Anna Melissa Nava, Co-founder & CEO of 1Export, The Philippines

Today’s episode is with a Filipina entrepreneur, Anna Melissa Nava. Anna or better known as Mel is the co-founder and CEO of 1Export whose tagline is “helping businesses go global”.  She was a fun and energetic person to talk to and didn’t shy away from recounting the early days of her business when she took on a ghostwriting job to produce the Philippine export guidebook so that she could make some money and keep her business running.  Today she has a team of 55 people located in 2 countries, the Phillippines and Indonesia and it is a far cry from the days when she used to scout for free co-working spaces to work in!  We debunked the myths of exporting, how she came into this business, how she is growing right now with her team of 55 in two locations in Asia and what drives her. We also talked about the early days of her business and how the greatest lesson she has learned came from her customers. She thought it was all about the technology until she met a customer who said outright that he didn’t need the technology, he needed to solve his problems with exporting.  This episode is sponsored by Redbox Studio. Subscribe to my email list and you'll be the first to know when new episodes air (as well as other news and good stuff). More show notes and links at WomenpreneurAsia.com