One of the most respected business speakers in the country, Francis Kong is a recipient of the Outstanding Filipino (TOFIL) Award 2014. Francis is a columnist, and his column at the Philippine Star has been awarded best business column for the years 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014 and 2015 and has been accorded hall of fame awardee by the catholic mass media awards. Francis won the Anvil Award for Excellence for the staging of the Dr. John Maxwell Seminar Series, Gold Quill Award for Best Public Speech category given by the International Association Business Communicators.
As an entrepreneur, he is versed in the field of manufacturing and retail. He founded a famous garment brand and ran it successfully for 17 years. He also ventured into retail of an Italian fashion brand and managed its marketing and operations for many years.
As a businessman, he formed Success Options Inc. and consultancy; Funworks Inc. and co-founded Inspire Leadership Consultancy Incorporated. As a business consultant, Francis sits as an adviser to many of the country’s top business corporations and currently sits on the board of primer holdings incorporated. As a personal coach he has mentored many of the top business leaders in the country.
As a broadcaster, Francis runs a radio program called business matters at DZFE-FM 98.7. As a speaker and trainer, Francis averages more than 300 talks, seminars and training both here and abroad yearly. As a book author, he has authored 19 books and more is to come.
Areas of Expertise:
Leadership Development, Inspiring excellence, The call to leadership excellence, Level up leadership, Money and Finances, Practical Money Management, Successful entrepreneurship, Personal Development and Values Education, Developing and entrepreneurial mindset, Winning disciplines for success, Culture of personal excellence, Making business remarkable, Dealing with difficult times, Life’s winning points, Living the great life, Living the inspired life, Winning attitudes for success, Winning dimensions for success, Balancing work like trade off, Maximizing productivity, Leading change, Personalife, Practical parenting, Great expectations, Understanding men and women differences.