Mark Rola's road to success
Born and raised in Las Piñas City, Mark Rola had to overcome numerous challenges to complete his studies. Graduating from the Technological University of the Philippines, Rola obtained two diplomas – Bachelor of Technology with a Major in Mechanical Engineering Technology and Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Industrial Management After completing his education, Rola started a modest business specializing in aluminum and glass products.
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Born and raised in Las Piñas City, Mark Rola had to overcome numerous challenges to complete his studies. Graduating from the Technological University of the Philippines, Rola obtained two diplomas – Bachelor of Technology with a Major in Mechanical Engineering Technology and Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Industrial Management After completing his education, Rola started a modest business specializing in aluminum and glass products.
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00:00The Business Mentor Talks is vlog by no other, Armando Butz Bartolome, in cooperation with
00:14the Manila Times.
00:15It aims to bring to life and recognize entrepreneurs who constantly strive to create a living for
00:21the community as well.
00:51Welcome to the Business Mentor Talks with Butz Bartolome.
01:15Today, we have something to learn, a person can tell us that nothing is impossible because
01:23he did the impossible.
01:26In other words, there is hard work, there is perseverance.
01:29But again, look at this young entrepreneur who really climbed and still climbing the
01:38ladders of success.
01:39So without further ado, let's introduce engineer Mark Rola.
01:45Good Sunday morning to you or afternoon, mukhang maulap dyan ngayon.
01:50Yes sir, magandang araw ng linggo sa inyong lahat, lalo na sa inyo po sir Butz ato sa inyong
01:57mga tagasunod.
01:58Yeah, right, right.
01:59Mark, ikwento mo sa amin, papano ka nagsimula nung ikaw ay isang istudyante at papano na
02:09na-discover ba ang iyong road to success yan?
02:12Kwento mo nga.
02:13Yeah, actually sir Butch, during my college days at Technological University of the Philippines,
02:20nagne-negosyo na ako.
02:22Yung negosyo ko dito sir is ako yung nagagawa ng mga plates, drawings ng mga classmate ko
02:28kasi mga classmate ko before, sila ay nasa computer shop naglalaro.
02:33At ako ay ang gumagawa ng mga plates nila.
02:37And then parang doon ko na rin nakita na ito na yung tahakin ko.
02:41So why not be serious about it?
02:45Okay.
02:46So bakit mo naisipan niyo, bakit naging seryosa ka masyado sa pag-tahak mo ng iyong success, Mark?
02:54Ano nagpopopel sa'yo?
02:56Ano nagbigay-udyok sa'yo ba?
02:59Of course sir, one of the motivations ng buhay sir is yung galing kami sa Iraq.
03:06And yung parents ko sir, my father is a jeepney driver and my mother is a plain housewife.
03:12And at a very young age sir, actually, nagtatrabaho na kami sa talier before.
03:17Although talier namin, pero at the age of 7, nagtatrabaho na po kami.
03:22So at early age sir, marunong na kaming kumita ng pera.
03:28We know the value.
03:30So talagang minulat na kayo ng magulang mo kung paano ang value ng pagkita ng pera, hindi lang gastos ng gastos.
03:38So ikaw nagtapos sa Technological Institute of the Philippines, TIP, tama ba?
03:45TUP po sir, Technological University of the Philippines.
03:49Iba na ba yung Technological Institute?
03:54University sir. TUP is a public university sir, state university, while TIP is a private university.
04:03Okay. So nagkakamali-mali tayo dyan. But again, ano ba ang kursong kinawa mo sa TUP?
04:10Actually sir, I took two courses at TUP, Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering Technology and Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Management.
04:21Bakit ka nakaisip na kumuha ng dalawa? Naging 2-in-1 ang ginawa mo.
04:26Bakit mo ginawa? Masyadong seryoso ka noong araw sa studyante ha?
04:35Actually sir, ang ganda lang po kasi ng program that time ng TUP.
04:40During my 3-year course, Bachelor of Technology, major in Mechanical Engineering Technology,
04:46may 3 branches pa na pwede kang i-pursue after that.
04:51That is BS, Mechanical Engineering, and then Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Management, and then Teaching po.
04:59So sa Engineering po kasi, hindi ko na siya pinurso kasi another 3 years.
05:05So dun po ako sa Management which is 2 years na lang po.
05:08Since mahirap po talaga para sa amin that time yung kumuha ng pang-enroll.
05:14Kasi that time may bayad pa ang mga State University.
05:19Okay, nagtapos ka ngayon. So ano naging unang mong trabaho noong ikaw nag-graduate Mark?
05:27Actually sir, nagtrabaho ako sa pag-ibig under agency.
05:33So nakita ako dun sir na napakahirap.
