First Metro Securities briefs the bi-weekly Monday Circle forum on what's up ahead by looking at the past.

Ian Barcelona & I talk about global trends in entrepreneurship & leadership, & how it should trickle down to our country.

Mr. PJ Lanot talks about 10 resources everyone has and making use of them for one's success. Fresh from taking Management of Communications Technology as an Ateneo scholar, he was a Media Strategist with the country's largest media agency, Starcom MediaVest, handling accounts for JG Summit, Unilab and Del Monte. Going fully independent, he hosted TV shows and national events with Unilever, Universal Robina and the DepEd. He also played lead and support roles in independent films and GMA Network Teleseryes, and works with giant Corporate Clients for voice projects and events. He owns and manages Pino Restaurant, Pipino Vegetarian, Pi Breakfast & Pies, The Burger Project, Hillside Cafe & Juice Bar, and Brgy. Bagnet in Quezon City and Ortigas. He is a Leadership, Marketing and Communications Speaker for DTI; Trainstation; and AIB Training, having spoken from Laoag to Jolo, and in Hong Kong, Myanmar, Laos, Bhutan & East Timor, at an average of a hundred engagements a year. Clientele include BPI, Toyota, San Miguel, DepEd, DOH & DOJ, and schools UP, Ateneo, UST, among others. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

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