Creative Business with Lloyd Luna (May 18, 2013)

Today’s guests for Creative Business with Lloyd Luna are two married couples Mr. Lawrence Timberlake and Mrs. JC Timberlake, both owner of Praise and Letters Events.

Mr. and Mrs. Timberlake started exploring their events management skills when they handled the birthday party of their baby. Mrs. JC Timberlake became interested in events as the event that she prepared for her baby became successful. Because of this interest, she then pursued this field. She first started her business by posting and advertising Praise and Letters Events on social networking sites.

Mr. and Mrs. Timberlake’s main purpose why they pushed through events management is because they would like help other parents, especially mothers, in handling celebrations for their kids. Mrs. Timberlake is also a full time mom that’s why she thought of this business as her sideline to earn extra income.

The show’s host, Mr. Lloyd Luna, asked what the biggest challenge in building this kind of business was, Mrs. Timberlake said that it was the marketing – how you will get your clients, how you will promote the business, how you get the attention of people and how a client won’t back out.

Mr. Timberlake also spoiled that they base the feedback of the client on their facial expressions after the event. “Sinabi ko nga sakanya (referring to his husband) “tignan mo, tignan mo kung nakangiti!””Mrs. JC jokes as she pokes her husband.

The way they handle their relationship is a reflection of how they handle their business so Mr. Luna asked the couple how they handle a tough situation and an argument, the two simply said, “We just pray.”
In building a business, sometimes all it takes is your concept and guts to go and sell that concept. Just like what Mrs. Timberlake said on the show, “Ideas create money.” It is also important that you enjoy what you are doing and make sure that everything that do comes with prayer.

If you are looking for an event organizer, you can reach Praise and Letters Events at their phone no.: 384-66-27 or mobile no.: +(63) 915 410 0232.

To watch the other previous episodes of Creative Business with Lloyd Luna, just subscribe to http://www.youtube.com/CreativeBusinessTV. Also, watch Creative Business with Lloyd Luna at Global News Network Ch. 21, every Friday, 11:00 AM for more testimonies and inspiration from successful people in the field of business!

A Tour Inside Global News Network

GNN or Global News Network is a News and Public Affairs TV Network based in the Philippines. In Metro Manila, GNN is broadcast over the Global Destiny Cable on channel 8 and some parts of Asia through Global Satellite TV (GSAT) and online via Ustream.tv. One of the shows of GNN is Creative Business with Lloyd Luna which is aired every Friday at 11:00 AM.GNN’s studios are located at 6th floor First Global Building 122 Gamboa St., Legaspi Village Makati City. Today, I’ll give you a tour inside the Global News Network and take a peek what’s behind the camera of Creative Business with Lloyd Luna. Last May 10, 2013, Friday, I went to the studio of GNN to watch another inspirational story of successful businessmen and businesswomen with my co-intern.

This is one of the front doors of First Global Building. There’s the “GNN Global News Network” printed on a very classy glass door.

 

If you take the elevator going to 6th floor, this is what you will see – the names of three networks located at the 6th floor which are First Global Conglomerates, Inc., First United Broadcasting Corp., and Global News Network, Inc.

 

This is the front (glass) door of the Global News Network studio.

   

This is GNN’s receiving area where guests can sit, read magazines and relax.

Inside GNN office, there’s this “ON AIR” signed door going to their studio. Behind this door, that day, was the live show of Creative Business with Lloyd Luna.

Say hi to the two very handsome cameramen of the show!

This is the actual shoot of Creative business with Lloyd Luna. Mr. Lloyd Luna wearing eye glass and black jacket (right) and sitting beside him are his guests who have been very successful in the field of events management.

   

That is me, taking down notes of some information regarding the discussion.

And that is my co-intern, sitting while recording the conversation.

I had a great time watching Creative Business with Lloyd Luna live. The people are very kind and welcoming, I actually instantly became close to their cameramen! Plus the whole talk show went a lot of fun. There was this chemistry between the three guests and the host, Mr. Lloyd Luna. I also learned a lot of things in business particularly in handling the pressure and competition in the field of events management.


If you would like to have the same experience as mine, again their studio is located at 6th floor First Global Building 122 Gamboa St., Legaspi Village Makati City. You can also catch the show on your television at Global News Network Ch. 21, on Ch. 8 if you are a Destiny Cable user or on Channel 1 for GSAT - the Global Satellite GNN. Subscribe to http://www.youtube.com/CreativeBusinessTV for more videos of previous episodes of Creative Business with Lloyd Luna!

