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Ep 287 - The Hustle Behind Sourcy

Ep 287 - The Hustle Behind Sourcy

Karl Chan, Founder and CEO of Sourcy, joins us in this episode to share how they are helping companies source the best suppliers they need for their businesses using AI. Karl will share his early hustles growing up in Hong Kong and how he ended up doing management consulting. He also shares his very interesting experience working in the World Bank and IFC. Karl also shares how they launched Sourcy and how they were able to raise funding and became one of the 100 companies from Forbes Asia in 2023.

startupsHustleshare PodcastApril 15, 2024interview, Karl Chan, SourcyComment

Ep 286 - The Hustle Behind Cubo Modular

Ep 286 - The Hustle Behind Cubo Modular

Zahra Zanjani of Cubo Modular shares her captivating journey in innovating her startup. Explore the transformative power of modular design and sustainable architecture as Zahra delves into the ethos driving Cubo Modular's mission. Discover how Cubo Modular is revolutionizing urban living with its adaptable structures, eco-friendly materials, and commitment to affordability and inclusivity. Don't miss this insightful glimpse into the future of architecture and community living with Zahra Zanjani and Cubo Modular.

startupsHustleshare PodcastApril 8, 2024interview, Cubo Modular, Zahra ZanjaniComment

Ep 285 - The Hustle Behind ITOOH

Ep 285 - The Hustle Behind ITOOH

Jules Veloso and Andrew Bercasio of ITOOH Homestyle shares their journey of creating the best online marketplace to source Filipino furniture. Jules and Andrew will share their respective hustles that started in Marketing and PR. They will also share how they progressed in their careers and created their first businesses. Jules and Andrew also shares what caused them to create ITOOH and how they grew over the pandemic along with how they raised funding from several incubators and accelerators.

startupsHustleshare PodcastApril 1, 2024interview, jules veloso, andrew bercasio, itooh homestyleComment

Ep 284 - The Hustle Behind MGS Group

Ep 284 - The Hustle Behind MGS Group

Aya Shlachter of MGS Group joins us in this episode to share her inspiring journey as an Filipina architect who made an achtitectural empire in the US designing for big retail brands. Aya will share her early exposure to entrepreneurship through her parents and how she hustled when she decided to move to the US to study and pursue architecture. She also shares why she chose to go back in the Philippines and build her company here while servicing clients in the US. Aya also shares the incredible grit she had to muster to make MGS Group the thriving company that it is now.

startupsHustleshare PodcastMarch 25, 2024interview, kat ramnani, kat bautista, nyma, 917 venturesComment

Ep 283 - The Hustle Behind NYMA

Ep 283 - The Hustle Behind NYMA

Kat Bautista of NYMA joins us in this episode to share how they are changing the talent management game in the Philippines. Kat will share her inspiring early hustles which included stops in multiple tech giants in Silicon Valley. She will also share what led her to go back to the Philippines and how she rose up the ranks in Globe. Kat also shares how NYMA was made and how they are changing the game of talent management in the Philippines.

startupsHustleshare PodcastMarch 18, 2024interview, kat ramnani, kat bautista, nyma, 917 venturesComment

Ep 282 - The Hustle Behind Monetize

Ep 282 - The Hustle Behind Monetize

Isabel Ridad of Monetize joins us in this episode to share her amazing journey in finance and how they are helping SME's solve the hard and boring problems with Monetize. Isabel will share her inspiring start hustling early and how she studied in the UK to chase her desired career. She will also discuss her impressive stints in BSP, Standard Chartered, and more that honed her skills to become who she is today. She will also share how she jumped into the world of tech startup when she ran PayMongo as their Chief Of Staff and acting CEO all the way to why she decided to become a Founder with Monetize.

startupsHustleshare PodcastMarch 11, 2024interview, isabel ridad, monetize, wise, paymongoComment

