22 Dec
Speaking Engagements

Some of my talks in Multinational Companies

Linde Philippines 

A manufacturer and distributer of industrial, medical and specialty gases and provide a range of related services including the installation of on-site plants, gas equipment, pipelines and associated engineering services.

Topic: Day 1 “Evolve to Win. Lead the Change.” Day 2 “YOUnique” workshop

Note: I love how competitive Linde is. Their mantra is excellence and competition. I closed the meeting by sharing the secret to success according to the leadership book “The Leadership Challenge” – Stay in Love.

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)

A global healthcare company that is committed to helping people to do more, feel better and live longer.

Topic: “The 3 C’s of Leadership” for Managers

Note: The participants were branch managers of GSK. For added input, I did a survey with my doctor friends on what they look for in choosing the brand of medicine they will recommend. I shared my findings to them. The results were quite unexpected. Doctors’ relationships with medreps is far more important than the quality and price of the products they sell.

San Miguel Brewery 

A subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation, is the largest beer producer in the Philippines, with a market share of over 95%.

Topic: “YOUnique” workshop – to the sales team and the managers.

Note: San Miguel captured 96% of the beer market and according to their marketing team, they only rank second in logistics to the Military. The company is excellent to the highest degree, but the heads said that what they want to build more than the excellence of their people are their values. The right Values are what is missing in the marketplace today.

San Miguel Yamamura

Provides total packaging solutions across the globe. It’s a combination of the competencies of two recognized Asian brands – one of Southeast Asia’s biggest conglomerates, San Miguel Corporation, and Japan’s Nihon Yamamura Glass Company, Ltd.

Topic: All in for 2013!

Note: This conference was attended by 250 people from 10 countries. Each country’s CEO/Country Manager or representative was present. Needless to say, they were a tough crowd. That’s what practice does, if you practice your talk several times, it will be easier to deliver it. I shared about culture and the Mindset, the skillset, and the heartset of a leader. I’m happy that they were “All In” with my talk. We had a great 2 hours together.

Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) 

The oldest and 3rd largest bank in the Philippines.

Topic: Spoke to BPI’s preferred clients on “Personal Finance.”

Note: I spoke to the preferred clients of BPI… old and young people alike. One thing is for sure, whether you are young or old, rich or poor, money principles are the same for everyone. But the rules could be changed by the initiated if he/she is financially literate.

TV5

A major Filipino commercial television network

Topic: “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team” for better communication and conflict management.

Note: This was an all out team alignment workshop that lasted until past 10:00pm. Trust is the most important quality of a team. For this seminar, we defined trust as “Being Naked” (not literally). It means you are willing to be vulnerable to your team. 

Abbott Laboratories

An American global pharmaceuticals & health care products operating in 130 countries.

Topic: “Leading a Sales Team”

Note: Abbott people are nice and they are open to new ideas. I shared how they can be more effective as an individual and as a team. By the way, the road going to Baguio (the venue) was all flooded that day because of a strong storm. It was very cold in Baguio Country Club, but when we started the session, the place heated up.

Universal Robina Corp (URC)

The leading branded convenience food and beverage company in the Philippines, and a major player in the Southeast Asian region and greater China.

Topic: a) “YOUnique” workshop to the top level management. b) “Training the Trainers” workshop to the trainers.

Note: My audience was the top level management of URC. Most of the bosses were there. I was careful not to offend anyone, so I started by saying that everything we would be doing in the session will be done in the spirit of fun. Next thing I know, we were making fun of each other. I had a great time with URC. URC is also notorious for being frugal, as the company is headed by the legendary John Gokongwei. i was teasing them that they are a 40 billion company, yet we are using a Karaoke. That speaks a lot about stewardship. It is not how we make money that will make us successful; it is how we make money and manage our resources that will make us and keep us successful.

Red Ribbon Bakeshop

A popular fast-food chain and bakery in the Philippines and the United States, offering a wide range of cakes and pastries.

Topic: “Think Big” – Bold Innovatate Gung-Ho

Note: Their theme was the X-Factor’s BIG3. I spoke several times to Red Ribbon to their commissary staff, then to their assistant managers, and lastly to their managers. Aside from the topic of thinking BIG, all throughout my talk, we were having FUN! Oh, I was also shocked at how may cakes they sell during Christmas.