05:36During that time, 12,000 ang sahod ko, may family na ako noon.
05:40Parang as in talagang kulang na kulang talaga sir.
05:43So nag-isip ako ng way, paano ako makakadagdag ng income so that I can support my family.
05:50So dito na nga pumasok sir yung pagkakaroon ko ng aluminum and glass na negosyo.
05:57Dito yung simula sir noong business journey ko sir.
06:00So aluminum and glass, okay.
06:03So yan ang pinagsimulan mo. In other words, nakatigil ka magtrabaho.
06:07Pero yung kinukulang o kinakaposoy yung swerdo, so you moved on.
06:12Papapaano mo na-discovery itong aluminum and glass?
06:15Ano ang nakita mong beauty ng aluminum and glass?
06:22Kasi sir, dito sir, sa aluminum and glass before, nang nagsisimula pa lang ako, wala pang masyadong competition.
06:29So during that time, 50% down payment.
06:32Mind you sir, wala po akong capital during that time noong nagsimula ako magnegosyo.
06:37So 50% down payment, 50% upon finish na noong buong project.
06:42During that time, yung 50% din sir, sapat na for all the materials and for all the labor sir.
06:50So yung 50%, kita mo na yan sir.
06:53Maganda yung sinabi mo, wala kang puhunan. Papaano yan?
06:57Sinasabi nila, laging may puhunan.
07:00But ikaw naman, walang puhunan, nagsimula ka ng negosyo.
07:04Explain mo nga yan, liwanagin mo nga sa amin at yung mga viewers?
07:09Actually sir, siguro masasabi kong puhunan doon is lakas ng loob.
07:14At saka sir, yung pakikipagkapwa, at saka yung networking sir.
07:18Kasi financial sir, wala talaga akong financial capacity to start a business.
07:23So yung una kong project sir actually is my alma mater, my university,
07:28na nagtiwala sakin na maghanap ng isang bulletin board na aluminum and glass.
07:33And during that time sir, kinausap ko yung isang worker,
07:37sabi ko sir, maganda ba ang kita dyan sa aluminum and glass?
07:40Sabi niya sir, yes, 50-50 to, 50% lang, kompleto nila.
07:44So ginawa ko sir, pinartner ko siya sir. May project ako, may tao ako.
07:48So kinombine ko, nagkaroon ako sir ng down payment na if natapos ko yung project.
07:55So nakita ko sir yung opportunity na hindi mo talaga kailangan ng pera to start a business.
08:01You need clients and you need workers. Yung dalawang po yun ang pinakamalagang element ng pagnenegosyo sir.
08:09So mula sa bulletin board ng iyong alma mater, nagkaroon ka na ng lakas ng loob magkaroon ng aluminum and glass.
08:16So yun ba naging continue or another stepping journey ito?
08:21Yes sir, actually nag-continue ito for three years before I move on to a bigger responsibility which is the general construction sir.
08:31Malaki-laki yung tinalon mo yan, mukhang aluminum and glass.
08:35Mark, bakit mo naisipan tumalun sa general construction? Ano ba ang nakita mo ng gap sa negosyo mo?
08:45During that time sir, sa aluminum and glass lagi kami last na pumapasok.
08:51So naisip ko, laging pag nagtatanong ako awarded na agad sir.
08:57So sabi nila pumasok ka conceptual phase pa lang para at least during the bidding, nandun ka na, nakaposition ka na, nakaposition na yung products mo.
09:08Makakapasok ka, hindi yung tapos na, wala ka na talagang maabutan.
09:13So ganoon sir yung ginawa ko, naghanap ako ng mga tao na makakasama ko sir.
09:18Yung mga experienced na talaga sa construction and then we start from there sir.
09:24Aba, ganoon naman ha. So ano ang naging project ngayon? Ano ba pangalan ng company mo ngayon?
09:31Ang company ko ngayon ay Metro Goldrich Construction Inc. We started incorporated by January 5, 2017.
09:43Alright. So nasaan ngayon yung Metro, medyo hindi ko narinig yung pangalan ng company Mark?
09:51Metro Goldrich Construction Inc.
09:54Metro Goldrich. So ganoon ka rich ngayon ng Metro Goldrich? Ganoon kalaki na? Ano mga projects na hinahawakan niyo? Mukhang hindi na ata niyo hinahawakan yung glass and aluminum Mark?
10:06Yes sir, medyo nag-ano na kami sir sa glass and aluminum.
10:12So ang mga ginagawa namin projects ngayon more on industrial and commercial buildings po.
10:16So yung mga manufacturing, mga ganyan, steel deck parking, yung mga multi-level parking, yun po yung ginagawa namin sir.
