The RJ Ledesma Podcast

Gerry Santos is the founder and CEO of Mr. Freeze, and the current title holder of Entrepreneur of the Year in the Asia Leaders Awards (and has been for three consecutive years now). One of his first recognitions in the industry was when Mr. Freeze was chosen among 5000 SMEs as the Most Outstanding SME Partner by MERALCO Luminary in 2011.Despite having these big awards under his name, Gerry has never hesitated to help his community out by tweaking his father's business model to include a livelihood program set up for tricycle drivers, sari-sari store owners, and household help who want to increase their income for them to be able to market Mr. Freeze in their communities and other urban areas.Hear more about how he built his ice business to be one of the top in the country on The RJ Ledesma Podcast. Want to know how we collaborate with brands? Sign up now for free at podmetrics.co using our code RJLEDESMA. Podmetrics, the easiest way to monetize your podcast!***DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An author, a publisher, an inspirational speaker, a TV and radio host, a husband, and a father - Bro. Bo Sanchez has pretty much done it all, but did you know that he is also a micro-entrepreneur?As a big believer of uplifting other micro-entrepreneurs for the betterment of his country's economic problems, he engages with small businesses and real estate, and as well as teaches and writes about financial literacy.Bo talks about how he founded his series of step-by-step guides on financial abundance and spiritual security, the Truly Rich Club, on The RJ Ledesma Podcast.Join Truly Rich Club now at rjledesma.trulyrichclub.com***DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For this week, we'll be sitting down with 917Ventures’ Managing Director Vince Yamat.917Ventures is the largest corporate incubator in the Philippines. And leverages on the rich asset base of Globe Telecom, the No. 1 telecommunications company in the country.Its mission is to improve the lives of all 109M Filipinos by building, operating and scaling start-ups that tackle the biggest pain points. 917Ventures focuses on 4 verticals: FinTech, E-Commerce, HealthTech and AdTech. Their portfolio includes GCash, PureGo, KonsultaMD, HealthNow, AdSpark, Rush, FreebieMNL and Zeal. Do you have a startup idea that helps solve a problem in everyday life? Find out about VELOCITY, their Venture Builder Program starting this January 2021 and how it can help you leverage Globe’s “unfair advantage.” ***The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meet the Grand Winner of the first-ever Shell LiveWIRE Competition in the Philippines: Nanotronics, Inc.Nanotronics is a proudly Philippine-bsed technology start up that produces bio-based nanomaterials called cellulose nanocrystals made from indigenous plants to help sustainably reduce plastic waste.We're sitting down with the Scientist and CEO of Nanotronics, Inc. Dr. Jerome O. Palaganas on this week's episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Up next on The RJ Ledesma Podcast, we have Cesar Wee and as well as Carson Choa who are, respectively, the CEO & Founder and the COO of Wee Community Developers, Inc. - a Real Estate Company that produces premium homes in the key places of the country to ensure the betterment of living.How did they dominate this year's 8th PropertyGuru Property Awards with nine awards (including the Best Housing Development Award that was won by their latest project, The Diamond Heights)? Find out on this week's episode.***The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Businesses all over the country have gone from physical to digital since the pandemic began, which gives a lot of sellers opportunities to expand their reach.Founder and CEO of Philippine-based social e-commerce platform Resellee, Marc Concio shares how they recently secured their US$1 million in a seed round from MinTech Enterprises and Hofan Capital, and as well as his vision for providing sustainable and scalable zero-capital online businesses to his fellow Filipinos who may be unemployed or underemployed due to the pandemic's circumstances. Catch this new episode of the RJ Ledesma Podcast!***The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alfamart, as COO Harvey Ong describes it, is the 'small fish swimming among the sharks'. However, business has yet to wane for them - as of last year, 750 Alfamart stores have been opened all over the country. On top of that, they have also recently managed to open their 1000th store in the Philippines amidst the tough situations brought by the pandemic.Find out how Alfamart Philippines came to be, and how you can manage to build and expand your own business during these times in this episode of the RJ Ledesma Podcast.