Methods to Greatness is a podcast that attempts to unlock the secrets of renowned Asian icons in various fields of endeavor to find out how they achieve greatness. Hosted by serial entrepreneur and former decathlete John Aguilar, best known as the creator and host of the Philippines-based business reality TV show "The Final Pitch", the show digs deep to find ways, tools and hacks that are used by these individuals to be among the best in their field, and that you can also apply in becoming the best you can possibly be.
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Episode 22: EJ Obiena on qualifying for the Olympics, on breaking pole vaulting records, and how the best olympians in the world train
EJ Obiena has grown to become one of the biggest names today in the global sports scene.
This professional pole vaulter held the Philippine national record in pole vaulting with a record of 5.55 meters, which he accomplished in 2016 at the 78th Singapore Open Championships in Kallang, Singapore. He later broke the Asian Athletics Championships record with 5.71 meters in 2019 on its 23rd biennial meet at Doha, Qatar, which earned him the coveted gold medal finish.
In that same year, he continued to stun the world after he cleared 5.81 meters in an outdoor pole-vaulting tournament in Italy--which paved the way for him to become the first Filipino athlete to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. Weeks before the Tokyo Games, he cleared 5.87m in the Irena Szwewinska Memorial/Bydgoszcz Cup in Poland and smashed his own national record, eclipsing the 5.85m record he had earlier set in Mossingen, Germany.
The son of a former national pole vaulter and hurdling student-athlete, our guest also holds the distinction as first Filipino vaulter to compete in the Olympics since Edward Lasquete, who represented the Philippines in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
At 26 years young, this outstanding athlete is definitely on his way to becoming one of the country’s sports legends.
👉 In this episode, EJ discusses a vast number of topics, including:
✅ How he was introduced to pole vaulting by his father at the age of 6
✅ How he trained with his father who was a legend in pole vaulting in the Philippines
✅ Why training with a parent is more difficult than training with a coach
✅ Excelling at something not a lot of people know how to do
✅ Learning to be competitive at a very young age
✅ How pole vaulting gave him a ticket to a better future
✅ His ridiculous growth spurt in college when he was only 5’2 and ending up being 6’3 tall
✅ Tough journey: How he wasnt initially great at pole vaulting in high school then he went to breaking national and Asian records.
✅ How to train for pole vaulting
✅ How the best olympians in the world train
You can find EJ Obiena on the following links:
IG: @ernestobienapv
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EJObiena
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Follow John Aguilar through the following links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialJohnAguilar/ Instagram: @johnsaguilar Also check out Dragon's Nest PH at: https://www.facebook.com/dragonsnestph/ You can also find John on the following programs on CNN Philippines: THE FINAL PITCH: thefinalpitch.ph YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TheFinalPitch Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheFinalPitchPH/ Twitter: @TheFinalPitchPH Instagram: @thefinalpitchph PHILIPPINE REALTY TV: philippinerealtytv.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/PhilippineRealtyTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PhilippineRealtyTV Twitter: @prtv Instagram: @philrealtytv "
9 Jun 2022
Episode 21: James Soh on leveraging digital technology, on taking digital advertising campaigns to the next level, and on building a successful company from the ground up.
As the founder of Renopedia, Singapore’s number one online renovation portal, James knows how it is to build something from the ground up by leveraging digital technology. This young entrepreneur helps both large interior design firms and small companies take their digital advertising campaigns to the next level to ensure that no one gets left behind in today's fast-paced and competitive business landscape. Through his leadership and vision, Renopedia made SGD $3m in revenue--a feat they achieved amid, and despite, the pandemic. His vision now is to grow Renopedia and take over the Southeast Asian market. 👉 In this episode, James discusses a vast number of topics, including:
✅ A Malaysian growing up in a poor family in Singapore
✅ Dropping out of school to join a multilevel marketing company and pursue entrepreneurship
✅ How MLM built his confidence and help him become street-smart
✅ Incurring a lot of debt from a failed business found himself working as a sales person in a publishing company
✅ That time that he realized people are not reading magazines anymore and began his focus to digital technology.
