Many people aspire to have personal freedom and financial independence or want to be an entrepreneur but do not have huge capital. The route is typically via trading (buy and sell), opening a small neighborhood store or eatery, getting a franchise kiosk, or becoming a multi-level marketing (MLM) distributor. MLM, also known as network marketing, is a modern direct sales […]

Willis Towers Watson is the leading human capital and benefits consultancy firm in the Philippines. Mr. James Matti, the Head of the Philippine Consulting Office, who is also President of Towers Watson Insurance Brokers Philippines, Inc., shares updates on motivating people and understanding rewards. Q1: How has the role of money in motivating employees changed over the years? Based on […]

HOW WE RELATE TO OTHERS In our first trends article of 2016, we shared our first prediction on how we relate to others – Renewed Patriotism, where the mainstream and social media have played roles in awakening the Filipinos’ sense of history via the hashtag #ItsmorefuninthePhilippines and the movies Bonifacio and Heneral Luna. Below is the complete list of how […]

Q5: Many market leaders are not brand leaders. They are bought but their emotional connection with the consumers are not strong. How does Goldilocks connect to the newer millennial consumers? A: This is a very significant point for us, because at 50 years old, Goldilocks is a Gen X company that needs to understand and engage Millennial consumers. Of course, […]

Goldilocks is celebrating its 50th anniversary this 2016. Founded by sisters, Milagros Leelin Yee and Clarita Leelin Go, and their sister-in-law Doris Wilson Leelin, they were baking delicacies in their Makati City apartment to serve doctors, nurses and, eventually, hospital patients. The business grew and led to the opening of the first Goldilocks store, on a humble 70 square meter […]

Vitarich was supplying dressed chicken to the fast food industry when they launched Texas Chicken Restaurant. The latter has since closed in the Philippines. Lamoiyan owner Cecilio Pedro’s previous company was a supplier of aluminum toothpaste tube to the likes of Unilever and Colgate when Happee Toothpaste was eventually launched at a much lower price point. Mega Sardines was launched […]

Suphajee Suthumpun is the Group Chief Executive Officer of Dusit International. She joined the global hospitality company in January 2016, bringing with her over 20 years of experience in technology, including positions as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman, Thaicom Public Co Ltd.; General Manager of Global Technology Services (GTS) at IBM’s ASEAN headquarters in Singapore; and Country General Manager […]

Potato Corner started in 1992 as a side business of partners wanting extra income. Today, it is the undisputed leader in the french fries franchise with some 700 local stores and 145 international stores, breaking one sales record after another the last few years. Potato Corner president Jose Magsaysay Jr shares with us why and how they are encouraging entrepreneurship […]

I am a late bloomer but I do my best to fulfill what’s in my bucket list. Swimming: I learned how to swim at age 33. Mom was over protective when I was a teenager and she kept warning me I might drown. I love her very much but in a way, she was my dream stealer of my ability […]

Josiah Go features the movers and shakers of the business world and writes about marketing, strategy, innovation, execution and entrepreneurship

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