Thinking big. Starting small. Acting fast.
I’m RM Nisperos — business strategy consultant, UP Open University professor, and serial entrepreneur. I set strategy for a ₱25-billion financial institution, have taught 1,000+ student-entrepreneurs at UP, and advised USAID-funded programs — and been written up by the institutions I serve (receipts below). Here’s the long version.
Classroom rigor, street-level experience.
By day, I’m Chief Compliance Officer at a ₱25-billion member-owned savings-and-loan association in Manila — after more than fifteen years there building its corporate strategy, business intelligence, and analytics-led marketing across a nationwide branch network. By night (and most weekends), I teach entrepreneurship, e-commerce, and public management at the University of the Philippines Open University, and run a consulting practice for founders and institutions.
I hold an MBA from UP Diliman’s Virata School of Business, e-commerce and entrepreneurship training from UP Open University, and a BS in E-Commerce from the Asian Institute of E-Commerce — plus a stack of certifications in data analytics, Six Sigma, and digital marketing. But the credential I’m proudest of is simple: my very first clients are still my clients today.
The lieutenant you wish you had.
I believe every team already has an enormous capacity to do something great. What’s usually missing is someone beside you — watching your back, turning intent into systems, and getting the hard things actually done.
That’s the role I play best. A results-driven pursuit of wisdom, a knack for building systems, and a habit of advocating for innovation — paired with leadership that’s perceptive and detailed, but considerate. I’m at my best as the strategist who makes the general look good.
I live by a line I learned early: “Service to humanity is the best work of life.” So I teach at a distance-learning university to reach Filipinos who can’t easily access education, write openly about strategy on this site, and mentor founders whenever I can.
The way I see it, we should always pay it forward — lift the people around us and help the next generation match or surpass us. That’s the point of all of it.
Where I’ve built and taught.
Sixteen years across corporate strategy and the classroom — often at the same time.
The formal grounding.
Trusted on national programs.
A sample of the consulting, training, and resource-speaker work behind the advice.
Feasibility Analysis Training
Trainer & facilitator. DILG — Office of Project Development Services (OPDS).
Project Management Training
Trainer. Department of Economy, Planning & Development (DEPDev), Region 1.
Project Management
Resource person & trainer. Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA).
INSPIRE — Enterprise Development
Short-term technical assistance consultant. Gerry Roxas Foundation, USAID.
PJPA Research Writing Fellowship
One of eight fellows selected. UP — NCPAG.
Regulatory Simplification
Consultant & resource speaker. Local Government Academy, DILG.
RESPOND — Policy Communication
Regulatory reform support program. UPPAF, USAID.
Policy Communication & KM
Philippine Council for Agriculture & Fisheries (PCAF).
Dairy Goat Value-Chain Study
Value-chain consultant. UP NCPAG / National Dairy Authority.
Presentation & Data Analytics
Trainer. Department of Agriculture, Region 1.
EntrepWomen — Blended Learning
Module writer & instructor. UP Open University & GIZ.
E-Commerce Courseware
Consultant & course writer. Recoletos Online Extension, UNO-R.
Negosyo Center Counsellors
Trainer. Department of Trade & Industry (DTI).
Feasibility Analysis
Workshop facilitator. Department of Public Works & Highways (DPWH).
Monitoring & Evaluation
Trainer. Department of Economy, Planning & Development (DEPDev).
Public Finance
Resource speaker. Boy Scouts of the Philippines.
Lately, in the field.
A few recent moments — lecturing, presenting research, on the air, and signing books. The receipts behind the lines above.
“Sir RM, thank you for all the extra efforts you make to help us easily understand the lessons… You are not our teacher, you are our guide, our brother, our friend rolled into one person.”— A continuing-education student, UP Open University
Writing it down so others can use it.
Cyberpreneur Philippines
Co-author of the PageJump Online Business Start-Up Guide, listed by name on Amazon (ISBN 9786219502825). The title was recognized at the 35th National Book Awards.
E-commerce and Entrepreneurship
Sole author. Certificate of Copyright Registration No. O-2020-00206 (IPOPHL) — registered and deposited with the National Library of the Philippines; Class O scholarly work, created 15 Dec 2017, issued 5 Mar 2020. Commissioned via Recoletos On-Line Learning Extension (ROLEX), Bacolod.
UPOU Course References
Author — Digital Marketing (1st ed.), Introduction to E-Commerce (2nd ed.), New Enterprise Planning (marketing module).
Peer-reviewed research
“Problem-based learning in teaching e-commerce entrepreneurship” — Journal of Management & Development Studies, UPOU.
Written up by the institutions and press I serve.
The institutions and press below have written about me on their own sites — fellowship announcements, university news, book coverage. None of it was paid, and none links back here (yet). It’s the paper trail behind the claims on this page.
UP-NCPAG — 2024
One of eight fellows selected for the Philippine Journal of Public Administration’s 2024 Research Writing Workshop & Fellowship, mentored by NCPAG faculty and the PJPA editorial board.
UP Open University — 2025
UPOU’s newsroom covered the e-commerce industry immersion I led for its Continuing Education students.
UP Open University — 2021
Billed by UPOU as an e-commerce, marketing, and business-strategy consultant and featured resource speaker for OPEN Talk 13.
UP Open University — 2020
Tapped as resource person for UPOU’s public webinar on crisis-proof online businesses.
Amazon — 2015
Listed by name as a co-author of the PageJump start-up guide (ISBN 9786219502825).
When In Manila — 2015
Covered the launch and panel, with me among the featured co-authors.
Freelance Blend — 2015
Named me among the book’s co-authors — and as founder of EntrepLounge and CrusadeHero.
Cyberpreneur.ph (PageJump)
The publisher’s own contributor roster for the National Book Awards-recognized title.
Companies I’ve founded and run.
I don’t only advise on business — I sign the front of the cheque.
Piersson Strategic Management
Strategy, data science, and innovative research and training for MSMEs and institutions.
Tiara Aesthetic Dentistry
Co-owner of a cosmetic and orthodontic dental clinic in Metro Manila.
RMNisperos Transport Services
A transport business serving commuters across Metro Manila.
And the ones that didn’t make it. 🙂
Plenty of swings missed before the hits. I treat every failure as tuition — proof I practice what I preach: think big, start small, act fast. Failure isn’t the opposite of success; it’s a step toward it.
A few things about RM the person.
Lifelong athlete
High-school Athlete of the Year across basketball, volleyball, softball, and football — and founder of the first Ultimate Frisbee club in UP Los Baños. I even took one (and only one) amateur boxing match.
Microphone-hugger
Guitars, singing, and the occasional gig. Music is my reset button — whatever the week throws at me, I sing it away.
In the kitchen
Cooking is a creative outlet. The best part isn’t the dish — it’s feeding the people around me.
Seasoned leader
Shaped by the Order of DeMolay (Makiling Chapter) — Master Councilor, alumni-association president, and national auditor for DAAP.
Don’t be shy — tell me what you’re working on.
I don’t bite, and I don’t charge for inquiry questions. Send a few lines about your business or team and I’ll tell you, honestly, how I can help.
📩 info@rmnisperos.com · 📞 +63 917 591 8655
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