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He never thought he’d make it but he did. Start August right by listening to Mark Jamer, a YSEALI SEED Fellow from UPLB and an incoming Fulbright UGrad Scholar.

The YSEALI Fellows programs brings emerging leaders in these fields from Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam (ASEAN member countries) to the United States for an intensive four-week program designed to provide young leaders with a deeper understanding of the United States while simultaneously enhancing their leadership skills and broaden their professional expertise.

The UGrad program, on the other hand, provides one semester scholarships to outstanding undergraduate students from around the world for non-degree full-time study combined with community service, professional development, and cultural enrichment.

The episode is hosted by Leah Cioco.

Hellydgreat / Elijah started to create comics about a cute couple, Helly and Damian, in 2018. This is to show the relatable and fun reality of a relationship. Not only is she interested in digital art, she also made paintings using watercolor, acrylic, and gouache. Listen to this episode and learn why and how she finds peace and happiness in making and sharing her art.

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About the debaters:

For the Con: Ericel Mari is a 19-year-old pre law student who loves playing volleyball, cooking, and modeling. Although she believes that life and love are far beyond what is seen in the surface, she believes looks does not matter. To her, love means having a pretty heart, a pretty mind and a pretty soul.
For the Pro: Akio is a 39-year-old single dad who believes looks matter because, in his words, “We are basically animals with instincts to go for the beautiful (strong and healthy).”

Connect with them on Instagram: @ericel_mari and @urbandud

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The Indiependent Collective presents: Another fun IndieCo debate where chosen applicants tackled the question, "Can Men and Women Be Close Platonic Friends?" For the affirmative team, we have Austin and Kriska. Meanwhile, for the negative team, we have Simon. 

Watch the Teaser Trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mERv0Lyzrj0

*AUSTIN CASTILLO is an 18 year old Senior High STEM student. He believes that being close with someone whose gender is opposite yours is normal and that it doesn't necessarily mean that it would lead to a romantic relationship. More so, he is convinced that a true or a very close close friendship shouldn't be defined by gender.*

*SIMON LOMBIBAO is a 3rd year Business Administration and Accountancy student from the University of the Philippines-Diliman. He is a theater artist who loves being involved in arguments as a Pisces.*

*KRISKA PANOMBO is an ENFP/ESFP type of girl who loves a good laugh. She is a dancer-choreographer and a full-time student at the University of Asia and the Pacific. She is more of a creative thinker rather than a strategic thinker and she love doing things spontaneously and  experiencing new activities with her friends.*

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Pio is a junior in the Ateneo de Manila University taking up BS Management. He has been a video creator since 2015 and has since garnered a significant following on TikTok in 2020 for spreading awareness on religion and education to his audience. His work traverses topics from the humanities extending towards motivational content and personal development. Today, he gives a little insight about what he is like behind the scenes and shares his thoughts and opinions about different things.

About our partner, the University of the Philippines' Consulting Group (UPCG): Now in its second year, The Business Building Bootcamp (BBC) of the UP Consulting Group aims to educate small business owners on ways to take their business to the next level. This yea's BBB will be held on March 5 and 6, 2022 (Saturday and Sunday) and will cover the following topics: business planning, digital marketing, and brand positioning, finance and accounting, legal matters, and corporate social responsibility. Each segment will consist of a 30-minute talk by prestigious industry experts, followed by an open forum, and a workshop.

Gianna Abao is a graduate of Consular and Diplomatic Affairs with Latin honors from the De La Salle - College of Saint Benilde. Her passion for the arts led her to start her venture in content creation and to establish her clothing brand, Touchic, that aims to debunk stereotypes on women, and help Filipinas embrace their own body frames by accentuating their best features. She's also a content creator on Tiktok with over 400,000 followers, creating public speaking, writing, self help, and motivational content for her Tiktok platform.

