VBP’s second office space was launched last April 7, 2016, with a short programme and engagement of the staff with the invited guests.
Located at Mango Square Building, General Maxilom Avenue, Cebu City, VBP expanded and doubled its office space as its clients grew 142% by the end of 2015 and now with over 80 team members and growing rapidly, hence, the demand for more work space for onboarding employees.
Apart from the physical expansion, VBP has grown into a culture-led business. Its new set of core values were also introduced during the launching—core values embodying the company’s purpose, culture and its team members’ role in growing the business.
VBP CEO David Carney introduced various programs set up to inspire the VBP team members to nurture the business, while having so much fun. Among these programs is the VBP Playroom which will allow the company’s moms and dads to bring along their kids to work during nanny emergencies. VBP believes that if they take care of their team members, their team members will in return, take very good care of their clients.
There were also engagement activities with the invited guests, through Pinoy games. In time for the launching, 2 of VBP’s Australian advice firm clients visited their team here in the Philippines. Ray Albrighton and Adam Gale from Announcer (VBP’s first client) and Frank Welsh of Community Financial Services with his lovely wife Rhonda—and they too, enjoyed the famous Hep hep hooray!
Other invited guests are the team members’ friends and acquaintances who may be interested in working with VBP in the future. They were invited to do a meet and greet with the staff and experience for themselves, the VBP culture.
The VBP culture is the brand that the company nurtures to set itself as the best place to work at in Cebu, and in the long term, in the Philippines—a Big.Hairy.Audacious.Goal that VBP is very much willing to invest in.
In this goal, both the company’s management and its team members each have their unique role to take. So that in 10 years, VBP will grow to 500 team members providing solutions for the management of the non-client facing activities of 200 Australian advice planning firms.
