B2B: Breakfast to Business

How can women thrive in male-dominated industries? In celebration of the National Women's Month and International Women's Day, we talk to Winnie Rebancos, the  Technology Director and Chief Information Officer of Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, Inc. and discuss the current condition of women in the workplace. We will also talk about how companies like CCBPI can use its platform and voice to promote equity and enable women to thrive in the workplace. What are the challenges they encounter in male-dominated industries and what they can do about it?

It's that special time of year where we gather to celebrate women everywhere and put the spotlight on issues that need attention and action to push gender equality forward. The 2023 International Women's Day theme is all about embracing equity. When we embrace equity, we embrace diversity, inclusion, harmony and unity --- driving success for all. Equality is the goal and equity is the means to get there. We talk about embracing equity and challenging the status quo and preconceived notions on gender and the role it plays in society. https://www.internationalwomensday.com/ https://www.weps.org/

In this episode, Bea Lim talks to Capital One Philippines' Head of Operations JP Paperman to discuss the pathway to the future of work. This episode will deep dive as to how Capital One Philippines manages operations in the work-at-home set-up (W@H), especially since the company just recently officially transitioned to this type of operations. Paperman will share insights on how they allow their associates to thrive, maintain work-life balance, and successfully maintain exceptional service for their clients amid the W@H system.

The pandemic and technology transformed how companies operate their businesses. From the work-from-anywhere set-up to how they deliver their services, technology has paved the way for companies to sustain operations no matter the disruptions. However, not everyone was able to adapt instantly to this transition; and some are still in the process of doing so. In this episode, B2B talks to NTT Ltd. 's Head of Solutions Andrei Lopez to share insights on the hybrid operation–the new reality of operations, its benefits, and its potential to lead companies to success.

Equality Inside Out is a special episode in partnership with the IMMAP and Investing in Women, An Australian Government Initiative. Last June, the IMMAP and Investing in Women organized a Breakfast Roundtable, which was a unique opportunity for IMMAP members to get up close and personal with some of the country's leading digital marketers. Our focus: Gender equality at work and how it manifests in the work we do as movers and shakers in this digital creative industry. There is a clear business case for gender equality in campaigns. Research suggests that progressive gender portrayals can increase brand equity and have an impact on sales. As the industry endeavors to improve gender portrayals in campaigns and challenge tired stereotypes, the tendency is to look into the work itself. Three speakers. Ten participants with thought-provoking questions. One relevant and powerful conversation.

IWD 2022 calls individuals, communities, businesses and nations to break the bias by calling out inequality, discrimination and stereotyping at work and at home. In celebration of international women's day, we are actively participating in this challenge of creating an equal world where everyone can flourish and belong. We talk to our number one role model and women economic empowerment champion Monette Hamlin to discuss the different stereotypes we consciously or subconsciously have in the workplace, how we can break the bias and some concrete actions or next steps we can take to create a more inclusive and healthy environment for all.

We end 2021, the year of transition, with amazing lessons from our inspiring guests and breakfast conversations throughout the year. It's the ultimate throwback to meaningful discussions on our workforce, the future of work, innovation, gender equality, mental health and sustainable leadership. What do you want to bring with you in 2022?

In this B2B episode, Bea discusses with Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation the general landscape of education in the country and why education will give hope and inspiration to children and the communities they belong to. This will be a platform where year 13 of MDIAS will be announced and how TeamAsia together with Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation will help empower students of today chase their #BiggerDreams.

Uploan is back on B2B. They launched its 2021 Employee Satisfaction Survey which looked into what Filipino employees need to feel well. Health & wellbeing, personal finance and mental health are this year's frontrunners, and are strong indicators of what's needed to empower and take care of our workforce. The question is: is mental health part of your 2022 planning agenda? Listen to Bea and Jenn discuss strong insights on the survey's results and some tips and tricks on how to include health and overall wellbeing in your business agenda.