✅ The lessons and learnings from operating one of his former businesses, illegally.
✅ How he came up with Renopedia at age 26, and built it from the ground up
✅ Finding innovations from copying and learning from your existing direct and indirect competitors
✅ Incorporating humor and funny video ads in his platform
✅ Things to consider when expanding your business to another country
✅ His goal is to help companies thrive in the 21st century marketplace, ensuring that no business, big or small, gets left behind
You can find James Soh on this link:
Official website: https://james-soh.com/#about (https://james-soh.com/#about)
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30 May 2022
Episode 20: Kenichi “Kent” Yoshida on the importance of AI and robotic solutions to enhance our human experience, on the leadership style of Masayoshi “Masa” Son, and on investing on new big things
As a global leader in robotics technology, Japan-based corporation Softbank Robotics Group has taken massive strides in its creation of robot solutions that enhance our human experience. One of the great minds behind these innovations is our next guest: chief business officer Kenichi "Kent" Yoshida.
For the past 12 years, Kent has been instrumental to the growth of Softbank, and has sat at the helm of various projects for new business developments. One of his best-known contributions is the launch of Pepper, the world's first "social humanoid robot" that has the impressive feature of being able to recognize human faces and read emotions. Kent's ability to lead such developments comes as no surprise, as, prior to joining Softbank, he was the cofounder and COO of the enterprise knowledge management software company RealCom, which successfully listed on the Market of high-growth and emerging stocks, or Mothers, at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2007.
In this episode, we have the unique opportunity to learn how Kent is able to steer Softbank in the right direction in terms of business innovation, and what it takes to succeed in the highly competitive and fast-paced world of technology.
👉 In this episode, Kent discusses a vast number of topics, including:
✅ The AI innovator and Japan-based corporation Softbank Robotics Group
✅ Robot solutions that enhance our human experience
✅ Investing on new big things
✅ Kent’s childhood in Japan and his influences
✅ Establishment of his software company Realcom in Japan
✅ The leadership style of Masayoshi “Masa” Son, Chariman and CEO of Softbank
✅ Their effective business model and strategy that helps penetrate the market quickly and how they did it
✅ The TV series We Crashed
✅ The Interclean Summit in Amsterdam
✅ The cleaning robot and the cleaning industry
✅ Robots enhance the work of the humans not steal their jobs
✅ Singapore as the most cleaning robot penetrated country in the world
✅ The expansion of Softbank Robotics in APAC
✅ Pepper, the world’s first “social humanoid robot”
You can find Kent Yoshida on this links:
SoftBank Robotics Asia Pacific (Linkedin) (https://www.linkedin.com/company/softbankroboticsasiapacific/ )
SoftBank Robotics Singapore (Facebook)
SoftBank Robotics Hong Kong (Facebook) (https://www.facebook.com/SoftBankRoboticsHongKong)
SoftBank Robotics Australia (Facebook) (https://www.facebook.com/softbankroboticsaustralia/)
Methods To Greatness is powered by Converge ICT Solutions Inc. Experience Better. Check them out at www.gofiber.ph or connect or connect with them through: https://www.facebook.com/ConvergeICT @convergeict on Instagram @ExperienceCNVRG on Twitter https://www.linkedin.com/company/convergeict/ Methods to Greatness in partnership with Perfect Health Philippines has come up with a special discount promo exclusive for Methods To Greatness followers and subscribers! If you are a wellness-culture advocate or a healthy lifestyle aficionado, or even someone who just needs a quality therapeutic massage at the comforts of your own home, this is the best opportunity for you to bring home Perfect Health’s massage and healthcare products! To avail of the promo, get in touch with Perfect Health’s professional healthcare consultants at perfecthealthphcustomerservice@gmail.com or via hotline 02-8831-6944 or through www.perfecthealthph.com and give the promo code MTG. That’s the Methods to Greatness promo code MTG and the health care consultants will hook you up with the best premium massage chairs, massage guns and other first-class health-care products available in the market today.
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