The RJ Ledesma Podcast

Ace Gapuz is the CEO of Blogapalooza, the Philippines’ premier influencer marketing company. The company has recently launched the second wave of the InfluencerPreneur program with the aim of educating and guiding the next generation of content creators. In a press release, Gapuz shared that, "We have tried and tested Influencer Marketing to be a very effective strategy in this time of uncertainty...

Two Filipino entrepreneurs have made it big in UAE, thanks to Creative Zone! Creative Zone offers complete end-to-end solutions including arrangement of visit visas, registration of your company, obtaining a 3-year residence visa for you and your family, assistance in opening bank accounts and any other personal requirements that would help Pinoys settle down in the UAE.  Francis Errol Medina...

Tab is the co-founder and owner of HAREM, INC. established in 2008, the company behind the franchised brands STRIP (Ministry of Waxing) and BROWHAUS (The Brow Salon) which are internationally known brands with main office in Singapore and franchised in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, India and the Philippines, establishing brow grooming and waxing as a need for everyone.  ...

THE UNICORNS ARE HERE!   For the next episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast, we sit down with Yang Yang Zhang and Christian Reyes of Xendit which recently achieved unicorn status in the Philippines and Indonesia.  Yang Yang Zhang is the CEO & Managing Director of Xendit Philippines. Throughout her career, Yang Yang has lent a lifelong passion for disruptive technology and social impact t...

Mel Nava is the Founder and CEO of 1Export, a Philippines-based logistics startup 1Export that has raised US$800,000 in a seed funding round led by Foxmont Capital Partners. How did 1Export continue to contribute to the country's economic recovery in the business landscape? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Francis Calumba is the President of Obanana Corp. and also the Group Head of Premium Technology Corporation. He has work experienced for 18 years in project management, shared services, and IT support. Currently, he is handling Technology Holding Company. He also has a strong background in process and safety improvements. How did he manage to make Obanana thrive during these trying times? Hosted o...

We have two guests for The RJ Ledesma Podcast! First up is Alejandro Manalac, the Chariman and Co-founder of Havitas Developments. He has 30 years of experience in real estate, specializing in High-end Project Selling. He rose from being a sales agent to holding top executive positions in several Major real estate developers as a result of being a consistent "Sales Champion.” The next one is Joey...

Karam Malhotra is the Partner and Global VP of SHAREit, an offline cross-platform file-sharing, content discovery and gaming platform. SHAREit Group is a global internet technology company that has built numerous popular tools and digital entertainment content applications. Their diversified suite of applications, including our core app SHAREit, has been installed by nearly 2.4 billion users world...

Cholo Tagaysay is the CEO of KonsultaMD, a telehealth membership service that allows you to have 24/7 unlimited access to licensed doctors, no appointment needed. It is a health tech service provided by Globe to give Filipinos access to doctor consultation in the comfort of their own homes. How did KonsultaMD help the country and its people since the beginning of the pandemic? Learn more about Kon...

Carlo Suarez is the general manager of Cebu Grand Hotel. As a leader of an industry that was greatly affected by the pandemic, Cebu Grand Hotel continues to to revitalize the hospitality and restaurant industry in Cebu through digital solutions and new strategies. More than that, the company ensures that 100% of its workforce are vaccinated, promotions are adapted to the changing needs of its cust...

Grace Vera Cruz is the Country Head of Grab Philippines who oversees and creates deeper synergies across Grab's suite of services—from transport, deliveries, as well as e-payments and financial services, to better serve the customers, driver-partners, merchant-partners, and corporate partners in the Philippines as One Grab. She is currently leading "Grab for Good,” Grab's social impact agenda of l...

Nichel Gaba is the Founder and CEO of PDAX, the country’s leading cryptocurrency exchange licensed by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. PDAX launched its cryptocurrency exchange back in 2018 to provide Filipinos with an accessible platform where they can trade the world’s leading digital assets like Bitcoin safely, directly with PHP, and at globally competitive rates. Recently, it has raised $12.5...

Robertson Chiang is the Founder, CEO and CTO of Dragonpay Corporation, which recently made headlines for its strategic investment with Indonesian-based company, Xendit. Dragonpay is a pioneering Filipino financial technology company that has been operating in the market for over 11 years whilst Xendit is an Indonesian financial services company that branched out to the Philippines in 2020 to estab...

