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Toby’s Sports, Quorum Group of Companies partners with Embiggen to innovate, and explore future

Case Studies, News / By / January 11, 2023

The Quorum Group of Companies, operator of well-known athletics stores Toby’s Sports, RUNNR, and urbanAthletics, partnered with the Embiggen Group to conduct foresight-driven strategic planning to envision the company’s future from 2023 to 2028.  Since 1978, the corporation operated premier sporting goods retailers in the Philippines. Besides athletics stores, Quorum also operates sporting goods distributor …

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Congratulatory poster for Embiggen CEO Rolan Marco Garcia for being recognized as part of the Circle of Excellence for Young Leader of the Year and Entrepreneur of the Year categories in the Asia CEO Awards 2022.

Embiggen CEO bags 2 Asia CEO Awards Circle of Excellence recognitions

News / By / October 17, 2022

Embiggen Founding CEO & Managing Partner Rolan Marco Garcia was recognized as part of the Circle of Excellence in 2 award categories of the 2022 Asia CEO Awards. Garcia is part of the Circle of Excellence of the Young Leader of the Year and Entrepreneur of the Year categories.  The Circle of Excellence is a …

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New cohort of Embiggen-GIMI innovators begin training to become innovation-certified

News / By / September 20, 2022

Embiggen began training a new cohort of innovators under the globally-recognized Global Innovation Management Institute innovation certification program last Saturday, August 27, 2022. The 3rd cohort of Embiggen-trained innovators started their journey toward becoming a GIMI Certified Innovation Professional by joining the GIMI Level 1: Associate program. At the end of the program, individuals who …

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Succeeding in times of crisis: Corporate Venture Building and Investing with the Embiggen Group

News / By / September 13, 2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Embiggen Group formally launched its venture capital-as-a-service and corporate venture building services in an online event last September 8, 2022. Formerly known as Embiggen Consulting, the company grew exponentially since its establishment in 2020, amid a global pandemic, by co-founders Rolan Marco Garcia, Paul Pajo, and Earl Valencia.  Garcia and Pajo …

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Embiggen spearheads new advanced innovation learning program with the Asian Institute of Management

News / By / September 20, 2022

The Embiggen Innovation Institute (EII), in partnership with the Asian Institute of Management (AIM), successfully launched the first learning program focused on innovation management and advanced intrapreneurship in the Philippines last August 2022. 20 participants from AIA Philippines, Globe Telecom, Inc., AXA Philippines, the Universal Robina Corporation, and the RealGen Group joined the inaugural batch …

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Introducing the Embiggen Group: Corporate Venture Building and Investing

News / By / September 22, 2022

Just a decade back in 2010, BlackBerry was one of the widely used cellphone brands. The phone iconically had a tiny physical QWERTY keyboard and its own built-in messaging service. At its peak in 2011, the company was earning over USD 15 billion from the sale of its cellphones according to data from Statista.  Yet …

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Embiggen hosts a brand new space for Philippine innovators to learn, interact, and network

News / By / August 19, 2022

Filipino innovators participated in the Embiggen Innovation Institute’s first-ever innovation networking event in Makati City last July 9, 2022. The ‘Bottoms Up!’ networking event was envisioned by Cherrie Magbanua, Embiggen Innovation Institute Business Development Head, as a space for innovators to interact and share ideas outside the office and classroom. “A space to discuss ideas …

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100% pass the recent Embiggen-GIMI innovation certification examination

Case Studies, News / By / January 11, 2023

All five participants from the First Gen-owned Energy Development Corporation passed the Global Innovation Management Institute (GIMI) innovation certification exam conducted by Embiggen last June 11, 2022. The participants, who now hold a Level 1: Associate innovation certification, form the second batch of Embiggen-trained GIMI-certified innovators. Earlier in 2022, five participants from the initial batch …

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Embiggen recognized as one of the top Southeast Asian innovation management startups by BestStartup.Asia

News / By / August 19, 2022

Embiggen was recognized by BestStartup.Asia as one of the 53 top innovation management startups in Southeast Asia. The list also includes Philippine-based fintech unicorn Voyager Innovations, and Standard Charter’s venture capital arm SC Ventures. According to BestStartup.Asia, the companies on the list exhibited exceptional performance in innovation, growth, management or societal impact. “These startups and …

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2nd cohort of GIMI level 1 innovation certification program to start on March 19, 2022

News / By / August 19, 2022

The next cohort of Embiggen-trained innovators will begin their training for the first level of the Global Innovation Management Institute (GIMI) Certified Innovation Professional program on March 19, 2022.  GIMI is the globally recognized standard and certification board for innovation and innovation management. Embiggen is their exclusive certified training partner in the Philippines. Established companies …

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