Ep 281 - The Hustle Behind KMC Solutions

Ep 281 - The Hustle Behind KMC Solutions

Michael McCollough, Co-Founder and Chairman of KMC Solutions, joins us in this episode to share how they were able to become the largest proworking space provider in the Philippines. Michael will share his inspiring hustle early on being in tech and how he got into operating contact centers in the Philippines. He will also share how KMC started out from a big crisis and how they were able to start things off with his co-founders despite being bootsrapped. Michael also shares the amazing growth KMC had over the past few years and one of the biggest growth champions in the Philippines.

startupsHustleshare PodcastMarch 4, 2024interview, kmc solutionsComment

The 5 most valuable lessons we've learned from Founders and CEOs over the past 5 years

The 5 most valuable lessons we've learned from Founders and CEOs over the past 5 years

We've interviewed hundreds hundreds of the best startup founders and hustlers over the past 5 years in the Hustleshare podcast and we will finally reveal the 5 things that the most successful CEOs and Founders do to become successful in this bonus episode.

startupsHustleshare PodcastFebruary 28, 2024interview, alaska milk, fred uytengsu, alaska acesComment

Ep 280 - The Hustle Behind Alaska Milk

Ep 280 - The Hustle Behind Alaska Milk

For our 5th anniversary episode, Fred Uytengsu, Chairman of Alaska Milk, joins us to share the amazing journey he's had with leading Alaska. Fred will share his early hustles working for his dad and also going to the states to pursue swimming while working side hustles to make extra cash. He will also share the challenges he had to go through when he came back from the states to join Alaska along with how he overcame them through the years. Fred also sheds light on why they decided to join the PBA and also why they decided to sell Alaska in 2012.

startupsHustleshare PodcastFebruary 26, 2024interview, alaska milk, fred uytengsu, alaska acesComment

Ep 279 - The Hustle Behind Fortman Cline

Ep 279 - The Hustle Behind Fortman Cline

Daniel Ibasco, President and CEO of Fortman Cline shares how they became a top M&A firm that helps companies scale their businesses. Daniel will share his illustrious career origins with stops being the Managing Director of Bank of Boston and Bear Stearns. He will also share what made him decide to create his own firm and scale Fortman Cline and facilitated over US$18 billion of transactions. Daniel also gives great insights on when companies look to acquire or prepare to be acquired.

startupsHustleshare PodcastFebruary 19, 2024interview, fortman cline, daniel ibascoComment

Ep 278 - The Hustle Behind f(dev)

Ep 278 - The Hustle Behind f(dev)

Xavier Marzan, CEO of f(dev), joins us in this episode to share how they are building out ventures and products that are addressing large-scale opportunities in the underserved middle markets. Xavier will share his very early hustles when he migrated to the US and what led him to come back and eventually become the CEO of GCash. He will also share his tenure running True Money as it's CEO in the Philippines. Xavier also shares what led him to join the Filinvest Group and create f(dev) to spearhead the digital transformation of their conglomerate.

startupsHustleshare PodcastFebruary 12, 2024interview, xavier marzan, fdev, gcash, true moneyComment

Quickie 7: The Hustle Behind Impact 24

Quickie 7: The Hustle Behind Impact 24

Gian de la Rama of SAIL joins us in this episode to give us a glimpse of what it was like months after Aiah got acquired by Sprout Solutions and the advantages and resources they now have access to. Gian also shares how startups can get access to the same resources by joining this year's Impact 24 by Sprout which culminates in this year's SaasCon.

startupsHustleshare PodcastFebruary 7, 2024interview, startup, gian dela rama, saascon, impact 24Comment

Ep 277 - The Hustle Behind GoRocky

Ep 277 - The Hustle Behind GoRocky

Kiyanusch Braun of GoRocky joins us in this episode to share how they are helping Filipino men overcome erectile dysfunction and hairloss. Kiyanusch shares his early hustles in Germany and how he eventually ended up in the Philippines to be an intern in Kaya Founders. He also shares how he joined Pulse 63 to validate the idea of GoRocky to adress men's health concerns. Kiyanusch also shares how they got GoRocky off the ground along with how they overcame early challenges after launch.

startupsHustleshare PodcastFebruary 5, 2024interview, kiyanusch braun, go rockyComment

