A few things I care about

A lot of the work that I do go towards helping build stronger entrepreneurship ecosystems, helping improve the state of Manila; and helping with the global pandemic response. You can read more below

Helping Entrepreneurs

I head Asia, launching and building the Singapore office at Endeavor, and I am part of the Endeavor Catalyst Fund's team. Endeavor is leading the high-impact entrepreneurship movement around the world, and we believe that thriving entrepreneurial ecosystems are built at the city level, by a core of influential entrepreneurs; who mentor, train and invest in successive generations of entrepreneurs. Endeavor Catalyst is our rules-based fund (500M AUM) where out of 250+ investments, we have 47 1B+ valued companies.

Improving Manila

I am a Global Shaper from the Manila Hub. The Global Shapers Manila hub is a collective of diverse leaders united by a common vision: A better world, starting with Manila. We focus on climate change, policy, youth unemployment and human trafficking. Under my curatorship year, we executed 20 external projects, and reached more than 650,000 people. The Global Shapers Community is an initiative of the World Economic Forum.

Global Impact

I co-chair the Impact Council of the Global Shapers community (an initiative of WEF) where together with a team oversee the impact generated by 10,000 people in 400 city hubs. I also led the impact arm of the COVID-19 Steering Committee in the Global Shaper Community overseeing all 158+ COVID-19 response projects in our 400 city-hubs (3M people helped from over 158 projects during the pandemic response)

Connecting impact capital

Though part of the initial team, I'm not as active as I would have liked with Shaper Impact Capital (Darn other commitments!). But I believe in its mission and it's great to see its growth. Shaper Impact Capital (SIC) is a community-led volunteer project – an impact investor newsletter and a grassroots, decentralized network that helps to connect thousands of startups with a social impact, with thousands of impact investors and angels, globally.

If you have an impact start-up, do apply to be featured; if you're an impact investor, join the mailing list!

My Book Summaries

Of highlights, insights, and learnings

I read a book a week (Almost 200 books in 3 years) and plan to continue doing so. I have written short book summaries using Instagram stories. Feel free to check it out, and let me know if you have a book to recommend, or would like to read one of the books I mentioned. Click below or go to Bookstagrams.com

My Photos

Of places, things and moments in between 

I take photos during my travels; but I I also do event photography for special occasions and business functions.  

Cappadocia

Things I enjoy doing

Obstacle Course Racing, Hiking, Astrophotography, Scuba Diving

mY picks

Things I recommend

I get my news from newsletters, I listen to podcasts on the go, I play tabletop games when there is time, and I watch TV every now and then. 

Newsletters

Morning Brew, Axios top 10, CB Insights, NYT Daily Brief, Medium Weekly Digest

podcasts

Masters of Scale, Business Wars, How I built this, Worklife by Adam Grant, Freakonomics Radio

tabletop games

GOT, 7 Wonders, Dominion, Mai Star

tv shows

Fleabag. Queen's Gambit. Ted Lasso. Schitt's Creek. All-Time: Friends, West Wing, Parks & Rec. Gilmore Girls.

Reach out! 

If you think we can collaborate on something, or you just want to recommend a book, feel free to drop me a note.