Ever since I was a kid, I have started buying and selling at 4 years old, as early as I can count. I picked some fruits in our backyard, sold it to my classmates and my , made halo-halo , a Filipino specialty dessert and sold it to my grandparents’s workers in the farm - I have always been passionated with the art of business and growing ones asset.

I had a strong academia growing up being in Asia. Kids are brought up to be academically uptuned, academically competitive in all subjects. We had not just to pass our subjects but to aim at being on the top, as possible.

Also growing in an economically challenging society opened my eyes at an early age of real life experiences, needs, dealing with & understanding people as well as looking for answers and finding solutions in every problem - in Philippines, we call it being resourceful.

I studied Medical Technology, now called Clinical Science, passed the licensure exam and a registered professional of the field in the Philippines. I may not able to pursue being a doctor of medicine but pursued my ever childhood passion - business administration.

After getting the license, I enrolled Master in Business Administration major in Human Resource Management and Development at University of Cebu in the Philippines. As what they say, if you enjoy and love what you are doing, you will do it with ease. And within 2 years of continuous education, I earned my degree with flying colors at the school who believed in me and my perseverance despite my young age with less corporate experience back then.

FRANCHESKA MARIE MAMAC MIRANDA | RMT, MBA-HRMD