Daniel Ibasco, President and CEO of Fortman Cline shares how they became a top M&A firm that helps companies scale their businesses. Daniel will share his illustrious career origins with stops being the Managing Director of Bank of Boston and Bear Stearns. He will also share what made him decide to create his own firm and scale Fortman Cline and facilitated over US$18 billion of transactions. Daniel also gives great insights on when companies look to acquire or prepare to be acquired.
Read MoreXavier Marzan, CEO of f(dev), joins us in this episode to share how they are building out ventures and products that are addressing large-scale opportunities in the underserved middle markets. Xavier will share his very early hustles when he migrated to the US and what led him to come back and eventually become the CEO of GCash. He will also share his tenure running True Money as it's CEO in the Philippines. Xavier also shares what led him to join the Filinvest Group and create f(dev) to spearhead the digital transformation of their conglomerate.
Read MoreGian de la Rama of SAIL joins us in this episode to give us a glimpse of what it was like months after Aiah got acquired by Sprout Solutions and the advantages and resources they now have access to. Gian also shares how startups can get access to the same resources by joining this year's Impact 24 by Sprout which culminates in this year's SaasCon.
Read MoreKiyanusch Braun of GoRocky joins us in this episode to share how they are helping Filipino men overcome erectile dysfunction and hairloss. Kiyanusch shares his early hustles in Germany and how he eventually ended up in the Philippines to be an intern in Kaya Founders. He also shares how he joined Pulse 63 to validate the idea of GoRocky to adress men's health concerns. Kiyanusch also shares how they got GoRocky off the ground along with how they overcame early challenges after launch.
Read MoreIna 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.
Read MoreMartin Peñaflor, Founder CEO of Tangere, joins us in this episode to share their inspiring story on how they created their market research app. Martin will share his humble beginnings in starting off as a clerk and eventually becoming an ERP consultant. He will also share what inspired him to start Tangere on the side and the numerous challenges he had to overcome in order to get Tangere growing. Martin also shares the pivotal milestones they unlocked during the pandemic to get Tangere to get exponential growth.
Read MoreAl Cardenas of Safe App joins us in this episode to share how they help Filipinos from getting scammed from online transactions. Al will share his humble beginnings and how he worked in the call center industry in his first hustles. He will also share how he started his first startup in Antler and how it was acquired. Al also shares how getting scammed led him to create Safe and how they launched their product to help solve this problem.
Read MoreJC Castañeda and Alex Gervacio of Itemcount joins us in this episode to share how they are helping MSMEs with their POS and inventory system. JC and Alex will share their very inspiring origin story where JC shared the hardships they had to go through being an OFW who had to selfstudy to learn programming and Alex had to win his parents over to take over managing their family business. They will also share how they created Itemcount and what it was like being part of the inaugural cohort of Founders Launchpad.
Read MoreJay Haendler of Founders Launchpad joins us in this episode to share how they invest in the next wave of promising Filipino Startups. Jay will share his origin story and the side hustles he did during college. He will also share how he got into the world of finance which eventually led him to become a VC. Jay also shares how Founders Launchpad was made along with the type of startups they want to invest in soon.
Read MoreNiña Terol and Candice Quimpo of Imaginable Impact joins us in this episode to share how they are helping Filipina Founders create better startups. Niña and Candice will both share their inspiring origin stories revolving around communication work and PR. They will also share how they got to work together and how they saw the problem of the startup ecosystem's "Broness". Niña and Candice will also share what led them to create Imaginable Impact and how they are uplifting Filipina Founders in the startup ecosystem.
Read MoreJohn Vincent Fiel of Wela joins us in this episode to share the amazing journey he had bootstrapping Wela School Systems and scaling it overseas. John will share his humble beginnings growing up and how he managed a computer shop as an early hustle. He will also share his first foray into creating startups creating a gaming studio before deciding to be a full-time dev. John also shares the early hustles he did with is brother to start Wela along with how they profitably scaled and raised funding.
Read MoreNikko Que of Nextperience Group joins us in this episode to share how they revolutionzed the experience industry in the Philippines with their unique concepts like The Dessert Museum, Inflatable Island, Gootopia, and many more. Nikko will share his humble beginnings trying to carve out a career path early and how he almost gave up on his dreams. He will also share how he was able to get his break by creating Nextperience Group with his girlfriend starting with Ball Pit Manila. Nikko also shares how he got into Web3 that eventually led him to become one of the cofounders of Likha and Bayanichain along with how they further scaled Nextperience Group into new concepts as the pandemic ended.
Read MoreCaela Tanjangco, Director of Endeavor Catalyst, joins us to share how Endeavor invests in the high-impact entrepreneurs in their organization. Caela will share her origin story along with how she ended up working in Endeavor Philippines. She also shares the rigorous process of how entrepreneurs get picked to become a part of Endeavor network along with the perks entrepreneurs get once they're in. Caela also shares how Endeavor Catalyst invests in Endeavor entrepreneurs and how they typically deploy capital in their companies.
Read MoreBrett Doyle, Founder and CEO of Mosaic Solutions, joins us in this episode to share how they are helping F&B companies with their profit optimization solutions. Brett will share his origin story and early hustles along with how he started his career in Finance. He also shares he got into tech solutions and how he got exposed to the numerous opportunities in the retail and F&B space in Asia. Brett also shares how they launched Mosaic and how they scaled despite the pandemic which led to them raising over $5 Million in funding for their Series A.
Read MoreClaire Ongcangco and Miko Cornejo of Parlon joins us in this episode to share how they are giving Filipinas access to the best beauty deals through their app. Claire and Miko will share their extensive working history together through their first company Concept Machine, along with how they grew it profitably over the last 14+ years. They will also share how they created Parlon and how they used the pandemic to prepare for the launch of the app. They will also share how they were able to raise $400k in funding and how they will scale up operations in the next coming months.
Read MoreRaffy 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.
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