On this episode, she gives an insight about what she is like behind the scenes. She also shares some fun facts and stories about her life and provides some advice. She'll also be one of our panelists for our February Influencer Roundtable. Register now! www.indie-co.com/events

About our partner, the University of the Philippines' Consulting Group (UPCG): Now in its second year, The Business Building Bootcamp (BBC) of the UP Consulting Group aims to educate small business owners on ways to take their business to the next level. This year's BBB will be held on March 5 and 6, 2022 (Saturday and Sunday) and will cover the following topics: business planning, digital marketing, and brand positioning, finance and accounting, legal matters, and corporate social responsibility. Each segment will consist of a 30-minute talk by prestigious industry experts, followed by an open forum, and a workshop.

Life Design is an iterative process to understand yourself, challenge and reframe beliefs and assumptions about your life and work, and try new ways of living and working that are more attuned to your happiness. If you’re frustrated or confused about life and work, or need to add more life into your years, regardless of where you are in your journey, it’s time to redesign your life. In this conversation with Cliff, we explore how the life design process and how it applies specifically to startup founders. Cliff is a tech entrepreneur and author. His company provides last mile delivery optimization with big data and AI. They also offer energy efficiency technology solutions for commercial and industrial customers across Asia. These include smart optimization for large HVAC systems using AI, IOT alert systems, intelligent lighting, and smart voltage control. Prior to this, he founded and managed a software company, and sold to a VC fund in 2007. He sits on the Board of software company Magenic and was Senior Partner at AI consulting firm ADDO AI. He is an innovation consultant, with exposure in telecom, banking, healthcare, and supply chain. He is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional and a software technology resource person. Cliff is the author of the book Sh*tty Places & Selfish People: 7 Rules of Engagement. He has two undergraduate degrees in Socio-Legal Sciences and Philosophy, two graduate degrees in Philosophy and Business, and certifications in Positive Psychology. Cliff will also be one of our panelists at our CEO Roundtable this Jan. 31. Learn more about the event here: www.indie-co.com/events/

About our partner, the University of the Philippines' Consulting Group (UPCG): Now in its second year, The Business Building Bootcamp (BBC) of the UP Consulting Group aims to educate small business owners on ways to take their business to the next level. This year's BBB will be held on March 5 and 6, 2022 (Saturday and Sunday) and will cover the following topics: business planning, digital marketing, and brand positioning, finance and accounting, legal matters, and corporate social responsibility. Each segment will consist of a 30-minute talk by prestigious industry experts, followed by an open forum, and a workshop.

On this episode, Roland tells us his early influences in life, how his founding team conceptualized Kumu (short for Kumusta) and what they see Kumu accomplishing in the future. Along with great insights about personal development and mental health, he chronicles his childhood in LA, California, and how he found his way home in Manila, Philippines. 

Roland Ros is the founder of KumuMedia Technologies, a livestream technology company for over 10+ million GenZ & Millennial Filipinos. Since its launch in 2018, Kumu has reached the #1 Grossing Social App in the Philippines. It has also cracked the Top 10 in Canada, Hong Kong, Kuwait, UK and Norway, as well as Top 20 in several other markets like the United States, Saudi Arabia, Italy, and Australia. He also currently serves as an investor and advisor for several start-ups; and is passionate about helping others. 

Prior to KumuMedia Technologies, Roland was Vice President of Spark Revenue, an Inc. 500 listed performance marketing & growth acquisition platform. Prior to Spark Revenue, Roland was VP Business Development for MediaTrust, an online performance advertising exchange and technology company. Prior to MediaTrust, Roland was Partner & VP Business Development at Tracking202, up until the company was acquired by Bloosky Interactive. Roland started his career as a Business Development Associate with GE Money Bank, where he oversaw a $400 million dollar book of business. 

Roland serves as a Trustee for the Ros Foundation. He has a BA in Asian American Studies from UC Santa Barbara, and studied as an Executive Scholar at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. Roland will also be one of our panel participants for our event this January 31, 2022, so make sure to register below.  