Russell Reynolds Associates released a study on the leadership competencies needed to drive the consumer sector in a post-covid era. The Covid-19 pandemic triggered rapid changes in consumer behaviour globally, including increased digitalisation, a rebalancing of life priorities, increased focus on hygiene standards, and a gravitation towards brands that align with their social values. A pre-Covid head start in digitalisation gave Asian companies an edge above other regions, and companies quick to respond to these sudden changes in their consumer profile saw a massive influx of new customers during the pandemic. The unique challenge leading Asian companies now face is retaining these new customers in the long term, and enabling their companies to be agile and resilient to navigate any future drastic shifts in consumer behaviour. In this B2B Episode, RRA's Michelle Chan Crouse offers deep insights and best practices on what kind of leadership we need going forward into this continually evolving now normal. She also delves into the skills we should all prioritise in a post-pandemic world.

Nowadays, every business needs peanut butter to their jelly. Partnerships are important as ever as the business landscape continuously shifts and evolves responding to the times. How do you build strong and lasting partnerships? What are the key elements in making it work, growing it and sustaining it? What's the secret sauce in cultivating authentic business relations? In this episode, Bea talks to Moe Soriano, an amazing partner from UnionBank of the Philippines on the value of business partnerships and how this plays a huge part in succeeding and claiming the now normal.

In a fast paced world where everything just constantly changes and evolves in tune with the new beat, how important is it to have your community, your tribe? Mirela Sula shows us how it's done. A global award-winning entrepreneur, Mirela created, cultivated and powered the global women movement inspiring women across the globe to achieve their goals and be financially empowered through the Global Woman Club. She created her tribe and grew it to be an empire, highlighting the amazing things that can move the world forward when you give a woman a microphone.

Against a backdrop of prevailing uncertainties, strengthening the country's global competitiveness remains at the center of the IT-BPM sector's key priorities. Currently, there is particular focus on how technology can further or hinder the industry's agenda for the next couple of years and ultimately, how it will impact growth. To ensure the sector's growth, IBPAP leads conversations with stakeholders and partners on digitalization and human capital, which significantly influence (1) the Philippines' economic recovery and (2) client/investor confidence in the country as an investment destination. In this episode, IBPAP President and CEO Rey Untal discusses how digitalization and the pandemic are reshaping employer and employee perception on hybrid work, its sustainability, and how it has become a crucial aspect in the sector's “now normal.”

Early this year, we released a B2B Podcast episode on business trends for 2021, a year of transition. McKinsey & Company released an article at the start of the year that named eight major trends that would lead the course of transitioning from a year of uncertainty and constant shifts due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to years of recovery and evolution. In this podcast episode, Bea does a quick review of the trends and shares her insights on how these will play out for the second half of the year. We talk future of work, culture management, hybrid models, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Speaker: Rob Nunnally, Assistant General Manager, Capital One Philippines A workplace should always be an avenue for growth, and to ensure that, companies should always push for an environment that is open and limitless for their associates. In order to do this, observing and practicing diversity, inclusion, and belonging should be at the very core of their culture. Capital One Philippines has always been a company that values, respects, and accepts associates from different backgrounds, gender, age, and ethnicity. In this interview, Capital One Philippines' Assistant General Manager Rob Nunnally will be discussing how Capital One is a workplace that shows malasakit to every associate including those who are a member of the LGBTQ+ community by creating a supportive environment that inspires them to be their authentic selves at work. He can also shed light on the fact that Capital One Philippines' associates, no matter how different they are from each other, still feel that sense of belonging because of their DIB philosophy.

In this episode we'll be talking about creating overall wellbeing programs in the workplace with Uploan featuring our special guest Jennifer Simons-Castillo of Uploan and Level Up Podcast. It's been more than a year in varying degrees of lockdowns in an effort to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Businesses continue to look into ways to keep operations flowing while keeping their employees feeling safe. Various surveys have gone out to the workforce to see how we can safeguard our employees' overall well being through employee programs. For leaders: what should we be looking at or listening to when creating these programs? For employees: what are the important things you should be saying to help in program creation and culture building? It takes two to tango. How do we get both sides to empower each other to make great programs work in the workplace? What we say (or don't say) make a difference in wellbeing program creation. Jenn is the communications manager of Uploan Philippines, and is the producer and host of the Level Up Podcast. She is a communications expert, looking for meaningful ways to cultivate employee wellness. Her thrust: Making employee wellness a priority, because it makes business sense.

