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Ep 260 - The Hustle Behind Coins.ph
Ep 260 - The Hustle Behind Coins.ph

Wei Zhou of Coins.ph joins us in this episode to share why he acquired Coins.ph from Gojek and how he plans to scale Coins.ph to bigger heights in the world of Crypto and Web 3. Wei will share his inspiring origin story and how he got into Harvard and how he built an illustrious career in finance and capital markets across multiple billion-dollar companies in China. He will also share how he got into tech and how he acquired a majority stake in Grindr, and how he got into Crypto. Wei also shares why he decided to buy Coins.ph from Gojek and the big plans he has been executing to grow Coins back to its full potential.

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Ep 259 - The Hustle Behind Everywhere Ventures
Ep 259 - The Hustle Behind Everywhere Ventures

Scott Hartley of Everywhere Ventures joins us in this episode to share how they are investing in startups everywhere in the world. Scott will share his early hustles which featured stints in the United Nations, Stanford, The White House before he decided to go to tech. He will also share what led him to get into VC after stints in Google and Facebook. Scott also shares how they invest in startups around the world in Everywhere Ventures and the type of startups the look for when they decide to fund them.

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Ep 258 - The Hustle Behind Mata and Ehrlich
Ep 258 - The Hustle Behind Mata and Ehrlich

Ryan Tan Yu of Mata and Ehrlich joins us in this episode to share how they help companies get into VR in the Philippines. Ryan will share his humble beginnings working in the BPO early in his life. He will also share what made him take the lead to becoming an entrepreneur after winning a DOST grant. Ryan also shares how he was able to grow Mata and Ehrlich with his co-founders that help him scale the businesses.

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Ep 257 - The Hustle Behind FHMoms
Ep 257 - The Hustle Behind FHMoms

MK Bertulfo of FHMoms joins us in this episode to share how she helps works from home moms get jobs from around the world. MK will share her origin story of working in the BPO industry early and how she hustled to help her family at an early age. She will also share how she created FHMoms and how she was able to grow it into 480k members through the years and how she was able to build a business around it. MK also shares what's next for them and how their new platform GetHiredOnline will help more people get jobs online.

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Ep 256 - The Hustle Behind StartUp Village
Ep 256 - The Hustle Behind StartUp Village

Carlo Calimon of StartUp Village joins us in this episode to share the grassroots programs they have been doing to help Filipino startups become globally competitive. Carlo will share his personal startup founder journey and how he joined the inaugural batch of Ideaspace and how he was able to operate MobKard. He also shares how he joined StartUp Village and how they initially started nurturing startup founders. Carlo also shares how they pivoted in the pandemic and how they are now helping startups go global with immersion trips to Silicon Valley.

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Ep 255 - The Hustle Behind Wavemaker Impact
Ep 255 - The Hustle Behind Wavemaker Impact

Marie Cheong and Quentin Vaquette joins us in this episode to share how Wavemaker Impact powers climatetech startups to help get the world to carbon neutrality. Marie and Quentin will share their respective hustles that included stints in finance, venture capital and startup incubation. They will also share why Wavemaker Impact was made and the type of startups and founders they intend to support using the venture builder model. They will also share the process that a potential founder can join and build climatetech startups with them.

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Ep 254 - The Hustle Behind Uniquecorn Strategies
Ep 254 - The Hustle Behind Uniquecorn Strategies

Dean Bernales of Uniquecorn Strategies joins us in this episode to share how they are helping startups get media coverage across the world. Dean will share his humble beginnings and the early hustles he did that exposed him through journalism and PR eventually. He also shares how he got his start in PR and how he became the go-to PR guy in the PH startup ecosystem that helps Philippine startups get media coverage. Dean also shares the importance of PR for startups and how they plan to scale globally.

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Ep 253 - The Hustle Behind Penbrothers
Ep 253 - The Hustle Behind Penbrothers

Nicolas Bivero of Penbrothers joins us in this episode to share how they were able to scale up through the years. Nicolas will share his very interesting career that started in Uyeno tech and how he ended up leading the charge for them in the Philippines and Southeast Asia. He will also share how he and his cofounders made Penbrothers and how they were able to scale despite the pandemic. Nico also shares what it was like taking up the full leadership helm of Penbrothers as CEO and what the future holds for them soon.

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Ep 252 - The Hustle Behind AllFood
Ep 252 - The Hustle Behind AllFood

Felix Asuncion, Founder and CEO of AllFood, joins us in this episode to share how they plan to make more food available for Filipinos through their technology. Felix shares his humble beginnings working with his parents in their food business and actively helping them while studying. He also shares how he took over the business and brought in new innovation to scale it. Felix also shares how he got to the world of startups and how he's marrying food and tech together in AllFood.

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Ep 251 - The Hustle Behind Kindred
Ep 251 - The Hustle Behind Kindred

Jessica de Mesa, co-founder of Kindred, a groundbreaking femtech venture in the Philippines, has embarked on a transformative journey from her nursing background to her corporate experiences at Zalora and Global Fashion Group. This unique path eventually led her to embrace her entrepreneurial spirit, culminating in the creation of Kindred. The company offers a comprehensive ecosystem of virtual and in-clinic holistic health services tailored to address the unmet needs of women.

