Weekends with Jan

About Weekends with Jan

Hello everyone and welcome to Weekends with Jan. My name is Jan Briones, an entrepreneur and agency owner, former call center employee, an art enthusiast, LinkedIn marketing specialist, and an online business consultant. My mission for Weekends with Jan is to help connect global entrepreneurs with high-performing Filipino freelancers to get them unstuck through quality and ethical outsourcing. My goal is to share with you stories from the most inspiring Filipino talents, hear their own definition of success, and introduce you to high-performing freelancers to help move your business with the right support, allowing you to live the life you want, focusing on what you do best, and make you stop doing everything on your own. This show is designed for Filipino freelancers, business owners, and global entrepreneurs who are looking to connect and work with like-minded and high-performing Filipino talents. Let’s get started!

Publisher

Jan Briones

Category

business · education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Jan 2022

Latest episode

28 Jan 2023

Latest episodes

47 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Jan 2023

   Unlock Your Full Potential: Set Your Goals, Handle Limiting Beliefs, and Stay Away from Bad Habits with Rommel Isla and Gerson Lacdao

   It’s been a year since we launched Weekends With Jan. For the past year, I spent Sundays with you guys talking to some of the most amazing Filipino freelancers in an effort to inspire you with their stories so that you can have the courage and confidence in your freelance journey as well. That is why for our anniversary special, I picked 2 outstanding guests from our previous episodes to join us to celebrate this milestone. Joining us in this episode to give you even more inspiring stories including the behind the scenes of their wins are coach Rommel Isla and Gerson Lacdao. Jump right in as I, Rommel, and Gerson talk about our 2022 experience as freelancers and what we look forward to the most this 2023. Rommel Isla is an experienced NLP practitioner, Sales closer, and hypnotherapist. He is driven by curiosity and fascination. He takes pride in providing the best sales closing for independent professionals. As a sales trainer, his goals include allowing independent professionals to charge for the value they provide and helping them improve their internal and external way of communicating with others and with themselves. Gerson Lacdao is a WordPress frontend developer and web accessibility advocate. He works with non-profits and other digital agencies in creating inclusive websites that are compliant with relevant legislations worldwide. In his free time, he teaches WordPress, web accessibility, and best practices in web development. In this anniversary special episode, we talk about how our 2022 went as freelancers including both our mistakes and biggest takeaways. We’ll also give you hints on what to look forward to from us this year. “The credibility of the Filipinos is what I really want to highlight in this show… It’s more for them [the listeners] to deeply understand that us, as service providers, are not just after money or clients. We have deep reasons why we do what we do.” – Jan Briones What you’ll learn from this episode: Learn how to handle the issue of speed, comparison and other limiting beliefs; Find out why it is really important that you set your goals early instead of simply “diving” into the opportunities; and Acquire valuable tips from Rommel and Gerson on how to start up and how to stay away from bad habits as you go along in the freelancing world Topics Covered: 03:34 – Introducing our guests for our anniversary special episode, Gerson Lacdao and coach Rommel Isla 04:33 – Kumustahan with Gerson: His life and business lately, and some of his plans for 2023 06:54 – “Learn to step out of your comfort zone”: That one learning from 2022 that Gerson wants to share 08:58 – Kumustahan with Coach Rommel: His life and business lately, and why 2023 has been fast-paced for him so far 10:09 – Corporate life, networking, and initiating conversations: the new things Coach Rommel would try to do this year 13:28 – “I’m more into walking them through… instead of telling them what to do and when to do it”: How coach Rommel makes his students take action 15:25 – Speed, comparisons, and other limiting beliefs: Coach Rommel’s biggest takeaway from 2022 20:07 – “Be uncomfortable in being uncomfortable”: What fuels Gerson’s desire to step out of his comfort zone 22:21 – “We have the notion that when we do things fast, it sacrifices the quality of the output”: Coach Rommel’s take on working on a fast pace 28:27 – Speed and procrastination: The previous mistakes that Rommel wants to correct this year 33:03 – Business processes and working with teammates: things Gerson wants to improve on for 2023 36:03 – Gerson’s focus for 2023: Collaboration, delegation, and outsourcing 38:53 – “Tumalon lang ako sa opportunity… I did not even have the goal”: Jan’s past mistakes that she wants to

2. 

   21 Jan 2023

   Finding Bliss and Success in the Shopify Industry: 22-year-old Mechelle Carpio and Her Freelancing Journey

