WITH his floppy hair, easygoing demeanor and corporate-casual attire, you would probably mistake Josh Supan for an upwardly mobile young executive in a big multinational firm. In reality, the home-schooled pastor’s son from Davao who describes his family as “middle class” is the chief executive officer (CEO) of a startup that is well on its way to becoming the first Philippine unicorn.

That startup, Xpanse, is in the e-commerce sphere, where he helps businesses build their presence online and takes care of the logistics of their orders. Josh accomplishes this through his platform, which offers a service called Noah, which, in cognizance of the Biblical figure it is named after, aggregates the business’ shipping needs.

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