Samie Lim is the Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus of the Philippine Franchising Association (PFA) and the Philippine Retailers Association (PRA). He is also Chairman of Francorp Philippines and U-Franchise, the largest franchise consulting company and franchise brokerage company respectively in the Philippines. Q1: What common traits should franchisors look for in leaders within their franchisee’s organizations and why? What are […]

Benjamin Yao is Chairman and CEO of SteelAsia, the flagship steel company of the Philippines. SteelAsia manufactures nearly one out of every two steel bars installed in construction, and supplies about 80% of the rebar needs for infrastructure. They are investing over P100 billion on the initial of a three phase 5-year program to develop a more robust steel industry […]

Happy New Year. I am honored to have Q&As with leaders of different industries. They made time and unselfishly gave their insights in order for others to benefit from the learnings they shared. Thanks to the Philippine Daily Inquirer, the Philippines no. 1 broadsheet, for cross posting. My top 10 Q&A (according to the number of readers) are: 1.Q&A with […]

Toby’s Sports celebrated 40 years in sports retailing in 2018. It opened a new world class flagship store in BGC promising customers an omni channel experience. Toby’s President Toby Claudio, a Mansmith Young Market Master Awards (YMMA) winner in 2008 shares with us his excitement about the future of sports retailing. Q1: There is a rising interest in health and […]

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 […]

Iceal Penalosa is the general manager for contact center and food delivery of Max’s Group Inc., the leading full-service restaurant company in the Philippines, composed of Max’s, Yellow Cab, Pancake House, Krispy Kreme, Terikayi Boy, Dencio’s, among other restaurants. He won the Mansmith Young Market Masters Awards (YMMA) in 2017. Iceal shares the background, challenges and trends in food delivery. […]

Lucio Cochanco, Jr. is the President of Fly Ace Corporation, marketer of Jolly canned vegetables, canned fruits, Doña Elena Mediterranean products (olive oil, olives & capers, pasta & pesto sauces, canned tomatoes, anchovy, bottles sardines & canned tuna) , Good Life oriental products (sotanghon, egg noodle, bihon, bread crumbs, sesame oil, oyster sauce) and other food products, many of which […]

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(Excerpt from the book “Entrepreneurship: Starting An Enterprise, Having An Innovation Mindset” by Josiah Go and Chiqui Escareal-Go. Book is officially endorsed by Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Go Negosyo and available in all branches of National Book Store and Power Books) From an investment perspective, entrepreneurs must have integrity as part of their personal branding – – […]

In a best selling 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 […]

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