Queens in Biz

Melissa Profeta, High Value and Financially Independent Women Network

Queens in Biz (QiB) is a haven FOR WOMEN where you can hang out and indulge in the secrets and best practices of female entrepreneurs who are high achievers and independent like you. QiB aims to inspire you to become high-value and financially independent by showing how to do business with passion, smart strategies, and proven techniques while making sure that your well-being is fueled and showered with the right support. Join us as we help you realize your best self in life, relationships, and your business with your QiB host, Melissa Profeta. read less
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EP 6 - Six Sigma Discipline and the Benefits of Using the Principles in Your Life and Business
Feb 26 2021
EP 6 - Six Sigma Discipline and the Benefits of Using the Principles in Your Life and Business
Aiet De La Torre, MBA is the Co-Owner of XDT Group and Financial Strategy Coach. She is also one of the mentors of Go Negosyo Mentor Me Online. Coach Aiet is known for her financial and business strategies. And she's the go-to person if you are a business owner or an entrepreneur and you have issues with finances, management, strategies, and insight analytics. In this episode, you’ll learn: How she started in the business when she is a Physical Therapist by profession Tips in handling workloads when working from home, kids, family business, and new business ventures during the pandemic. The reasons she chooses to be in the financial industry and advice she can give to starters in handling money or finances wisely What are the Six Sigma Discipline and the benefits of using the principles in your life and business? Why did Coach Ayen reach out to micro and small SMEs in the community? Follow Coach Aiet and learn about managing your finances. https://www.facebook.com/pg/coachaiet HOW TO GET INVOLVED Join the Queen’s only Tribe Facebook Group: High Value and Financially Independent Women Network Website: melissaprofeta.com  Facebook Page: Melissa Profeta Get to know Melissa Profeta at https://www.thisismelp.com/ Enjoyed the Podcast? Be sure to subscribe and leave a review on iTunes and Spotify. We love to hear your feedback and we’d love for you to help us spread the word!
EP 7 - How This Woman Found a Goldmine in the World of Medical Transcription
Mar 5 2021
EP 7 - How This Woman Found a Goldmine in the World of Medical Transcription
Anna Santos is a Medical Laboratory Technologist by profession and is a transcriptionist for over 20 years. She left the corporate world after being gainfully employed since 1997, as she suffered from Post-Partum Depression (PPD) in 2012, which eventually led her to write her very first book at that time. She loves business, which made her the "Serial Mommy Entrepreneur" that she's today.   She coaches and mentors other moms globally, to discover the best versions of themselves through entrepreneurship while they fully attend to their respective families at home. As a motivational speaker, she had the opportunity to share the stages with legends such as Jack Canfield, Kevin Harrington, etc., and co-author a book with Brian Tracy. She had received awards and nominations. She had been interviewed live on TV and radio shows and been featured on several media platforms and magazines.   In this episode, you’ll learn:  1. How she started working from home as a medical transcriptionist. 2. The lessons she learned leading to becoming a "serial mommy entrepreneur". 3. Why she has a journal and how it helped her cope up with the challenges of working from home. 4. What inspires her to write a book and start a mentorship program. 5. Tips and best practices for working from home. Check out Anna's official website: annasantoshub.com and receive a FREE E-book, where she shared “7 Helpful Tips to Boost Your Productivity.” HOW TO GET INVOLVED Join the Queen’s only Tribe Facebook Group: High Value and Financially Independent Women Network Website: melissaprofeta.com  Facebook Page: Melissa Profeta Get to know Melissa Profeta at https://www.thisismelp.com/ Enjoyed the Podcast? Be sure to subscribe and leave a review on iTunes and Spotify. We love to hear your feedback and we’d love for you to help us spread the word!
