Miguel Aranaz and the team behind Ignite House of Innovation created a framework on how businesses can restart in the new normal. In this playbook, Miguel will break down the framework and the playbook they created in Ignite called the Restart App. Miguel will also share concrete examples of how the framework can be applied to businesses in their unique situations to ensure the best results in this playbook brought to you by Unionbank Globallinker . For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustlesh...
May 21, 2020•37 min•Ep. 9
Replicating the success of True Digital from Thailand to the Philippines is no easy feat. In this episode, Ronster chats with Dindo Marzan, the Country Head of True Digital Philippines. Dindo has an incredible career in digital and technology with tenures from big companies like Mozcom, Globe, ABS-CBN, and Voyager Innovations prior to joining True Digital. Dindo will share how each stop of his celebrated career molded him while he worked with amazing mentors at each stop and contributed to build...
May 17, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Season 3Ep. 83
Karencitta's rise to fame took years of hustle and sacrifice. In this episode, Ronster chats with Karencitta to discuss the hustle of being a Filipina Hip Hop Star. Karen will share how young she started pursuing her dream and the type of lessons she learned from the failures she went through early in her career. Karen will also share how she learned the ropes of music as a business that helped her become a star. Success doesn't happen overnight and Karen shares her daily grind and how she makes...
May 10, 2020•43 min•Season 3Ep. 82
Jaypee Soliman and Jujut Enriquez of Unionbank has been at the forefront of helping Filipino MSME's in digitizing their businesses. In this playbook, Jaypee and Jujut will teach us how to properly resume the operations of business to bounce back from the effect of Covid-19 in businesses. They will also share tips on how businesses can adapt after the lockdown has been lifted and how businesses can leverage banks to start recovering from the crisis that the virus brought about. They will also be ...
May 06, 2020•35 min•Ep. 8
Properly doing financials is key to any business. In this episode, Ronster chats with Judy Lorenzo of myBoss Asia. Judy will share her influences from her family to become an entrepreneur and the early jobs she did that gave her much-needed experience for her journey as an entrepreneur. She will also share what it was like working for the Ateneo Graduate School of Business and how it encouraged her to put up her own business. Judy also shares how difficult it was running myBoss and how she overc...
May 03, 2020•43 min•Season 3Ep. 81
How did GetCraft grow to having over 10 million dollars worth of projects for the creatives industry? In this episode, Ronster chats with Patrick Searle, Founder and CEO of GetCraft. Patrick shares what it was like moving to different countries growing up and the many jobs he took that exposed him to many skills and bosses that he took inspiration from. Patrick also shares what it was like witnessing China's exponential growth last decade and what drew him to move to Indonesia and experience the...
Apr 26, 2020•56 min•Season 3Ep. 80
How did a ticketing platform raise 17 Million pesos during Covid-19? In this episode, Ronster chats with Darwin Mariano, Founder and CEO of Ticket2Me. Darwin will share how he started Ticket2Me as a side hustle while he was a lawyer working for a Philippine Senator. He will also share the key skills and experiences he developed while working for a big cement company and what it was like going out of his comfort zone to work overseas. Darwin also shares what pushed him to take a leap of faith and...
Apr 21, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 79
Feeding our front liners is a very daunting task during this pandemic. In this episode, Ronster chats with Ros Juan, Chelle Gray and Karla Reyes of Frontline Feeders Philippines. Ros, Chelle and Karla shares their own respective hustles and skillsets that allowed them to contribute to Frontline Feeders. They will also share the challenges they faced early on and the new skills they had to learn to feed more hospitals and front liners. They will also share the system they developed using agile me...
Apr 12, 2020•52 min•Season 3Ep. 78
Dominick Danao of Magpie has been leading his team remotely with great efficiency. In this playbook, Dom teaches us the do's and don'ts of remote work and how to properly set up your team to become productive without micromanaging. Dom will also share key tips that they've done in order to make sure that teams execute as if they are in the same place at the same time. Dom also shares useful hacks that you can use in your team that as we adapt to the new normal in this playbook brought to you by ...
Apr 08, 2020•26 min•Ep. 7
How can businesses survive the aftermath of Covid-19? In this episode, Ronster chats with Jason Dela Rosa, the creator of Bounce Back PH, the biggest online group that supports businesses recover from Covid-19's effects. Jason will share his entrepreneurial journey and the wins and losses he got that allowed him to amass a ton of experiences that he compiled in his book called The Practical Entrepreneur. Jason will also share why he started Bounce Back PH and how it grew exponentially over the p...
