Patt Soyao – Make Your Dreams Real

BIO: Patt Soyao is currently the Managing Director and founder of Icon Executive Asia, an executive solutions firm that focuses on executive search and executive events that services a roster of high profile and high net worth clientele. STORY: Patt won the chance to run an event for a high-level multinational. The event would cost him about $100,000, but he had $5,000 only. His former business partner got him someone to lend them the money, but he’d have to pay back $30,000 in interest. This was equivalent to his profit. Patt had no choice but to accept the deal since he already had a contract with the multinational. LEARNING: Have enough funds to run your business before you start. Be careful when borrowing money from friends.   “If you’re going to be a business owner, turn that thought into tangible things. Make things exist.”Patt Soyao  Guest profilehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/pattsoyao/ (Patt Soyao) is currently the Managing Director and founder of http://www.iconexecutive.asia/ (Icon Executive Asia), an executive solutions firm that focuses on executive search and executive events that services a roster of high profile and high net worth clientele. He is also the Chief Strategy Officer and Cofounder of Shoppertainment Live, the leading live stream shopping network in the Philippines. Check out his podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/job-defined/id1561904049 (Job Defined), which is all about debunking job descriptions through interviewing actual professionals who are doing that job right now. Worst investment everPatt had an events business that did a lot of high-level productions for multinational companies. The business was great. The only catch with working with multinational clients is that they have terms that require payments to be made 60 to 90 days after you bill them. Patt won this huge project, and after doing his cost estimates, he’d require more than $100,000 to run it. The business barely had $5,000 in the bank. Patt’s previous business partner told him that she