I saw an announcement of Unilever Philippines allocating P1 billion as cash flow relief for vulnerable customers, plus early payment for financially-constrained small suppliers. Here is one company who understands and empathizes with small entrepreneurs, even anticipating their needs, and creating more certainty for the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) during these trying times. I, for one, would buy more of […]
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Author’s note: I wanted to honor God on my 500th blog entry so here is a reflection on the story of my life and what He had made me into. My grandfather criticized me for always being speechless. You transformed me as the most awarded business educator-speaker in the Philippines! My high school teacher undermined me and thought that La […]
DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez and yours truly in front of Kapiterya, a DTI-backed cafe promoting Philippine coffee at the National Trade Fair. Nearly three years ago, on December 2, 2016, Markprof Foundation Inc. and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) agreed in principle to produce free marketing education videos, in taglish, for the benefit of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The […]
Mansmith and Fielders Inc. will soon be celebrating its 30th year anniversary in 2020. In 2004, Chiqui Escareal-Go took over as head and shared her vision of converting Mansmith from training and consulting to an advocacy-based company, emphasizing Mansmith’s role in “helping marketing and sales teams soar”. Thus was born the Mansmith 4I’s – – information, ideas, inspiration and infrastructure, […]
It has been almost three months since marketing legend Edwin Totanes or fondly, ET to his colleagues returned to his Creator on November 22, 2018 (Thursday) at age 61. It was sudden and shocking as we, Mansmith consultants were just on group chat the day before and he was telling us that he will be discharged from hospital the next […]
JCI Manila: I have been wanting to do a significant project with JCI Manila ever since I won the Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) of the Philippines in 2001, and Ten Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP) of the World in 2002, when they submitted my TOYM entry to compete with over 1,000 other TOYMs from over 100 countries. You see, JCI […]
I often get asked “how do we nurture entrepreneurial spirit among employees” during my Entrepreneurship Bootcamp. I will answer by sharing what we do in Waters Philippines and Mansmith and Fielders Inc. I do not claim it’s the right way or the only answer but simply want to share what worked for us as a company. As you can see […]
I have always believed in the potentials of Filipino entrepreneurs in achieving greater things. Going back in 2010, I co-founded the social enterprise Day 8 Business Academy, with the purpose of helping Small and Medium Enterprises by providing them training and guidance as they build and grow their businesses. Last October 2018, Day 8 held an Entrepreneurship Conference with four […]
I discovered the term ‘Modern Elder’ from bestselling author and hotelier Chip Conley, who spoke at the World Business Forum Sydney last May 31, 2018. Chip described a ‘Modern Elder’ as a person who can be both a mentor and intern at the same time, someone who is both a teacher and a student, one who can impart guidance and […]
Updated as of Nov 9, 2018 One hundred is such a powerful, wonderful number – a perfect score, an anniversary worth celebrating, a heritage that may seem like a lifetime. I praise God for that gift of longevity! Mansmith is celebrating the 107th public run of my Marketing Strategy and Plans (MSP) program on September 16, 27, 28, 29, 30, […]