Apr 05, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 3Ep. 77
How big is the K-Drama market in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Arianne Kader-Cu, the country head of Viu Philippines. Arianne will share her early hustles as she moved to the Philippines with zero network to work for a reproductive health brand. Arianne will also share what it was like working as one of the first employees of Zalora and how she was able to grow with for 4 years and even beyond their acquisition. She will also share how she went back to her purpose to lead ...
Mar 29, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 76
Gabby Dizon of Altitude Games has been running his startup remotely for years now. In this episode, Gabby will teach us the step-by-step process of how to run a startup efficiently using a proven formula that revolves around people, process and tools. Gabby will also share concrete examples of how each component can be properly executed in a remote setup that can be useful in hustling despite of the lockdowns caused by the coronavirus in this playbook brought to you by AWS. Apply to get free $1,...
Mar 25, 2020•35 min•Ep. 6
How can you get freelancing gigs in Upwork while you work from home? In this episode, Ronster chats with Avery Ocumen and Czar de los Reyes to discuss the hustle of working in Upwork. Avery and Czar will share with us how they transitioned to freelancing from their old 9 to 5 jobs and how they educated themselves for the projects they were hired in. Avery and Czar also shared how they balance out being full-time moms while having full-time gigs and helping out other freelancers in Upwork. They w...
Mar 22, 2020•1 hr 32 min•Season 3Ep. 75
A business continuity plan in times of disaster is vital in making your business survive. In this playbook, Christopher Star of Kho Capital and Space Belly teaches us the framework in how to make your business thrive in times of crisis. Christopher will discuss in detail the whole framework on how businesses can enable continuity thru impact assessment, prevention, response, and recovery. Christopher will also share concrete examples of how businesses are doing their continuity plans and how you...
Mar 20, 2020•35 min•Ep. 5
How do you become a successful social enterprise in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Lea Klein, Philippines Country Director of MakeSense. Lea will share the early hustles that she did while interning in multiple companies worldwide that solidified her love for social entrepreneurship despite having a lot of doubters early on. Lea will also share how she started helping social entrepreneurs in the Philippines thru MakeSense and how she grew the team that she works with. Leah ...
Mar 15, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 74
How did a former tech startup founder transition into making artisan shoes after she got her startup acquired? In this episode, Ronster chats with Unyx Sta Ana, founder of Zapateria Hub. Unyx will share her early influences and how she got into tech at such a young age. Unyx will also share her early hustles that further solidified her tech career. She will also share how she founded Orchestrack and the things she and her team did that helped it get acquired. Lastly, Unyx will share how she is p...
Mar 09, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 73
Artie Lopez, the Philippines premier startup coach joins in this episode to share how he taught dozens of startup founders deliver award-winning pitches for their startup. Artie will share the step-by-step process on how to pitch your startup properly to increase your chances of getting funded or getting clients. Artie will also share concrete examples of how award-winning founders from the Philippines did their pitches and how they improved over time in this playbook brought to you by AWS . App...
Mar 05, 2020•37 min•Ep. 4
What's in store for us with DITO CME? In our 1-year anniversary episode, Ronster chats with Donald Lim, COO of DITO CME. Donald will share his humble beginnings in business while working for their family business and how he hustled by working in a fast-food chain in his first job. Donald will tell the story of how he got into marketing while he was with a newspaper company and how he got into digital marketing. Donald will also share how it was like being a chief executive of a lot of big compan...
Mar 01, 2020•58 min•Season 3Ep. 73
How did Francis Kong become the most sought after motivational speaker in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Francis Kong to discuss the hustle of being an inspirational speaker. Francis will share how he started his career by being in sales and how he founded a popular clothing brand and ran a retail chain for many years. Francis will also share how he got into the public speaking industry and how he grew his influence along with his business. Francis will also tell give us a ...
Feb 23, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 71
What is the secret of becoming successful in multiple business ventures over the decades? In this episode, Ronster chats with Cliff Eala, President and CEO of Synerbyte to discuss the power of persistent optimism in business. Cliff will share his humble beginnings like how he started the business of corporate giveaways in the Philippines. Cliff will also share how he became an expert salesman that eventually helped him venture into tech and founded Stratpoint and Synerbyte. Cliff will also share...
