Bayanihan Circle's Podcast - Living and working in The Philippines

David today shares his insights on the crypto current markets performance over the past couple of weeks, the highs and lows and what to expect, what is Dogecoin, and is it a worthwhile investment? David also explains the benefits of Binance Coin and how Elon Musk stress-tested the crypto world. We are live every Thursday at 6 pm PH Time, please, tune in!

In today's focus on FinTech, David Yang shares his thoughts and expertise on why Bitcoin and Ethereum had achieved all-time high over the past week and the significance of TIMES magazine accepting Bitcoin on their balance sheet.

 

That said, the biggest story by half in the cryptocurrency world was the IPO of Coinbase. This is a huge development in the industry and while Coinbase may not have been the first to do this, they are most certainly the largest. David provides some narrative around the potential changes to the landscape this may have

The team behind the Bayanihan Circle podcast is extremely excited and proud to announce a new partnership with  David Yang, from www.konex.work. David, as well as being behind Konex (HR for the people by the people) is also a well-versed financial expert. His passion is to share his specialist insights and knowledge with as many people as possible so that they can benefit.

 

Over the next few months, David will be a weekly guest on the Bayanihan Circle podcast to discuss Bitcoin, Blockchain, and cryptocurrency. In today's first recording of #FintechThursday, David explains, in the simplest form, what Bitcoin is, how it works and why it's disrupting the financial industry.

Mario Domingo, The Group Chief Technology Officer at Chi-X Asia Pacific Holdings, joins the team for today's Bayanihan Circle podcast recording.

 

Mario shares his stories of moving a complex operation from Hong Kong to The Philippines, the decision marking process behind that, and some of the challenges that he faced along the way. As well as this, Mario takes time to explain the whole Crypto Currency and Bitcoin industry and what the future may look like.

 

Humble, insightful, and knowledgeable, Mario has a unique way of explaining large complex problems in their simplest terms and, as such, able to work towards a solution that makes it better and easier for everyone.

David Yang, from Konex, joins Oli and Paul on today's podcast to discuss the recruitment industry in The Philippines and how Konex is looking to disrupt the industry>

 

David, a finance guy by trade, explains how Konex has taken the lessons of free marketing from finance and Bitcoin and applied those learnings to recruitment. He shares what the future plans look like for Konex, and, that above all, their north star is just making things better, for everyone.

Today, Chris Urbano joins Oli and Paul to share his story of how and why he started winery.ph. Chris, a lifelong wine fan, starter winery.ph in 2017 as a way and means to introduce a border selection of wines to the Filipinos. Chris identified that while the choice of wines that are available here is not the problem, distribution is. With his usual flair and dedication, Chris went about setting up winery,ph in an attempt to address this inconsistency. 

 

Right now, winery.ph prides itself on its ability to deliver at almost anywhere within The Philippines, a fact that Chris is extremely proud of. Also, Chris will share his passion regarding local food and how he actually has a Filipino cookbook available on Amazon, The World of Filipino Cooking by Chris Ubano, and his amazing knowledge of the history of local cuisine.

 

As a special THANK YOU to the listeners of the Bayanihan Circle podcast, any purchase of 3kPHP or above on winery.ph will get a discount of 1kPHP when you use the code bayanihan1000 at check-out.

Mike Besa, the fountain of all golf in The Philippines, and current Marketing Director of Puerto Azul Golf Course and Country Club, is the first guest on the Bayanihan Circle podcast for 2021.

 

Mike shares how, after a series of sporting achievements, he found golf. He talks about his experience in editing sports magazines, relationships with some of the major golf brands, and, now, his current venture, as Marketing Director at the prestigious Puerto Golf and Country Club.

 

Mike shares his expert insights on golf, hints, and tips for beginners and non-beginners alike, and the future developments at Puerto Azul. He also talks about how the future of the Men's and Ladies' golf game is currently looking like in The Philippines and what could be done to improve further.

 

For any local golfers and fans, this is a must listen.

In this month "Francis Kong in your pocket", we go a little deeper into the recent social media posts from Francis Kong regarding books. During November, Francis posted a series of posts across his social media platforms sharing 7 books that he recommends. These books are:-

 

"You'll get through this", "The ruthless elimination of hurry", "Known", "The practise", "You are not alone", "Futureproof your career and company" and "2030".

 

Francis explains why he chose these books, what can be gleaned from these books and why it's important to be a "perpetual learner" right now.

he team from Asticom join Bayanihan Circle Podcast today to discuss how they handled 2020 and, as a result, growing into 2021. Fun, informative and with a clear and unshakeable passion and commitment to their people, Asticom held a mirror up to themselves early on in 2020 to see how they could improve. These are sometimes the hardest conversations to have, however, are usually the most rewarding. 

 

After identifying areas of opportunities internally, they went to work to fix them and, as a result, have become a trusted partner for their clients. Authentic and genuine, enthusiastic and  agile, Asticom show signs of going from strength to strength as 2021 approaches.