About our partner, the University of the Philippines' Consulting Group (UPCG): Now in its second year, The Business Building Bootcamp (BBC) of the UP Consulting Group aims to educate small business owners on ways to take their business to the next level. This year's BBB will be held on March 5 and 6, 2022 (Saturday and Sunday) and will cover the following topics: business planning, digital marketing, and brand positioning, finance and accounting, legal matters, and corporate social responsibility. Each segment will consist of a 30-minute talk by prestigious industry experts, followed by an open forum, and a workshop.

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On this episode, Lyon Co-founder and CEO Jason Deniega with Business Development Executive Dan Arambulo talk about building their Brainspace Venture to life. From financially bleeding for their startup, walking for an hour to meet investors, to convincing each other to pivot, they went through it all. Now, at four years old, Lyon is a force to reckon with, backed by big-time angel investors and VCs from all around the world.

Jason Deniega will also be one of our panel participants for our event this January 31, 2022, so make sure to register below.  

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About our partner, the University of the Philippines' Consulting Group (UPCG): Now in its second year, The Business Building Bootcamp (BBC) of the UP Consulting Group aims to educate small business owners on ways to take their business to the next level. This year's BBB will be held on March 5 and 6, 2022 (Saturday and Sunday) and will cover the following topics: business planning, digital marketing, and brand positioning, finance and accounting, legal matters, and corporate social responsibility. Each segment will consist of a 30-minute talk by prestigious industry experts, followed by an open forum, and a workshop.

The wait is finally over! Here is our first episode of the year featuring Alexandro "Xandro" Khemlani. Xandro is the Co-founder and CEO of TaskMango--a company that “sources top remote talent from the Philippines to help one grow their team.” It aims to relieve the intricate and complex processing of not only searching, but also hiring and negotiating potential employees from the Philippines. It is available to international prospects interested in looking into the Philippines' talent pools. In turn, it also provides a wider range of opportunities for Filipino professionals.

He specializes in Management (Project & Operations) and is very well-versed in Marketing. He is also an Accounts’ Director in 5th P Advertising which is a highly dynamic organization that aims to provide excellent marketing, advertising, promotions and research services to individuals and institutions which require such. 5th P Advertising has had over two decades of experience, handling over 100 brands with 500+ projects completed. It continues to accomplish more and receive testimonials from satisfied clients.

He’ll be one of our panel participants for our event this January 31, 2022, so make sure to register below.
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About our partner, the University of the Philippines' Consulting Group (UPCG): Now in its second year, The Business Building Bootcamp (BBC) of the UP Consulting Group aims to educate small business owners on ways to take their business to the next level. This year's BBB will be held on March 5 and 6, 2022 (Saturday and Sunday) and will cover the following topics: business planning, digital marketing, and brand positioning, finance and accounting, legal matters, and corporate social responsibility. Each segment will consist of a 30-minute talk by prestigious industry experts, followed by an open forum, and a workshop.

Because we want to end 2021 with a bang, we produced this year ender special from our Founding Team and Executives. As we begin a new chapter this 2022, it’s the next chapter for us, too. In the last year, we featured Young Blood episodes from Philippine Daily Inquirer and have partnered with youth organizations, startup and everything in between. When we won our first seed-grant competition as a then-one-month-old social enterprise last February, we were on Cloud 9. We organized our first Writers' Program, our Writers' Conference and even went as far as putting up a website (www.youngbloodwritersconference.org). But this isn’t the end of the line.

Our next phase will be even more immersive — a lifestyle, if you will. We call it The Indiependent Collective (IndieCo), and it will transcend what we currently do. Stay tuned for this episode and watch out for our rebranding to know more.

Again, from our team, with love, Happy Holidays and Have a Great Rest of 2022 and beyond!

