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Ep 103 - The Hustle Behind Human Nature
Ep 103 - The Hustle Behind Human Nature

How did Human Nature become the number 1 brand of natural cosmetics and home care products in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Anna Meloto-Wilk of Human Nature. Anna will share how she got immersed into hustling at a young age by accompanying her father while he was building Gawad Kalinga. She will also share how the advertising industry forged her to learn skills and key experiences. Anna also shares how she co-founded Human Nature and how they were able to overcome huge obstacles at the start of their journey and why they chose direct selling as a primary distribution method. She’ll also share lots of great tips on cashflow and systems in this episode brought to you by B21.

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Ep 102 - The Hustle Behind MetroMart
Ep 102 - The Hustle Behind MetroMart

How did MetroMart become the longest- running on-demand grocery delivery app in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Stefano Fazzini of MetroMart. Stefano will share his beginnings by shadowing his father in their food distribution business and what it was like studying business in London. He will also share how he co-founded TwitMusic which became a global hit with artists like Ariana Grande, Shakira and Lil Wayne using the platform. Stefano also shares how he bounced back after TwitMusic failed and applied his learnings in MetroMart. He will also share how they were able to compete with big competition and scale during the pandemic despite being bootstrapped in this episode brought to you by B21.

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Ep 101 - The Hustle Behind Aide
Ep 101 - The Hustle Behind Aide

How can you get to see a doctor without going to the hospital during the pandemic? In this episode, Ronster chats with Paolo Bugayong, Patrick Bugayong and Pamela Donato of AIDE. They will be sharing how the started their successful careers individually and garnered the necessary experience they needed to become an entrepreneur. Pao, Pat and Pam will also share how they took the leap of entrepreneurship together and how they built traction despite the early struggles. They'll also share how they got invested by a large conglomerate and how they were able to grow exponentially during the pandemic in this episode brought to you by B21.

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Ep 99 - The Hustle Behind Globe Telecom
Ep 99 - The Hustle Behind Globe Telecom

How did Globe Telecom become the biggest telco in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Ernest Cu, President and CEO of Globe Telecom. Ernest will share his roots and the skills he learned while helping in their family business. He'll also share what it was like studying in the states for and his first few jobs working primarily in tech. Ernest will also share his first attempt at entrepreneurship and why he came back to the Philippines to revolutionize the BPO Industry. He will also do a deep dive on how he was able to lead Globe to the digital era and the type of leadership and management skills he uses that can be used by any entrepreneur in this episode brought to you by Unionbank Globallinker.

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Ep 98 - The Hustle Behind Pickaroo
Ep 98 - The Hustle Behind Pickaroo

What does the former Country Head of Viber and Honestbee have for us with a new on-demand delivery app? In this episode, Ronster chats with Crystal Lee Gonzalez, CEO of Pickaroo. Crystal will share the skills she learned in her first jobs working for telcos and big conglomerates as her early hustles. She will also share how she got into the tech world working for Yahoo as a young executive and also how she led Viber as the first country head where she led them to get skyrocketing growth. Crystal will also share her experience in Honestbee and what really led to its demise and how it was like working in Canva as the CEO of the Philippines and Southeast Asia. She will also share how she is using all her experiences and learnings with her new startup Pickaroo for her unfinished business in the delivery sector in this episode brought to you by Unionbank Globallinker.

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Ep 97 - The Hustle Behind Belo Medical Group
Ep 97 - The Hustle Behind Belo Medical Group

How did the Belo Medical Group become the gold standard of beauty in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Vicki Belo, CEO of the Belo Medical Group. Vicki will share her early life struggles and how it fueled her fire to help everyone become beautiful and confident through her medical practice. She will also share how she became a pioneer in laser and liposuction technologies that allowed her to help thousands of people. Vicki will also talk about how she grew the business side of things by hiring the right people and having great systems in place that allowed them to scale. She'll also share how Belo Med is adapting to the new normal by leveraging technology to continue serving its clientele around the world. Lastly, she will share a lot of amazing tips that entrepreneurs can apply in this pandemic in this episode brought to you by Unionbank Globallinker.

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Ep 96 - The Hustle Behind Multisys
Ep 96 - The Hustle Behind Multisys

How did a former janitor become one of the most successful tech entrepreneurs in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with David Almirol Jr., Founder and CEO of Multisys Corporation. David will share his humble beginnings being a working student in the province where he became a freelance computer programmer. He'll also share how he went in Iraq during the war where he was illegally recruited and worked odd jobs in order to survive and send money back to his family in the Philippines. David will also share how he got back to programming and how he got back to the Philippines to start a new business only for it to fail. He's also going to share how he struggled to look for jobs again and how programming gave him the break that he needed to create Multisys and have it eventually acquired by the PLDT Group in this episode brought to you by Unionbank Globallinker.