Mariano “Marin” D. Martinez is a Filipino businessman who has been at the head of 8 different companies—including 8990 Holdings, Inc., 8990, which name is actually a takeoff from Nokia’s best-selling cellphone, the 8890, is one of the biggest real estate development companies in the Philippines that’s also greatly affected by quarantine restrictions. According to reports, the quarantine measures l...

John-Michael “Mike” Hilton is the President and CEO of Visum Ventures, a company that brought the Australian brand Koomi PH to the Philippines, making it the beverage drink with a first-in market advantage in the country. In a past interview, Hilton stated that their "goal is to let Filipinos experience the #GuiltlessGoodness of Koomi one cup at a time” as Koomi uses natural sweetener, fruit honey...

Just ring it and Dingdong will bring it! As entertainment workers lost their jobs during the height of ECQ, actor Dingdong Dantes launched a delivery app that aims help them recover during the pandemic. The app, DingDong PH, is his brainchild that’s inspired from a problem he encountered with his wife Marian Rivera’s flower business. How did this inspire him to create Dingdong PH and how is the bu...

Constantin Robertz is the Co-Founder and CEO of Locad, a multi-channel ecommerce logistics company in the Asia-Pacific region. His company provides the back-end infrastructure of ecommerce as a service, giving brands of any size plug and play access to a sophisticated supply chain. Robertz has a track record of building high-growth digital companies in Southeast Asia and Europe. He previously buil...

He is one of the youngest property CEOs in the Philippines! With over 19 years of experience in Financial Analysis, Leasing and Brokerage, Development, Project Management and Property Management, Delfin Angelo “Buds” Wenceslao’s DM Wenceslao and Associates Inc has become one of the country’s publicly listed, integrated real estate development and construction companies. DMWAI is also the owner and...

From hosting O-Shopping to having her own Shoppertainment Live, Hiyasmin Neri Soyao has indeed changed the e-commerce game by showing pandemic-proof growth strategy for BTL-reliant consumer brands. Shoppertainment Live is a tech-enabled livestream shopping network for e-commerce and social media that helps brands generate measurable results. Their team creates entertaining live shopping streams fo...

The minds behind GIGIL's trending ads are here! First up is Jake Yrastorza, GIGIL's Managing Partner, who chalked up over 20 years of experience in advertising, handling market leaders, and turning challenger brands into one. Joining him this week is Herbert Hernandez, GIGIL's Founding Partner, who also happens to be a literal rock star, as he plays lead guitar for OPM iconic bands Moonstar 88 and...

Trese's comic book author and its Netflix series writer are this week's guests for The RJ Ledesma Podcast! Budjette Tan is a three-time winner of Best Graphic Literature of the Year in the Philippine National Book Awards for Trese, a Pinoy comic book series-turned-Netflix series. Joining him is Tanya Yuson, the executive producer and writer of the animated Netflix version of Trese, who's also the...

He is the youngest EdTech entrepreneur in the country! Dann Angelo De Guzman is the youngest EdTech entrepreneur in the country. At 31 years old, Dann runs the pioneer of Cloud-based IT assessment and traning products, CloudSwyft, as the company's Founder and CEO. Before his stellar success, he had his own fair share of failures, especially in his first venture in the enterprise tech company. How...

Alibaba Group Holding Limited or the Alibaba Group, known for Alibaba.com, is a Chinese multinational tech company that specializes in e-commerce and retail. It owns and operates a diverse portfolio of companies around the world in numerous business sectors. It is one of the top 10 most valuable corporations and is named the 31st largest public company in the world. To discuss further, we hav...

Eric Thomas Dee is the COO of Foodee Global Concepts, owned and handled by the Dee family who have been in the F&B industry for more than 30 years.  FGC has the most Michelin rated brands such as Tim Ho Wan, Hawker Chan, as well as homegrown brands like Mesa, Pound, Sunnies Café, and many others. As an international business management graduate of Menlo College, Atherton, California, he u...

Lorenzo Jooris is the CEO of Creative Zone, Dubai’s leading business advisory firm that has helped thousands of aspiring entrepreneurs and SMEs set up, sustain, and grow their businesses in the UAE. Lorenzo also holds extensive and diverse experience in Middle Eastern and South Asian business markets. He was the founder of One World Communications, a 360 degree multi-media powerhouse advising gove...