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Monette Itturalde - Hamlin - Founder and President of TeamAsia joins us in this episode on how she overcame unthinkable hurdles to put up TeamAsia and make it grow from its humble beginnings. She will also share how she grew the team and how TeamAsia was able to withstand the constant evolution of demands of their clientele and become a team that is at the forefront of innovation in marketing desp...

Tina Shieh - Marketing Director of GoDaddy Asia visits us to tell the importance of having the right domain for your startup and how founders can leverage the tools that GoDaddy has for entrepreneurs. She also shares with us how she hustled in her career and how she helped grow GoDaddy in Asia. She also talked about the recently concluded Project Go and brought the winner, Pearl De Guzman of Staff...

Franco Varona, Managing Partner of Foxmont Capital Partners joins us in the episode to give a fresh perspective of a Filipino Venture Capitalist and the world of startup investments: He shares how he grew up in Canada and fell in love with the Philippines after moving here How he hustled early in his career bouncing from country to country to do sales How he struggled in his first foray into entre...

Mickael Cardoso - Co-Founder and CEO of CloudCfo shares with us the importance of starting the year right by having your business above board in your finances in this episode: He shared how he studied business school in Paris and Masters in Australia How he decided to stay put in the Philippines to work in the cargo business ICTSI How he became a CFO in a project in Australia How he decided to bec...

Josiah Go - The Marketing Guru, Chairman of Mansmith & Fielders and Waters Philippines kicks off the new year by sharing his hustle with us in this episode: How he got exposed to entrepreneurship by his father at a young age How he sacrificed early by studying concepts in business How he built his companies Mansmith & Fielders and Waters Philippines How he became a professor and an educato...

How easy is it to invest in cryptocurrencies? In this episode, Ronster chats with Nitin Agarwal of B21. Nitin will share how he started out his career in payment processing highlighted by his stint as a product manager in PayPal. He will also share how he mastered business development and sales in Wave Crest Group before he decided to create his own startup. Nitin also gives light on the state of...

What does it take to get a crypto or blockchain company funded? In this episode, Ronster chats with Vishal Uttam of CCIX Global and Veloquence Capital. Vishal will share what it was like growing up in the Philippines and how it was like studying and working in the states at an early age. He will also share the experience he got while working in a software development company and how he eventually...

What does it take to get chosen in the Ideaspace Startup Competition? In this episode, Ronster chats with Diane Eustaquio of Ideaspace. Diane will share how she mastered the art of nurturing people by becoming an EA to CEOs and executives of big companies. She will also share how and why Ideaspace was formed and how the competition has evolved over the years to help the local startup ecosystem. Di...

How was the viral RC Cola Ad made? In this episode, Ronster chats with Badong Abesamis and Herbert Hernandez of GIGIL. Badong and Herbert will share how they started out being drawn to the arts and how they found themselves working in the advertising industry. They will also share who their biggest influences were in the ad industry that taught them invaluable skills. Badong and Herbert will also...

How do you raise a $2.1 Million Series A round during a pandemic? In this episode, Ronster welcomes back Ray Refundo of Qwikwire. Ray will share how they were able to get massive traction to close out 2019 and get a lead investor. However, things fell apart in 2020 because of the pandemic and Ray will share how they were able to bounce back and get the Series A round closed. He will also share wha...

How is Kahon.ph changing how space and storage is done in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Nick Padilla of Kahon.ph. Nick will share his humble beginnings as a photographer in Zalora and how he was able to climb up the ranks there. He will also share how he became an integral part of Rockwell Land's digitalization and how he eventually launched Kahon.ph to address a growing spa...

How big is the Philippine Startup Ecosystem now? In this episode, Ronster chats with Natasha Bautista of QBO and PH Startup Week. Natasha will share how she got into the startup industry early in her career and how she contributed to growing Grab in the Philippines. She will also share her low points in joining startups that were not a fit and how she eventually found a home in QBO to help more Fi...

How did PouchNATION become the leading cashless payment and brand activation provider in Southeast Asia? In this episode, Ronster chats with Ilya Kravstov, Founder and CEO of PouchNATION. Ilya will share what it was like travelling the world and learning to adapt to different cultures and how he decided to stay put in Southeast Asia. He will also share why he decided to create his own startup vers...

How is it like getting your first startup acquired in just 8 months since inception? In this episode, Ronster chats with Shahab Shabibi of MyKuya. Shahab will share how he founded 2 websites that became viral in his home country, Iran. He will also share how he adjusted to living in the Philippines and how his friends changed the perspective of how he can help solve problems using technology. Shah...

How did Zalora revolutionize e-commerce in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Paulo Campos, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Zalora. Paulo will share his early hustles as a child and how he became a Magna Cum Laude in Princeton during college. He will also share what he learned in his first job as a special assistant to the President of Ayala Land. Paulo also shares how he for...

How did a former Silicon Valley executive build the leading online marketing platform for real estate in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Dennis Velasco of Prosperna. Dennis will share his humble beginnings growing up as an Asian in Texas and how he got exposed to entrepreneurship early in life through his family. He'll also share how he got to Silicon Valley and what the busin...

How did Taxumo become the number one tax filing platform in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with EJ and Ginger Arboleda of Taxumo. EJ and Ginger will share their own respective hustles as employees and their side hustles like photography, web development, workshops, and more, that equipped them with the skills they needed as full-time entrepreneurs. They will also share how they cr...

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 exper...

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 Ari...

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 entreprene...

How did Dado Banatao become the Bill Gates of the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Dado and Maria Banatao of Phildev Foundation. Dado will share his humble beginning growing up in a rural barrio and how his parents hustled to get him a quality education. He will also share how difficult it was to study alone away from his family and the struggles he had to go through to pursue Engi...

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 e...

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 als...

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...

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 rec...