Dream Bigger Ventures

“The Filipino people are done waiting for the world to change. The world is now waiting for Filipinos to change it.” Dr. Dexter Galban is a doctor, nurse, public servant, and CEO/Founder of Alaga Health, a digital health social enterprise that seeks to give every Filipino the power and the choice to access affordable and quality health care anytime, anywhere, in every way. Having lost his grandmother due the inaccessibility of home care and having seen how some patients end up waiting for 10 hours for a 10-minute consultation, Dr. Dexter was driven to co-create technology-enabled and community-driven solutions for patients and health workers in government, civil society, and the private sector. Serving as a bridge for government, NGO, and MSME health services and programs, he aims to collaborate with more advocacy partners and work with impact driven investors to make healthcare better, together. FOLLOW ALAGA HEALTH Website: https://www.alagahealth.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alagahealth Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alagahealth/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/alaga-health/ ABOUT DREAM BIGGER VENTURES Dream Bigger Ventures is on a mission to be part of transforming the Philippines through Filipino entrepreneurship. We help faith driven Filipino founders grow as whole-life leaders, expand their redemptive vision for their venture and access values-aligned capital. To learn more, visit: www.dreambiggerph.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dreambiggerphilippines Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dreambiggerphilippines Listen to more episodes on Spotify: https://bit.ly/DreamBiggerVenturesPodcast Listen to more episodes on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/DreamBiggerApplePodcast Subscribe on Youtube: https://bit.ly/3rR3yYk

Mark Tupas is a chemical engineer by degree and a research scientist for most of his career. When his daughter was born, he became inspired to become an entrepreneur. Mark and his wife Christy combined their knowledge and expertise to launch their entrepreneurial venture here in the Philippines where their products and services are needed the most. Their company is called DioChemie, Dio meaning God and Chemie meaning chemistry. So DioChemie means God's Chemistry. FOLLOW MARK'S WORK Website: http://www.diochemie.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/diochemieadvancedtechnologies/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diochemie ABOUT DREAM BIGGER VENTURES Dream Bigger Ventures is on a mission to be part of transforming the Philippines through Filipino entrepreneurship. We help faith driven Filipino founders grow as whole-life leaders, expand their redemptive vision for their venture and access values-aligned capital. To learn more, visit: www.dreambiggerph.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dreambiggerphilippines Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dreambiggerphilippines Listen to more episodes on Spotify: https://bit.ly/DreamBiggerVenturesPodcast Listen to more episodes on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/DreamBiggerApplePodcast Subscribe on Youtube: https://bit.ly/3rR3yYk

Jayvee De Leon is the Co-founder and CEO of Forent. He grew up in the province. His father was a tricycle driver while his mother was a domestic helper in Hong Kong. They did everything they could to make sure Jayvee finished his education. He's always been their motivation to work hard and save money so that he could give them a better life. However, in 2019 Jayvee lost all of his life savings because of a scammer. That was the lowest point of his life. He hit rock bottom. He launched Forent because he knows how tragic it is to be a victim of a scammer and he doesn't want anyone else to ever experience that. Today, Forent is on a mission to provide a safe and reliable platform where you can confidently rent whatever you need, whenever you need it. FOLLOW FORENT Website: https://www.forent-app.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ForentSuperApp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forent_super_app/ ABOUT DREAM BIGGER VENTURES Dream Bigger Ventures is on a mission to empower and invest in Filipino Founders solving major problems in the Philippines in and through their ventures. Our core beliefs are two-fold: (1) Founders who pursue growth in the likeness of Jesus Christ in Biblical character, community and competency will be the most transformational business leaders; (2) Businesses that put people at the center of everything they do — that is, make God's love visual — will outperform in the long term. To learn more, visit: www.dreambiggerph.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dreambiggerphilippines Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dreambiggerventures/ Listen to more episodes on Spotify: https://bit.ly/DreamBiggerVenturesPodcast Listen to more episodes on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/DreamBiggerApplePodcast Subscribe on Youtube: https://bit.ly/3rR3yYk

