Hustleshare

John 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 h...

Nikko 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...

Caela 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....

Brett 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...

Claire 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 t...

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...

Chris 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 Big...

Eli 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. Thi...

Henry 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...

Jason 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 att...

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 i...

Scott Hartley from 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 startup...

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...

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 a...

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 st...

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...

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 ge...

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...

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 go...

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 an...

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 als...

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 Shop...

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 Cere...

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...

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....