{"podcast":{"title":"The RJ Ledesma Podcast","slug":"the-rj-ledesma-podcast-1290248","podcast_index_feed_id":1290248,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/619c28927a39a5001204707e","website_url":"https://anchor.fm/rj-ledesma","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/619c28927a39a5001204707e/1744619270548-65b9bae8-9dd7-4324-a88f-28bab50306dc.jpeg","author":"RJ Ledesma and The Pod Network","episode_count":217,"summary":"Hosted by entrepreneur and bestselling author RJ Ledesma, this podcast interviews the Philippines’ top business minds. Learn startup strategies, growth hacks, and personal stories from leaders across industries. If you’re looking for a Filipino business podcast packed with insights, humor, and entrepreneurial inspiration — this is your playbook. Thanks for tuning in! You can help support our podcast by doing the following: TAP the FOLLOW button and NOTIFICATION BELL here on SPOTIFY! RATE this podcast with 5 STARS! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ LET US KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS via the Q&A and POLL via the SPOTIFY app! (Scroll down the Spotify app and find it there!) Follow us on social media: RJ Ledesma Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rjledesmapodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rjledesmapodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therjledesmapodcast3542 Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rj.ledesma?lang=en and The Pod Network on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepodnetwork Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepodnetwork/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePodNetworkEntertainment Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the_podnetwork If you're interested in collaborating with our podcast throug…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T20:19:37.059442+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rj-ledesma-podcast-1290248"},"episode":{"title":"From Poverty to Property Developer: Renold Verano’s Rise","slug":"from-poverty-to-property-developer-renold-verano-s-rise","published_at":"2026-02-03T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rj-ledesma-podcast-1290248/from-poverty-to-property-developer-renold-verano-s-rise","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rj-ledesma-podcast-1290248","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-rj-ledesma-podcast/episodes/from-poverty-to-property-developer-renold-veranos-rise","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/619c28927a39a5001204707e/e/6981923c13c1477af2fbc385/media.mp3","summary":"Not all entrepreneurs are born into business families—some are born into struggle and choose to rise anyway. On the RJ Ledesma Podcast, I sat down with Renold Verano, President and CEO of InvestPHIL, whose journey from poverty to property development is both raw and deeply inspiring. Renold began his career as a real estate broker, learning the business the hard way—without a family enterprise to fall back on and with no formal business background. A History and Political Science graduate from UP, he learned through grit, experience, and relentless self-education. That hunger to grow eventually led him to earn a Master’s in Entrepreneurship from the Ateneo Graduate School of Business, helping him turn instinct into strategy and hustle into systems. Today, InvestPHIL develops affordable single-family homes across Negros Occidental and Palawan, while entering its next growth phase with one of its newest projects now rising in Lipa—one of Southern Luzon’s fastest-growing cities. With around 50 housing units sold monthly, InvestPHIL is now one of the most active property developers being sold by Filipino Homes. This episode is a powerful reminder that where you start doesn’t have to define how far you go. 🎧 Catch this episode on the RJ Ledesma Podcast. For any collaboration, brand partnership, and campaign run inquiries, e-mail us at info@thepodnetwork.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Not all entrepreneurs are born into business families—some are born into struggle and choose to rise anyway. On the RJ Ledesma Podcast, I sat down with Re…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2738,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rj-ledesma-podcast-1290248/episodes/from-poverty-to-property-developer-renold-verano-s-rise/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rj-ledesma-podcast-1290248/from-poverty-to-property-developer-renold-verano-s-rise.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}