Dr. Albert Erisman spent 32 years at The Boeing Company, the final decade as the Director of Technology, retiring in 2001. Since then, he has served on the faculty of the School of Business, Government, and Economics at Seattle Pacific University, started a magazine on business ethics (ethix.org), and authored or co-authored numerous journal articles and books including most recently, The ServiceMaster Story: Navigating Tension between People and Profit (Hendrickson, 2020). Dr. Erisman has served on numerous boards including The Theology of Work Project and Kiros, and has lectured on business, theology, mathematics, and technology on six continents. FOLLOW DR. AL ERISMAN'S WORK Website: https://www.theologyofwork.org Magazine: https://ethix.org Books on Amazon: The ServiceMaster Story - https://www.amazon.com/ServiceMaster-Story-Albert-M-Erisman/dp/1683072634 The Accidental Executive - https://www.amazon.com/Accidental-Executive-Lessons-Business-Calling/dp/1619706210 ABOUT DREAM BIGGER VENTURES Dream Bigger Ventures is on a mission to empower and invest in Filipino Founders solving major problems in the Philippines in and through their ventures. Our core beliefs are two-fold: (1) Founders who pursue growth in the likeness of Jesus Christ in Biblical character, community and competency will be the most transformational business leaders; (2) Businesses that put people at the center of everything they do — that is, make God's love visual — will outperform in the long term. To learn more, visit: www.dreambiggerph.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dreambiggerphilippines Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dreambiggerventures/ Listen to more episodes on Spotify: https://bit.ly/DreamBiggerVenturesPodcast Listen to more episodes on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/DreamBiggerApplePodcast Subscribe on Youtube: https://bit.ly/3rR3yYk

After 30+ years serving first as a technician then eventually a senior leader in a large telecom corporation, Ronnie Marquez decided to take the leap toward becoming an entrepreneur. Today, he enjoys serving others as a Leadership Coach and a Business Connector. His goal is to coach and connect successful business owners and create opportunities through a referral network. Being a Managing Director of BNI Philippines (Business Networking International), he is responsible for helping business owners in his Region (Makati and Muntinlupa) achieve business success through the BNI referral marketing system. He oversees five chapters with a total of more than 200 members. Ronnie is also a certified member of the Maxwell Leadership team who loves coaching and training business leaders (SMEs). He also founded and manages two companies: Archon Ph and InterChange Consulting. Respectively, these companies focus on business coaching and corporate leadership training. Ronnie is married to Rowena from Davao and also a father of 3 adult children. CONTACT RONNIE Email: marquezrv@archegeo.com Website: https://archon.ph LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marquezrv/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archegeo ABOUT DREAM BIGGER VENTURES Dream Bigger Ventures is on a mission to empower and invest in Filipino Founders solving major problems in the Philippines in and through their ventures. Our core beliefs are two-fold: (1) Founders who pursue growth in the likeness of Jesus Christ in Biblical character, community and competency will be the most transformational business leaders; (2) Businesses that put people at the center of everything they do — that is, make God's love visual — will outperform in the long term. To learn more, visit: www.dreambiggerph.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dreambiggerphilippines Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dreambiggerventures/ Listen to more episodes on Spotify: https://bit.ly/DreamBiggerVenturesPodcast Listen to more episodes on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/DreamBiggerApplePodcast Subscribe on Youtube: https://bit.ly/3rR3yYk

Lester Mendoza is a farmer, co-founder and CEO of Farm Box, a social enterprise that has the mission to create a better agri-community to uplift the lives of Filipino Farmers. Coming from a family of farmers, he knows the struggles that farmers go through just to finish one farming cycle: inability to access capital, declining productivity and low selling prices. Those were problems 10 years ago and still are the problems farmers face today. As providers of our basic needs, Lester believes that Filipino farmers deserve so much more, and with the right opportunity and community, they can improve their lives and even our country. Now, it is his mission to give them that. FOLLOW LESTER'S WORK Website: https://www.farmboxonline.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/farmboxonline IG: farmboxonline Twitter: @farmboxonline ABOUT DREAM BIGGER VENTURES Dream Bigger Ventures is on a mission to empower and invest in Filipino Founders solving major problems in the Philippines in and through their ventures. Our core beliefs are two-fold: (1) Founders who pursue growth in the likeness of Jesus Christ in Biblical character, community and competency will be the most transformational business leaders; (2) Businesses that put people at the center of everything they do — that is, make God's love visual — will outperform in the long term. To learn more, visit: www.dreambiggerph.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dreambiggerphilippines Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dreambiggerventures/ Listen to more episodes on Spotify: https://bit.ly/DreamBiggerVenturesPodcast Listen to more episodes on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/DreamBiggerApplePodcast Subscribe on Youtube: https://bit.ly/3rR3yYk