Puregold

A giant retail chain of supermarkets in the Philippines with more than 200 stores nationwide.

Topic: Spoke several sessions to Puregold’s micro entrepreneurs on “Kilalanin any Sarili.”

Note: I enjoyed speaking to the micro entrepreneur clients of Puregold. In this event, I saw Puregold’s heart to serve. If you serve your customers and clients right, your business will never fail.

Unilab’s Innovitelle

The skincare line of Unilab, the global pharmaceutical entity with over P4 billion annual sales.

Topic: Entreleadership

Note: Wow! I thought I was in school teaching students. The staff of Innovitelle are very young. But this group of upstarts built this company to a 4 billion business. Young is now ‘In.’

Ascendas

Asia’s leading provider of business space solutions serving a global clientele of over 2,400 customers in 25 cities across 10 countries including Singapore, China, India, South Korea and Australia.

Topic: YOUnique “Understanding Others by Understanding YOU”

Note: One day of laughter, fun, and learning. A seminar needs to be fun. If it’s not fun, people won’t learn. At first, they were a bit serious. When the ice broke, I saw their wild side. A part of me wants to get back to being serious after seeing it.

22 Dec
Speaking Engagements

Some of my talks in Multinational Companies

Linde Philippines 

A manufacturer and distributer of industrial, medical and specialty gases and provide a range of related services including the installation of on-site plants, gas equipment, pipelines and associated engineering services.

Topic: Day 1 “Evolve to Win. Lead the Change.” Day 2 “YOUnique” workshop

Note: I love how competitive Linde is. Their mantra is excellence and competition. I closed the meeting by sharing the secret to success according to the leadership book “The Leadership Challenge” – Stay in Love.

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)

A global healthcare company that is committed to helping people to do more, feel better and live longer.

Topic: “The 3 C’s of Leadership” for Managers

Note: The participants were branch managers of GSK. For added input, I did a survey with my doctor friends on what they look for in choosing the brand of medicine they will recommend. I shared my findings to them. The results were quite unexpected. Doctors’ relationships with medreps is far more important than the quality and price of the products they sell.

San Miguel Brewery 

A subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation, is the largest beer producer in the Philippines, with a market share of over 95%.

Topic: “YOUnique” workshop – to the sales team and the managers.

Note: San Miguel captured 96% of the beer market and according to their marketing team, they only rank second in logistics to the Military. The company is excellent to the highest degree, but the heads said that what they want to build more than the excellence of their people are their values. The right Values are what is missing in the marketplace today.

San Miguel Yamamura

Provides total packaging solutions across the globe. It’s a combination of the competencies of two recognized Asian brands – one of Southeast Asia’s biggest conglomerates, San Miguel Corporation, and Japan’s Nihon Yamamura Glass Company, Ltd.

Topic: All in for 2013!

Note: This conference was attended by 250 people from 10 countries. Each country’s CEO/Country Manager or representative was present. Needless to say, they were a tough crowd. That’s what practice does, if you practice your talk several times, it will be easier to deliver it. I shared about culture and the Mindset, the skillset, and the heartset of a leader. I’m happy that they were “All In” with my talk. We had a great 2 hours together.

Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) 

The oldest and 3rd largest bank in the Philippines.

Topic: Spoke to BPI’s preferred clients on “Personal Finance.”

Note: I spoke to the preferred clients of BPI… old and young people alike. One thing is for sure, whether you are young or old, rich or poor, money principles are the same for everyone. But the rules could be changed by the initiated if he/she is financially literate.

TV5

A major Filipino commercial television network

Topic: “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team” for better communication and conflict management.

Note: This was an all out team alignment workshop that lasted until past 10:00pm. Trust is the most important quality of a team. For this seminar, we defined trust as “Being Naked” (not literally). It means you are willing to be vulnerable to your team. 

Abbott Laboratories

An American global pharmaceuticals & health care products operating in 130 countries.

Topic: “Leading a Sales Team”

Note: Abbott people are nice and they are open to new ideas. I shared how they can be more effective as an individual and as a team. By the way, the road going to Baguio (the venue) was all flooded that day because of a strong storm. It was very cold in Baguio Country Club, but when we started the session, the place heated up.

