GROUP MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
GROUP MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
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This group mentorship session opens a safe space designed for sharing and learning, connecting and engaging to help strengthen the support for our local creators and producers in the non-food and food sectors. This program is scheduled on a yearly cycle with at least six pre-programmed sessions conducted in a hybrid environment.
ONE-ON-ONE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
ONE-ON-ONE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
Navigate entrepreneurship with a mentor and get the support you need to help you and your business grow. Whether you are starting in the entrepreneurship journey; or, established your enterprise that need help to scale, the 1:1 mentorship program could be the support you seek to help you reach your next milestone. When you book a session, you will get a dedicated mentor who can share valuable insights and knowledge that throws light on the path that you might have missed.
The meetings are scheduled via Zoom with a standard duration of 60 minutes per session. Sessions may be booked on regular schedules as follows:
Mondays & Wednesdays l 3pm to 8pm
Tuesdays & Thursdays l 10am to 8pm
CCPH MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
CCPH MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
The Creative Circle Philippines (CCPH) Mentorship Program connects you to mentors who are committed to empowering local creators, producers, designers, small scale manufacturers, crafters, artists, artisans, makers, innovators and changemakers.
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For collaboration or to sponsor and support this program, please email marketing@creativecircleph.com
MENTORS CIRCLE
MENTORS CIRCLE
MAI ONGKIKO
MAI ONGKIKO
Faculty Instructor - Industrial Design Program, Philippine Women’s College
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Maria Elena Remedios Palma Gil Ongkiko is known to many simply as Mai. She is an artist, educator and a visionary. She earned her CFA-Industrial Design from UP Diliman and BFA-Advertising from St. Scholastica's College.
An artist-teacher and entrepreneur, she teaches Industrial Design at Philippine Women's College - Helena Z Benitez School of Fine Arts and Design. She also trained SMEs in product design and development since 2014 under DTI and Mindanao Trade Expo Foundation, Inc; and HEIs through Tambayayong Davao.
Available Schedule:
📆 TUESDAYS / THURSDAYS
⏲️ 10AM - 8PM
📆 WEDNESDAYS / FRIDAYS
⏲️ 3PM - 8PM
LOREEN BUENAVISTA, CPA, MBA
LOREEN BUENAVISTA, CPA, MBA
Faculty-Lecturer, Ateneo de Davao University - College of Business, Entrepreneurship
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Loreen is a Certified Public Accountant with a Masters in Business Administration - Entrepreneurship from Acton School of Business in Austin, Texas, USA. She is currently a faculty-lecturer at Ateneo de Davao University - College of of Business, Entrepreneurship. She also has a background in facilitation, design, and curates transformative learning experiences that support starting entrepreneurs.
Available Schedule:
📆 TUESDAYS / THURSDAYS
⏲️ 10AM - 8PM
ENGR. JEFF MIRANDILLA
ENGR. JEFF MIRANDILLA
Founder, IDeyator Ventures
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Jeff is a Civil Engineer by profession and worked in both private and government agencies. He is a thought leader and a full time entrepreneur with ventures in the food industry, ecommerce, finance and education technology.
Available Schedule:
📆 TUESDAYS / THURSDAYS
⏲️ 10AM - 8PM
📆 WEDNESDAYS / FRIDAYS
⏲️ 3PM - 8PM
MARJ ALAWI-BULAHAN
MARJ ALAWI-BULAHAN
Co-founder - Creative Circle Philippines, Head of Marketing - Creative Workshops Studio
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Marj is a creative entrepreneur and the co-founder of Creative Circle Philippines. She is certified in Social Enterprise Management and actively takes part in the National Social Enterprise Development Roadmap, a 5-year multi-sectoral and nationwide strategic plan that aims to advance social enterprises in the country.
Available Schedule:
📆 TUESDAYS / THURSDAYS
⏲️ 10AM - 8PM
📆 WEDNESDAYS
⏲️ 3PM - 8PM
Angel Mendiola-Valdeztamon
Angel Mendiola-Valdeztamon
VP for External Affairs, City of San Jose Producers and Entrepreneurs Association, Inc.
Angel has always been a community builder with extensive experience in strengthening strategic alliances. She actively engage with local and global communities, liaise with private organizations, the local government, media outlets, policymakers and other influencers as well as stakeholders to grow and expand opportunities for small businesses for the City of San Jose Producers and Entrepreneurs Association, Inc.
