The RJ Ledesma Podcast

Kristine Ongcangco and Miko Cornejo are the founders of Parlon, he Philippines' go-to-platform for beauty and wellness services. Parlon helps people discover, book, buy the best and salon and wellness deals online and is the only platform in the Philippines that has over 80 global and homegrown salon and wellness brands. To name a few: Browhaus, Strip, Emphasis Salon, The Smile Bar, Benefit Browba...

Wei Zhou is the new CEO of  Coins.ph , the Philippines’ leading crypto and mobile wallet. He formally served as Chief Financial Officer of Binance,  Zhaopin.com , and Charm Communications. He also orchestrated the landmark acquisition of Grindr, where he served as Vice Chairman. Wei started his career at Goldman Sachs Hong Kong and has 15 years of experience under his belt. He graduated...

Sparky Perreras is the CEO and Co-founder of Pearl Pay, an end-to-end digital banking solutions provider that empowers rural banks in the Philippines with digital transformation. The company has been trying to improve the digital infrastructure in the Philippines and to do that, they support the transformation efforts of community-based institutions properly. According to their website, "Rural ban...

Grace Hong is the Country Manager of Partipost, an app that works with brands and rewards "Partiposters" for sharing about the things they love. She started working as a strategist for digital channels way before the time of influencers. She’s worked for all your favorite brands, helping them become iconic instead of “Canceled”. As she’s grown up with the digital world, she finds herself here, 16...

James S. Dongla, CEO of Servicoin, a wallet that runs on Binance. With the Servicon wallet mobile app, you can receive, send, and store ServiCoin and many other cryptocurrencies. ServiCoin has gradually grown in popularity, particularly among crypto enthusiasts and traders. It is the Philippines' first cryptocurrency with real-world applications and a focus on solving real-world problems rather th...

Alexander Friedhoff is the founder and CEO of Etaily. Etaily is an end-to-end e-commerce service provider, offering a one-stop omni-channel solution ranging from warehousing and fulfillment, technology to integrate all digital channels, channel management, performance and social media marketing. Known as the eCommerce enabler of the next generation, Etaily delivers business impact at start-up spee...

Manish Bhai is the founder and CEO of UNO Digital Bank. He is a finance and sales expert with 27 years of working across multiple countries & product areas. He is passionate about Entrepreneurship and Technology. UNObank Inc., a digital bank registered under the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' Digital Banking License framework, has recently rebranded as UNO Digital Bank ahead of its planned launc...

Elle Quan is the founder and CMO of MedHyve. She is a business enabler and Asia’s go-to expert for healthcare and technology events. . Elle co-founded an AI-driven digital marketplace for hospitals & clinics in emerging markets. MedHyve empowers small to medium hospitals with an online medical marketspace fitted with intelligent procurement tools and dashboards, giving them the same procuremen...

Nix Eniego is the Philippines Lead for Axie Infinity. Prior to this, he was an AVP for marketing for PDAX. Back in 2017 he founded Social Media Academy, an online school that teaches the latest and most powerful social media marketing strategies for aspiring social media managers. Nix was also a top player in Axie Infinity. Recently, he announced that he won’t be joining the competitive scene anym...

Rahul Hora is the President and CEO of  AXA Philippines . Prior to joining AXA Philippines, he worked for AXA Asia Life in Hong Kong as the Regional Head of Distribution. AXA Philippines is one of the largest and fastest growing insurance companies in the country, offering financial security to 1.3 million individuals through their group and individual life insurance products. How can AXA Phi...

John Christian "JC" Bisnar is the CEO and co-founder of Investagrams. Fueled by their passion to teach Filipinos about investing in stock market, Investagram launched its first investment platform, Investa. For as low as 100 pesos, you can now invest in some of the best-performing local and foreign mutual funds. How did they grow their initiatives from simply developing trading tools and teaching...

Francis Kong is the owner of Success Options Inc. Success Options Inc. and sits on the Board of Primer Holdings, Incorporated. Francis Kong is one of the most respected business speakers in the Philippines. He holds a segment in a radio program called "Business Matters" where he shares his insights on business, values, and leadership. Learn more about Francis Kong, his business, and some insights...