EP 8 - How This Woman Grow a Community of Fulfilled Virtual Assistants, Freelancers, and Franchise Owners
Mar 12 2021
EP 8 - How This Woman Grow a Community of Fulfilled Virtual Assistants, Freelancers, and Franchise Owners
Julmar Grace Locsin is the Owner & CEO of FVA Business Consultancy Corporation. FVA offers online job courses to freelancers, virtual assistance services to brands and businesses, and franchising opportunities. Its very mission is Equipping Freelancers; Empowering Marketers, and Enabling Businesses through its Academy, Services, and Franchising.  It is offering at least 30 plus courses in their FVA Academy, including at least 15 Franchising courses having territories all over the Philippines, the United States, Japan, Italy, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, and the United Arab Emirates. It has trained more than 20,000 freelancers and has been providing services to thousands of its customers over the past  4 years and endeavors, and targeting to train 1 million freelancers in the next 10 years. Julmar Grace Locsin is also known as a kingdom entrepreneur, freelancing thought leader, a woman in a mission, a resource speaker, and a writer. She recently introduced Surge Digital Agency, an FVA Business Consultancy Corporation company. It is the world's first one-stop freelancing marketplace providing online courses, online services, and freelancing solutions. What You’ll Learn 1. Why she started FVA Business Consultancy Corporation.  and how it changed her life and the community of virtual assistants, freelancers, and franchise owners. 2. What makes FVA a unique business that offers online job courses to freelancers, virtual assistance services to brands and businesses, and franchising opportunities? 3. How she managed her time as a mom to twin boys, Owner & CEO of FVA, and as a student in graduate school? 4. The challenges she encountered and overcame in the early days of FVA to registering it as a corporation and finding the right coaches and trainers. 5. Tips in building a profitable online education business like FVA and effectively managing the staff, students, and alumni, coaches, and trainers. Check out FVA's social media accounts and get to know more about the community. FACEBOOK – https://web.facebook.com/FVAConsultancy/ (https://web.facebook.com/FVAConsultancy/) INSTAGRAM – https://www.instagram.com/fvaconsultancy (https://www.instagram.com/fvaconsultancy) LINKEDIN -https://www.linkedin.com/in/julmargrace/ ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/julmargrace/) YOUTUBE –  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClEIL-u2Fl-mrae7ND7Vnow (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClEIL-u2Fl-mrae7ND7Vnow) WEBSITES: https://www.fvaconsultancy.com/ (https://www.fvaconsultancy.com/ )| https://surgedigital.agency/ (https://surgedigital.agency/) HOW TO GET INVOLVED Join the Queen’s only Tribe Facebook Group: High Value and Financially Independent Women Network Website: melissaprofeta.com  Facebook Page: Melissa Profeta Get to know Melissa Profeta at https://www.thisismelp.com/ Enjoyed the Podcast? Be sure to subscribe and leave a review on iTunes and Spotify. We love to hear your feedback and we’d love for you to help us spread the word!

Season 2

EP 01 – From Community Manager to Tech CEO: The MK Bertulfo Untold Story - Maria Korina Bertulfo
Sep 26 2020
EP 01 – From Community Manager to Tech CEO: The MK Bertulfo Untold Story - Maria Korina Bertulfo
Maria Korina Bertulfo is the CEO & Founder of Filipina Homebased Moms: the first and biggest freelancing group for Pinay moms with 200,000 members nationwide. Mommy MK is passionate about helping Stay-at-home, Corporate and Overseas moms thrive in their chosen career either as an entrepreneur or freelancer so that they can earn enough without leaving their family. She is the woman with strong advocacy to change the world, one mom at a time. In this episode, Mommy MK shares how she started a community as a support group for moms to help them on their work-from-home journey. The community grew and she started to offer some services and turned it into a business. And now, she’s helping Filipina moms learn how to start online jobs that offer great opportunities to work at home. FAVORITE QUOTE “Just be kind. When you have a big heart to help other people, it’s easier for you to think of projects or ways on how you can do business and start something.”   For more related content, follow MK  Visit Maria Korina Bertlfo’s website at https://fhmoms.com/?fbclid=IwAR28vswijTfHq873fiG4xCkpvqIEf4ox54We0oiY2-vQceBzE3-emdnKPL4 (FHMOMS) Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/fhmomscommunity (FH Moms Community)   HOW TO GET INVOLVED Join the Queen’s only Tribe Facebook Group: High Value and Financially Independent Women Network Website: melissaprofeta.com  Facebook Page: Melissa Profeta Get to know Melissa Profeta at https://www.thisismelp.com/ (https://www.thisismelp.com/) Enjoyed the Podcast? Be sure to subscribe and leave a review on iTunes and Spotify. We love to hear your feedback and we’d love for you to help us spread the word!
