricafort and Director of Ateneo Center for Economic Research and Development Dr. Alvin P. Ang to help me get a better grasp of what were the key drivers for the steep decline, what were (if there were any) the bright spots in the economy during the second quarter and what are the emerging opportunities that entrepreneurs should pay attention to as we emerge (?) from this recession.

Michael Ricafort was recently named One of the Most Accurate in Predicting the Inflation Rate in 2018 and 2019 by the Department of Finance. Meanwhile, Dr. Alvin Ang is a professor of the Economics Department of the Ateneo de Manila University and sits on the Board of the Philippine Economic Society.

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Join us in the first episode of the The RJ Ledesma Podcast with business mentor, Mercato Centrale business partner and EasyFranchise co-founder: multi-awarded entrepreneur ‘Mr. Potato Corner’ a.k.a Jose ‘Jomag’ Magsaysay!

Discover how JoMag transformed Potato Corner from a small food cart into a global franchise! And find out how JoMag pivoted the Potato Corner business during this pandemic.

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Get inside the heads of the country’s sharpest and most innovative business personalities and entrepreneurs with best-selling author, multi-awarded serial entrepreneur, motivational speaker and Aliw Awardee Hall of Famer for best male host RJ Ledesma. Hack your way to success as you learn more about how they think about business, what are their best practices and success secrets, how they innovated their businesses during the pandemic and what opportunities do they see in the New Normal. Join us on the RJ Ledesma Podcast!

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