Universal Robina Corp (URC)

The leading branded convenience food and beverage company in the Philippines, and a major player in the Southeast Asian region and greater China.

Topic: a) “YOUnique” workshop to the top level management. b) “Training the Trainers” workshop to the trainers.

Note: My audience was the top level management of URC. Most of the bosses were there. I was careful not to offend anyone, so I started by saying that everything we would be doing in the session will be done in the spirit of fun. Next thing I know, we were making fun of each other. I had a great time with URC. URC is also notorious for being frugal, as the company is headed by the legendary John Gokongwei. i was teasing them that they are a 40 billion company, yet we are using a Karaoke. That speaks a lot about stewardship. It is not how we make money that will make us successful; it is how we make money and manage our resources that will make us and keep us successful.

Red Ribbon Bakeshop

A popular fast-food chain and bakery in the Philippines and the United States, offering a wide range of cakes and pastries.

Topic: “Think Big” – Bold Innovatate Gung-Ho

Note: Their theme was the X-Factor’s BIG3. I spoke several times to Red Ribbon to their commissary staff, then to their assistant managers, and lastly to their managers. Aside from the topic of thinking BIG, all throughout my talk, we were having FUN! Oh, I was also shocked at how may cakes they sell during Christmas.

Puregold

A giant retail chain of supermarkets in the Philippines with more than 200 stores nationwide.

Topic: Spoke several sessions to Puregold’s micro entrepreneurs on “Kilalanin any Sarili.”

Note: I enjoyed speaking to the micro entrepreneur clients of Puregold. In this event, I saw Puregold’s heart to serve. If you serve your customers and clients right, your business will never fail.

Unilab’s Innovitelle

The skincare line of Unilab, the global pharmaceutical entity with over P4 billion annual sales.

Topic: Entreleadership

Note: Wow! I thought I was in school teaching students. The staff of Innovitelle are very young. But this group of upstarts built this company to a 4 billion business. Young is now ‘In.’

Ascendas

Asia’s leading provider of business space solutions serving a global clientele of over 2,400 customers in 25 cities across 10 countries including Singapore, China, India, South Korea and Australia.

Topic: YOUnique “Understanding Others by Understanding YOU”

Note: One day of laughter, fun, and learning. A seminar needs to be fun. If it’s not fun, people won’t learn. At first, they were a bit serious. When the ice broke, I saw their wild side. A part of me wants to get back to being serious after seeing it.

21 Dec
Speaking Engagements

Some Events I spoke in for 2012 – 2013

AFFI Filipino Franchise Show at the World Trade Center – I am humbled to speak with the best of the best entrepreneurs in this 3 days show of AFFI. 

Topic: “YOUnique Understanding Others by Understanding YOU”

The Filipino Dream Anniversary at SMX. After my talk at the World Trade Center I then rushed to this event.

Topic: The Secret to Success.

Association of Fraud Examiners Conference (ACFE) at Intercontinental Hotel Makati. In this one-day conference, I was the only speaker who spoke on a topic not related to the overall theme of the event. Everyone else’s talk was nosebleed. I tried listening to the speaker before me, but after a few minutes, I got lost because of the intricacies and technicalities of the subject presented. In my session, it was purely about entertainment. I think I got the job done.

Topic: YOUnique “Understanding Others by Understanding YOU”

Punongbayan and Araullo Conference

Topic: YOUnique “Understanding Others by Understanding YOU” Spoke in the Punongbayan Conference attended by their clients.

Need To Succeed Series – with top-ranked speapers Ardy Abello and Chinkee Tan. And celebrities giving their success stories: Christian Bautista and Yeng Constantino. 

Topic: The True Definition of Success.

Need To Succeed in Music Museum

Financial Peace Series – The event of my good friend Randell Tiongson.. with the country’s top speakers Francis Kong and Chinkee Tan.

Topic: How to get out of debt

Randell Tiongson launched his Financial Steps seminar and gave a series of successful events. The veteran DJ and Station Manager Big Daddy Jake hosted the affair. Randell, the main man of the event kicked things off.

The second speaker, Wealth Coach Chinkee Tan, spoke on Money Mindset. And I spoke on More than Enough.

Randell Tiongson taught participants the 6 Steps to Financial Peace. Congrats Randell on a successful event!