About our partner, the University of the Philippines' Consulting Group (UPCG): Now in its second year, The Business Building Bootcamp (BBC) of the UP Consulting Group aims to educate small business owners on ways to take their business to the next level. This year's BBB will be held on March 5 and 6, 2022 (Saturday and Sunday) and will cover the following topics: business planning, digital marketing, and brand positioning, finance and accounting, legal matters, and corporate social responsibility. Each segment will consist of a 30-minute talk by prestigious industry experts, followed by an open forum, and a workshop.

A true gift for avid Young Blood readers and listeners, this year's last featured Young Blood essay is written by our very first featured writer. What's more, her essay reflects what our fellow Filipinos in provinces badly hit by #TyphonneOdettte are going through too, and it also reminds us about one of our great leaders, Former President Ninoy Aquino. Seven years since its publication, here is "The blame game" by Iela Santiago. | Iela Santiago is a third-year biology undergraduate at The Queen's College, University of Oxford. She is broadly interested in evolutionary ecology and is passionate about increasing access to scientific research. She grew up in Bacolod City and is the first person in her family to study abroad.

About our partner, the University of the Philippines' Consulting Group (UPCG): Now in its second year, The Business Building Bootcamp (BBC) of the UP Consulting Group aims to educate small business owners on ways to take their business to the next level. This year's BBB will be held on March 5 and 6, 2022 (Saturday and Sunday) and will cover the following topics: business planning, digital marketing, and brand positioning, finance and accounting, legal matters, and corporate social responsibility. Each segment will consist of a 30-minute talk by prestigious industry experts, followed by an open forum, and a workshop.

Leah was 13 when she first went on a road run with her father. Her first road run, at the end of the line, ended as a rather traumatic and mind-boggling experience. She even vowed never to run again. Unpredictably, years later, she still finds herself out in the open road. Find out why in this episode. | Leah Angela Cioco is a ludicrously passionate individual who wears many hats. She produces The Young Blood Podcast while studying Applied Math and working with Cindy Pom, former CBS International Correspondent and Creator of Newsthink. In her other life, she is a computing enthusiast, a public speaker and a writer. Most passionate about innovation and social impact, finding creative solutions to exceptional problems is her 'why'.

About our partner, the University of the Philippines' Consulting Group (UPCG): Now in its second year, The Business Building Bootcamp (BBC) of the UP Consulting Group aims to educate small business owners on ways to take their business to the next level. This year's BBB will be held on March 5 and 6, 2022 (Saturday and Sunday) and will cover the following topics: business planning, digital marketing, and brand positioning, finance and accounting, legal matters, and corporate social responsibility. Each segment will consist of a 30-minute talk by prestigious industry experts, followed by an open forum, and a workshop.

The sequel to her first Young Blood essay, "Tapping into my mother's mind," this one narrates the dreams the writer has had of her estranged father. | Natalya Patolot is a 21-year-old BS Communication Technology Management student at the Ateneo de Manila University who aspires to achieve her dreams and to inspire those around her. When she is not busy with her academics, internships, and business ventures, she does freelance writing from time to time.

About our partner, the University of the Philippines' Consulting Group (UPCG): Now in its second year, The Business Building Bootcamp (BBC) of the UP Consulting Group aims to educate small business owners on ways to take their business to the next level. This year's BBB will be held on March 5 and 6, 2022 (Saturday and Sunday) and will cover the following topics: business planning, digital marketing, and brand positioning, finance and accounting, legal matters, and corporate social responsibility. Each segment will consist of a 30-minute talk by prestigious industry experts, followed by an open forum, and a workshop.

Get your calculators and have your pens and papers ready because on this episode, our featured Young Blood writer will talk about the importance of mathematics in life and in the current pandemic. One thing this pandemic has taught the writer, a math major tired of looking at math without numbers, is that math is necessary. Of course, it is also boring, it is exhausting, it is tedious, it is difficult — but one can’t deny how important it is. And today, he talks just about that on this episode. | Jim Ralphealo Mijares, 21, is a junior at the Ateneo de Manila University, taking up both mathematics and education. He is currently in Dumaguete.

