00:00 Hi, my name is Dan. I'm CEO of FooPanda Philippines and I've been here in the Philippines since 2009.
00:07 I'd definitely have to say the people. I think you notice as soon as you leave the Philippines just how nice and warm and friendly the people are.
00:19 Whenever I'm overseas I kind of get reminded that that's probably the main selling point of the Philippines, the people.
00:26 I try to ride every week. Around here in Rizal area, Tanay, is usually where I go. Sometimes Tagaytay area and Usupu, but mainly here.
00:35 Okay, so I think if it was anywhere, Patagonia in South America. I think that would be awesome.
00:41 In the Philippines, I would love to go right to the north, Pagodpud area. I think that would be great.
00:47 I think what makes it difficult is it's very, very technical. I think anyway more technical than, or at least feels more technical than four wheels.
00:54 You really have to constantly be polishing technique and then also challenging yourself to do things that aren't always that natural, right?
01:02 Like leaning, you know, not squeezing the brake too hard at certain points because you might break traction.
01:07 At the same time, the fact that you're exposed and you don't have a shell around you means that the whole experience is very exciting. It's really thrilling.
01:14 You see a lot of motorcycle cafes popping up. There's one in Makati that popped up. I saw one in Ortega the other day.
01:20 I guess that's bringing people together with similar interests, also offering things like customization and so on.
01:26 So I think it's very vibrant. I find it's good for de-stressing. I think that in a way it's a bit like meditation, right?
01:32 Like you have to focus on one thing. That's your riding, right? Like in the road conditions.
01:37 So in a way, you're focused on that one thing and you're not thinking about anything else. So I find it actually quite relaxing.
01:44 First bike was a Triumph Speed Twin 1200. I have another Triumph, a Tiger 660 Sport.
01:52 I think you just find more members, right? Like obviously we've got lots and lots of delivery partners.
01:57 Within our head office as well, there are some people who ride bikes and I think it's more about just getting all of those people together and doing as much together as we can.
02:06 We act fast. We do it fast. We decide fast. We are always after time. That's kind of the culture.
02:12 Corporate stress piles up. It's normal. Then you have to come up with an outlet.
02:16 We try to organize some short rides that can be combined between work and the hobby itself.
02:22 If a company allows an employee to pursue multiple hobbies, they strive to be excellent in those hobbies.
02:29 Trying to fortify an attitude like that is super relatable to work.
02:33 Because at the end of the day, anything that makes us good makes, as employees, we make Foodpanda good.
02:38 I think, as I mentioned, de-stressing. I think that's definitely one thing.
02:43 I would also say just because biking is very, very technical, you're forced to pay attention to details.
02:49 I think that's quite transferable into managing any business.
02:54 Definitely sort of learning to be agile. I react to changing conditions.
03:00 Things that you see on the road that are actually very, very transferable into managing the Foodpanda business.
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03:08 Thank you.
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