The power of never needing to ask anyone for money again? It’s exhilarating—and every woman deserves to have it. Whatever your status or age, financial freedom allows you to call the shots in your own life so you can be happy, fulfilled, successful, and free from financial worry. And the sooner you achieve this, the better your life will be. Teaching us how is the money mentor whose mission is to make financial literacy and education accessible to every Filipino. Salve Duplito, a.k.a. the “Finan...
Feb 27, 2023•36 min
Enjoying and maximizing your singlehood for all the wonderful gifts it brings instead of perceiving it as a sad state of affairs can flip your life into “Thriving!” instead of “Surviving…” status. In her 20s, Angely felt pressured to conform with societal expectations as her contemporaries got engaged, married, or had kids while she focused on building her empire. She said that after meeting me and learning that I chose to marry at age 42, she realized there was nothing wrong with her, and that ...
Feb 17, 2023•43 min
“Love is not difficult, it is easy and effortless, and happens without forcing anything or struggling.” says healer and coach Sanaiyah Gurnamal, who believes we can harness the power of solid self-love to create and attract everything we want in our life, especially true and lasting love. Her Soulmate Magnet Coaching Program is designed for single women tired of attracting the wrong partners (or none at all) to clear their blocks and remove the obstacles to being with their soulmate. In an episo...
Feb 10, 2023•47 min
Whether you’re looking for a relationship or are in one and want it to be as happy, long-lasting, and secure as theirs, you can learn so much in this episode from one of the country’s most admired celebrity couples and the adorable duo behind the hit podcast and Youtube show #BehindRelationshipGoals. Here, Megan and Mikael share their strategies for knowing and fighting for what you want and value in your relationship, encouraging and supporting each other’s personal growth, living harmoniously ...
Feb 03, 2023•41 min
Wish you could finally stop yo-yo dieting and exercising to exorcise the guilt, shame, and calories away? Wish you could rediscover the joy of eating while loving the body you’re in or want to be in —in a way that’s geared towards strength, health, and longevity instead of in pursuit of a dress size or number on the scale? US-certified functional nutrition coach, metabolism science specialist and personal fitness trainer Kristia Roco reveals the five essential habits she and her successful clien...
Jan 28, 2023•55 min
Still dreaming of doing what you really love for a living? Take lots of notes from Justine Luzares, a.k.a. British Marites, who finally found the courage to unleash his hilarious skits into the world of Tiktok—instantly breaking the internet and causing him to trade his day job for an avalanche of lucrative offers. Here, the former fast-food crew member and BPO process trainer spills the tea on how his “overnight success” actually took 16 years, how he overcame self-doubt and the fear of judgmen...
Jan 20, 2023•48 min
Clutter causes stress, sucks up our energy, and destroys our productivity, and yet getting rid of it is one of the hardest things to do. They say clutter is nothing more than postponed decisions, and that the best friend of “clutter” is “later!” But this will change for you today, right after you listen to this episode featuring decluttering coach and professional organizer Ally Canita, who uses a holistic approach to help clients find clarity, intentionality and inspiration.
Jan 13, 2023•37 min
A crash course on success and longevity through constant creative innovation, sustainability, tenacity, and humility. Whether you’re into fashion or not, you’ll learn so much from this episode. Myrza chats with designer Rhett Eala, renowned for creating some of the most trendsetting styles and iconic pieces in Philippine fashion as well as successfully merging his artistry with business for over 30 years in the industry—and most admirably during the pandemic.
Dec 09, 2022•44 min
Despite intense showbiz pressure to fit into the Barbie Doll mold and follow a formulaic career path, this former kiddie TV host has always been a warrior who has fought to challenge norms and stereotypes as she redefined success in a career that has lasted over two decades. Enjoy this uplifting and candid convo with the actress, host, music label head, musician manager and mentor, very hands-on mother of two, and one of the smartest, most talented, versatile, articulate, self-aware, and underra...
Dec 01, 2022•1 hr
Go big or go home! We need to love and embrace every inch and every facet of ourselves, says showbiz’s sexiest big girl and "pambansang best friend,” actress, singer, comedienne, and body positivity advocate Cai Cortez. Be transformed by her words and key message: “My goal is for big girls to no longer be perceived as different in terms of the the cookie-cutter ideals of beauty. Everyone has their own beauty, whatever your size or complexion or gender. We are all beautiful. At the end of the day...