About our partner, the University of the Philippines' Consulting Group (UPCG): Now in its second year, The Business Building Bootcamp (BBC) of the UP Consulting Group aims to educate small business owners on ways to take their business to the next level. This year's BBB will be held on March 5 and 6, 2022 (Saturday and Sunday) and will cover the following topics: business planning, digital marketing, and brand positioning, finance and accounting, legal matters, and corporate social responsibility. Each segment will consist of a 30-minute talk by prestigious industry experts, followed by an open forum, and a workshop.

Join us as we welcome December with The Quotation Marks Project (TQMP)! TQMP is a non-government, youth-led organization that aims to give voices to non-prominent people by showcasing how inspiring and relatable they are through their words, both written and spoken. The organization believes that everyone has a voice worth listening to, but not everyone has a platform in order to let their voices be heard. It would like to break the stigma that popularity is needed to be noticed. | Aaliziyah Cabauatan is the Founder and Executive Director of The Quotation Marks Project. She is a freshman in De La Salle University-Manila currently taking up AB Literature. She is passionate about sharing her ideas through her podcast and amplifying the voice of non-prominent people through her youth organization.

About our partner, the University of the Philippines' Consulting Group (UPCG): Now in its second year, The Business Building Bootcamp (BBC) of the UP Consulting Group aims to educate small business owners on ways to take their business to the next level. This year's BBB will be held on March 5 and 6, 2022 (Saturday and Sunday) and will cover the following topics: business planning, digital marketing, and brand positioning, finance and accounting, legal matters, and corporate social responsibility. Each segment will consist of a 30-minute talk by prestigious industry experts, followed by an open forum, and a workshop.

Growing up in an unconventional family setup is difficult and at times, frustrating. Those of us who never had the chance to have meals with a complete family or perhaps to spend events and milestones in our lives with both our parents can attest to this. It is painful, but as what our featured writer says, this pain must be embraced. Listen more to find out why and how exactly he has done this. | Nathaniel Magpantay, 25, works as a communication instructor at First Asia Institute of Technology and Humanities in Tanauan City, Batangas. He finished Master of Arts in Communication Arts at University of the Philippines Los Baños. He enjoys reading coming-of-age novels and watching Filipino films and Japanese anime.

About our partner, the University of the Philippines' Consulting Group (UPCG): Now in its second year, The Business Building Bootcamp (BBC) of the UP Consulting Group aims to educate small business owners on ways to take their business to the next level. This year's BBB will be held on March 5 and 6, 2022 (Saturday and Sunday) and will cover the following topics: business planning, digital marketing, and brand positioning, finance and accounting, legal matters, and corporate social responsibility. Each segment will consist of a 30-minute talk by prestigious industry experts, followed by an open forum, and a workshop.

While some premature babies have serious medical complications or long-term health problems, many also go on to live normal healthy lives. Leah, this week's featured writer, is one of the lucky ones. But prior to that, she had to go through a series of milestones to overcome her sickly childhood before being completely free from serious negative impacts of her premature birth. She tells us more about her story on "Premature baby." | Leah is a ludicrously passionate individual who wears many hats. She produces The Young Blood Podcast while studying Applied Math and working with Cindy Pom, former CBS International Correspondent and Creator of Newsthink. In her other life, she is a computing enthusiast, a public speaker and a writer. Most passionate about innovation and social impact, finding creative solutions to exceptional problems is her 'why'.

About our partner, the University of the Philippines' Consulting Group (UPCG): Now in its second year, The Business Building Bootcamp (BBC) of the UP Consulting Group aims to educate small business owners on ways to take their business to the next level. This year's BBB will be held on March 5 and 6, 2022 (Saturday and Sunday) and will cover the following topics: business planning, digital marketing, and brand positioning, finance and accounting, legal matters, and corporate social responsibility. Each segment will consist of a 30-minute talk by prestigious industry experts, followed by an open forum, and a workshop.