Michelle Orosa-Ople's shift from the newsroom to the boardroom is a natural evolution from storytelling to helping her clients tell their stories.

Inspiring stories of Filipinos who overcame adversities drove former journalist Michelle Orosa-Ople to jump from the newsroom to the boardroom in 2017.Before joining Ripple8 DDB Group Philippines where she's managing partner and media and activations director, Michelle anchored a talk show on radio where she analyzed business issues, featured people who empower the Filipino's entrepreneurial spirit, and advanced consumer rights.She also covered and produced television specials on Pope Francis' visit, of a jeepney driver affected by high oil prices, power and water, and telecommunications issues. She did speed desk analysis for Bloomberg TV and anchored television news and personal finance and economic topics.