In time for Women's Month, B2B: Breakfast to Business celebrates the triumphs of Pinays amidst adversity -- during a time when the global pandemic crippled the whole world, and during a period when sexism and misogyny is still rampant in society. For the finale episode, Maureen Ledesma of Vesl joins us for a discussion about the unexplored realm of finsure tech. We also touch on the discussion of the importance of diversity in the workplace and the other dimensions of equality we rarely get to talk about.

In time for Women's Month, B2B: Breakfast to Business celebrates the triumphs of Pinays amidst adversity -- during a time when the global pandemic crippled the whole world, and during a period when sexism and misogyny is still rampant in society.For the second part of our Women's Month special, lady boss Angela Chen of Eskwelabs is joining us for a discussion about the education technology industry, the future of work, and the need to include more women in the conversation. As she says: The future of work is female, also. Join us on our facebook group: The Breakfast to Business Club

In time for Women's Month, B2B: Breakfast to Business celebrates the triumphs of Pinays amidst adversity -- during a time when the global pandemic crippled the whole world, and during a period when sexism and misogyny is still rampant in society.For the second part of our Women's Month special, lady boss Angela Chen of Eskwelabs is joining us for a discussion about the education technology industry, the future of work, and the need to include more women in the conversation. As she says: The future of work is female, also. Join us on our facebook group: The Breakfast to Business Club

Season 3 Teaser for Breakfast to Business

To kickstart season 3 of B2B: Breakfast to Business, Bea breaks down Mckinsey's study about the trends that will define 2021 and beyond. What are the shifts happening in the business climate in the year of transition -- a year after the unexpected COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the whole world?

We are fast approaching the end of one of the most epic years in our lifetime. We have sailed uncharted waters, we've been tossed around by angry waves, been blessed with good wind at times, and have also experienced still waters that would stretch for days. We survived, ladies and gents! We may sometimes feel that there is still no land in sight and that the current may still be unpredictable, but what's important is we are all moving forward. Sail away, sail strong, head held up high with a smile on our faces.

In this episode, Bea sits down with Natasha Bautista, Operations Head of QBO Innovation Hub for a discussion about the Philippine startup community. With the whole world slowly adjusting to the new normal, how is the local startup ecosystem fairing? How can local startups survive and thrive in the post-pandemic world?

Season 2 Teaser for Breakfast to Business

"Let's talk motherhood. The highs and lows, the wins and struggles, the issues our awesome mothers are facing in the now normal. Women have become more vocal about what goes on behind the scenes, and we are here to shed even more light on these issues. They say it takes a village to raise a child. It also takes real talk and lots of love for parents out there."

Maulik Parekh, the Change Evangelist, is back to share actionable insights and proven steps on how you can stay ahead of the curve and flourish in the future.

There are three powerful forces shaping and influencing the future of work: the rise of artificial intelligence, the digital natives and the gig economy. Award-winning serial entrepreneur Maulik Parekh discusses these three disruptive forces as a sneak peak of his brand new book Futureproof Your Career and Company, to be released on November 14.

Work from home, blended ops, remote working, workplace reimagined, digital workplace -- these are just some of the buzzwords surrounding the hazy future of work. In this episode, Bea is joined by adman and digital marketing guru Jason Cruz as they discourse about the evolving nature of work. Post-pandemic, how does the future of work look like from a productivity, creativity, and operational perspective? Are we ready to adapt to the future of work?

"The art of client servicing. We've heard sage advice from our customer service experts and thought leaders. We've looked into best practices and weaved it into our strategies. This is nothing new. What's new however is the playground we are in that is evolving at an accelerated pace. How do we ensure we provide meaningful experiences for our customers or clients? How do we client service individuals or brands with shifting priorities in an ever-changing environment with a lot of uncertainty around?"

"Brand Purpose - where is it in a global pandemic, an economic recession, a crisis situation? Definitely not in the first page of your brand book, or your favorite wall art in the office, or a screensaver in your laptop or mobile phone. It should be in your core. But is it?"

Bea sits down with Mayrs Guico of The High Priestess, a Tarot reader, to ask her on our burning questions about what lies ahead, and invaluable advice she can give for a dose of enlightenment in the days to come.

Bea sits down with Mayrs Guico of The High Priestess, a Tarot reader, to ask her on our burning questions about what lies ahead, and invaluable advice she can give for a dose of enlightenment in the days to come.

