The RJ Ledesma Podcast

Our daily lives have changed since community quarantines were implemented, resulting in doing everything online and from the comfort of our homes. Some still have trouble adjusting - how do we bounce back from that? We'll be sitting down with the Vice President of Commercial of Lark in Asia, Joey Lim, and as well as Business Technology Coach as they discuss the launching of Lark's latest initiativ...

There's been a shift in a lot of businesses lately since the pandemic began, and Phoenix Petroleum and FamilyMart are no stranger to that. Since community quarantine was implemented nationwide, Phoenix Petroleum has shifted their business focus to retail, while Family Mart uses the convenience of delivery to keep their business going. We'll be talking to the COO of Phoenix Petroleum and FamilyMart...

Since the beginning of the lockdowns in various areas, many businesses adapted to digital means. Online selling has opened opportunities for many business owners, and has definitely changed the game. This week, we'll be hearing from the COO of Lazada Carlos Barerra, and Petrus Carbonell, the Head of Business Development.  Find out how Lazada became a game changer for the local business indust...

In this week's episode, we sit down with Avin Ong, founder and CEO of Fredley Group of Companies which has a wide franchise collection of restaurant and cafe branches and concepts nationwide, including Macao Imperial Tea, Mitasu Yakinuku, Nabe Japanese Izayaka and Hot Pot, and New York Fries and Dips among many others. For his outstanding work, Avin was recognized as an Injap Sia Outstanding Young...

Join me as we discover the secret of success of self-made businessman Bernard Chong, whose investment portfolio ranges from traditional brick and mortar businesses to tech startups.  After revitalizing his family’s shoe business, he turned his attention towards diversifying his investment portfolio, which include animation, radio broadcasting, food and beverage, entertainment, I/T, fintech an...

On this week’s episode of the RJ Ledesma Podcast, we sit down with Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumnus Francis Plaza, the co-founder and CEO of PayMongo – an online payments processing startup that has recently raised US$12 Million (PHP 580 Million) for their Series A financing round from foreign investors led by Stripe, a startup enabler, alongside Silicon Valley funders like Y Combinat...

Founder and CEO Steve Sy bounced back from a failing business venture to build Great Deals E-Commerce, the leading e-distributor in the Philippines. Addressing his own pain points of selling products online, Great Deals created a one-stop shop digital agency to help brands gain a foothold in the e-commerce realm –  from handling product inventory to web design to data analytics to chat suppor...

Startup veteran and tech entrepreneur Roland Ros is living the reverse ‘American Dream’. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Roland had a burning desire to set up a tech company in the motherland that would have a high positive impact on the country. Roland moved to the Philippines and founded Kumu - a fast-growing livestreaming app with over Five Million Millennial and GenZ Filipinos living in fifty...

Former OFW David Almirol, Jr. is the founder and CEO of Multisys Technologies Corporation - a leading software solutions and 2019 Asia CEO Awardee for Technology Company of the Year - that provides platforms and end-to-end system solutions that empower businesses. During the pandemic, David and his team focused their attention to helping ‘debug’ the country’s rising number of Covid-19 cases by cre...

The man. The meme. The songwriter. At yung may ari ng lahat ng Ber months sa Pilipinas (at kung saan man may Pinoy).  Catch this episode of the RJ Ledesma podcast with Jose Mari Chan as he shares his golden advice on how to balance business and show business. And, who knows - you might hear him sing a song or two.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This crisis has seen the rise in the number of high net worth individuals and families investing in ‘pandemic passports’ – wherein they secure passports in countries that have strong national healthcare systems and that have adequately managed to contain the spread of the Corona virus within their borders. Prior to the pandemic, securing these ‘second, stronger passports’ were primarily to gain vi...

From selling condominiums to selling groceries, real estate magnate Kevin Tan of Megaworld recently turned his attention to the tech start up industry as he teamed up with startup veteran and former managing director of HonestBee, Crystal Gonzalez to launch PICK.A.ROO - the first all-in-one and on-demand lifestyle delivery app in the Philippines. Find out what inspired Kevin to get into the tech i...

On this episode, we talk about the State (of Shock) of our Economy. At -16.5% for our 2nd Quarter GDP, our country is now technically in a recession. But as an entrepreneur, I’ve been trained to be resilient and look for the ‘silver lining’ or the ‘opportunities in crisis’ during challenging times such as these. So I’ve enrolled the help of my good friends RCBC Vice President and Chief Economist M...

Join us in the first episode of the The RJ Ledesma Podcast with business mentor, Mercato Centrale business partner and EasyFranchise co-founder: multi-awarded entrepreneur ‘Mr. Potato Corner’ a.k.a Jose ‘Jomag’ Magsaysay! Discover how JoMag transformed Potato Corner from a small food cart into a global franchise! And find out how JoMag pivoted the Potato Corner business during this pandemic. Hoste...

Get inside the heads of the country’s sharpest and most innovative business personalities and entrepreneurs with best-selling author, multi-awarded serial entrepreneur, motivational speaker and Aliw Awardee Hall of Famer for best male host RJ Ledesma. Hack your way to success as you learn more about how they think about business, what are their best practices and success secrets, how they innovate...