EP 02 - How This Mid-20’s Woman Is Designing The Life She Loves – Demi Bernice Estil
Oct 3 2020
EP 02 - How This Mid-20’s Woman Is Designing The Life She Loves – Demi Bernice Estil
Demi Bernice Eslit was a licensed kindergarten teacher. She walks us through her journey from literally zero money (and experience) on her pocket, to becoming one of the most  successful and sought-after Filipino freelancing mentors today. She is devoted to helping her countrymen find freedom and prosperity through freelancing and digital marketing. If you'll be honest with yourself, what is your definition of success? For some women, it's a thriving business, a healthy body, a beautiful family or a promising career. How about simply having the freedom to follow your own pace and the live the lifestyle that you crave by discovering the beauty of freelancing? In this episode, Demi Bernice Eslit walks us through her journey from literally zero money (and experience) on her pocket, to becoming one of the most  successful and sought-after Filipino freelancing mentors today. FAVORITE QUOTE “For me, success would be having freedom in your hands being able to do anything you want at any time of the day.” Know more about Demi. FacebooK  https://www.facebook.com/demiberniceeslit/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/demibernice/ YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDigitalNomadCouple Demi Bernice  https://demibernice.com/ Create And Rise Academy https://www.createandriseacademy.com/masterplan HOW TO GET INVOLVED Join the Queen’s only Tribe Facebook Group: High Value and Financially Independent Women Network Website: melissaprofeta.com  Facebook Page: Melissa Profeta Get to know Melissa Profeta at https://www.thisismelp.com/ Enjoyed the Podcast? Be sure to subscribe and leave a review on iTunes and Spotify. We love to hear your feedback and we’d love for you to help us spread the word!
EP 03 - How The Beauty Junkee Evolved Into A Digital Marketing Agency Owner – Martha Sta. Barbara
Oct 10 2020
EP 03 - How The Beauty Junkee Evolved Into A Digital Marketing Agency Owner – Martha Sta. Barbara
EP 03 - How The Beauty Junkee Evolved Into A Digital Marketing Agency Owner – Martha Sta. Barbara   Martha Sta. Barbara is one of the pioneer beauty bloggers in the Philippines. She is also the Co-Founder and Director of Digify Marketing Solutions Corporation – a Digital Marketing Agency Company. She is known as The Beauty Junkee, and today gets cozy and up close with one of the Philippines' first and longtime beauty bloggers. In this episode, Martha shares her story from falling into the world of beauty blogging by accident to having a Plan B when things don't go as planned, listen as she gets raw and personal of her journey to becoming a business owner. Plus, lots of practical tips on how to manage your business' finances so you don't get caught with your 'money' pants down! Know more about Martha Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBeautyJunkee/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/demibernice/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/therealbeautyjunkee The Beauty Junkee: https://thebeautyjunkee.blogspot.com/ Digify Corp : http://digifycorp.com/     HOW TO GET INVOLVED Join the Queen’s only Tribe Facebook Group: High Value and Financially Independent Women Network Website: melissaprofeta.com  Facebook Page: Melissa Profeta Get to know Melissa Profeta at https://www.thisismelp.com/ Enjoyed the Podcast? Be sure to subscribe and leave a review on iTunes and Spotify. We love to hear your feedback and we’d love for you to help us spread the word!
EP 04 - She-E-O of Niks Skin Enterprise - Nicole Ablan
Oct 17 2020
EP 04 - She-E-O of Niks Skin Enterprise - Nicole Ablan
Nicole Ablan is an ambassador of all things beautiful. She is passionate and purpose-driven. When challenged, she rises to the occasion. She is a known risk-taker and humanitarian at heart. She is also a self-professed makeup addict. She loves to travel and hang out with friends. She lives by the quote "Fall down seven times. Get back up eight times." She always has a positive mindset.    In this episode, Nicole Ablan shares her She-E-O's journey and strategy towards gaining an army of resellers in her beauty business. Having a positive mindset helps her fulfil her goal to share beauty, rebuild the confidence of our fellow Filipinos, and give them financial freedom. She highlighted the importance of mentorship strategy in making her business thrive and scale. FAVORITE QUOTE "For women who are just starting, grab the opportunity, take the risk, and never doubt. If it fails, get up and try again. That is how life works. For women who want to give up and feel weakened, don't be. That is what will destroy your dreams. Just keep pushing and keep stretching your patience. And strengthens your courage. Try to relax and meditate on new ideas, and take a breather so that you won't get drained. And for women who want to strengthen and scale their business, communicate with your distributor. Get ideas and search. There are many things to learn online, like from listening to podcasts and from watching inspirational talks. Just stay focused because when you lose it, everything crumbles. Keep the passion and drive, and be dedicated to what you are doing." For more related content, follow Nicole at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bdiincph Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/niks_skin_enterprise HOW TO GET INVOLVED Join the Queen’s only Tribe Facebook Group: High Value and Financially Independent Women Network Website: melissaprofeta.com  Facebook Page: Melissa Profeta Get to know Melissa Profeta at https://www.thisismelp.com/ Enjoyed the Podcast? Be sure to subscribe and leave a review on iTunes and Spotify. We love to hear your feedback and we’d love for you to help us spread the word!
