The RJ Ledesma Podcast

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.