Passion and Purpose

From BPO, to CEO, today’s podcast guest will talk about how an opportunity landed on his lap and had no other choice but to grow himself as a leader to fit into the expectations that come with it. As the CEO and Founder of Virtual Workforce Professionals Inc. Leif Brian Margallo started a homegrown BPO and managed to grow up to 9 expansion offices all over the Philippines. He started this company at age 24 with zero knowledge in the business environment, no financial capital and any management experience. His success story was Featured in an exclusive Podcast by Payoneer.com as one of the “3 Inspiring Entrepreneurial Stories to Learn From” along with other international entrepreneurs. Leif was also awarded as “One of the most outstanding Dads of Iloilo City” as a young entrepreneur given by SM City Iloilo last June 2017, during a Father’s Day event, one of the National Trainer and Advocate of the DigitalJobs PH Program of the Department of Information and Communications technology, to promote Digital Jobs in the Philippine countryside and awarded as One of the 2019’s Most Outstanding Men of Western Visayas given by SM City Iloilo last October 2019 and so much more! As a friend, I can never be proud and honored to have him guest on my show and share his journey with you. Watch and/or listen to us as we talk about his success, failure and a roller coaster ride of entrepreneurial adventures! Follow him at: facebook.com/leifbrian/ You may also listen to this episode on Spotify! bit.ly/PassionAndPurposePodcast

The Passion and Purpose Podcast on the opening of its Season 2 offers a very exciting episode with Jessica Madrazo, also known as the Digital Davaoeña who has over 13 years of experience in Digital Marketing. Her experience being the ultimate “raketera” (a Filipino word for juggling multiple gigs), she functions as the: Operations Director of Coffeebot Solutions Marketing Manager of Onlinejobs.ph Digital Jobs Trainer under DICT Co-founder and Trainer of AccessEd CMO of TravelAccess and Digital Marketing Consultant for different companies in the Philippines and worldwide. It’s not easy to stay long enough in the online industry and have the opportunity to do what we love. Jessica proved that her skills were honed by time, and dedication before she’s able to earn from her advocacy and passion. Learn how Jes consistently built her brand and portfolio that made her a “sought after” digital marketing consultant, serving clients she loved and projects she believed in. You may follow her on these handles: jessicamadrazo.com facebook.com/digitaldavaoena instagram.com/digitaldavaoena youtube.com/channel/UCipEA5w8wKLmXWMidhs3Hvg

Nuno Ferreira is a Historian that used to do tours until the appearance of Covid-19 in March 2020. He traveled all over Portugal, Europe and North Africa showing the best of what it has to offer. In Portugal, he specialized in food tours and due to that he is  launching an online course about History of Portuguese Food! The pandemic was very complicated for him and in 2020 he almost lost his apartment, no money, no income for 3 months, almost with no food, denial, depression and covid in November. Until a big break came to Nuno. Now, he got a full time job and is creating an online course about History of Portuguese Gastronomy! Let us listen to Nuno’s inspiring story that brings him to create a course.

In today’s Passion and Purpose Podcast episode, let’s hear another inspiring story and adventure with Shelly Giggey. Shelly is a Holistic Fitness + Wellness Coach and Principal Owner of Wellpower Holistic Fitness, Wellness & Coaching. Having been in the fitness industry for 30 years, Shelly has shifted from traditional group fitness to becoming a functional fitness as well as a certified Wellness Coach and Meditation Teacher. She helps women in their 40’s to 60’s fall BACK in love with themselves and with fitness! Shelly meets her clients online for private or shared virtual fitness and wellness. In this unsettling time, it goes without saying that we, A LOT of people are dealing with stress on several different levels with being completely thrown off track in our daily routines. So, having said that, it is VITAL, now more than ever that we stay or get back on track as far as wellness and fitness are concerned.  There has been a demand for her to include meditation either within her programs or separately with clients. Let’s listen to Shelly as she shares her inspiring story and adventure in her chosen field as a Holistic Fitness + Wellness Coach. In the meantime you can follow her on the following social media channels: Website : http://www.wellpower.info/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/CoachShellyG/ Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/coachshellyg/?hl=en #HealthAndWellness #PassionAndPurposePodcast #Entrepreneurs #BusinessCoaching

In today’s Passion and Purpose Podcast episode we will sit with Judy Thompson, a Language Coach, Subject Matter Expert, Author, Innovator, A fearless Influencer in English Language Education, and the CEO of Thompson Language Center - a globally acclaimed English instruction organization which offers a boutique of services including one-on-one coaching; ESL instructor training; keynote speaking and a broad range of publications and resources for guiding both instructors and learners of English. Judy is also a student of French, German and Korean and graduated from the University of Guelph with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Teacher of English as a Second Language (TESL) certification from Humber College. Acquired Canadian Language Benchmark Assessor accreditation. Dissatisfied with contemporary methods of teaching ESL which often left learners without the speaking skills and confidence they needed to succeed, Judy Thompson pioneered and innovated her own ESL instruction. Her method, renowned for its radical approach to teaching based on unique insights about how students learn, has been instrumental in assisting millions world-wide with more effective ways of acquiring English proficiency. Listen to this episode and find more meaningful thoughts from Judy to find better ways to teach people to speak English quickly and confidently. You may also follow her on the following: Website : http://www.thompsonlanguagecenter.com/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/ThompsonLanguageCenter YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpHjr0eZDTwfhGRV8rXUi3Q

