Raffy Montemayor of Salmon joins us to share how they are helping Filipinos get access to loans with their POS lending service. Raffy will share his very interesting career origin story with stops in Agoda, OLX, Carousell, and many more. He will also share how he and his co-founders ended up founding Salmon from a previous commitment. Raffy also shares the impressive growth they've achieved along with their most recent $20 million debt financing round.
Read MoreChris Manguera of BigPay joins us in this episode to share how BigPay provides a simple interface for you to spend, send, receive and track money - anywhere in the world. Chris will share his origin story as a student leader that led him to be hired by Globe where he became one of the youngest marketing execs in the company as he became the CMO of Gcash. He will also share what led him to join Bigpay in KL and how his previous experiences helped prepare him for the role. Chris also shares the amazing things they have ahead of them and the fruitful partnership they have with UnionDigital Bank in the Philippines.
Read MoreEli Harrell and Gladys Palarca of EmergePH joins us in this episode to share how they plan to help Filipinos find better coaches and help online. Eli and Gladys their very unique early hustles along with how they eventually met up to create EmergePH. They will also share how they created Emerge through a shared journey together and how they plan to build and help communities in their platform.
Read MoreHenry Aguda of UnionDigital Bank joins us in this episode to share UnionDigital is helping more Filipinos get access to financial services through embedded banking. Henry will share his early hustles and the hard work it took to build an illustrious career with stops in telco, insurance before he went to go into banking. He also shares how he got into the UnionBank group and how he became the CEO of UnionDigital bank. Henry also shares the impressive lineup of partnerships and products that they are doing in UnionDigital along with how they were able to get profitable very quickly after launching.
Read MoreJason Ho of Nila Capital joins us in this episode to share how they plan to invest in Gen Z founded startups in the Philippines. Jason will share his early hustles growing up along with how a K-Drama inspired him to become a startup founder. He also shares how he joined startups like Dashlabs, Swarm, and Kaya Founders to learn how to become a startup founder along with how he created his first attempt to become a founder. Jason also shares why they choose to invest in Gen Z founders in Nila Capital and the type of founders they want to support.
Read MoreWei 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.
Read MoreScott 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.
Read MoreRyan 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.
Read MoreMK 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.
Read MoreCarlo 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.
Read MoreMarie 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.
Read MoreDean 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.
Read MoreNicolas 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.
Read MoreFelix 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.
Read MoreJessica 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.
Read MoreFor 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.
Read MoreHiyasmin 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.
Read MoreJustine 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.
Read MoreJoie 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.
Read MoreKenneth 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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