Steph Naval is a mental health advocate, founder and CEO of Empath, a social enterprise that envisions accessible mental healthcare and psychoeducation. Growing up, Steph experienced severe mental health struggles, and difficulties in navigating her way through the mental healthcare system in the Philippines. Because of these personal challenges, she was ignited to pursue her mental health advocacy with Empath. The difficulties in mental healthcare accessibility are problems she no longer wants others to experience and suffer from. Thus, she began her journey in making psycheducation and mental healthcare more accessible for all. Follow Steph's work: https://www.empathph.com Facebook: Empath Instagram | Twitter | TikTok: @empath_ph LinkedIn: Empath Corporation Spotify Podcast: The Empath Podcast Series Newsletter: hello@empath.ph ABOUT DREAM BIGGER VENTURES Dream Bigger Ventures is on a mission to empower and invest in Filipino Founders solving major problems in the Philippines in and through their ventures. Our core beliefs are two-fold: (1) Founders who pursue growth in the likeness of Jesus Christ in Biblical character, community and competency will be the most transformational business leaders; (2) Businesses that put people at the center of everything they do — that is, make God's love visual — will outperform in the long term. To learn more, visit: www.dreambiggerph.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dreambiggerphilippines Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dreambiggerventures/ Listen to more episodes on Spotify: https://bit.ly/DreamBiggerVenturesPodcast Listen to more episodes on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/DreamBiggerApplePodcast Subscribe on Youtube: https://bit.ly/3rR3yYk

Dr. David S. Lim is the President of the Asian School for Development and Cross-cultural Studies (ASDECS), which provides graduate degree and certificate training programs for community transformation. He also serves as the Board Chairman of the Lausanne Philippines Partnership, an Executive Council member of Asia Lausanne and Asian Society of Frontier Missions, and a Steering Group member of SEANET, the global network to reach the Buddhist World. He is also the President of China Ministries International-Philippines which has sent 120+ tentmakers to China. He earned his Th.M. (New Testament) from Asian Center for Theological Studies in Seoul, Korea, and his Ph.D. Theology (New Testament) from Fuller Theological Seminary. Dr. Lim is passionately committed to mobilizing the Filipino Church to actualize the Kingdom of God through holistic Disciple Multiplication Movements (DMM) in all communities and all sectors to make the whole Gospel visible to the whole world effectively. Email Dr. David Lim: cmiphil53@yahoo.com Follow Dr. Lim's Work Asian School for Development and Cross-cultural Studies (ASDECS) http://asdecs.weebly.com Dr. Lim's Personal Blog https://davidlim53.wordpress.com Lausanne Movement https://lausanne.org The Church in a Post-Covid World (Part 2) https://lausanne.org/content/the-church-in-a-post-covid-world-part-2 China Ministries International http://cmiusca.org ABOUT DREAM BIGGER VENTURES Dream Bigger Ventures is on a mission to empower and invest in Filipino Founders solving major problems in the Philippines in and through their ventures. Our core beliefs are two-fold: (1) Founders who pursue growth in the likeness of Jesus Christ in Biblical character, community and competency will be the most transformational business leaders; (2) Businesses that put people at the center of everything they do — that is, make God's love visual — will outperform in the long term. To learn more, visit: www.dreambiggerph.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dreambiggerphilippines Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dreambiggerventures/ Listen to more episodes on Spotify: https://bit.ly/DreamBiggerVenturesPodcast Listen to more episodes on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/DreamBiggerApplePodcast Subscribe on Youtube: https://bit.ly/3rR3yYk

What would it look like for Christ-following Filipinos to build tastes of Heaven on earth? This episode features a talk given by Christeen Rico, Founder of Dream Bigger Ventures, during The Market Project's Christmas Celebration in December 2021 in which she shares a vision for the Philippines found in Proverbs 11:10, “When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.” Follow the Market Project: https://www.facebook.com/themarketprojectorg ABOUT DREAM BIGGER VENTURES Dream Bigger Ventures is on a mission to empower and invest in Filipino Founders solving major problems in the Philippines in and through their ventures. Our core beliefs are two-fold: (1) Founders who pursue growth in the likeness of Jesus Christ in Biblical character, community and competency will be the most transformational business leaders; (2) Businesses that put people at the center of everything they do — that is, make God's love visual — will outperform in the long term. To learn more, visit: www.dreambiggerph.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dreambiggerphilippines Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dreambiggerventures/ Subscribe on Youtube: https://bit.ly/3rR3yYk