Ep 276 - The Hustle Behind Hey Roomie

Ep 276 - The Hustle Behind Hey Roomie

Ina Flores of Hey Roomie joins us in this episode to share how they are giving Filipinos a new place to build and engage with their communities. Ina will share her humble beginnings being in Landscape Architecture and how she made a career out of her profession despite not loving it. She will also share how she made a career shift into marketing and PR and how she thrived in her new role. Ina also shares how she co-created Hey Roomie along with the early milestones they unlocked to keep growing the startup.

startupsHustleshare PodcastJanuary 29, 2024interview, ina flores, hey roomieComment

Ep 275 - The Hustle Behind Tangere

Ep 275 - The Hustle Behind Tangere

Martin Peñaflor, Founder CEO of Tangere, joins us in this episode to share their inspiring story on how they created their market research app. Martin will share his humble beginnings in starting off as a clerk and eventually becoming an ERP consultant. He will also share what inspired him to start Tangere on the side and the numerous challenges he had to overcome in order to get Tangere growing. Martin also shares the pivotal milestones they unlocked during the pandemic to get Tangere to get exponential growth.

startupsHustleshare PodcastJanuary 22, 2024interview, martin penaflor, tangereComment

Ep 274 - The Hustle Behind Safe App

Ep 274 - The Hustle Behind Safe App

Al Cardenas of Safe App joins us in this episode to share how they help Filipinos from getting scammed from online transactions. Al will share his humble beginnings and how he worked in the call center industry in his first hustles. He will also share how he started his first startup in Antler and how it was acquired. Al also shares how getting scammed led him to create Safe and how they launched their product to help solve this problem.

startupsHustleshare PodcastJanuary 15, 2024interview, safe app, al cardenas, jungleComment

Ep 273 - The Hustle Behind Itemcount

Ep 273 - The Hustle Behind Itemcount

JC Castañeda and Alex Gervacio of Itemcount joins us in this episode to share how they are helping MSMEs with their POS and inventory system. JC and Alex will share their very inspiring origin story where JC shared the hardships they had to go through being an OFW who had to selfstudy to learn programming and Alex had to win his parents over to take over managing their family business. They will also share how they created Itemcount and what it was like being part of the inaugural cohort of Founders Launchpad.

startupsHustleshare PodcastJanuary 8, 2024interview, jc castaneda, alex gervacio, itemcountComment

Ep 272 - The Hustle Behind Founders Launchpad

Ep 272 - The Hustle Behind Founders Launchpad

Jay Haendler of Founders Launchpad joins us in this episode to share how they invest in the next wave of promising Filipino Startups. Jay will share his origin story and the side hustles he did during college. He will also share how he got into the world of finance which eventually led him to become a VC. Jay also shares how Founders Launchpad was made along with the type of startups they want to invest in soon.

startupsHustleshare PodcastJanuary 1, 2024interview, jay haendler, founders launchpadComment

Ep 271 - The Hustle Behind Imaginable Impact

Ep 271 - The Hustle Behind Imaginable Impact

Niña Terol and Candice Quimpo of Imaginable Impact joins us in this episode to share how they are helping Filipina Founders create better startups. Niña and Candice will both share their inspiring origin stories revolving around communication work and PR. They will also share how they got to work together and how they saw the problem of the startup ecosystem's "Broness". Niña and Candice will also share what led them to create Imaginable Impact and how they are uplifting Filipina Founders in the startup ecosystem.

startupsHustleshare PodcastDecember 25, 2023interview, nina terol, candice quimpo, imaginable impactComment

Ep 270 - The Hustle Behind Wela

Ep 270 - The Hustle Behind Wela

John Vincent Fiel of Wela joins us in this episode to share the amazing journey he had bootstrapping Wela School Systems and scaling it overseas. John will share his humble beginnings growing up and how he managed a computer shop as an early hustle. He will also share his first foray into creating startups creating a gaming studio before deciding to be a full-time dev. John also shares the early hustles he did with is brother to start Wela along with how they profitably scaled and raised funding.

startupsHustleshare PodcastDecember 18, 2023interview, wela school systems, john vincent fielComment