Nov 24, 2022•37 min
The life and life-giver of every FOMO-inducing party, Tim Yap invented the word “eventologist” two decades ago. Myrza chats with the top events, party, and talk show host and producer, lifestyle editor, and club owner and squeezes out lessons in audacity, perseverance, rejecting rejection, fighting to be yourself and for who you love, and fearlessly going after the life you want.
Nov 04, 2022•39 min
The more talents and skills you bring to the table, the greater your chances for success. Flexibility, versatility, and adaptability are key, as are several revenue and passion streams, says award-winning chef and veteran restaurateur Chef Gene Gonzalez. The bestselling cookbook author, food writer, cooking show host, and founder of the Center for Asian Culinary Studies once gave up a career in corporate banking at age 23 to open the now legendary Café Ysabel. Whether or not you’re an aspiring c...
Oct 28, 2022•48 min
Listen up and live longer: Breast Cancer is the most common cancer among Filipinas. Here, your wakeup call for what you need to know and do ASAP to prevent it—or detect it early while it’s curable, according to Dr. Beatrice "Trixie" Tiangco, oncologist, epidemiologist, and president and CEO of Cancer Registry Philippines (CARE). We owe it to ourselves to take action now: 3 in every 100 Filipina women will be diagnosed with it in their lifetime, says the Philippine Statistics of Authority and the...
Oct 20, 2022•39 min
The two key beliefs she has instilled in her daughters to teach them to be decisive and vocal about what they want are what we adults need to imbibe as well: that we have the agency to choose the kind of life we want and the ability to speak up and fight for it. Myrza chats with the brave and outspoken host, #PaanoBaTo creator, freedom advocate, and She Talks Asia co-founder about her career journey, success secrets, being fearless about speaking up and always taking a stand to support her belie...
Oct 13, 2022•41 min
Becoming a photographer not just saved his family from poverty, it also saved his life, says Marc Nicdao, who almost missed his calling when he told his mother he wanted to be an OFW instead of going to college. However, he secretly took the U.P. College of Fine Arts Talent Determination Test, and to his surprise, placed No. 21 overall! To make ends meet, the Visual Communications major painted murals and worked as a photographer’s assistant. In just a few years, he would go on to become the top...
Oct 06, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Once you’ve bought the dream, you need to work really hard despite all obstacles, advises 90s supermodel-turned-super-makeup-artist Lala Flores. “If you don’t fight for your dream, who will? There will always be someone more determined than you. It’s really a race to the top,” she says about what it took for her to get there, but clarifies: “I just do my best every day with passion and determination” without pinning her hopes on the results, “and then the next day, repeat!” Lala shares her stori...
Sep 29, 2022•59 min
Ideas, inspiration, and motivation from the creative genius behind many of the most compelling and transformational visuals in the Philippine fashion, advertising, and entertainment industries in the last two decades. Myrza chats with Vince Uy, Co Studio founder and former executive creative director of Summit Media and Preview about his creative process surprisingly rooted in preparation, discipline, and organization, having a forward-thinking mindset, nurturing your creativity whether innate o...
Sep 22, 2022•56 min
Popular radio DJ and events host Tony Bueno’s successful career has lasted for over 20 years, but not many know about all the struggles and hardships he had to undergo before Boys' Night Out on Magic 89.1 turned his life around. The minute he finished college, he fled Canada without his family’s blessings and took off for Manila with no concrete plans, very little savings and an uncertain future. Get inspired by his stories of grit and survival, secrets of success, how he turned his health and l...
Sep 16, 2022•1 hr 17 min
“It’s not just a dress, it’s how you make your client feel.” A mini-master class on creative entrepreneurship by top fashion designer Rajo Laurel sharing his design, business, and life wisdom applicable to any industry. His father forbade him from pursuing his dream of becoming a couturier, but this initial obstacle only fueled Rajo’s fire and drive to succeed. What started out as a one-seamstress operation in his grandmother’s basement three decades ago is now a fashion empire with 500 workers ...
Sep 09, 2022•40 min
Christmas in Our Hearts is the Philippines’ bestselling album of all time, with its eponymous title song heralding the holidays every year on September 1. But for each of Jose Mari Chan’s hits such as “Beautiful Girl” and “Please Be Careful With My Heart” are hundreds of other songs and compositions that failed. When he was a teenager, his father told him his voice was ordinary and to just make music his hobby and run the family business instead. He listened—and was a massive success in both. Hi...
