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Abdul Paravengal is the Managing Director of Pulse 63 Healthcare Ventures, a venture builder focusing on nurturing health tech startups in the Philippine market. A seasoned leader in healthcare logistics and strategic expansion, Abdul has spearheaded business ventures into new markets, like leading OYO’s operations in Saudi Arabia. With a passion for driving innovation and growth in healthcare technology ventures, his expertise spans operations to investment strategies within the startup ecosystem. Tune in as he shares invaluable strategies for health tech startup success in the Philippines."If you really want to help a founder and if you are an investor or if you're a mentor, you need to now have the skills to allow them to open up. Don't expect that they will come and knock your door and say you know what? This is bothering me. Not everyone has the ability to do it. They're going to try to solve it as much as they can." - Abdul ParavengalThis episode is brought to you by Sprout Solutions, Dragonpay, UNO Dig

Marc Concio – founder and CEO of KITA, an agricultural technology startup based in the Philippines and has secured $3 million in seed funding, making it the biggest seed round in the nation this year. Established in early 2020, KITA uses data to digitize the entire agriculture supply chain, providing some of the newest hotel and restaurant chains in the Philippines with fresh fruits and vegetables. He speaks candidly about the complexities of the agricultural supply chain, the innovative strategies to stabilize markets, and how technology can lead to more informed agricultural decisions. From the nail-biting acquisition of 88DB to the birth of Resellee and his impressive ascent in the broadband industry, Mark’s stories are a testament to the grit needed when pitting against e-commerce behemoths.This episode is brought to you by Sprout Solutions, Dragonpay, UNO Digital BankFor show notes, go to Hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by PodmachineListen to our brand new podcast: Founders Only HEREDiamond Su

Discover the power of sourcing as we delve into the journey of Sourcy's founder, Karl Chan. Explore Sourcy's cutting-edge approach to captivating its customer base, focusing on the middle market and using a blend of referrals, targeted business development, and digital marketing. With AI at its core, Sourcy aims to streamline sourcing processes, promising businesses the ability to find products swiftly, affordably, and seamlessly. Join us as we explore Karl's determination to digitize global B2B sourcing and international trade, ultimately simplifying the complexities of sourcing from overseas. This episode is brought to you by Sprout Solutions and DragonpayFor show notes, go to Hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by PodmachineListen to our brand new podcast: Founders Only HEREDiamond Supporters: Sarisuki, PayMongo, SeekCap, Shoppable Business, Qapita, GoTyme Bank, Sprout Solutions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zahra Zanjani is the co-founder and COO of Cubo Modular – a company that aims to provide sustainable, affordable, and dignified housing for all by creating and producing bamboo house kits. Listen in as Zara shares her captivating origin story, tracing the influence of her first-generation entrepreneur parents and their remarkable hustle, which has left an indelible mark on her drive and ambition. Discover how her family's legacy of hard work and innovation has fueled Cubo Modular's mission to revolutionize the construction industry with sustainable, efficient housing solutions.This episode is brought to you by Sprout Solutions and DragonpayFor show notes, go to Hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by Podmachine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jules Veloso and Andrew Bercasio of ITOOH Homestyle shares their journey of creating the best online marketplace to source Filipino furniture. Jules and Andrew will share their respective hustles that started in Marketing and PR. They will also share how they progressed in their careers and created their first businesses. Jules and Andrew also shares what caused them to create ITOOH and how they grew over the pandemic along with how they raised funding from several incubators and accelerators.This episode is brought to you by Sprout Solutions and DragonpayFor show notes, go to Hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by Podmachine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aya Shlachter of MGS Group joins us in this episode to share her inspiring journey as an Filipina architect who made an achtitectural empire in the US designing for big retail brands. Aya will share her early exposure to entrepreneurship through her parents and how she hustled when she decided to move to the US to study and pursue architecture. She also shares why she chose to go back in the Philippines and build her company here while servicing clients in the US. Aya also shares the incredible grit she had to muster to make MGS Group the thriving company that it is now.This episode is brought to you by Sprout Solutions, Shoppable, and DragonpayFor show notes, go to Hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by PodmachineListen to our brand new podcast: Founders Only HEREDiamond Supporters: Sarisuki, PayMongo, SeekCap, Shoppable Business, Qapita, GoTyme Bank, Sprout Solutions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kat Bautista of NYMA joins us in this episode to share how they are changing the talent management game in the Philippines. Kat will share her inspiring early hustles which included stops in multiple tech giants in Silicon Valley. She will also share what led her to go back to the Philippines and how she rose up the ranks in Globe. Kat also shares how NYMA was made