You Can Do This!

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 nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical in 2015.

DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

“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 supermodel, fashion and fine art photographer, and now fashion designer and entrepreneur about her many incarnations—and the courage, creativity, drive, and it took to succeed at each one. 

DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

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 Night Journal and The Good Job Journal, and co-founder of the Write Away Retreat.

DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

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 guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

Your image is a powerful tool for presenting yourself as a confident professional in any industry. Ms. O, as she is more popularly known, helps people achieve their goals by elevating their self-image to gain a competitive advantage in whatever they do. The renowned and sought-after certified image, etiquette, civility, and protocol expert is also currently the president of the AICI (Association of Image Consultants International) and a Certified Image Professional, one of only 100 in the world. Listen and learn—and laugh—as Myrza chats with the charming, engaging, and funny former model-turned-iconic image guru.

DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

At the end of the day, you're only accountable to yourself, so no one should be able to tell you what to do or how to dress or who to love, etc. If you can live with yourself and your decisions…that's all anyone can really ever ask of you,” says award-winning filmmaker and LGBTQ+ advocate Samantha Lee. Sam has fought to create films that champion queer representation in mass media, the most acclaimed of which, Baka Bukas and Billie and Emma, both depict her real-life experiences as a queer creative and have empowered so many to claim the right to be themselves and to no longer be afraid to take up their rightful space.

DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

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At the end of the day, you're only accountable to yourself, so no one should be able to tell you what to do or how to dress or who to love, etc. If you can live with yourself and your decisions…that's all anyone can really ever ask of you,” says award-winning filmmaker and LGBTQ+ advocate Samantha Lee. Sam has fought to create films that champion queer representation in mass media, the most acclaimed of which, Baka Bukas and Billie and Emma, both depict her real-life experiences as a queer creative and have empowered so many to claim the right to be themselves and to no longer be afraid to take up their rightful space.

DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

“Sheer determination” is what international bag designer Rafe Totengco of Rafe New York says has kept him not just surviving but thriving throughout more than three decades. A top fashion designer when he left Manila, he found himself starting from the bottom all over again when he moved to New York. He was a salesperson in a fashion store before he became a fashion stylist, and eventually, a bag designer whose bags would come to be sold in the most prestigious stores in the world, featured in every top International fashion publication and worn by Hollywood celebrities and fashionistas. What did it take for him to get—and stay—there despite so many struggles and setbacks? Myrza chats with her good friend and model mentor. 

DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

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“Sheer determination” is what international bag designer Rafe Totengco of Rafe New York says has kept him not just surviving but thriving throughout more than three decades. A top fashion designer when he left Manila, he found himself starting from the bottom all over again when he moved to New York. He was a salesperson in a fashion store before he became a fashion stylist, and eventually, a bag designer whose bags would come to be sold in the most prestigious stores in the world, featured in every top International fashion publication and worn by Hollywood celebrities and fashionistas. What did it take for him to get—and stay—there despite so many struggles and setbacks? Myrza chats with her good friend and model mentor. 

DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

We may not all be award-winning journalists like Atom Araullo, but we are all storytellers with the power to help shape history. Listen and learn from this lockdown chat about his long-lasting career, the changing role of journalists in a world of ever-evolving nano-speed technology and their responsibility in taking a more active role in effecting change in the world. Plus, important lessons from his parents who laid the early foundations for the success that he is today, and what keeps him going and hopeful in the face of global upheaval and uncertainty.

DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

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