Feb 16, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Season 3Ep. 70
After teaching hundreds of startup founders and corporate executives, Paul Pajo shares the key methods on how startup founders can validate their startup ideas the proper way. Paul will share the processes founders and teams can use to validate their assumptions and gave great examples of how startups did it. Paul also shared amazing tools that hustlers can use to put these experiments into work in this playbook brought to you by AWS . Apply to get free $1,000 AWS credits for your startup, go to...
Feb 12, 2020•46 min•Ep. 3
How difficult is it to run 2 startups at the same time? In this episode, Ronster chats with Josef Werker, Managing Director of Penbrothers and Founder of Humble Sustainability. Josef will share how he started out hustling early in life through music and sports and how he became fascinated about public speaking. Josef will also talk about how he found early success that made him arrogant and how he was humbled in life in his next few hustles. Josef will also share key tips and experiences on how ...
Feb 09, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 3Ep. 69
How big is E-Commerce in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Steve Sy, Founder and CEO of Great Deals. Steve will share his humble beginnings by helping out in their family business and how he was able to make his first million at the age of 20. Steve will also share his "desert experience" where he was in deep debt for 10 years and how he got introduced to e-commerce here in the Philippines. Steve also shares his eureka moment and how he went all-in on e-commerce and how he was...
Feb 02, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 68
After successfully raising funds from multiple types of investors for Acudeen, Magellan Fetalino shares the types of investors startups can raise money from in the Philippines. Magellan will also be teaching the unique characteristics of each type of investor like what check sizes they give, what they look for in startups and the best strategies to get noticed by them. Magellan will also share concrete examples on how to get deals with them done in this playbook brought to you by AWS . Apply to ...
Jan 29, 2020•53 min•Ep. 2
How do you disrupt a very traditional industry like exporting using technology? In this episode, Ronster chats with Mel Nava, Founder and CEO of 1Export. Mel will share how she started at a very young age by doing volunteer work while being a student. Mel also shares the experiences she got in her first jobs in the exporting business that inspired her to create 1Export. Mel also shares how her MBA honed her to be a better founder and equipped her with the right skills needed to execute her start...
Jan 26, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Season 3Ep. 67
What does it take to make a world-class travel agency? In this episode, Ronster chats with Angely Dub, CEO of Access Travel, Angely will talk about her humble beginnings and the values that her mom taught her that made her the woman that she is now. Angely will also share how she got into the travel and hospitality industry and the experiences she learned that allowed her to put up Access Travel. Angely will also share how she harnesses content as the main driver for her business and how her tea...
Jan 19, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 3Ep. 66
After raising billions of pesos for his startup Acudeen, Magellan Fetalino shares his playbook on how to properly do fundraising in the Philippines in this episode. Magellan will be teaching us the step-by-step process on each option you have to achieve in order to get the fundraising goals of your business. Magellan will also be sharing a lot of pros and cons in each option that he discussed in this playbook brought to you by AWS . Apply to get free $1,000 AWS credits for your startup, go to hu...
Jan 16, 2020•49 min•Ep. 1
How did Xpanse gain traction to soon become the first tech unicorn of the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Josh Supan and Dave Marquez of Xpanse. Josh shares how he started hustling in his first job in SM and Dave shares how he got exposed early in the startup ecosystem and he co-founded Shirt.ly. Josh and Dave also shares how they eventually worked together and why they chose to solve the problem of e-commerce in the Philippines. They will also share great tips on what they use ...
Jan 12, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 3Ep. 65
How did Kalibrr become one of the biggest recruitment platforms in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Paul Rivera and Dexter Ligot-Gordon of Kalibrr. Paul and Dexter shares how they gathered valuable experiences growing up near Silicon Valley and the skills they acquired in previous hustles that they did that poised them for their work in Kalibrr. Paul and Dexter also share how they eventually worked together and how it was like being the first Southeast Asian startup that got ...
Jan 05, 2020•1 hr 40 min•Season 3Ep. 64
How does an Angel Investor choose the right startups to invest in? In this episode, Ronster chats with Mark Vernon of Tag Cash. Mark will be how sharing he struggled early on his life and even going homeless for a while and how he was able to bounce back and find the right opportunities that allowed him to become an entrepreneur. Mark will also share the ventures he made and the learnings he got that made him successful. Lastly, Mark also shared how he put up Tag Cash and how he invests in start...
Dec 29, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 63
