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Jessica de Mesa, co-founder of Kindred, a groundbreaking femtech venture in the Philippines, has embarked on a transformative journey from her nursing background to her corporate experiences at Zalora and Global Fashion Group. This unique path eventually led her to embrace her entrepreneurial spirit, culminating in the creation of Kindred. The company offers a comprehensive ecosystem of virtual and in-clinic holistic health services tailored to address the unmet needs of women.This episode is brought to you by PayMongo, SeekCap, and GoTyme Bank.For 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.

For our 250th episode, Nina Ellaine Dizon joins us to share the inspiring hustle behind Colourette Cosmetics. Nina will share her humble beginnings selling stuff in school and how she was able to source out suppliers early in her career. She also shares how she got into the cosmetics business accidentally through selling soap and how she was able to grow her business exponentially online. Nina also shares why she chose to raise Venture Capital and how it changed the trajectory of Colourette.This episode is brought to you by PayMongo, SeekCap, and GoTyme Bank.For 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.

Hiyasmin Neri-Soyao of Shoppertainment Live joins us in this episode to share how they revolutionized the live selling industry in the Philippines. Yas shares her early hustles being an actress and how it was like being in showbiz. She will also share how she got into corporate which eventually led her to create a live streaming venture with Steve Sy. Yas also shares how she was able to scale Shoppertainment exponentially during the pandemic despite numerous challenges and trials.This episode is brought to you by PayMongo, SeekCap, and GoTyme Bank.For 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.

Justine Itugot of Cerebro joins us in this episode to share how Cerebro is helping teachers and schools across the Philippines to modernize their systems. Justine will share his humble beginnings wanting to be a priest to becoming a full fledged teacher where he experienced the problems he's trying to solve today. He will also share his exposure to business and how he was able to come up with Cerebro by helping solve tech problems of the school he works in. Justine also shares how they were able to get traction and funding to scale operations across the Philippines.This episode is brought to you by PayMongo, SeekCap, and GoTyme Bank.For show notes, go to Hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by PodmachineListen to our brand new podcast: Founders Only HERECheckout Founders Only on these Platforms: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joie Cruz of Limitless Lab joins us in this episode to share how she helps to modernize the Philippine Government with design thinking. Joie will share her early hustles working in government which exposed her to the world of startups and design thinking. She will also share how she started Limitless Lab and how she was able to scale it well helping government and NGOs modernize their teams. Joie also shares great advice on how to overcome challenges as a female founder and many more great advice on this ep.This episode is brought to you by PayMongo, SeekCap, and GoTyme Bank.For show notes, go to Hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by PodmachineListen to our brand new podcast: Founders Only HERECheckout Founders Only on these Platforms: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kenneth Reyes-Lao of Cacao Culture joins us in this episode to share their inspiring journey in creating locally produced chocolates and helping other chocolatiers in the Philippines. Kenneth will share his early hustles working in the F&B and how he got into tech in his career. He will also share their experience working on their tech startup Wedding Lab and what they learned after it failed. Kenneth also shares how they were able to bounce back in a different industry and utilized the learnings they got in tech to scale Cacao Culture.This episode is brought to you by PayMongo, SeekCap, and GoTyme Bank.For show notes, go to Hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by PodmachineListen to our brand new podcast: Founders Only HERECheckout Founders Only on these Platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917Hustleshar

Jaime Garchitorena, Managing Director of UBX, joins us in this episode to share how they are spearheading Open Finance in the Philippines. Jaime will share his early hustles being an artist and how we eventually got into corporate and in finance. He will also share how he got into UBX and how he spearheaded their Bux platform and eventually became the Managing Director. Jaime also shares the exciting things they're doing in UBX like Seekcap and how they are helping more Filipinos get access to credit. This episode is brought to you by Qapita, PayMongo, SeekCap, and GoTyme Bank.For show notes, go to Hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by PodmachineListen to our brand new podcast: Founders Only HERECheckout Founders Only on these Platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.co

This episode is a tribute to the late Atty. Josef Acuña, Co-Founder of Podcast Network Asia, and a great capital markets lawyer. This episode tackles Atty. Josef Acuña's early hustles and how he got into the world of startups and how he helped companies go into IPO. Initially released in February 28, 2019 as one of Hustleshare's inaugural episodes; join us as we relive the amazing legacy and hustle of Josef in this episode.This episode is brought to you by Qapita, PayMongo, SeekCap, and GoTyme Bank.For show notes, go to Hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by PodmachineListen to our brand new podcast: Founders Only HERECheckout Founders Only on these Platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonathan Chew of Brandrev joins us in this episode to share how AI will be changing the way people work and how businesses can leverage it well. He will also share his humble beginnings and first few businesses along with how he thrived and failed with his last business. Jon will also share the pivotal event that changed his perspective in life and how he was able to bounce back. He then shares his insights on the near future of AI and its effects to our lives.This episode is brought to you by Qapita, PayMongo, SeekCap, and GoTyme Bank.For show notes, go to Hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by PodmachineListen to our brand new podcast: Founders Only HERECheckout Founders Only on these Platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

Arvie De Vera, Co-Founder and Former CEO of UnionDigital Bank, joins us in this episode to share the hustle it took to launch the UnionDigital Bank app. Arvie will share his origin story and how he made an illustrious career in banking that culminated with him heading the digital efforts of Unionbank last decade. He also shares what led to UnionBank creating UnionDigital Bank and the intense hustle they had to do to get the product out under a tight deadline. He'll also share a lot of great insights and wisdom about the digitization of the Philippine finance system.This episode is brought to you by Qapita, PayMongo, SeekCap, and GoTyme Bank.For show notes, go to Hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by PodmachineListen to our brand new podcast: Founders Only HERECheckout Founders Only on these Platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-fo