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Ep 95 - The Hustle Behind Frontrow
Ep 95 - The Hustle Behind Frontrow

How did Frontrow become the biggest networking company in Asia? In this episode, Ronster chats with Sam Verzosa, CEO of Frontrow International. Sam will share his humble beginnings on how he became street smart by growing up by hustling in the streets and how he got to UP to become a civil engineer. He will also share how he got into network marketing and the sacrifices he had to make to become a top seller. Sam will also share how he started Frontrow with his co-founder RS Francisco and the different approach they did to change the image of networking in the Philippines. He'll also share how they were able to scale Frontrow internationally with strong company culture. Sam will also give amazing tips on how to manage time, investments, and many more in this episode brought to you by Unionbank Globallinker.

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Ep 94 - The Hustle Of Running Canva
Ep 94 - The Hustle Of Running Canva

What is it like to work in Canva? In this episode, Ronster chats with Yani Donato, the Country Head of Canva in the Philippines. Yani will share how she started her career as an HR practitioner and how she became an expert in hiring talent and team building. She will also share how she got in Canva and how the helped design the strong culture that they have and helped it scale. She'll also share what it's like to work in Canva along with the perks employees get. Yani will also give light on how it's like working with Melanie Perkins and the Canva co-founders and how to run a remote global team in this episode brought to you by Unionbank Globallinker.

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Ep 93 - The Hustle Behind Avion School
Ep 93 - The Hustle Behind Avion School

How did a college dropout get the founder of Tinder to invest in his startup? In this episode, Ronster chats with Victor Rivera, Founder and CEO of Avion School. Victor will share his bold move of dropping out of college and moving out of his parents' house to pursue being a startup founder. He will also share the sacrifices he made when he interned for Lalamove in order to learn the startup skills he needed. Victor also talks about his tenure in PayMongo as a growth marketer and how he came up with the idea of Avion School to help fill the skill gap of developers here in the Philippines. He will also share how he got the founder of Tinder to invest in this episode brought to you by Unionbank Globallinker.

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Ep 92 - The Hustle Behind Society Eight
Ep 92 - The Hustle Behind Society Eight

How did Society Eight grow to become the leading concept store chain in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Jazmine Torralba - Endaya, founder of Society Eight Concept Stores. Jaz will be sharing her very humble beginnings like how she decided to become a network marketer at the age of 14 and how she dropped out of school to focus on networking. She will also share she was sent to a faraway province to do MLM there without knowing anyone but allowed her to realize her full potential. She'll also share how she started Society Eight and the struggles she had to go through early on. Jazmine will also share how she was able to get an investor that allowed her to automate key processes they had and scale Society Eight nationwide in this episode brought to you by Unionbank Globallinker.

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Ep 91 - The Hustle Behind Investagrams
Ep 91 - The Hustle Behind Investagrams

How do you make 1 Million by trading stocks? In this episode, Ronster chats with JC Bisnar, CEO of Investagrams. JC will share how he became an entrepreneur early in his life by selling in-game items in an RPG game while being a student-athlete. He will also share how he get immersed early in the stock market and how he educated himself through reading books about trading that helped him create his formula. JC will also tell us how he made a fortune in trading and what inspired him to create Investagrams to help educate more Filipinos in investing in the stock market. Lastly, JC will also give amazing tips for people who want to invest in stocks in this episode brought to you by Unionbank Globallinker.

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Ep 90 - The Hustle Of A White Hat Hacker
Ep 90 - The Hustle Of A White Hat Hacker

How did a hacker earn his first million at the age of 19 by exposing websites like Facebook and Medium? In this episode Ronster chats with AJ Dumanjug of Secuna. AJ will share how he became a self-taught white hat hacker and how he made a million by bounty hunting for big websites. He will also share how he improved by joining the hacking community in the Philippines and how he helped UP as a one-man team for their cybersecurity. AJ will also share how he founded his cybersecurity startup Secuna and how he found the perfect co-founder for it. Lastly, he will share amazing tips for businesses on how to prevent any data breaches and for developers to become better at cybersecurity in this episode brought to you by Unionbank Globallinker.