Ariel P. Fermin has been newly appointed as the President of Maxs Group Inc (MGI), the largest casual dining restaurant group in the Philippines. With this elevation of leadership, Fermin is responsible for the overall commercial and operational performance of MGI and its roster of beloved iconic brands such as Max’s Restaurant, Pancake House, Yellow Cab Pizza Co., Krispy Kreme, Jamba Juice, Denci...

Alex Pelayo is the Associate Product Director of Vessell. Vessell is an eCommerce platform that aims to help businesses bring the brick and mortar experience online and empower human connection in the digital landscape. How can Vessell help businesses maximize the digital space? Let's learn more about e-commerce and his journey in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast. The RJ Ledesma Podcast is p...

Theresa and Diego Buenaflor are a husband-wife executive duo behind Ellana Mineral Cosmetics. Ellana MIneral Cosmetics is a clean, vegan, and cruelty-free skin care and make-up brand that caters to different skin types. It has managed to grow three times despite closing brick and mortar stores to cut losses during the early days of lockdown. Let's learn more about the how Ellana Cosmetics managed...

Eric Teng is a restaurateur and the President of RestoPH (Restaurant Owners of the Philippines). Besides managing his businesses Mango Tree, Genki Sushi, Sen-Ryo, and Kureji Philippines, he has been the voice of the food and beverage industry in these trying times. With RestoPH, he has been helping the restaurant industry to survive. Let's learn more about Eric, the progress he helped make, and mo...

Ricardo "Cary" Lagdameo is the president of the real estate and construction group of the Anflo Management and Investment Corporation. Under Cary's leadership and strategic direction, DamosaLand official (DLI) has launched several milestone projects. Among these are DLI's first agro-industrial estate, its first condominium project, the first flexible workspace solution in Davao, high rise office t...

Ibarra Villaseran is the general manager of Truelogic while Bernard San Juan III is their managing partner. Together, they have grown Truelogic into one of the leading and largest digital marketing firms in the Philippines that offers a broad selection of digital marketing solutions. Learn more about Truelogic on The RJ Ledesma Podcast. The RJ Ledesma Podcast is powered by Podcast Network Asi...

Ragde Falcis is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer of ChatGenie. He and his company created their online store platform ChatGenie that can be installed on Messenger, Instagram, Viber, GCash, Tiktok and other Super Apps. Let's get to know and learn from Ragde Falcis as he talks about the exciting new developments with ChatGenie, Gorated Innovation Labs Inc., and more on the up...

Jay Villarante is the Chairman and CEO of 8Ventures. It includes companies such as Paylance Inc., a bitcoin payments and rewards platform that lets users send money for free and earn bitcoins; Moneybees, a Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas-licensed cryptocurrency exchange that is processing billions of pesos of transactions every year; and Secuna, a cybersecurity testing platform for SMEs, government ag...

Ralph Layco is the Founder of Noah, a direct-to-consumer (DTC) retail model disrupting the male personal care industry with its wide range of products for men, including skincare and hair loss, erectile dysfunction, nutrition as well as anxiety and depression. Since the inception of Noah in January 2021, it showed fast growth at 1,126% with a 72% gross profit margin. They reached one million total...

Leila Martin is the President and CEO of OFBank, a digital bank of LANDBANK. It secured its digital banking license last March from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, making it the first digital-only bank in the country. Its mobile banking app is gaining traction among overseas Filipino workers in top deployment areas like Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Hong Kong, Qatar, Kuwait,...

Kenn Costales is the Founder & Lead Consultant of Monolith Growth Consulting, a performance marketing agency that helps Shopify & SaaS businesses grow their revenue and ROI. Monolith focuses on helping clients grow its revenue and ROI. The company builds marketing assets for the entire digital customer journey: from Digital Ads (Facebook/Instagram/Google/Tiktok), to landing pages, and to e...

JV Tanjuatco is the publisher of Comic Book Lab. He founded Comic Book Lab in 2015 as a comics publishing company modeled after a BPO. Describing it as “basically a BPO business,” Comic Book Lab publishes a variety of comics commissioned by both personal and corporate clients. How is his business doing in the midst of digital transformation? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

Geonna Pedrealba is the owner of Soyphisticated Collections while Charisse Anne Yatco is the founder of Mix and Skip PH. Both of them are merchant partners of SoShop! by LBC. Both entrepreneurs launched their respective businesses during the pandemic. How did they manage their online businesses during one of the most challenging times for business owners? Learn more about how Geonna and Charisse a...