Emman Navalan of Tetrix joins us in this episode to share how they are helping companies build into Web 3 using Tetrix. Emman will share his origin story of how he started out as a civil engineer and how he progressed his career being a Construction Manager to becoming President of his construction firm. He will also share how he shifted careers from doing construction to building Viridian Technologies and Tetrix. Emman also shares how Tetrix helps companies integrate into Web 3 and the benefits of integrating what they have.Listen to our brand new podcast: Founders Only HEREThis episode is brought to you by Qapita, Limitless Connect, and GoTyme Bank.For show notes, go to Hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by PodmachineCheckout Founders Only on these Plaforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917Hustleshare AI: ht

Paul Soliman, Founder and CEO of Hacktiv, joins us in this episode to share how they help solve problems that other companies can't solve using the Microsoft stack. Paul also looks back on how he struggled early in his life which before transitioning from an IT specialist into a tech lead. He also shares insights how he scales Hacktiv aside from being an active co-founder in multiple startups such as Bayanichain and more.This episode is brought to you by Qapita, Limitless Connect, and GoTyme Bank.For show notes, go to Hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by PodmachineCheckout Founders Only on these Platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hamilton Angluben of Kwik.insure joins us in this episode to share how they are leading the growth of Insurtech in the Philippines. Hamilton shares his early hustles in sales and finance and the lessons he learned while having leadership positions from companies such as Cebuana Lhuiller and Cashalo. He also shares how he bootstrapped and navigated the high and lows of building Kwik.insure and the many innovative products they have in store as an insurance startup.This episode is brought to you by Qapita, Limitless Connect, and GoTyme Bank.For show notes, go to hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by Podmachine.Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonecca San Pascual, founder and CEO of Pieza PH joins us in this episode to share the story behind her digital marketplace for auto parts in the Philippines. Jonecca shares an inspiring journey from a call center agent to a successful entrepreneur, fueled by her family's automotive retail background. Learn how she overcame challenges, embraced failure, and built a resilient team to create Pieza. She also discusses insights into Pieza's strategies, metrics, and the mission to transform the automotive retail industry in the Philippines.This episode is brought to you by Qapita, Limitless Connect, and GoTyme Bank.For show notes, go to hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by Podmachine.Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Hosted on Aca

Dennis Ng and Jade Hugo, co-founders of Mober, one of the Philippines' leading on-demand logistics app joins us in this episode. We also explore Dennis' transition from the salt industry to the showbiz magazine business and how it prepared him for his role in Mober's success. They also share how the pandemic impacted their business and forced them to pivot their strategy, ultimately leading to their partnership with major brands such as IKEA, while trudging their path to profitability.This episode is brought to you by Qapita, Limitless Connect, and GoTyme Bank.For show notes, go to hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by Podmachine.Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Arup Maity of Steer joins us in this episode as he shares how his civil engineer origins had led him in building Steer during the rise of tech in the Philippines. Arup also shares the challenges of running a dev shop like BlastAsia for over 20 years, building products along the way, and transitioning from a Founder to a CEO. He also shares how he pays it forward through teaching in AIM.This episode is brought to you by Qapita, Limitless Connect, and GoTyme Bank.For show notes, go to hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by Podmachine.Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bam Mejia of Sarisuki joins us in this episode as he shares how Sarisuki became the leading community-selling platform in the Philippines. He also shares his 17-year stint in P&G that enabled him to courageously take the jump to build Sarisuki with Brian Cu. Bam will also talk about how they plan to have a wider consumer reach while helping their Sarisuki community.This episode is brought to you by Qapita, Limitless Connect, and GoTyme Bank.For show notes, go to hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by Podmachine.Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan Pabellon of Smile API joins us in this episode as he shares his inspiring story of how he became co-founder of Smile API after failing his first startup. He also tells how he got into tech on his own which led him to create his own dev shop. Jan also shares the lessons he learned after deciding to go into corporate and how he got exposed to the problems of Filipinos not having good credit data. Jan also shares what made him jump to be a founder again along with valuable lessons in managing startups and Smile API’s grand vision in solving the problem of financial inclusion in the Philippines.This episode is brought to you by Qapita, Limitless Connect, and GoTyme Bank.For show notes, go to hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by Podmachine.Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id168967

Ravi Ravulaparthi of Qapita joins us in this episode to share how they are helping startups prepare their cap tables and allocation of ESOP to their employees easier. He also discusses how he built an impressive career in finance and capital markets that prepared him to understand the nuances and patterns of how businesses are in Asia. Ravi also shares what led to creating Qapita with his co-founders and he also shares valuable leadership lessons for business leaders in this inspiring episode.This episode is brought to you by Qapita, Limitless Connect, and GoTyme Bank.For show notes, go to hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by Podmachine.Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat

Ian Logan and Lorenzo Santos of Filipino Angels join us in this episode to share the goals of their group in bridging Filipino startups to Filipino angels around the tech world. Ian and Lorenzo also recounts their early hustles and struggles working in AirBnb and SAP and how they saw the lack of Filipinos in the tech scene as they excelled in their careers. They will also share how the Filipino Angels group formed and their objectives in helping founders and the local startup ecosystem in the Philippines.This episode is brought to you by Qapita, Limitless Connect, and GoTyme Bank.For show notes, go to hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by Podmachine.Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m