10:25Alright. So paano ka naman nakahanap ng mga kliyente yan? Siguro isang magandang point dito Mark yung paano ka nakahanap agad ng kliyente for your construction, Metro Goldrich?
10:39Actually sir, more on network sir, yung naging mga client ko. Kasi nga sir sa construction sir, hindi na talaga yan actually bidding. More on negotiated na lang kasi yan sir.
10:51As long as yung network mo talaga sir, kilala ka na mayos gumawa, magaling yung gawa mo, at competent ka sir.
10:58So yun sir, may mga foreign clients ako sir na naging kaibigan, sila yung nagbibigay sakin sir ng projects.
11:07So like mga big projects na nagawa mo na over, ilang years ka na, ilang years na Metro Goldrich?
11:14So 2017 kami sir nag-start, 7 years na kami sir running. So current project ko po sir right now is the new senate building, yung bagong senado natin na tinatayo sa Taguig.
11:29Wow! Mukhang maganda yung project na ginawa mo agad, the new senate in Taguig.
11:37Yes sir. Pero fireproofing lang kami doon.
11:44Fireproofing pero ano yung project na talagang nagawa mo from ground, yung 100% kayong construction?
11:55Yung architectural po natin ng North Gypsum Board sa Calaca. Although under kami sir ng isang foreign Gen Con, kami gumawa ng mga buildings nila sir. Yung mga offices nila, 5 offices on site.
12:09Wow! So ilang taong manage mo ngayon Mark sa iyong kumpanya?
12:16Ang regular ko po ngayon is nasa lima pero ang workers ko po sir naglarange from 100 to 150 pag may project.
12:24Maganda yung ginagawa mo. So anyway Mark, ano mga kikita mo ngayong lessons na pwede mo ibigay sa mga kagaya mo?
12:35Mga nanonood sa atin ay magkagraduate kagaya ng mga magkagraduate sa TUP o magkagraduate o naghanap na gusto ko gayahin si Mark, lakasan loob. Ano ang pwede mong ibigay ng tips?
12:52Actually sir, yung number 1 natin is yung commitment sir. Kasi once na naka-commit tayo, regardless kung ano yung maging problema, dapat matupad natin yung commitment natin. Kasi kung wala tayong commitment, wala tayong negosyo.
13:09Pangalawa sir, yung pakikisama o networking natin. Napakahalagan yan sir. Lalo na yung sinasabi nila don't burn bridges. Kasi hindi mo alam kung kailan mo ulit sila makikita o kailan ka nila matutulungan.
13:24Which is nangyari din talaga sa akin sir. Ngayon mga longtime friends ko na hindi ko nakita way back a decade na, sila ngayon yung tumutulong sa akin magka-project.
13:38Pangatlo sir, yung sumalis sa mga organization like PCCIQC, ICSB. Yung sir, malaki ang may tutulong ng mga organization na ito para sa pag-boost ng iyong company sir, lalo lalo sa pag-boost ng iyong network sir.
14:09... So ang character talagang isang puhunan mo siguro. You seem to be everywhere, you seem to be recognized by a lot of people. Pag sinabi mong si Mark Rola, ah si engineer. Parang ganda ng ano.
14:27But in terms of puhunan, paano naman yan? Sinabi ni Mark nagsimula siya ng walang puhunan. Ano kaya ma-advise ni Mark dito?
14:57... Dahil kilala ka nila, kilala nila ang gawa mo, and also kilala nila ang pagkatao mo na honest ka at hindi mo sila lulokohin.
15:27Q1. In terms of associations, what are your guidelines when choosing an association?
15:57... So sir, yung naging common lang dun sir is tutulungan ka nilang mag-grow. Hindi lang dahil sa business mo kundi sa personality mo sir. Yung as a whole sir, yung pagtulong nila sayo.
16:09... Hindi lang dahil member ka, magbabayad ka ng fees, hindi lang ganoon sir, hindi natatapos doon. Yung growth talagang ibibigay nila sayo sir. It's up to you na lang kung kukunin mo at gagawan mo ng move para matupad ang gusto mo sir with the help of them sir.
16:39... Synergism tawag natin ito. So anyway ano na mga plano ng Metro-Goldrich Mark this 2024? Ano ang hangarin mo na gusto mo matupad itong taon na ito?
17:09... So we're pushing for more green building materials na makakatulong sa environment po natin sir. Yan pong main goal natin. Kaya lahat pong pinupush nating product ngayon, lahat po green building materials sir.
17:39... Yeah Mark hindi na kita pipigilin dahil alam po linggo ngayon at ikaw nandyan sa iyong pinapatayong rest house sa Tagaytay. Again magbuhay ka at isang example ka ng mga tao na kung may hangarin matutupad.
18:09... Malaking impact ang tulong niyo sir Boots.
18:39... Thank you.