Joining the show is my very own mother, FQ Mom, Rose Fres Fausto! We talk about her recent book, “Why Financial Education Alone Doesn’t Work.” Having been in the finance industry since 1985, this is the second book in her FQ Trilogy. We discuss the psychology of money, the data and proof behind it and what this book is really all about. This is the first face-to-face episode for this podcast and I just love how there is no lag or technical errors that inevitably happens over Zoom! You can get your own copy now by going to FQMom.com ! You can follow her @thefqmom on IG and facebook.com/FQMom 0:00 4:40 - Going against what she’s been teaching for decades 7:44 - Understanding Mak & Emong 14:11 - The growing ease in spending through the years 17:23 - How the FQ Trilogy began 20:25 - The skill of simplifying complex ideas 22:22 - Purpose and legacy in life 29:12 - Behavioral Economics Principles (Loss Aversion) 38:00 - (Confirmation Bias) 47:31 - What’s the problem with relying just on financial literacy? 50:22 - What’s to come next #AntonOnOnePodcast

Dani Zam who just released her first EP, entitled Eden joins the show. We talk about her music journey, the challenges of abruptly moving back to the Philippines after studying and gaining momentum in New York and much more. Many people have their own ways of dealing with the life changing pandemic that we are currently going through. Dani shares how this EP was her way of dealing with it. 0:00 6:17 - The “start” of her music journey during the pandemic 10:24 - How Eden was born 18:40 - The “non-traditional” career path 24:50 - The experience of creating and recording Eden 36:15 - Music seriously? 42:30 - Dealing with negative feedback 53:19 - What’s next? 55:09 - Her song Dagat You can follow her on www.facebook.com/danizammusic and @danizammusic on IG You can stream the entire EP, Eden on Spotify! #AntonOnOnePodcast

Rica Basilio is a teacher from Urban School for Children, a progressive, play-based preschool based on a social studies curriculum that started during the pandemic. We discuss the challenges of teaching online and the realizations she gets on the job while teaching her 4-5 year old students. It’s true what they say, that the teachers are the ones thatt learn so much from interacting with these young unadulterated minds. 0:00 1:38 - Pandemic-style structure of teaching 4:56 - Why she wants to teach kids specifically 10:10 - Mixing typical kids and kids with learning disabilities in the same class 14:32 - Differentiating the role of a teacher as parent and educator 18:02 - Involvement of the family in teaching kids now 27:48 - Dealing with kids and the school’s progressive nature You can learn more about Urban School for Children here: https://www.urbanschoolph.com #AntonOnOnePodcast

Michael Perfecto is a photographer and a young creative genius, in my opinion. We danced together through High School and College, where he picked up a knack for taking photos as his way of remembering his life. He joins the show to talk about his career so far, as well as his realizations and aspirations in his craft. *I didn't notice that my laptop microphone was the selected input so the audio quality isn't that good. My bad! :( 0:00 8:28 - Money and work 13:05 - Taking photos as a way to remember 29:14 - Experience with Adidas and working with clients 35:52 - His approach to the subjectivity of photography 45:16 - Photo editing & manipulation 48:00 - What’s next? 51:55 - The most powerful photo he has seen You can follow him @michael_perfecto on IG and check out his work at yellowstudio.ph (c) Miguel De Guzman for the episode poster photo #AntonOnOnePodcast

We have Renzo Concepcion, an onboarding specialist for CREXI, joining the show all the way from Simi Valley, USA to talk about his transition to the States, the common mindset of always hustling, the culture of comparison and dealing with an LDR. Renzo is my blockmate from college, someone I got to converse with more often during the pandemic, which is actually one of the factors that inspired me to pursue this podcast and have these type of conversations shared to the public. 0:00 5:12 - Going through 300 applications before landing his job 24:51 - The transition of moving to another country 34:29 - Quarter-life dilemmas and the culture of comparison 48:32 - LDR and relationships #AntonOnOnePodcast

Actress and former MYX VJ, Aya Fernandez who plays Agatha in ABS CBN’s teleserye, Ang Sa Iyo Ay Akin, joins the show to talk about their teleserye, acting techniques, dealing with the ABS CBN shutdown and much more. 0:00 6:22 - On playing the role of Agatha 15:09 - Acting techniques used to become their characters and its effects 24:18 - The difference between hosting and acting 26:11 - Aya vs. Agatha 30:25 - The state of ABS CBN right now 39:02 - Future plans for Aya Fernandez 43:48 - Project Lily, her advocacy #AntonOnOnePodcast #AntonOnOneWithAYAFERNANDEZ

Joining and brightening up the show is PBA Courtside Reporter and newly married Selina Dagdag-Alas. We talk about her life as a newly married wife, the role of God in their relationship, the origin stories of her being a courtside reporter and how Kevin got her attention in the first place and much more. 0:00 1:44 - Newly married life 26:28 - The story of how her husband Kevin Alas got her attention in the first place 34:13 - Her plans on her career 38:44 - The story of how she became a courtside reporter 45:48 - Free will and God’s sovereignty 53:40 - Dogs #AntonOnOnePodcast #AntonOnOneWithSELINADAGDAGALAS

Media Commoner’s Founder, JP Campos joins the show to talk about what’s going on in the world right now and what he expects to happen in the upcoming days. We’re often taught to be aware and updated by reading or watching the news but the recent Christine Dacera case is a reminder for everyday citizens like you and me to practice media resiliency. 0:00 3:20 - The vaccination issue in the Philippines 11:10 - What to expect for the Philippines this 2021 24:10 - Christine Dacera 39 - How do they verify the news they research 44:50 - Media Resiliency 53:40 - Looking forward to this new year #AntonOnOnePodcast #AntonOnOneWithJPCAMPOS

Edward Barber joins the show to talk about his new movie with Maymay Entrata, Princess Daya Reese and the challenges he faced while taping during a pandemic. We also discussed what’s been up since our days in MYX, and how his faith has been an integral part of his journey. We also look back and talk about how he dealt with growing up as a public figure at such an early age. 0:00 2:08 - Experience and challenges taping the movie 23:27 - Princess daya reese: what’s the movie about? 38:11 - VJ Edward after MYX 44:41 - How’s ABS CBN after the retrenchment? 50:12 - Stories about Gary V 52:53 - Growing up with PBB and its challenges 56:46 - Edward’s earlier experiences with Maymay #AntonOnOnePodcast #AntonOnOneWithEDWARDBARBER

Happy almost New Year! I have another solo episode today to look back at the past year of living in a pandemic and some of my biggest takeaways from past episodes. (Rain Matienzo, Jose Mari Chan, Jana Mahusay, Fr. Johnny Go, Sir Dennis Temporal). I share my thoughts on how this year actually helped us improve as people, the way we compare less, we’re more okay with doing our own thing because of the lockdown and other lessons. What was your favorite episode of 2020? #AntonOnOnePodcast