and how they are changing the game of talent management in the Philippines.This episode is brought to you by Sprout Solutions, Shoppable, and DragonpayFor show notes, go to Hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by PodmachineListen to our brand new podcast: Founders Only HEREDiamond Supporters: Sarisuki, PayMongo, SeekCap, Shoppable Business, Qapita, GoTyme Bank, Sprout Solutions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Isabel Ridad of Monetize joins us in this episode to share her amazing journey in finance and how they are helping SME's solve the hard and boring problems with Monetize. Isabel will share her inspiring start hustling early and how she studied in the UK to chase her desired career. She will also discuss her impressive stints in BSP, Standard Chartered, and more that honed her skills to become who she is today. She will also share how she jumped into the world of tech startup when she ran PayMongo as their Chief Of Staff and acting CEO all the way to why she decided to become a Founder with Monetize.This episode is brought to you by Sprout Solutions, Shoppable, and DragonpayFor show notes, go to Hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by PodmachineListen to our brand new podcast: Founders Only HEREDiamond Supporters: Sarisuki, PayMongo, SeekCap, Shoppable Business, Qapita, GoTyme Bank, Sprout Solutions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael McCollough, Co-Founder and Chairman of KMC Solutions, joins us in this episode to share how they were able to become the largest proworking space provider in the Philippines. Michael will share his inspiring hustle early on being in tech and how he got into operating contact centers in the Philippines. He will also share how KMC started out from a big crisis and how they were able to start things off with his co-founders despite being bootsrapped. Michael also shares the amazing growth KMC had over the past few years and one of the biggest growth champions in the Philippines.This episode is brought to you by Sprout Solutions, Shoppable, and DragonpayFor show notes, go to Hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by PodmachineListen to our brand new podcast: Founders Only HEREDiamond Supporters: Sarisuki, PayMongo, SeekCap, Shoppable Business, Qapita, GoTyme Bank, Sprout Solutions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've interviewed hundreds hundreds of the best startup founders and hustlers over the past 5 years in the Hustleshare podcast and we will finally reveal the 5 things that the most successful CEOs and Founders do to become successful in this bonus episode.The link to the special playlist of the Best of the best episodes of Hustleshare can be found HEREFor show notes, go to Hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by PodmachineListen to our brand new podcast: Founders Only HEREDiamond Supporters: Sarisuki, PayMongo, SeekCap, Shoppable Business, Qapita, GoTyme Bank, Sprout Solutions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For our 5th anniversary episode, Fred Uytengsu, Chairman of Alaska Milk, joins us to share the amazing journey he's had with leading Alaska. Fred will share his early hustles working for his dad and also going to the states to pursue swimming while working side hustles to make extra cash. He will also share the challenges he had to go through when he came back from the states to join Alaska along with how he overcame them through the years. Fred also sheds light on why they decided to join the PBA and also why they decided to sell Alaska in 2012.This episode is brought to you by Sprout Solutions, Shoppable, and DragonpayFor show notes, go to Hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by PodmachineListen to our brand new podcast: Founders Only HEREDiamond Supporters: Sarisuki, PayMongo, SeekCap, Shoppable Business, Qapita, GoTyme Bank, Sprout Solutions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daniel Ibasco, President and CEO of Fortman Cline shares how they became a top M&A firm that helps companies scale their businesses. Daniel will share his illustrious career origins with stops being the Managing Director of Bank of Boston and Bear Stearns. He will also share what made him decide to create his own firm and scale Fortman Cline and facilitated over US$18 billion of transactions. Daniel also gives great insights on when companies look to acquire or prepare to be acquired.This episode is brought to you by Sprout Solutions, Shoppable, and DragonpayFor show notes, go to Hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by PodmachineListen to our brand new podcast: Founders Only HEREDiamond Supporters: Sarisuki, PayMongo, SeekCap, Shoppable Business, Qapita, GoTyme Bank, Sprout Solutions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Xavier Marzan, CEO of f(dev), joins us in this episode to share how they are building out ventures and products that are addressing large-scale opportunities in the underserved middle markets. Xavier will share his very early hustles when he migrated to the US and what led him to come back and eventually become the CEO of GCash. He will also share his tenure running True Money as it's CEO in the Philippines. Xavier also shares what led him to join the Filinvest Group and create f(dev) to spearhead the digital transformation of their conglomerate.This episode is brought to you by Sprout Solutions, Shoppable, Dragonpay and UnionDigital BankFor show notes, go to Hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by PodmachineListen to our brand new podcast: Founders Only HEREDiamond Supporters: Sarisuki, PayMongo, UnionDigital Bank, SeekCap, Shoppable Business, Qapita, GoTyme Bank, Sprout Solutions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gian de la Rama of SAIL joins us in this episode to give us a glimpse of what it was like months after