Happy @ Work Conference at New World Hotel – Spoke with some of Salt and Light’s top speakers. Salt and Light is a premier source of top ranked speakers in the PHilippines.

Topic: YOUnique “Understanding Others by Understanding YOU”

Psorphil – Psoriasis Advocacy. This organization helps people with this infirmity. 

Topic: Be the Best that you can Be!

Book Fair 2013 at the World Trade Center – With the 2013 authors of CSM Publishing.

Book Fair 2012 at the World Trade Center – With the 2012 authors of CSM Publishing.

Puregold Aling Puring Conference at the World Trade Center.

Topic: Pagtuklas sa Sarili. This talk is for the micro entrepreneur customers of Puregold. It’s good to speak to them and change their mindset when it comes to money and how to run their businesses.

National Sale Congress in RCBC Tower – Spoke in the one day event of Learning Curve with experts in sales, from real estate to service, to online marketing.

Topic: The YOUnique Selling Styles

PBCP book signing. It was nice to meet the owners and staff of this publication.

YOUnique Training the Trainers Workshop – YOUnique TOT Preview This is my first YOUnique training the trainers program. My primary goal here is to equip people to teach others about the DISC profiles.

N.E.W. (Network For Enterprising Women) Fashion and Beauty Fair at Rockwell. I didn’t talk about fashion and beauty tips, but rather spoke on business with my buddy Marvin Germo.

Icon 2013 at the SMX. This is where I first introduced the Premier Thought Leaders to 1,000 people.

The Premier Thought Leaders – PTL Highlights Speakers, authors, and bloggers, the Premier Thought Leaders came together to share their expertise and collectively reach out to more people. 

MAD (Make A Difference) Conference by Go Ahon Pilipinas – Mad Camp

Failing Forward Conference in Meralco – With speakers who have used their failures to succeed.

Topic: The 3 Myths of Failure

20 Dec
Speaking Engagements

Some of my talks for the Youth and in Schools

Vietnam Young Pros

Topic: Maximizing One’s Potential. Going to Vietnam for this speaking engagement was an awesome experience. The Vietnamese are very focused and competitive. I shared many success principles with them, but at the same time, I gave a bird’s eye view of what success really is. It’s not just what you have but what you become. I heard that Vietnamese aren’t polite in seminars. If they don’t like you, they will leave. Whew, everyone stayed until 10:00pm. It’s also fortunate that I had a good translator. And best of all – the FOOD. Vietnamese food is the best!

UST University of Santo Tomas for JMA Junior Marketing Association at the Medicine Auditorium.

Topic: Leadership & Sales. Almost 1,000 students attended the talk. I studied in UST for 1 1/2 years so I’m familiar with the place, but it has changed so much since I was there. Although the students are still the same – they are hungry to learn more to better equip themselves in the marketplace. I am also happy that some of the professors are entrepreneurs themselves. This gives them more credibility to teach business and marketing.

Real Life Foundation

Topic: YOUnique “Understanding Others by Understanding YOU”

Note: I had a great time with the scholars of Real Life Foundation. Real Life has funded more than a hundred high school and college students in their education. Real Life started small but is now growing by leaps and bounds. My closing was a little unconventional. I told them that no matter where they studied, they can kick even the top 3 school’s butts if they work in excellence.

Gingerbread Prep School

Topic: The YOUnique Child. I taught the parents about the DISC profiles so that they would understand their children more

Chang kai Chek College

Topic: The Entrepreneur Challenge. I encouraged the students to become entrepreneurs and gave them challenges they would encounter along the way.

School Talk: Teacher’s Recess Conference

Topic: Influence for Tomorrow. Spoke to teachers of different campuses on “Influence for Tomorrow”

Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM)

Topic: Leadership Development. Spoke with some friends to around 600 of PLM’s staff including teachers.

Saint Jude Catholic School

Topic: The YOUnique Child. A parenting seminar on YOUnique for 400 parents. This is actually my very first YOUnique seminar. I did this before my book came out. 

University of the Philippines

Topic: Student Leadership 

St. Claire Montessori School

Topic: YOUnique Parenting. A parenting seminar on YOUnique for 400 parents.

San Beda College

Topic: Entrepreneurship. It’s good that students of business today are required to have a business for them to graduate. Saw many new businesses that looks promising. 

