Episodes

  • Business Lounge with Jen & Audwin of Cafe Kusina
    Jan 12 2024

    Get a taste of the Philippines and join us as experienced investors and entrepreneurs - Jen and Audwin - takes us through how Cafe Kusina started, their challenges, and learnings to share with aspiring cafe/restaurant owners.


    Cafe Kusina is located at 726 Burke Road Camberwell in Victoria, Australia.

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    13 mins
  • Business Lounge with Richard Osorio of Mabuhay Pinoy Asian Groceries
    Apr 28 2023

    Grab your shopping bags and get a sneak peek of Mabuhay Pinoy Asian Groceries (Werribee) from Richard Osorio! Also fill up your entrepreneurial cart with lessons on overcoming business challenges and add some inspiring advice to other business owners. 🛒

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    12 mins
  • Business Lounge with Trish Nguyen of 88 Mortgage Brokers
    Mar 11 2023

    When establishing 88 Mortgage Brokers, Trish Nguyen is driven by her vision of growing her business and being a coach to young mortgage brokers.  

    Join us as we get to know Trish, how her childhood curiosity and her family have inspired her to learn more about property, and her experience working with a bank have led her to start her own business at a young age.

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    19 mins
  • Business Lounge with Wilma Palor of Beulah Meat Products
    Jan 27 2023

    Award-winning Filipino meat products and butcher shop since 2017 at Sunshine West, Victoria - that is Beulah Meat Products!

    Be dazzled as Wilma Bravo-Palor shares how she overcomes everyday business challenges, along with the importance of hiring the right people, faith, commitment and balance.

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    12 mins
  • Business Lounge with Alice Nicolas, newsmagazine publisher and migration agent.
    Dec 3 2022

    Passionate in helping others and telling a story - Alice Nicolas, publisher of The Philippine Times (Australia) and owner of Finemarks Education and Migration Services shares with us her heartwarming experience as a publisher of a well-known Filipino newsmagazine and being a migration agent at the same time.

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    15 mins
  • Business Lounge with Lito Limbo of A&L Entertainment
    Nov 11 2022

    Meet Lito Limbo, the endearing director of A&L Entertainment at TaxSmart Cafe's Business Lounge.

    Since 2017, A&L Entertainment has been bringing smiles to the community, and have been providing a venue for local and international artists, enthusiasts, family, friends and businesses to connect with each other.

    Get to know the inspiration behind A&L Entertainment, and how they have been passionate in supporting artists even during the pandemic.

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    15 mins
  • Business Lounge with Willie and Rose Sta Ana of Silog
    Nov 4 2022

    Get to know the family behind Silog, which is our go-to Filipino comfort food shop in Melbourne.

    Listen as Willie and Rose Sta Ana of Silog share with us how their food truck business started and their personal lessons to aspiring entrepreneurs. Aside from the products they sell at their food truck, they also provide catering services which can be ordered from their website including their visually appetising and delectable Bilao (Filipino Platter).

    Catch Silog's red retro food truck at various events including one today (5 Nov Saturday) at Melton.

    Don't give up and know your why!

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    12 mins
  • Business Lounge with the Ataydes - Jen, Rozele, Audwin and Aze
    Oct 29 2022

    Get motivated with the Ataydes (Aze, Audwin, Jen and Rozele) as they share their entrepreneurial journey and their businesses - Puffy Scrunchy, Rock Star Photo Booth (Australia), Taxsmart Cafe- Casey and AMPED.

    Listen to their experience of owning a business while working full-time and not having prior industry experience - Jen and Rozele are both nurses, Aze is an IT professional and Audwin is with the hospitality industry and they are all directors of an accounting firm. 

    Your dream business can be a reality too!

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    15 mins