Are you new to the entrepreneurial world? No worries, Galicia will show you that you have the opportunity to work to build a software, hardware, or passion project. Many beginners make their first leap through experience-based learning. In today’s Passion and Purpose Podcast episode, we will sit with Galicia Gordon, the Founder of Leading Learners, a global platform that aims to support students through free and accessible resources. Leading Learners has reached students from all corners of the world, including students from Harvard, Columbia, McGill, Oxford, among several top tier institutes. With over 100,000 individual students impacted globally, Leading Learners has become the one-stop platform for free student resources. Over the course of one year, Galicia has promoted over $4M in scholarships and thousands of supportive tools to thousands of underprivileged student visitors every month. She has been a direct assistant to student's unaccessible discrepancy between free and credible resources. Galicia has landed her mark with a life-changing, unique organization for students, being the largest platform to offer completely free, updated, and accessible resources to people of all ages and backgrounds. She has had several media features, such as a UBC podcast, congratulating her efforts within her venture. In one of her supporters' words from the University of Bristol, Leading Learners is "the most extensive and resourceful student platform." The organization is targeting the unheard stories of students with academic struggles and financial barriers. Free lessons, tutoring, and accessible resources are far too limited — making learning both financially and accessibly hardening. Being able to impact 1000s of educators, students, and parents each month with credible, easy, and accessible resources through Leading Learners has raised Galicia's spearheading impact on the global scale. Listen into this episode for project formation and project brainstorming to find a team and project that inspires you to build something great. You may also follow her on the following: Website        : https://linktr.ee/leadinglearners Instagram        : @leadlearners Personal IG        : @galiciagordon LinkedIn        : https://www.linkedin.com/in/galicia-gordon/

Glorybeth Castillo is a Filipina living in the Czech Republic for almost 6 years. She is a former AT&T Customer Service Representative and currently working as a Functional Consultant at BNSOFT s.r.o. Glorybeth initially came to Czech Republic to pursue her Master's degree in Economics and Business Management and decided to stay to learn how it is like living outside her comfort zone. Learn more about her journey and her achievements as she tries to live independently in a foreign country and how this experience changed her as an empowered woman. For the meantime, you may also follow her on the following: Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/glorybeth.castillo Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/glorybethcy LinkedIn : http://linkedin.com/in/glorybeth-castillo-68a06a128 #PassionAndPurpose #FunctionalConsultant #Entrepreneurship #BusinessDevelopment #OnlineEntrepreneurship

Today’s episode will be about “An Example of Doing What You Love and What You’re Good At. You wouldn’t believe that it’s about Entrepreneurship and Forensic Psychology! Connect the dots and listen to our Podcast episode with a Registered Psychotherapist, international speaker, and prolific author of books on stress, anger, bullying, and coping with crisis, Julie Christiansen from Canada! Wait ‘til you hear her speak and you will be blown by the amount of information she shared during the recording session. Julie Christiansen was voted Top 40 under 40 and ranked 16th among the most influential forensic psychologists working today. She specializes in topics related to anger, conflict, and stress. She is an award-winning speaker and creator of the Anger Solutions method of anger resolution. Known as "The Anger Lady", she is in demand as a media guest expert, and she is currently under contract as the inspiration/consultant for a scripted TV crime series under development. As a gift, Julie offers you to Book a speaking engagement within 30 days of the Podcast publication date and save 25% on the speaking fee and FREE EBook, "Positive Radical Lasting Change". You may also follow her on the following: Website      : http://www.leverageu.ca                    www.angersolution.com Facebook   : http://facebook.com/leverageu Instagram   : http://instagram.com/leverage_u YouTube     : http://youtube.com/angerlady LinkedIn     : http://linkedin.com/in/juliechristiansen Twitter       : @theangerlady Happy Listening!

Bonnie Hardie, Mindset & Gratitude Coach and business owner of Rocksolid Mindset & Gratitude Coaching based in Orlando, Florida, USA. She is also a contributing author in Amazon best-selling book, “365 Days of Gratitude”. Bonnie helps people to REFRAME negatives into Positives + Appreciate what they DO have - while not dwelling on what they DON'T have. She also helps Emerging Entrepreneurs start the business of their dreams by combining their Zone of Genius & Passions. In today’s Passion and Purpose Podcast episode, Bonnie and I discussed when and how she started mindset & gratitude, and business coaching and how to reframe people's mindset from negatives into positives. As a gift, Bonnie is offering 50% OFF for an hour of mindset makeover for only $97 which normally she offers for $197. You can follow her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonnieshardie #PassionAndPurpose #MindsetAndGratitude #MindsetMakeOver #BusinessDevelopment #OnlineEntrepreneurship Hope you like this episode! See yah!

Today is an extension of my valentine episode at the Passion and Purpose podcast and we will hear another song that’s just recently launched by Jalil River, a gifted Dutch vocalist and producer who now calls Malaysia home. His passion for music and performing runs deep in his veins.  From an early age, Jalil started his singing career travelling the world in various boy-bands. He teamed up with Roy van den Akker (LA The  Voices)  and Ruben Dukker to record the 1997 Alberti classic, ‘The smile from a child’ under the name the Mini-Baritones. Aside from sharing his music and entrepreneurship journey, he also gave us a glimpse of his love story and allowed us to play his song which has just been launched this Valentine’s Day! You may also follow him on the following: Website   : jalilriver.com/ Youtube   : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEvQ3sGkWWsueE5wlTXP2KA Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/jalilriver Instagram : instagram.com/jalilriver/ P. S. Catch his new song on SPOTIFY, too! http://bit.ly/CauseILikeYou