Ep 276 - The Hustle Behind Hey Roomie
EPISODE INTRODUCTION
Ina Flores of Hey Roomie joins us in this episode to share how they are giving Filipinos a new place to build and engage with their communities. Ina will share her humble beginnings being in Landscape Architecture and how she made a career out of her profession despite not loving it. She will also share how she made a career shift into marketing and PR and how she thrived in her new role. Ina also shares how she co-created Hey Roomie along with the early milestones they unlocked to keep growing the startup.
Episode Topics
[00:00:01] - Empowering Filipinos
[00:10:16] - Education and Cultural Differences
[00:18:09] - Upbringing and Academic Choices
[00:33:24] - Career Shift at 25
[00:38:36] - Marketing to Start-Up Life Journey
[00:45:24] - Agency Life to Tech Start-Up Transition
[00:55:41] - Online Communities and Hey Roomie's Role
[01:13:10] - Monetizing a Unique Business Model
[01:26:50] - Inviting Experts to Educate the Youth
Quotes
"What happens when you become a founder is you actually have to disappear yourself. I don't know if that makes sense for you, because there are so many other things that's more important about your concerns about you, because you have to put the company, the project, what you're building, your people, empowering your people, getting revenue, talking to brands and the normal concerns that we have the privilege of having as employees go out the window." - Ina Flores
Connect with ina:
Ina Flores (Linkedin): https://www.linkedin.com/in/ina-flores-567b3684/
Hey Roomie (Linkedin): https://www.linkedin.com/company/heyroomie/
Hey Roomie (Website): https://heyroomie.vip/
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