Chats About Success

Carmina Panghulan went from being a hotelier, to a surfer, to a barista, and is now the owner of a social media marketing agency called Imaginarium Creatives.  In this episode, she talks about how she built her agency, how she was able to grow her team to 13 full-time employees, and her best advice for entrepreneurs.

Lauren Yap is an absolute girl boss. She has held numerous job positions such as Country Product Manager, Business Development Head, and Head of Operations for different multinational companies. Currently, she is the Country Head of GROVER which is a banking and fintech solutions company. In this episode, she talks about her journey, what's it like to be a woman in a male dominated industry, and her best tip for anyone who wants to have a successful career.

Toni Tolentino officially started her hotel career in 2013 as a Front Office Associate for a small hotel. Five years later, she was promoted to a Duty Manager of one of the best in the Philippines.  In this episode, she talks about her journey, what it takes to succeed as a hotelier, and her best tip on how to succeed in life.

At the age of 19 years old, Maddie Cruz moved out of her parents house and started living on her own. She only had Php5,000 during that time, and she had to beg her landlady to let her stay with the promise that she'll pay her once she gets her pay check.  From being an employee at a theme park in Manila to now having international clients, Maddie is a great example of someone who was dedicated to succeeding at all costs.

From their humble beginnings of selling at school bazaars to now having over 1,000 resellers of their churros all over the Philippines, the success story of Jumie Rivera and Mark Santos is very inspiring. In this episode, you would learn how they got started in business, why they built Los Churreros PH to begin with, what their biggest struggle was, and the best tips they have for everyone who wants to become an entrepreneur.

Note: Skip to 3:15 to listen to Minerva (something happened to the file so I did a quick overview of the parts that were lost).

When she was young, Minerva Balani went on a trip with her parents. While she was on the airplane, she saw the inflight crew and immediately told her mother that that's what she wants to be when she grows up. Fast forward to today, Minerva is an inflight crew for arguably the best airline in the world.

Years ago, Marty Arnaldo didn't know what he wanted to do in life. He tried working for hotels, tried writing for a company, and even planned on picking fruits in Australia at one point. Then, he decided to become a real estate broker. After being in the industry for a while, he felt that he wasn't cut out for it and almost ended up quitting. Fortunately, he pushed through. He is now one of the top real estate brokers in his brokerage firm.

In 2018, Andrew Bagamasbad moved to Melbourne to pursue further education. While he was studying, he had to work a part-time job as well. While working, he realized that the hospitality life was not for him, and he decided to make a career shift. Now, he manages residential buildings and apartments as a Building Manager/Attendant.

In 2015, Lucky Alabado started an Instagram blog where she featured things that interested her. Armed with her iPhone 4s, she would take pictures of food and post them online for everyone to see. Fast forward to 2021, DiscoverMNL now has over 1 million followers across all their social media platforms and gets an average collective monthly view of close to 40 million.

What happens when you shift your mindset to succeeding at all costs? Amazing things happen. In this episode, I'll tell you about the results I got once I believed that I had to succeed at all costs.