Many OFWs work abroad for far too many years. They see family through schools, business opportunities, home building, even weddings and funerals–but often come home with no clear next step.
The ultimate dream is to successfully make something sustainable out of the many years of sacrifice, so here are some stories of OFWs turned entrepreneurs for inspiration.
Myrna Padilla
Myrna Padilla is the founder and CEO of Davao-based social network management software company Mynd Consulting.
She left her two children in 1988 to seek greener pastures overseas. For 20 years, she endured hardship (and abusive employers) working in Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
Today her BPO company supplies social media management, web design, and development services to an enormous clientele in both Europe and the United States.
