Futuristic Enterprise EP9: Cherrie Atilano

Sep 21, 2021 • 0 Min Podcast
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In episode nine, Kim Lim; Co-founder and CEO of PichaEats, talks to Cherrie Atilano, President and Founding Farmer of Agrea Philippines and Co-Founder of Hatienda Holdings Inc., on Agrea's one island economy model.

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Welcome to the Futuristic Enterprise podcast series, a collaboration with PichaEats on sustainable enterprises. Hear from Founders and CEOs from around the world as they share their life-changing stories and socially conscious business models that contribute to the goodness and sustainability of the future.

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Matthew Adam is a content creator and producer for Leaderonomics. He is also a psychology graduate who is very passionate about music and chocolate. In his free time, he compiles very detailed Spotify playlists while eating plain milk chocolate.

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