Finance Convention 2013 in SM Lipa.

Topic: Entreleadership. This event was hosted by La Salle Lipa and attended by more than 10 schools in that area. Around 600 students were there. I was just having fun with the students while teaching them about entrepreneurship, money, and leadership. It’s a shame we weren’t able to take some pictures.

ABE International Business College in PICC.

Topic: The Need to Succeed. I had the privilege to speak with Pinoy CNN Hero Efren Penaflorida to inspire the graduating students of ABE.

Lifebox Ortigas

Topic: It’s Not About the Money. Your Self-Worth is more important than your Net Worth.

19 Dec
Speaking Engagements

Some of my talks on Sales

Sun Life Financial

Topic: The YOUnique Selling Styles

Note: Sunlife today is the number one insurance company in the Phils. I have conducted several workshops on YOUnique and sales for their different branches. The Branch Managers I worked with have become close friends.

Jacaranda Branch

Chestnut Branch

Joshua Tree Branch

BPI Philam in PICC

Topic: The Dream Team

Note: 600 people attended this unusual (In December) annual kick off for BPI Philam. I shared the 3 A’s of Teams – Acceptance, Agreement, Alignment. The venue was so big and long that I needed to give 110% in terms of energy to keep my audience. Through God’s grace, it was a blast! 

NU Skin International

Topic: YOUnique and Leadership

Note: The guy in the picture with me is Sandy Martinez, one of the top earners of Nu skin. (I think he is making around P3-5 million a month) He asked me to speak to his group of more than a thousand people in Clark Pampanga.

Philamlife MDRT (Million Dollar Round Table)

Topic: The Art of Selling

Note: This seminar was held in Ilocos. We travelled by land, so it took us 10 hours going there, and 10 hours back. We went there at 2pm – 12 midnight, My talk was 9am-12pm, then went back home 2pm – 12 midnight. Participants were all achievers of the company and some were even with Philamlife for 45 years.

A little site seeing with my wife Kat after my talk.

Insularlife

Topic: The Culture of a Team and Paradigm

Note: I didn’t realise that there were so many people who cried in my two talks with them until after the sessions. They approached me to tell me how the talk touched their heart. It is always humbling to know that God used me as an instrument for Life-Change. It was just difficult in my second talk with them because I was very sick. But the show must go on.

National Sale Congress in RCBC Tower –

Topic: The YOUnique Selling Styles

Note: Spoke in the one day event of Learning Curve with experts in sales – from real estate to service, to online marketing. It was a bit candid when the one timing us showed me that I have 30 minutes left to speak. After 30 minutes, I asked how long I still have, he put out the sign 30 minutes again. I thought he made a mistake. I later found out that they like the reaction of the crowd so much that they extended my talk to another 30 minutes. I love sales people!

19 Dec
Speaking Engagements

Some of my Talks for SMEs (Small Medium Enterprise)

Ideal Vision Center (IVC) – A “one-stop shop” eye care and eye wear retailer with close to a hundred branches nationwide.

Topic: YOUnique Workshop and WoW Customer Service

Note: I have done several workshops for Ideal Vision. I love this company and the people behind it. The owners are very humble and down to earth, and they run their business like one big family. One of the best-family run businesses I’ve seen.

Hausland Development Corporation – A leading housing/subdivision developer in Central Luzon who developed 17 subdivisions with a total of 5010 housing units.

Topic: YOUnique Workshop

Note: I’ve done several workshops for Hausland and their culture of hard work and excellence never ceases to amaze me. The owners are strong leaders and yet very humble. In one of my one-day workshops with them, some of the owners participated even in the exercises. I didn’t know until lunch break, when they were introduced to me. It was good that the owners were so ‘game!’

Trinitas Publishing Inc (TPI)

An educational publisher that carries hundreds of titles under its Basic Education Books division and College Books division.

Topic: “YOUnique” workshop in Bacolod, Iloilo, Davao, Ilocos, Cagayan de Oro, and Cebu attended by educators – school owners, principals, and teachers.

Urban Concepts/Handrich Sales Ventures – A top furniture retailer with branches and outlets nationwide.