   What is that one big goal that you’ve always wanted to achieve? Is it being able to live as free as you’d like to be? Is it about becoming stable financially? Is it to become genuinely happy? Whatever that is, as our guest today says – when you decide, you should do your best to make it happen. Yes, it won’t be easy, but your life won’t change for the better if you’re going to just sit there and watch your life fall flat. She did it at 19, and so can you. Tune in as we learn how big of a game changer clarity and effort are in today’s episode! Mechelle Carpio is a former call center agent who's now a Shopify Conversion Specialist helping e-Commerce businesses in the US, Australia, UK & in the Philippines. She has the vision to help 1000 Shopify store owners by 2030 by building conversion-focused websites. Mechelle is also the founder of Fearless Orange – a one-stop agency for all your e-commerce marketing needs. She has already helped 100+ Shopify store owners in the past 2 years with the help of her team. In this episode, Mechelle shares how self-motivation, clarity, and discipline helped her become a successful shopify conversion specialist at such a very young age of 22. “If you decide, do your best to make it work.” – Mechelle Carpio What you’ll learn from this episode: Recognize the importance of doing your best to make your decisions come into fruition first before having and going after a Plan B; Understand how taking advantage of free courses could turn into your biggest change/win in life; Discover why it’s crucial that you find the positive in every situation and take a step back whenever you feel pressured and/or hopeless Topics Covered: 06:49 – Mechelle shares her life’s backstory, focusing on the journey she’s gone through before becoming a shopify conversion specialist 14:48 – Deciding to focus on freelancing, realizing how much of a big help The Freelance Movement Tribe is 17:41 – How the “if I make a decision, I need to make it work” helped Mechelle to keep going despite all the circumstances 21:49 – The challenge: Not having clients two months after she’s resigned 23:39 – What’s in the shopify/ecommerce industry that made Mechelle decide to focus on it 26:28 – Discussion about the worst objections that Mechelle has received 31:25 – The biggest wins: Having your parents retire at a young age, and being able to invest 39:40 – Mechelle shares what inspires her to keep going and do better as she practice freelancing 47:30 – The importance of having clarity when it comes to putting effort and working to achieve your goal/s 50:24 – Talking about the origin of Mechelle’s agency, Fearless Orange, as well as the services they offer 56:04 – Mechelle’s own definition of ‘success’ 59:30 – Mechelle’s piece of advice: “If you decide, do your best to make it work.” Key Takeaways: “If I make a decision, I need to make it work. ‘Wag ka munang magkaroon ng Plan B. You have your Plan A; now make it work. Kung wala talaga but you know that you did your best, then go for Plan...

3. 

   14 Jan 2023

   Trip Down Memory Lane: Recapturing All Former Episodes’ Golden Nuggets as We Welcome Another Year Together

   Happy New Year, everyone! Hope you all had a remarkable holiday season with your loved ones. Doing this on the very first day of the year feels so fulfilling as I’m able to start the year with you. One of the things I love to do to start the year is to look back to the year that has been and take all the learnings I received. That’s why in this episode, we go back down memory lane as I bring to you some of the golden nuggets from our amazing guests for the past years! It’s been a while now; can you believe that we’re already on our 42nd episode? It’s been a fruitful journey, learning from all the guests we’ve invited here. Join me as we recall each episode’s meatiest takeaways today. Sit back and relax, and make sure your note-taking tools are with you. Not a single word should be missed from all these amazing freelancers/entrepreneurs! What you’ll learn from this episode: Discover a huge sum of the meatiest takeaways from the podcast’s previous episodes; Learn how it’s like being a freelancer/entrepreneur in the Philippines and what you could do to achieve your goals and dreams; and Find out how the podcast’s previous episodes play a role on your journey towards being a successful freelancer/entrepreneur Topics Covered: 04:33 – The Start: Going down memory lane to talk about the golden nuggets we’ve learned from Weekends with Jan’s 1st-41st episode 04:45 – Episode 1 with Neil Reichl 06:24 – Episode 2 with Errol Tiozon II 07:37 – Episode 3 with the panel that talked about Momentum 13:52 – Episode 4 with Jungie Gumiran and Airon Dela Cruz 16:32 – Episode 5 with Suzette Bongalosa 18:15 – Episode 6 with Ron Del Val 19:52 – Episode 7 with Nikki B 21:58 – Episode 8 with Fervil Von Tripoli 23:08 – Episode 9 with Kit Rodriguez 24:37 – Episode 10 with Genesis Guevarra 25:24 – Episode 11 with Ivy Trapero 28:12 – Episode 12 with Kevin Dugan 30:07 – Episode 13 with Rommel Isla 32:29 – Episode 14 with Harrah Amago 35:58 – Episode 15 with Marc Allen & Hanna Arizabal 37:36 – Episode 16 with Dennis & Herlene Somook 39:56 – Episode 17 with JD Ducreay 41:43 – Episode 18 with Sariah Guanzon Ordinario 43:08 – Episode 19 with Maria Liselle Flipphi 45:03 – Episode 20 with Mark Bartel 46:51 – Episode 21 with Kat Salonga 50:01 – Episode 22 with Luis Medina 51:50 – Episode 23 with Cenry Molinos 53:56 – Episode 24 with Pex Reyes 55:47 – Episode 25 with John Pagulayan 58:50 – Episode 26 with Allan Ngo 1:01:29 – Episode 27 with Julian Canita 1:03:17 – Episode 28 with Ma. Luisa Hilario 1:04:55 – Episode 29 with Aiza Coronado Domingcil 1:06:40 – Episode 30 with Chris Ong 1:08:55 – Episode 32 with Maan Dimla 1:11:12 – Episode 33 with Celz...

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