Schedule: CLOSED
Ar. EnP. Tricia Sardinia-Peek
Ar. EnP. Tricia Sardinia-Peek
Principal Architect and Managing Director at AEX Architects Exchange
As an architect, her work and advocacy focus on sustainable and sensible processes and mindful design. She is a registered and licensed Environmental Planner with a masters in Human Settlements from the Katholiek Universiteit Leuven in Belgium.
Tricia is also a lecturer in the University of the Philippines - Mindanao at the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, BS Architecture.
Schedule: CLOSED
Xiela Dacyon
Xiela Dacyon
Founder, Soap Cakery / Marketing Specialist
Founder of local novelty soap business, Soap Cakery, Xiela specialises in affiliate marketing and Facebook Advertising.
Before becoming an entrepreneur and marketer, she was a financial auditor, a Certified Public Accountant in the Philippines, a Certified Internal Auditor and a Chartered Accountant in Australia and New Zealand.
Schedule: CLOSED
PAST SESSIONS
PAST SESSIONS
The CCPH Mentorship Program piloted in 2023 successfully launched the Group Mentorship Program in September of the same year and completed the first cycle with six (6) pre-programmed sessions led by volunteer-mentors.
The program opened a space for mentees to engage with the community that aims to support and help them grow, scale and sustain their local business. The sessions opened with a generous sharing of a wealth of knowledge and experience from real-life business journey among participating mentees and the mentors in the room.
The pilot program supported 10 mentees. And the following local brands participated in the program:
Fuertes Medical Suits
Tableya Ni Mommy Sha
The Rainbow Loop Project
Lovelicious
Kenaniah Farm
Sureplus
LimaDOL
Mentoring with Engr. Jeff Mirandilla on Pricing Strategy
Mentoring with Engr. Jeff Mirandilla on Pricing Strategy
Sept 26, 2023 at 6pm l How do you price your products and services? The session explored appropriate pricing strategy for products and services that reflect the brand's identity of the participating mentees.
Mentoring with Angel Mendiola-Valdeztamon on Growing Small Business with Strategic Partnerships
Mentoring with Angel Mendiola-Valdeztamon on Growing Small Business with Strategic Partnerships
Oct 17, 2023 at 6pm l How do you grow a small business when you don't have unlimited funds to pay and play against big competition? This session unlocked a host of opportunities that can help small businesses grow and reach new heights.
Mentoring with Ar. EnP. Tricia Sardinia-Peek on Sustainability in Business
Mentoring with Ar. EnP. Tricia Sardinia-Peek on Sustainability in Business
Oct 24, 2023 at 6pm l This session examined the growing importance of sustainability in business and dissected three case studies on local Filipino companies because sustainability is a business imperative that fuels innovation, inspires customer loyalty, and drives long-term business success. How do you harness the power of sustainability for business success?
Mentoring with Loreen Buenavista, CPA, MBA on Lessons from Bootstrapping in 2023 (self-funding your business to success)
Mentoring with Loreen Buenavista, CPA, MBA on Lessons from Bootstrapping in 2023 (self-funding your business to success)
Nov 14, 2023 at 6pm l If you are starting a business and strapped for cash, can you still succeed? This session helped mentees navigate and discover opportunities on how self-funding a business to success is also possible.
Mentoring with Xiela Dacyon on Building Success Through Affiliate Marketing
Mentoring with Xiela Dacyon on Building Success Through Affiliate Marketing
Nov 28, 2023 at 6pm l When most marketing strategies require a pay to play policy, most if not all small to medium sized businesses bleed to compete in a saturating market. In this session, mentees discover how affiliate marketing can strategically foster growth and scale small businesses while avoiding up-front costs.
Mentoring with Mai Ongkiko on Product Development Strategies
Mentoring with Mai Ongkiko on Product Development Strategies
Dec 19, 2023 at 6pm l Developing ideas into profitable products require a strategic plan from ideation to market availability and must reserve some room for modification to remain competitive in the constantly changing market landscape. Integrating design thinking in the process, the session provided a guided walkthrough to help mentees better understand how to bring new products to the market or modify existing products to create new business.
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