Topic: WoW Customer Service

Note: I’ve done several customer service trainings for their staff. I’m happy that some of them attended their very first seminar through our workshop. The owners have become very good friends and I have learned so much from their street-smart ways in running their business.

GBX and Cole Hann – A top international shoe brand.

Topic: YOUnique “Understanding Others by Understanding YOU”

Note: I’ve done several talks for GBX with their sister company Cole Hann. Shoes is a tough business to be in, and they continually arm their people with new knowledge and skills to be the best in their industry.

Suntoys International  – Owners of Lora, Crocs, Eyes Candy. Yogo Biy, Aquazorb, & Toys@work in Cebu. 

Topic: Sales and Customer Service Training.

Note: We combined all their staff working from different stores and brands.

Hair Unlimited – A new salon with 3 branches in Pampanga.

Topic: YOUnique and 5 Dysfunctions of a Team

Note: My high school friend opened this new business. It was an emotional ride for her staff as we discussed the personal and the core issues of their team. Some were even crying already in just the beginning of the session. I’m happy to know that these learning workshops are truly life changing. 

V Cargo – One of the fastest growing express and logistics player in the Philippines. 

Topic: Time Management

Note: V Cargo has grew from humble beginnings. The owner Paulo Tibig,  has become a good friend. He is a franchise and business speaker, and I had the privilege of sharing the stage with him a couple of times.

Ledesma Audiologial Center at the Marriot Hotel

Topic: The art of Selling

Note: The owner is the lady wearing white at the front row in the picture. She has been in sales for many years and was the one to bring their company where it is today. After the seminar, It was humbling when she thanked me for changing her definition of selling. She said her definition of selling changed into: “Sales is about loving what you do and loving others.”

18 Dec
Speaking Engagements

YOUnique Conference Roadshow

YOUnique Bulacan

Organized by the lovely ladies of CVJ Training specialist. The audience are mostly employees and students.

The YOUnique Team by Salt and Light

There were participants from different companies in this workshop on how to be a more cohesive team. I also gave them one on one skills to supplement their learnings from the DISC personalities.

YOUnique Mangaldan

It was my first time in Mangaldan. Our seminar ended at almost 10pm, unlikely in a province. I’m glad they all stayed in finish it. 

Real Life Foundation Scholars

When I did the YOUnique workshop to them, I added many things on values. I shared that success is your relationship with God and how your pursue Him. If you pursue God, then success will pursue you. A little out of topic, but it’s important to put in.

YOUnique CDO

My stint here was very hectic. I did 4 long talks, did the dedication of Right Start CDO, and attended a wedding. Although I observed that in all my talks in provinces, CDO was the best crowd. I don’t know why.

YOUnique with Trinitas in CDO, Bacolod, Cebu, Iloilo, Davao, and Ilocos. ( Don’t have pictures of the others)

This is a one-month YOUnique road show in different provinces. New friends and a great experience.

YOUnique Baguio

Here’s a picture of the Influential Rooster participants in the audience. Roosters are just so creative, as long as they get credit for it.

YOUnique Laguna

Had a great time speaking to 250 people in Laguna.

YOUnique Lucena

I love the crowd in Lucena. I spent 2 days here and did 5 talks. Although I was tired, we would still go out any eat… the food here is sinful.

YOUnique in Cebu at Waterfront Hotel

Note: Most of the participants attended a seminar for the first time. I hope YOUnique inspired them enough to attend more in the future.

YOUnique Cebu

YOUnique in Manila

Note: Where it all started. This is my first ever public seminar. So blessed that it was jam packed.

YOUnique Conference Play by Play

30 Nov
Speaking Engagements

Mad Conference

I will be speaking at the #MADCamp2013 in Cam Sur on Dec 6

Learn and be inspired to take action and MAKE A DIFFERENCE! MAD!

Had a great time at the Mad Camp of Go Ahon Pilipinas. Met the founders of this extraordinary group and heard their inspiring story. It’s a shame that I had to leave early to catch the plane back to Manila.

With co-speaker – multi-awarded social entrepreneur Tony Meloto of Gawad Kalinga, voted one of the most trusted Filipinos.

 With co-speaker – actor, host, and youth personality  Robi Domingo.

With co-speaker – Raji Tanada of the Edsa People Power Network

Mad Camp Website

Mad Camp Promo Video