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Ep 250 - The Hustle Behind Colourette Cosmetics
Ep 250 - The Hustle Behind Colourette Cosmetics

For our 250th episode, Nina Ellaine Dizon joins us to share the inspiring hustle behind Colourette Cosmetics. Nina will share her humble beginnings selling stuff in school and how she was able to source out suppliers early in her career. She also shares how she got into the cosmetics business accidentally through selling soap and how she was able to grow her business exponentially online. Nina also shares why she chose to raise Venture Capital and how it changed the trajectory of Colourette.

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Ep 249 - The Hustle Behind Shoppertainment Live
Ep 249 - The Hustle Behind Shoppertainment Live

Hiyasmin Neri-Soyao of Shoppertainment Live joins us in this episode to share how they revolutionized the live selling industry in the Philippines. Yas shares her early hustles being an actress and how it was like being in showbiz. She will also share how she got into corporate which eventually led her to create a live streaming venture with Steve Sy. Yas also shares how she was able to scale Shoppertainment exponentially during the pandemic despite numerous challenges and trials.

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Ep 248 - The Hustle Behind Cerebro
Ep 248 - The Hustle Behind Cerebro

Justine Itugot of Cerebro joins us in this episode to share how Cerebro is helping teachers and schools across the Philippines to modernize their systems. Justine will share his humble beginnings wanting to be a priest to becoming a full fledged teacher where he experienced the problems he's trying to solve today. He will also share his exposure to business and how he was able to come up with Cerebro by helping solve tech problems of the school he works in. Justine also shares how they were able to get traction and funding to scale operations across the Philippines.

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Ep 247 - The Hustle Behind Limitless Lab
Ep 247 - The Hustle Behind Limitless Lab

Joie Cruz of Limitless Lab joins us in this episode to share how she helps to modernize the Philippine Government with design thinking. Joie will share her early hustles working in government which exposed her to the world of startups and design thinking. She will also share how she started Limitless Lab and how she was able to scale it well helping government and NGOs modernize their teams. Joie also shares great advice on how to overcome challenges as a female founder and many more great advice on this ep.

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Ep 246 - The Hustle Behind Cacao Culture
Ep 246 - The Hustle Behind Cacao Culture

Kenneth Reyes-Lao of Cacao Culture joins us in this episode to share their inspiring journey in creating locally produced chocolates and helping other chocolatiers in the Philippines. Kenneth will share his early hustles working in the F&B and how he got into tech in his career. He will also share their experience working on their tech startup Wedding Lab and what they learned after it failed. Kenneth also shares how they were able to bounce back in a different industry and utilized the learnings they got in tech to scale Cacao Culture.

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Ep 245 - The Hustle Behind SeekCap
Ep 245 - The Hustle Behind SeekCap

Jaime Garchitorena, Managing Director of UBX, joins us in this episode to share how they are spearheading Open Finance in the Philippines. Jaime will share his early hustles being an artist and how we eventually got into corporate and in finance. He will also share how he got into UBX and how he spearheaded their Bux platform and eventually became the Managing Director. Jaime also shares the exciting things they're doing in UBX like Seekcap and how they are helping more Filipinos get access to credit. 

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Ep 244 - The Hustle Of A Capital Markets Lawyer
Ep 244 - The Hustle Of A Capital Markets Lawyer

This episode is a tribute to the late Atty. Josef Acuña, Co-Founder of Podcast Network Asia, and a great capital markets lawyer. This episode tackles Atty. Josef Acuña's early hustles and how he got into the world of capital markets and startups. Initially released in February 28, 2019 as one of Hustleshare's inaugural episodes; join us as we relive the amazing legacy and hustle of Josef in this episode.

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Ep 243 - The Hustle Behind Brandrev
Ep 243 - The Hustle Behind Brandrev

Jonathan Chew of Brandrev joins us in this episode to share how AI will be changing the way people work and how businesses can leverage it well. He will also share his humble beginnings and first few businesses along with how he thrived and failed with his last business. Jon will also share the pivotal event that changed his perspective in life and how he was able to bounce back. He then shares his insights on the near future of AI and its effects to our lives.

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Ep 242 - The Hustle Behind UnionDigital Bank
Ep 242 - The Hustle Behind UnionDigital Bank

Arvie De Vera, Co-Founder and Former CEO of UnionDigital Bank, joins us in this episode to share the hustle it took to launch the UnionDigital Bank app. Arvie will share his origin story and how he made an illustrious career in banking that culminated with him heading the digital efforts of Unionbank last decade. He also shares what led to UnionBank creating UnionDigital Bank and the intense hustle they had to do to get the product out under a tight deadline. He'll also share a lot of great insights and wisdom about the digitization of the Philippine finance system.

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Ep 241 - The Hustle Behind Tetrix
Ep 241 - The Hustle Behind Tetrix

Emman Navalan of Tetrix joins us in this episode to share how they are helping companies build into Web 3 using Tetrix. Emman will share his origin story of how he started out as a civil engineer and how he progressed his career being a Construction Manager to becoming President of his construction firm. He will also share how he shifted careers from doing construction to building Viridian Technologies and Tetrix. Emman also shares how Tetrix helps companies integrate into Web 3 and the benefits of integrating what they have.

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