In this episode, Bea talks cancel culture with content creator Dora Dorado. What is it really about, and where do we draw the line? Is being #cancelledt a point of no return, or should there be a silver lining behind it?

It has been a long discussion over the years on the pros and cons of the internet and social media. While it helps us connect to places outside of our physical reach, the amount and quality of information we receive turns questionable and is not something we can fully control. Bea talks to Jayvee Fernandez on the dark consequences of our growing dependence on social media, especially in today's trying times, following Netflix's latest documentary, The Social Dilemma.

This global pandemic has made us flip forward and backward in so many many ways both on the work and the home front. It has pushed us to make very hard yet smart decisions to ensure not only to survive but to thrive in this future reimagined. Today, we talk about how we had to let go of our HQ, shift the home base to the virtual space, and how we deal, hustle and move forward.

We've been talking nonstop about change---work, life, behavior, connections, beliefs. But there is more change to come. Lines keep blurring by the day: work/life. work from home/building a home. progress/productivity. rest/recreation. health/Wellness. As we continue to face the music of 2020 and beyond, how do we “just keep swimming”? How do we keep ourselves sane?

In celebration of National Heroes' Day, Bea is joined by the descendants of our honorable Filipino heroes, Dr. Jose P. Rizal and General Vicente Lim, for a discussion about living the legacy of their forefathers. What is it like bearing the blood of a national hero?

"Wedding expert, Janna Simpao, from Bride and Breakfast PH join Bea to discuss how staying connected in today's trying times powers personal relationships, and how the wedding industry stays relevant with love in the time of corona."

Bea and marketing expert Annelise Worn from Australia talks about the importance of staying connected and keeping that relationship with their respective audiences. Specifically, they will talk about the need for business to have a sound plan and make it work, despite the challenges posed by changes everywhere. Now that businesses and entrepreneurs are emerging from lockdowns and business continuity plans, we want to focus on business recovery --- from a business purpose-driven mindset to marketing to making the now normal work for us, and not the other way around.

Bea opens the 2nd season of B2B: Breakfast to Business with real-life stories of survivors of COVID-19 for you to be in the know and be in the now.

In this special episode, Bea catches up with her listeners and how they are coping with  the “now normal.” Despite having no cure yet for the COVID-19 pandemic, global economies are slowly trying to reopen, and businesses and people are struggling to...

Education is such a critical component of our society. We cannot afford to let one sector of our society left behind. Such is My Dream in a Shoebox's concern for the capacities of underserved Filipino kids. Our CSR efforts are driven towards providing...

As the CSR month officially kicks in,  we will have a 2-part episode special where we talk about influencing and investing for good. For this episode, we will zero in on the importance of a person's ‘influence' -- what it is and why it is important use...

Bea talks about Diversity & Inclusion with Shu Manalo, Executive Creative Director of TeamAsia, and how it is critical not just for collective growth of humanity, but also for business, especially in this time of a pandemic.

In this episode, Bea sits down with Erwin Armovit of Spongecola, Happy Feraren of Silly People Improv Theater (SPIT), and Pam Jocson-Osasona, Experience Director of TeamAsia to discuss how the artists belted a new wave of entertainment with virtual...

In this episode, Bea and James Chiong, Senior Manager for Digital Strategy of TeamAsia, talk about how businesses have used the digital toolbox - digital marketing, creative design, and web technologies - to pivot in the "new normal." We discuss this...

In this episode, Bea talks about mindfulness, well-being and doing everything with magis with Gina Alfonso, Founder of MAGIS Creative Spaces.

In this episode, Bea lists down trends that happened during the quarantine period—from the Tiktok hype, to the rise of virtual communities, to the hallyu craze and the dalgona coffee explosion. Bea dissects the why's and the how's behind the surge of...

In this episode, Bea shares her top five tips on crisis management - how brands can cut through the noise and uplift themselves in dealing with unwanted and unexpected issues.

Bea celebrates TeamAsia's 28 years with a trip down memory lane alongside first-generation TeamAsians and new blood.

In this episode, Bea is joined by Jaypee Soliman, Vice President of the SME Business Group of UnionBank of the Philippines to discuss their learnings and best practices from the pandemic, and how they strive to help their community and MSMEs reimagine...