The RJ Ledesma Podcast

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Don is the CEO and Co-founder of NextPay.ph, a fast, simple, and affordable digital banking suite for small businesses in the Philippines.

With a background in software engineering, blockchain, distributed technologies, and digital product design and passion for building superior products and business model innovation, he took the opportunity to take the best practices abroad and instill it in the local Filipino landscape. This enabled him to build a world class fintech product that can positively impact the lives of millions.

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Jojo Flores is the co-founder of Plug and Play, a Silicon Valley-based innovation platform that connects start-ups to investors and corporations worldwide. Established in 2006 with only 20 companies in its portfolio, Plug and Play has successfully grown through the years and partnered with over 30,000 startups and 400 official corporate partners.

How did he turn a simple building in Silicon Valley into an innovation hub to help start-ups succeed? That, we will find out on The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Hanky Lee is a serial entrepreneur, brand builder, and visionary behind the Henry Hotel, a pioneering boutique hotel line in the Philippines.

Since it’s opening, it has won numerous awards and accolades, competing against hospitality giants. With properties in development, his vision is to open more properties within the coming years to provide “Like No Other” experiences.

Hanky also co-founded Yellow Cab Pizza Co. in 2001 up until 2011 when he sold the company.

Learn more about Hanky and learn from his experiences on The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Marvin Tiu-Lim is Mega Global Corporation’s Chief Growth and Global Officer. With his distinguished marketing career and entrepreneurial expertise, he has headed company growth and innovation for the last 6 years, thus strengthening it to become a market leader in the industry. 

Aside from his success in that field, he is also the current President of the Philippine Association of National Advertisers.

Learn more about Marvin and learn from his experiences on The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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In this episode, we're joined by Marcy Pilar-Inajada, Assistant Vice President and Venture Lead for Lending at UBX Philippines, a wholly-owned fintech subsidiary and venture capital studio of UnionBank of the Philippines. She manages SeekCap (@SeekCapPH), the first online lending marketplace for Filipino entrepreneurs. 

Marcy tells us all about SeekCap and how they help micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) through their online platform. Established in November 2019, SeekCap has reached 40,000 MSMEs and were able to process Php1.5Bn in loans and they've also partnered with 11 lenders and over 10 online platforms to reach many MSMEs.

Learn how Marcy and her team at SeekCap navigated through this pandemic and continued to help businesses in this episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Katrina Chan is the Executive Director of QBO Innovation Hub, a Philippine Innovation Hub and start up platform which she co-founded in 2016. Since the lockdown started, they conducted more than 160 programs benefitting all start ups, reaching more than 36,000 participants online. Aside from that, she previously served as Head of Growth and Strategy at Ideaspace, the Philippines largest private start up accelarator.

Following the announcement of her new role as the Executive Director, QBO Innovation Hub and Ideaspace announced the restructuring in their organization. QBO's program have also expanded to include the Annual Philippine Start-Up week, a large-scale conference showcasing the Philippines' startup community.

Katrina obtained her BS in Materials Science and Engineering, with a double major in Business administration at Carnegie Mellon University. On top of that, she is also the recipient of several accolades including the United Nations Asia Pacific Women Empowerment Principles' regional award for Youth Leadership and the first Mansmith Innovation Awards which recognized her as Enterprise Innovator for Business Model Innovation. 

Learn more about QBO Innovation Hub and how they perpetuated their business in the midst of pandemic in the next episode of The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Glenda Victorio is the CEO and Founder of Brilliant Skin Inc., a gem in the beauty and cosmetic brand in the Philippines. It currently has more than 700 distributors and over 40 franchises. Veteran journalist Korina Sanchez heard about her success and without hesitation, she was given the permit to handle her own product, K Magic Cream.

Brilliant Skin faced its biggest challenge last year when Glenda and her family, together with a few employees got infected with COVID-19.

Their operations were deeply affected as they had to close their factories for two weeks. During this time of crisis, Miss Glenda proved her leadership skills. They had to do major alterations in order to continue the operation of their business. Instead of focusing to their sales, they paid more attention to the well-being of their employees. Being a boss and a leader prevailed. 

Glenda was featured in MVP Bossing Campaign which PLDT launched with the vision of celebrating accomplished stories and highlighting entrepreneurs. Gawad Amerika in Hollywood also recognized her as the Youngest Filipino CEO in the Field of Cosmetics and Skin Care in 2018.

Learn more about Brilliant Skin and how they pivot their business during the pandemic on The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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Sherill Ramos Quintana is the Founding President and CEO of Oryspa Spa Solutions, Inc., the number 1 maker of 100% natural rice bran-based wellness and beauty products in the Philippines. Wherein it was recognized as the most promising franchise in 2015. After that, it was named as an Outstanding Filipino Franchise and Best in Corporate Social Responsibility Program. Oryspa is also an ASEAN Business Awardee for Healthcare.

Sherill is currently the President of the Philippine Franchise Association (PFA), where she also holds the position of the Director for MSME & Homegrown Franchise. Aside from that, she is also a well awarded entrepreneur. Sherill is the first ever Filipina that was awarded as the "32nd Asia-Pacific Women Entrepreneur" by the Confederation of Asia Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CACCI). She was also named as one of the Most Influential Filipina in the World in 2018, and one of the Most Inspiring Filipina in 2016.

Learn more about Oryspa Spa Solutions and how they paved their way and navigate to the new normal on The RJ Ledesma Podcast.

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