Aiah got acquired by Sprout Solutions and the advantages and resources they now have access to. Gian also shares how startups can get access to the same resources by joining this year's Impact 24 by Sprout which culminates in this year's SaasCon.This episode is brought to you by Sprout Solutions, Shoppable, Dragonpay and UnionDigital BankFor show notes, go to Hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by PodmachineListen to our brand new podcast: Founders Only HEREDiamond Supporters: Sarisuki, PayMongo, UnionDigital Bank, SeekCap, Shoppable Business, Qapita, GoTyme Bank, Sprout Solutions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kiyanusch Braun of GoRocky joins us in this episode to share how they are helping Filipino men overcome erectile dysfunction and hairloss. Kiyanusch shares his early hustles in Germany and how he eventually ended up in the Philippines to be an intern in Kaya Founders. He also shares how he joined Pulse 63 to validate the idea of GoRocky to adress men's health concerns. Kiyanusch also shares how they got GoRocky off the ground along with how they overcame early challenges after launch.This episode is brought to you by Sprout Solutions, Shoppable, Dragonpay and UnionDigital BankFor show notes, go to Hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by PodmachineListen to our brand new podcast: Founders Only HEREDiamond Supporters: Sarisuki, PayMongo, UnionDigital Bank, SeekCap, Shoppable Business, Qapita, GoTyme Bank, Sprout Solutions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ina Flores of Hey Roomie joins us in this episode to share how they are giving Filipinos a new place to build and engage with their communities. Ina will share her humble beginnings being in Landscape Architecture and how she made a career out of her profession despite not loving it. She will also share how she made a career shift into marketing and PR and how she thrived in her new role. Ina also shares how she co-created Hey Roomie along with the early milestones they unlocked to keep growing the startup.This episode is brought to you by Sprout Solutions, Shoppable, Dragonpay and UnionDigital BankFor show notes, go to Hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by PodmachineListen to our brand new podcast: Founders Only HEREDiamond Supporters: Sarisuki, PayMongo, UnionDigital Bank, SeekCap, Shoppable Business, Qapita, GoTyme Bank, Sprout Solutions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Martin Peñaflor, Founder CEO of Tangere, joins us in this episode to share their inspiring story on how they created their market research app. Martin will share his humble beginnings in starting off as a clerk and eventually becoming an ERP consultant. He will also share what inspired him to start Tangere on the side and the numerous challenges he had to overcome in order to get Tangere growing. Martin also shares the pivotal milestones they unlocked during the pandemic to get Tangere to get exponential growth.This episode is brought to you by Sprout Solutions, Shoppable, Dragonpay and UnionDigital BankFor show notes, go to Hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by PodmachineListen to our brand new podcast: Founders Only HEREDiamond Supporters: Sarisuki, PayMongo, UnionDigital Bank, SeekCap, Shoppable Business, Qapita, GoTyme Bank, Sprout Solutions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Al Cardenas of Safe App joins us in this episode to share how they help Filipinos from getting scammed from online transactions. Al will share his humble beginnings and how he worked in the call center industry in his first hustles. He will also share how he started his first startup in Antler and how it was acquired. Al also shares how getting scammed led him to create Safe and how they launched their product to help solve this problem.This episode is brought to you by Sprout Solutions, Shoppable, Dragonpay and UnionDigital BankFor show notes, go to Hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by PodmachineListen to our brand new podcast: Founders Only HEREDiamond Supporters: Sarisuki, PayMongo, UnionDigital Bank, SeekCap, Shoppable Business, Qapita, GoTyme Bank, Sprout Solutions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

JC Castañeda and Alex Gervacio of Itemcount joins us in this episode to share how they are helping MSMEs with their POS and inventory system. JC and Alex will share their very inspiring origin story where JC shared the hardships they had to go through being an OFW who had to selfstudy to learn programming and Alex had to win his parents over to take over managing their family business. They will also share how they created Itemcount and what it was like being part of the inaugural cohort of Founders Launchpad.This episode is brought to you by Sprout Solutions, Shoppable, Dragonpay and UnionDigital BankFor show notes, go to Hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by PodmachineListen to our brand new podcast: Founders Only HEREDiamond Supporters: Sarisuki, PayMongo, UnionDigital Bank, SeekCap, Shoppable Business, Qapita, GoTyme Bank, Sprout Solutions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jay Haendler of Founders Launchpad joins us in this episode to share how they invest in the next wave of promising Filipino Startups. Jay will share his origin story and the side hustles he did during college. He will also share how he got into the world of finance which eventually led him to become a VC. Jay also shares how Founders Launchpad was made along with the type of startups they want to invest in soon.This episode is brought to you by Sprout Solutions, Shoppable, Dragonpay and UnionDigital BankFor show notes, go to Hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by PodmachineListen to our brand new podcast: Founders Only HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.