Nards and Butch Jimenez on Beyond Business

Once there was a broken down, near-bankruptcy black-and-white TV station. An accountant who was  a former casual clerk in a government office, along with a lawyer and a government official, bought this station and ran it with a seven million loan from a bank. 38 years later, the station now known as GMA-7 rose to become the second largest media broadcasting firm in the country. 

29 years after the accountant bought the station, a local movie “DeathRow” was made to portray how juvenile prisoners are mixed with hardcore criminals lined up for death sentence – based on the true story of 14 kids who dwell among deathrow prisoners. At the night the producer of the movie received his recognition for such a great film, he was informed that seven of the kids in the deathrow prison were moved to a juvenile center. 

A year earlier than DeathRow, the same producer released a movie named Muro Ami which exposed the worst form of child labor in the illegal fishing industry. After the film showed in cinemas, a former senator passed a bill on anti-child labor.

Menardo “Nards” Jimenez, Sr. was the former clerk who used to stamp government documents for eight hours in his small cubicle. Even with an accountancy degree, his love for broadcast and media, coupled with his perseverance, allowed him to build a formidable TV station out of its crumbling walls. 

His legacy of success was passed over to his son, Menardo “Butch” Jimenez, Jr. who is now a senior vice president for the PLDT group, a film producer, and recipient of numerous achievement awards such as the Ten Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP) of the World Award for Cultural Achievement which he received in France. 

Last Thursday, May 22, I had the privilege of listening to Nards and Butch at the Victory Christian Fellowship, Every Nation Church in The Fort, Bonifacio Taguig in a conference series called "Beyond Business." Highlights of their talk are as follows:

• Butch shared that a business is won by a leader who gives Pressure, Passion, and Purpose to his followers.  
• Nards stressed the importance of having strong, foundational values in running a business. 
• Both father and son agreed that having a higher purpose for any business endeavor is the key to making it big.

The full story on their talk on business and beyond business principles and success stories, posting soon.

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