===The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 initiative (The New Normal Business Council and Mentorship Program) that helps businesses to navigate 'the new way of working'. The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Henry Albert "Bong" Fadullon. How does he manage the shift in business during the pandemic? Find out in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 industry in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Entrepreneur in 2018 and Entrepreneur of Year at the Asia CEO Awards 2020.Find out how a young, self-made entrepreneur built his own empire of businesses in this new episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 and his newest venture, multimedia company BrenPro which focuses on events, tech and gaming related content. And that’s just for starters. How does he do it all and what’s his investment strategy? Bren shares it all on this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Combinator, Global Founders Capital, and Bedrock Capital. Find out more about how this proudly Philippine-based fintech startup plans to "build the best payment experience" for local businesses in this episode of the RJ Ledesma Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 support to logistics and delivery.  His roster of multinational companies include Reckitt Benckiser, Nestle, Samsonite, Reebok, Crocs, L’Oréal, Abbott and Unilever, among others. Great Deals’ success in e-commerce allowed them to raise US$12M (P 600 million) from Navegar, the largest private equity firm in the country. Find out how Steve plans to dominate our local e-commerce landscape and become the Philippines’ own Alibaba in this episode of the RJ Ledesma Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 countries all over the world who not only indulge in their passion for livestreaming, but also earn money from it as well! Find out how Roland raised over US$6 Million to build the number 1 social grossing app in the Philippines in this episode of the RJ Ledesma Podcast.The RJ Ledesma Podcast is now a Lazada affiliate! Shop now at Lazada using our link here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 creating StaySafe.Ph– a ‘pandemic mitigation’ platform and a community-driven social distancing system to help manage risks especially in vulnerable communities. Find out more on why you should download StaySafe.Ph in the next RJ Ledesma Podcast.  The RJ Ledesma Podcast is now a Lazada affiliate! Shop now at Lazada using our link here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 visa-free access to more countries, protect their assets or reduce tax. But during the pandemic, many people have been investing in second passports primarily for their family’s health and safety considerations. And some of these countries even allow you to secure second passports without ever having to leave your home country.Want to find out which countries are offering these ‘citizenships by investment’? Listen to this episode with my guest Hon. Philippe A. May, Managing Director and Head of Asia-Pacific of Arton Capital.In the RJ LEDESMA PODCAST, I interview the country’s pioneering business personalities and entrepreneurs and learning more about how they think about business, what are their success secrets, how they innovated their businesses during the pandemic and what opportunities do they see emerging in the New Normal.Is there a business personality or entrepreneur that you would like me to interview on the podcast? Please let me know! Drop me a message on my Facebook page at www.facebook.com/rjledesma—Add to cart now and check out on September 9 for the 9.9 Lazada Big Brands Sale! Enjoy up to 90% off on Lazada's biggest brands and free shipping with no minimum spend. Shop now by clicking here or by following this link: http://bit.ly/RJLedesmaPodcastxLazada99Sale#LazadaPH99 #BigBrandsSale #LegitSaLazMall Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 industry especially in the midst of this pandemic, how he brings in his wealth of experience as Chief Strategy Officer of Megaworld to build the PICK.A.ROO brand, and how he plans to grow the PICK.A.ROO business the same way he has grown the other businesses under the Alliance Global, Inc. portfolio.The RJ Ledesma Podcast is powered by Podcast Network Asia and Podmetrics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Michael Ricafort and Director of Ateneo Center for Economic Research and Development Dr. Alvin P. Ang to help me get a better grasp of what were the key drivers for the steep decline, what were (if there were any) the bright spots in the economy during the second quarter and what are the emerging opportunities that entrepreneurs should pay attention to as we emerge (?) from this recession.Michael Ricafort was recently named One of the Most Accurate in Predicting the Inflation Rate in 2018 and 2019 by the Department of Finance. Meanwhile, Dr. Alvin Ang is a professor of the Economics Department of the Ateneo de Manila University and sits on the Board of the Philippine Economic Society. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 innovated their businesses during the pandemic and what opportunities do they see in the New Normal. Join us on the RJ Ledesma Podcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.