Hustleshare

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...

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...

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 w...

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 skill...

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...

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 hi...

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-...

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...

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...

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...

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 investo...

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...

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 . For show not...

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...