Creative Business with Lloyd Luna (May 3, 2013)

Last Friday, May 3, 2013,Mr. Lloyd Luna interviewed another successful business man on his show Creative Business with Lloyd Luna to inspire people in pursuing their dreams in the field of business.

Mr. Paulo Marquez, the CEO and owner of Posh Events Management, told his story behind his success. He graduated high school in Adamson University and took up BS Psychology in Colegio de San Juan de Letran. Mr. Marquez was on his 2^nd year college when he decided to not finish his studies and enter the call center industry instead. He also became a club DJ and had the chance to work in a radio station.

When he was asked what was his turning point in the field of events management, Mr. Marquez said, “Nakita ko lang una ‘to sa pamangkin ko. Mukang simple. Less stress unlike call center kaya sinubukan ko na.” He also said that he was just really curious about business.

Mr. Marquez was still working in a BPO (business process outsourcing) company when he started pursuing his career in events management. He also admitted that he had a hard time doing both jobs at the same time. It even came to a point when he took his leave in the office every time he had an appointment with a client. And most of the time, he meet his clients in places near his work place so he didn’t need to be away from his office.

When Mr. Lloyd Luna asked him how his first event was, he said that he was very hands on. He also confessed that he was very perfectionist and that all he wanted was to satisfy his first client. When he saw the happiness of the parents and the debutant after the event, that was when he realized that this field was really for him.

Mr. Paulo Marquez stated, “1^st impression last. Kapag maganda yung umpisa, chain reaction na yan”. He also gave an advance when it comes to clients, “When it comes to handling clients, just try to please them.”

It is true that apart from hard work and determination, one of the key to success is to really get along and have a good relationship with your client. Through this, it is not only their loyalty that you will get, you will also have them as a friend whom you can get along inside or outside your business.

And to all the people out there who has plans in pursuing business or new in this industry, let me give you this quotation from the successful CEO and owner of Posh Events Management, “It doesn’t matter if you’re a newbie, what matters is how you will handle it.”

To watch the other previous episodes of Creative Business with Lloyd Luna including this interview with Mr. Paulo Marquez, just subscribe to http://www.youtube.com/user/CreativeBusinessTV. Also, watch Creative Business with Lloyd Luna at Global News Network Ch. 21, every Friday, 11:00 AM for more testimonies and inspiration from successful people in the field of business!

Diverse teachings from a motivational speaker and writer

Mr. Lloyd Luna is a motivational speaker, best-selling author, corporate trainer, television talk show host, business evangelist and the author of 8 non-fictional best-selling books about career, business, and personal development. 

I first heard of his name when two of my friends from college became an intern for LLOYDLUNA Communications and got to know him better through his website lloydluna.com.

Listed on his site are his portfolio, achievements, written books, clients, articles, blogs, photos (originally posted on flickr.com), and other things you’d like to know about him from his portfolio to his achievements.

I was able to read a couple of articles that are posted on his site. I learned that apart from motivations that he gives to his readers and listeners in growing in business, he also gives trivia and inspirational thoughts about love and differences of a man and a woman. Two articles that seized my attention from his website were articles entitled: Inspirational Thoughts on Men vs. Women and The Motivational Story of Henry Sy.

Inspirational Thoughts on Men is a scientific explanation on why and how men and women differ in way of thinking. The article listed 10 diversities of men and women when it comes to such as multi tasking, language, analytical skills, etc. This article proved that the problem is not really with the “understanding” but merely on how the brain functions. A man simply cannot force a woman to stand on his understanding because a woman has her own ways of understanding things. This is one of the major reasons why men and women always disagree about a lot of things.

The Motivational Story of Henry Sy on the other hand is the story behind the success of the richest man in the Philippines. I had always been curious about how Henry Sy became one of the most successful businessmen in the world when there is this rumor that he didn’t even come from a rich family. By reading this article from lloydluna.com, I was able to know that the secret behind the success of Henry Sy is his determination, his discipline and his thriftiness.

There are a lot more different interesting articles on Mr. Lloyd Luna’s website aside from these two articles that I shared. This actually proves why his books are best-selling in our country, because he does not only share life experiences and motivates people to do better, but also gives trivia and gives facts and knowledge that can improve a person