Aug 31, 2022•44 min
No matter how difficult work or life gets, never compromise your values, says this award-winning beauty mogul, model, and mom. Learn about the struggles and secrets of success of the author of the best-selling book Read My Lips: What It Takes to Build a World-Class Homegrown Brand, Ernst & Young Woman Entrepreneur of the Year, and UN Women advocate. Her many metamorphoses from bullied school “Ugly Duckling,” ballerina, and teen mom to supermodel, supermom, and superbrand founder and entrepre...
Aug 26, 2022•1 hr 10 min
Dying to be your own boss and to finally give in to those entrepreneurial urges and give birth to your very own business? Listen to this mini-master class by serial entrepreneur and venture builder RJ Ledesma, an Agora Awardee for Excellence in Entrepreneurship, Accredited GoNegosyo Mentor, CEO and founder of the award-winning Mercato Centrale, and founder of Bounce Back Philippines. Learn about the importance of having an entrepreneurial mindset, facing your fears and “failing forward,” and bou...
Aug 19, 2022•45 min
Will be forever grateful to have been able to create and capture this wonderful memory with the late iconic and award-winning actress Cherie Gil. Our chat covered her incredible life in a nutshell and was a master class on living life on our own terms without any regrets or apologies.
Aug 07, 2022•48 min
That’s the secret to her four decades of staying power in the biz. With an abundance of talent in so many fields, she excels in whatever she pursues. Popularly known as the “Queen of Heartbreak Songs” and as Nathalia Lucero in series The Broken Marriage Vow, she is also a critically acclaimed actress in cinema (Ang Larawan, Quezon’s Game) and theater, an award-winning and chart-busting recording artist, and co-founder of The Sexy Chef and co-author of three books with her sister Barni. Listen to...
Aug 05, 2022•42 min
In today’s gig economy, we all want to work on our own terms: have enough independence to decide what kind of work we want to do, when and where to do it, and how much we want to get paid for it. Freelancing skills have now become essential more than ever. Kate Alvarez, a freelance travel and lifestyle journalist, content creator, commercial model, live-streamer, podcaster, actress, and founder of KateWasHere.com, shares her tips and advice based on her over 12 years of experience as a freelance...
Jul 29, 2022•43 min
Her wild and crazy, hard-partying former life is an open book—and her no-filter, acne-prone skin, exposed on social media for all to see and judge—or be inspired by. Sanya Smith shows us how to find and celebrate true beauty in our imperfections, struggles, honesty, courage, and and authenticity. Get started by listening to this revealing and uplifting chat with the spunky host, DJ, mental health advocate, and former model. *** DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators...
Jul 22, 2022•1 hr 11 min
He was just a choir boy from a poor family—but he outworked everyone and honed his talents all the way to the West End, Broadway, and Hollywood. Pick up a motivating life lesson or two about struggling, quitting, and fighting for your dreams in this inspiring chat with international actor and singer Jon Jon Briones, best known for his roles as Dr. Richard Hanover in Netflix’s Ratched, Modesto Cunanan in The Assasination of Gianni Versace, and The Engineer in Miss Saigon, for which he was nominat...
Jul 15, 2022•52 min
“I came from nowhere and I practically have nothing to brag about,” she once said in an interview. This high school graduate was a factory worker in Bulacan whose life and luck changed dramatically one day when she was scouted in a panciteria by a fashion designer, makeup artist, and film director. She skipped college to make a living as a model to support her family in Pampanga, and in just a few years found herself modeling in Paris. Myrza chats with the ever-evolving and ever-inspiring superm...
Jul 08, 2022•50 min
And just like that, half the year is over—but fret not: there’s still hope for the other half and enough time to make this year a fruitful one. Take advantage of this mid-year check-in session with certified life and career coach Aurora Suarez and learn about the 5 Rs (Reset, Rediscover, Remind, Repair, and Responsibility) you need to get back on track with or reevaluate and recalibrate your goals and intentions. Aurora Suarez is the founder of Your Heart-Crafted Life, creator of the The Sunday ...
Jul 01, 2022•40 min
Did you know that as a teenager, this top hairstylist and salon chain owner swept hair off the floor of the salon where his mother worked? Find out how a brave little boy with humble origins but big dreams surpassed countless obstacles through the decades to build not just a successful salon empire but also the trust, admiration, love, and respect of the country’s wealthiest, most famous and most beautiful faces. DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and gu...
Jun 24, 2022•1 hr 30 min
