Today is the birthday of my better half, Chiqui Escareal-Go who always makes me “want to be a better man”. I am sharing the speech she delivered during the 13th Commencement Exercises of Malayan Colleges Laguna, May 24, 2017 at the Philippine International Convention Center, Manila. What she shared here is really how she lives her life and how she […]
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In a soon-to-be launched book I authored entitled ‘The Rainmakers’, I interviewed 25 Top Filipino CEOs such as Lance Gokongwei of Cebu Pacific Air, Victor Paterno of 7-Eleven, Injap Sia of Double Dragon and Joey Concepcion of RFM, among others, who shared their views on how their strategies addressed the opportunities or challenges of their industries at a particular time […]
Samuel L. Po is the founder and President of JS Unitrade Merchandise Inc., a market leading consumer goods company with trusted brands such as EQ Baby Diapers, Charmee Feminine Protection, Caress Incontinence Care, Secure Adult Pull-Up Pants and Nursy Baby Wipes. Entrepreneurally-savvy and exposed to business since childhood in Iloilo City, he struck out on his own after school and […]
Euclid Cezar started Famous Belgian Waffles in 2012 and has some 450 stores in less than 5 years. Euclid shares his insights about how to start, market and grow a business. Q1: What made you start Famous Belgian Waffles? A: Back in 2010 to 2012 we saw the increasing popularity of beverage products like milk tea, buko shake, other fruit […]
Kathleen Yu is one of the 2017 Mansmith Young Market Masters Awards (YMMA) winners. A UP Communication Research graduate (2014), she shares how she began her company Rumarocket in sales talent prediction, the innovation ecosystem that supported her and how she uses big data analytical approaches to people management to advance business objectives. Q1: You created an artificial intelligence (A.I.) […]
Stuart Jamieson leads Nielsen’s Watch and Buy growth strategy in the Philippines as managing director since 2012. Concurrent to this role, Stuart is the cluster lead in the Emerging Markets group, overseeing the business performance of Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar. He held various leadership roles in Nielsen’s businesses in Australia and New Zealand prior to his appointment to the Philippines. […]
John Patrick Cua is Executive Director of Nielsen Philippines and looks after the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry Group. He joined Nielsen in 2013 after 16 years with Procter & Gamble with 7 years based in the US and Singapore where he held regional and global roles related to Governance, Project Management and more recently leading and starting-up Business Intelligence solutions […]
Mrs. Mercy Abad is president of Ahon sa Hirap, an NGO that has helped over 40,000 dispossessed in poor communities, applying the Grameen methodology started by Prof Yunus in Bangladesh. Prior to Ahon, she was president of TNS Philippines, the biggest market research firm in the Philippines. She shares how Ahon has sought the poor from the bottom of the […]
One of my proudest moments is when I am called the “father of Tricia Gosingtian”. That she is my daughter, still comes as a surprise for many people since we have different surnames (read till the end to find out how this came about). And it is always fun for me when people do get the connection. Yes, I am […]
Since June 30, 2016, General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has been spearheading what President Duterte called a war against illegal drugs. Then, he was unexpectedly seen in Las Vegas watching Pacquiao – Vargas fight on November 6, 2016. Not that he got a free travel gift from Senator Manny Pacquiao to fly and watch the fight for free, which many […]