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Ep 89 - The Hustle Behind FlowerStore
Ep 89 - The Hustle Behind FlowerStore

How did the former CFO of Lazada launch the biggest online flower store in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Saul Molla Cuesta of FlowerStore.ph. Saul will share his early background in aeronautics engineering and how he pivoted his career early by doing consulting in Spain. He will also share what led him to go to the Philippines and join Lazada to be their head of pricing and eventually, their CFO. Saul will also share how he founded FlowerStore and how he grew the team to scale fast in this episode brought to you by Unionbank Globallinker.

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Ep 88 - The Hustle Of A Startup Mentor
Ep 88 - The Hustle Of A Startup Mentor

What does it take to give effective mentorship to a startup founder? In this episode, Ronster chats with Jojy Azurin, a serial entrepreneur and startup mentor. Jojy will share the early influences he got from his mother and from his colleagues that acted as mentors in his career. He will also share the lessons he learned through the ups and downs he of being a serial entrepreneur and how it better prepared him for mentoring other startup founders. He'll also share how surviving Covid-19 changed his perspective in life. Lastly, he will share amazing tips for startup founders looking for advice and mentorship in this episode brought to you by Unionbank Globallinker.

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Playbook #11 - How to prepare for due diligence 🕵‍♀
Playbook #11 - How to prepare for due diligence 🕵‍♀

Atty. Josef Acuña is a very experienced lawyer who has helped both investors and startup founders and in this playbook, he will teach how to properly prepare and execute due diligence in a startup fundraising round. Josef will share the things startup founders shall prepare for and the process of due diligence that they have to accomplish in order to get the check from their potential investors in this playbook brought to you by Unionbank Globallinker.

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Ep 87 - The Hustle Behind GoodWork.ph
Ep 87 - The Hustle Behind GoodWork.ph

How does GoodWork.ph plan to elevate the service economy using their $1.6M seed funding? In this episode, Ronster chats with Andrew Koger, the Founder and CEO of GoodWork.ph. Andrew shares how he was immersed in entrepreneurship at a young age and how he studied remarkable entrepreneurs when he took up History in Princeton and became Magna Cum Laude. Andrew will also share how he became an investor and traveled the world looking for amazing companies in emerging markets. He will also share his experience being in Lazada during the transition from Rocket Internet to Alibaba. Andrew also shares what pushed him to create GoodWork and how he built the business that led them to raise $1.6 Million for their seed round in this episode brought to you by Unionbank Globallinker.

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Ep 86 - The Hustle Behind Tier One Entertainment
Ep 86 - The Hustle Behind Tier One Entertainment

How did Esports and gaming become mainstream in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Tryke Gutierrez, CEO of Tier One Entertainment. Tryke will share how he became a hardcore gamer early in his life and how he was able to overcome early challenges in finishing college while pursuing his love for gaming. He will also share the experience he got working in a gaming company and with a computer manufacturing company that gave him immense experiences to support the gaming community. He'll also share the struggles he had to go thru when he put up the Philippine ESports Organization and the learnings he got that allowed him to scale up Tier One Entertainment and raise VC funding from the states. He'll also share great tips for entrepreneurs and content creators in this episodebrought to you by Unionbank Globallinker.

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Playbook #10 - How to make efficient Facebook Ads 🎯
Playbook #10 - How to make efficient Facebook Ads 🎯

Miggy Azurin of Huskee Digital is an expert in Facebook Advertising and in this playbook, he will teach us how to properly set up your ads to get the best results. He will also share how not to overlook key steps that people forget in creating their ads and how to set the right benchmark for your ad budgets for your campaigns in this playbook brought to you by Unionbank Globallinker.

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Ep 85 - The Hustle Behind Hustleshare
Ep 85 - The Hustle Behind Hustleshare

What is the origin of the Hustleshare podcast? In this episode, Ronster was surprise interviewed by Magellan Fetalino on his birthday to discuss the hustle behind Hustleshare. Ron shares his early hustles growing up and how he realized that entrepreneurship was the path that he wanted to take and how he was influenced by his mentor to pay it forward when he becomes successful. Ron also shares how he struggled with his first startup Partyphile along with the big mistakes he made that led to its failure. He will also share how he was able to bounce back and get his second startup ChatbotPH acquired in just 12 months after he put it up. Also, Ron talks about why he started Hustleshare and Podcast Network Asia to pay it forward in this episode brought to you by Unionbank Globallinker.

For show notes, go to hustleshare.com

Hustleshare is a proud affiliate of the Podcast Network Asia

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