Akrisah began her faith driven entrepreneurial journey in 2014 while working as a campus missionary in a Christian organization. To raise money for her students' summer camps, she produced and sold Bible and journal covers. Then, in 2015, she resigned from her job to pursue a Master of Divinity degree at a seminary and serve as the senior pastor of her local church. To financially support herself, her studies, and her ministry, she launched KREations crochet, which sold T-shirt Yarns / Retaso. Then she taught women in her Barangay how to crochet and sold the finished products to raise money for her church's summer camp. The Department of Trade and Industry of Rizal Province discovered her business. They provided Akrisah with training on how to run her enterprise, as well as access to marketing opportunities through participation in national trade fairs. The Pandemic had a negative impact on her company and the market, but it also provided an opportunity for Akrisah to launch a new brand "AkreH." for upcycled home furnishing products. She created the UpBean Bag project and launched the project by faith without any funding. Yet God continued to open many doors for the UpBean bag project, such as TV show appearances and international grant offers. In January 2022, Kreations even opened its first upcyling hub in Rizal Province to employ more women and take on larger orders. To this day, Akrisah remains faithful in pursuing a God-given vision and mission to be a fabric upcycling hub that produces globally competitive home furnishings, bags, and accessories for a circular economy and community sustainability. Follow Akrisah's work Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/akreh.upcycled Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kreations.crochet.1 Website: https://akreh.mykajabi.com ABOUT DREAM BIGGER VENTURES Dream Bigger Ventures is on a mission to empower and invest in Filipino Founders solving major problems in the Philippines in and through their ventures. Our core beliefs are two-fold: (1) Founders who pursue growth in the likeness of Jesus Christ in Biblical character, community and competency will be the most transformational business leaders; (2) Businesses that put people at the center of everything they do — that is, make God's love visual — will outperform in the long term. To learn more, visit: www.dreambiggerph.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dreambiggerphilippines Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dreambiggerventures/

Christ-follower. Family-man. Kingdom and Social Entrepreneur. Jim Ayala has worked on economic development issues in emerging markets for 30 years in his various roles including serving as McKinsey Senior Partner, CEO of Ayala Land, board member of numerous NGOs and currently Founder/CEO of Hybrid Social Solutions Inc. He believes that business and investment capital have an essential role to play in solving urgent social problems by working with other stakeholders to commercialize social innovations at the base of the economic pyramid. Founded in 2010, Hybrid Social Solutions is a for-profit Kingdom and Social Enterprise that's on a mission to eradicate Energy Poverty through a Gridless Solar Electricity network that brings clean energy, light, and Christ's love to thousands of remote villages across the Philippines. Learn more about HSSI: https://www.hybridsolutions.asia ABOUT DREAM BIGGER VENTURES Dream Bigger Ventures is on a mission to empower and invest in Filipino Founders solving major problems in the Philippines in and through their ventures. Our core beliefs are two-fold: (1) Founders who pursue growth in the likeness of Jesus Christ in Biblical character, community and competency will be the most transformational business leaders; (2) Businesses that put people at the center of everything they do — that is, make God's love visual — will outperform in the long term. To learn more, visit: www.dreambiggerph.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dreambiggerphilippines Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dreambiggerventures/

Vanessa is the founder of VerraCoffee, a social enterprise that God led her to establish during the pandemic in 2020. And since it was God who is the real "founder" of the enterprise, it was also Him who brought the right people to come alongside her in this work. She is joined by an international team that distributes Filipino farmers' coffee products to a global market. A tenth of the profits go to the education of tribal children in the Philippines, as well as calamity-stricken areas. Con-current with her work as social entrepreneur, she also manages the family business, and holds the position of managing director of Creative Point, a company founded by her father. Here, she spent 18 years working as a communications consultant to crisis-prone companies. During those 18 years, she also served in non-profit organizations that led her to have a heart for the poor and marginalized, and eventually, the founding of a social enterprise. Vanessa earned her master's degree in entrepreneurship at the Asian Institute of Management, on top of a bachelor's degree at the University of the Philippines. Before going into business, she worked with international non-profit organizations such as the Far East Broadcasting Company and the United Nations Children's Fund. Follow Vanessa's work: Order now - https://verracoffee.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/VerraCoffee ABOUT DREAM BIGGER VENTURES Dream Bigger Ventures is on a mission to empower and invest in Filipino Founders solving major problems in the Philippines in and through their ventures. Our core beliefs are two-fold: (1) Founders who pursue growth in the likeness of Jesus Christ in Biblical character, community and competency will be the most transformational business leaders; (2) Businesses that put people at the center of everything they do — that is, make God's love visual — will outperform in the long term. To learn more, visit: www.dreambiggerph.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dreambiggerphilippines Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dreambiggerventures/

