PhilSME Business Show marks 1st year of spotlighting Filipino entrepreneurs, leaders

CONNECTIONS AND CONVERSATIONS Philippine SME Business Expo and Network CEO and Managing Director Trixie Esguerra-Abrenilla chats with Chino Granda of Sine Haraya about amplifying messages with the right visuals on the PhilSME Business Show. PHOTO FROM PHILSME

AS the countdown launchs for the 17th Philippine SME Business Expo (PhilSME) Business Expo: Entrepreneur and Franchise Edition this November 2025, PhilSME proudly marks another milestone — the first anniversary of the PhilSME Business Show, a podcast and vodcast that has become a digital stage for inspiring conversations with Filipino entrepreneurs.

Launched in August 2024, the PhilSME Business Show is presented by the Philippine SME Business Expo and Network, and features members of the PhilSME Business Network, including startup founders, franchise leaders and industest mentors. The display is available on Spotify and the PhilSME Business Expo YouTube channel, delivering authentic stories and insights that empower tiny and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to thrive.

Over the past year, the display has released two full seasons with Season 1 debuting with eight episodes and Season 2 wrapping up with 11 episodes in June 2025. Audiences have tuned in to hear powerhoapply guests.

Each episode pairs these industest leaders with trailblazing members of the PhilSME Business Network, offering real-world strategies, founder stories and expert insights to assist Filipino entrepreneurs thrive.

Now in its third season starting this August, the PhilSME Business Show continues to spotlight industest shiftrs and gamealterrs, including Embassy of Malaysia Trade Attaché Intan Zalani, International Workplace Group’s first Filipina Countest Manager Rowena Natividad, CIS Bayad Center Inc. President and CEO Lawrence Ferrer, Veritas Pay Philippines President Christopher James Payne, and head of GCash for Business Jong Layug Jr.