EP 05 - Pitch to Succeed: The MJ Gaan’s Business Journey - MJ Gaan
Oct 24 2020
EP 05 - Pitch to Succeed: The MJ Gaan’s Business Journey - MJ Gaan
MJ Gaan is the Founder & CEO of BDI, Inc. and Franeta Mall, a young but dynamic diversified strategic firm which has been helping people establish their businesses through a wide array of consultations and offerings from different divisions of services, ventures and products. Through her company, she continuously transforms business owners' traditional businesses into digital ones by placing their products in Franeta Mall digital channels including to their Franeta Mall Site, Lazada, Shopee and Akulalu and by building digital stores for them complete from A to Z. She is one of the youngest self-made businesswoman in the field of eCommerce & diversification with a vision of assisting SMEs to expand and grow their businesses, whatever industry it may be. In this episode, MJ Gaan shares her business journey on how her data-mining business turned into a diversified consulting firm having services, ventures and products division. She shares how she continuously evolved her business through her tenacity and resilience that helped her greatly especially in her struggles as she innovates her business. FAVORITE QUOTE “The only way to predict the future is to create it now. If this is not the life that you want to be experiencing that means you have always a chance, every single day to mold and predict our future by doing what we can to do today. Do something else that you think would change your future. It’s not magic. Everything needs hard work. It all starts by doing what you can today.” For more related content, follow MJ at: Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/FranetaMall Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/franetamall/ Website: http://www.bdiinc.com.ph/ and http://www.franetamall.com/ HOW TO GET INVOLVED Join the Queen’s only Tribe Facebook Group: High Value and Financially Independent Women Network Website: melissaprofeta.com  Facebook Page: Melissa Profeta Get to know Melissa Profeta at https://www.thisismelp.com/ Enjoyed the Podcast? Be sure to subscribe and leave a review on iTunes and Spotify. We love to hear your feedback and we’d love for you to help us spread the word!
EP 07 - Bouncing Back As An Indiepreneur! How To Be a Global Digital Freelancer - Karen Fernandez
Nov 7 2020
EP 07 - Bouncing Back As An Indiepreneur! How To Be a Global Digital Freelancer - Karen Fernandez
KAREN FERRY-FERNANDEZ aka RaketChick has work experience spanning decades of Corporate Advertising and Creative Indiepreneurship under her belt. Her wild ride as a Consultant for ad agencies, production houses, and her own slew of local and international clients led her on a mission to champion independent creative professionals in this hyper-challenging gig economy. She is the creator of RaketChick, an icon for freelancing badassery. She is the author of WHATDA! ANONG PETSA NA?!: A Freelancer’s Sanity and Survival Planner, and 7 STAGES OF… GOOD GRIEF! FREELANCER NA ‘KO: A Mustering the Nerve to Move On Travel Guide. And, she is an empowering Public Speaker and Workshop Facilitator on Creativity, Productivity, and Leadership for indies, corporations, and universities. FAVORITE QUOTE “Dig deep into yourself. I do not believe that it’s all that you can do, your career is all that you can do. Look at the challenge as an opportunity. It is valid to be sad, it is valid to be lonely, it is valid to be angry. But don’t let it consume you.”   For more related content, follow Karen Fernadez   Visit Karen’s website athttp://www.raketchick.com/ ( )http://www.raketchick.com/ Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/RaketChick   HOW TO GET INVOLVED Join the Queen’s only Tribe Facebook Group: High Value and Financially Independent Women Network Website: melissaprofeta.com  Facebook Page: Melissa Profeta Get to know Melissa Profeta at https://www.thisismelp.com/ Enjoyed the Podcast? Be sure to subscribe and leave a review on iTunes and Spotify. We love to hear your feedback and we’d love for you to help us spread the word!