Lilianna is based in Manila and is a designer of curious objects and wearable art. Her life's calling is to reveal glimpses of God's glory to the broken world and encourages people to join her in her pursuit in understanding the imagination in light of Jesus. Follow Lil's work: Meet The Funkanators - https://www.instagram.com/lilwunders Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/liliannamanahan Order online - https://www.liliannamanahan.com ABOUT DREAM BIGGER VENTURES Dream Bigger Ventures is on a mission to empower and invest in Filipino Founders solving major problems in the Philippines in and through their ventures. Our core beliefs are two-fold: (1) Founders who pursue growth in the likeness of Jesus Christ in Biblical character, community and competency will be the most transformational business leaders; (2) Businesses that put people at the center of everything they do — that is, make God's love visual — will outperform in the long term. To learn more, visit: www.dreambiggerph.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dreambiggerphilippines Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dreambiggerventures/

Hear some tips and stories from Sam, as he shares his start-up journey and how the local accelerator program helped their company scale up its operations. Sam also shares his biggest WHY push through amidst entrepreneurial challenges and the current pandemic. If you're interested in finding more about accelerator programs, check us out here www.dreambiggerph.com

Kirk started a business back in college as a Merch supplier for his University that ended up as one of the Top Faith-Driven Clothing and Lifestyle brands in the Philippines. Kirk expressed in this episode that their statement shirts are only medium to share your faith and serves as a convo starter. Listen to Kirk's biggest wins and lessons handling Worship Generation throughout the years.

In this episode, Karlo and Boni talk about some valuable insights on how we as Christians can help change the workplace and business world. What does it look like to "work" before this fallen world? And how can we give value to the marketplace with this insight? Pitch your ventures here www.dreambiggerph.com

Pyl is the founder of RightValley. He loves solving people's problems through technology. He has worked directly with multi-national business owners over the years. Pyl learned what works and now wants to use his talents to serve through RightValley. In his spare time, Pyl loves to daydream about the future. Visit their website at www.rightvalley.com

Boni De Jesus is also a co-founder of Design Ed Learning Solutions, Inc. a company that aims to help marketplace people understand wealth creation, finance management, and investing. Its first offering is Stocks Ed, a platform that teaches people how to save and invest. He is also a blogger. His blog can be found at http://www.bonidejesus.com. 71 yo. Married to Estela de Jesus, with 3 adult children, Ina, Miko, and Bea, and one grandson, Manolo. For more than 30 years now, Boni de Jesus has been working as a freelancer, providing business and financial consultancy work for businesses, providing services in sourcing funds for expansion. Before his freelancing, in 12 years, he worked for 7 companies in the manufacturing, finance, and real estate sectors. Then, he put up his company, LTL Consultants to help businesses access funds from formal sources. Together with other marketplace people, in 2015, he organized The Market Project (FB the market project page and the market project community), a movement that aims to bring the gospel to the marketplace by helping marketplace people find their purpose, live with hope, and experience success through the gospel.

Rudy's faith allows him to see difficult client request as an opportunity to stretch out his faith. Resulting to these ventures; Employing high-end technologies; RFID, Biometrics, IoTE, smart sensors, intelligent controllers, integrated management SW platforms, etc., our organization evolves to be one of the leading IT, Electronic Identification, and Integrated Security Management Solutions (ISMS) for the hundreds of Top 1,000 corporations in the Philippines, and doing business cooperations and future technology developments with companies in Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Korea, China, US, and some European countries.

Art Medina is a serial entrepreneur, founding numerous businesses that provide dignified work opportunities for Filipinos. Here are some of his work and business engagements: President/CEO of Health Excel Marketing Corporation (www.healthexcel.com.ph) • President/CEO of Quantum Tech Multi- Fab Trading and Services, Inc. (www.quantumtech.com.ph) • Co-Founder Partner, Epic Logistics and Transport • Founding Chairman, Punlad-Buhay Multi-purpose Cooperative (PBMC) in 2002. • Founding Pastor of Commonwealth Christian Church and Ministries – Commonwealth, Quezon City • Founder/Developer of www.icansaveapp.com and iCanSaveApp for IOS/Android • Executive Director of Global Diaspora Network – 2015 present (www.globaldiaspora. com) Secretary/Treasurer -GDN International Executive Board • Philippine Coordinator/ Core Group Member of Lausanne Global Workplace Forum 2019 in Manila.

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