Brian Poe Llamanzares is an award-winning journalist, entrepreneur, investor, and youth leader from the Philippines. He traveled the world completing different programs at MIT for Digital Marketing and Social Media Analytics, Wharton, Stanford University, and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He even completed his master’s at Columbia University in New York.
He is known for having founded Time Master Watches, a Filipino owned watch company that produced the first Filipino dive watch. Since then, he has gone on to diversify his portfolio by investing in a digital media holdings company, social media tools and analytics, content creation, app development, and even an anti-bacterial clothing line. Among his early investments are TruFan, a social intelligence platform and STOBZ Media & Digital 360 agency. Since then, he has gone on to become the lead investor and digital director of Alike Media Inc. the fastest growing purely digital premium lifestyle publication in the country.
His work and numerous achievements in entrepreneurship and public service served as the basis for his first international award for youth leadership which he received in Kathmandu, Nepal. He was likewise awarded the Power Millennial Award for Entrepreneurship by Lifestyle Asia and he was recognized by People Asia Magazine as one of their “Men Who Matter” in 2020 for his service as the youngest chief of staff in the Philippine Senate.
education
Oct 2018
Columbia University, New York, USA
Masters in Liberal Arts, Climate and Society
July 2018
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts,
USA Certificate of Completion, Digital Marketing and
Social Media Analytics
Apr 2018
Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Massachusetts, USA
Certificate of Completion, Leadership in Crisis
Mar 2017
Stanford University, California, USA
Professional Certificate, Energy Innovation and Emerging
Technologies
Feb 2017
University of Pennsylvania Wharton, Pennsylvania, USA
Executive Certificate, Global Strategic Leadership
Mar 2013
Ateneo de Manila University, Manila, Philippines
Bachelor of the Arts, Political Science
work experience
June 2019-Present
Office of Senator Grace Poe
Chief of Staff
Oct-June 2018
Campaign Team of Senator Grace Poe
Campaign Manager and Chief Finance Officer
May-Sept 2018
NASA Disaster Program & International Research Institute
Research Intern
Jan-Sept 2018
GlacierHub
Anchor, Writer, Video Editor
May 2017-Present
Prime Hourglass Corporation Inc.
Chief Executive Officer, Co-founder
May 2016-2017
Office of Senator Grace Poe
Political Consultant Head of External Affairs
Sept 2015-2016
Campaign Team of Senator Grace Poe
National Presidential Campaign Coordinator
December 2014-2015
CNN Philippines
News Correspondent
Jun 2013-2014
Office of Senator Grace Poe
Supervising Legislative Staff
Sept 2012-2013
Campaign Team of Senator Grace Poe
National Senatorial Campaign Coordinator
Workshops, Training Modules & Conferences
Jan 2020
Public Enterprise Liability Management: Participant
Bureau of Treasury, Manila, Philippines
Dec 2017
Conference Diplomacy and Multilateral Negotiations Workshop: Participant
United Nations Institute for Training and Research
United Nations HQ, Geneva, Switzerland
Nov 2017
Conflict Resolution, Mediation, and Negotiation Workshop: Participant
United Nations Institute for Training and Research
United Nations HQ, New York, USA
Sept 2017
Sustainable Development Solutions Network: Participant
Training Future Leaders on Sustainable Development
Columbia University, New York, USA
Nov 2016
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Taiwan: Delegation Leader Camp for Future Leaders, Southeast Asia and South Asia Program:
Taipei, Taiwan
professional affiliations & volunteer work
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