America’s most trusted lifestyle expert, award-winning television host, entrepreneur, and bestselling author Martha Stewart is coming to Manila on August 20, Tuesday, for the latest leg of the ANC, the ABS-CBN News Channel’s Leadership Series at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza.


The 18-time Emmy Award winner and successful businesswoman, who was named one of Forbes’ “100 Greatest Living Business Minds” in 2017, will share her story of success and business philosophy to the country’s business executives, entrepreneurs, and students in a forum moderated by multi-awarded ANC anchor Karen Davila.
 
Before becoming the “how-to” guru on all things home and living, Martha developed her early business training as a stockbroker. She ventured into a successful catering business known for her elegant presentation and recipes and went on to publish bestselling books like “Entertaining,” “Martha Stewart’s Baking Handbook,” and “Martha Stewart’s Homekeeping Handbook.” She later published the magazine “Martha Stewart Living,” which became the basis for her hit TV series of the same name.
 
Martha went on to build Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, which offers consumers thousands of retail products, television and video programming, award-winning magazines, best-selling books, innovative websites and apps. The brand features an extensive range of product categories available in various retailers including Amazon, Macy’s, Staples, Michael’s, QVC and more. Martha also founded the Martha Stewart Center for Living at Mount Sinai Medical Center in 2007 and recently opened a second location at Mount Sinai-Union Square.
 
She has continued to expand her brand and appear in numerous TV shows, including “Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party” with rapper Snoop Dog, and Food Network cooking competition “Chopped” as a guest judge.
 
Previous legs of the ANC Leadership Series featured billionaire investor Kevin O’ Leary, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, sports and entertainment mogul Peter Guber, and leadership guru Stephen M.R. Covey for the ANC Leadership Series, which is part of the country’s premier all-English cable news channel’s efforts to raise the level of discourse on global affairs and business issues in the country.
 
The ANC Leadership Series: A Conversation with Entrepreneur and Lifestyle Legend Martha Stewart will be held on August 20, 2 p.m., at the SofitelPhilippine Plaza Manila. For inquiries and reservations, visit www.ktx.com.ph or call TicketWorld at 891-9999 or log on to ticketworld.com.ph.  
About Martha Stewart
Martha Stewart is an entrepreneur, bestselling author of 95 lifestyle books, Emmy Award- winning television show host, and founder of the first multi-channel lifestyle company, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. Reaching more than 100 million devoted fans on a monthly basis through her magazines, television shows, books, digital platforms, and products for the home, Martha is America’s most trusted lifestyle expert and teacher. The Martha Stewart brand provides trusted, reliable, and useful information on all aspects of everyday living - cooking, entertaining, gardening, home renovating, collecting, organizing, crafting, healthy living, holidays, weddings and pet care. Her branded products can be found in tens of millions of homes and in thousands of retail locations and online outlets. Visit www.marthastewart.com.
 
About ANC
ANC, the ABS-CBN News Channel, is the country’s first 24/7 English language all-news cable channel and the go-to news source of the country’s business leaders and decision-makers in the past 20 years. Considered the gold standard in Philippine news, ANC offers its viewers news, commentary, analysis, live coverage, and features on important and relevant events and issues here and abroad. True to its pioneering ways, ANC is also the first local news channel to establish its presence online. In 2016, ANC launched its high-definition cable channel (ANC HD). ANC is part of ABS-CBN Corporation, the leading media and entertainment company in the Philippines. For more information, follow ANC on Twitter (@ancalerts), Facebook (www.facebook.com/ANCalerts) or visit its microsite at news.abs-cbn.com/anc.
 
About ABS-CBN Corporation
ABS-CBN Corporation is the Philippines’ leading media and entertainment organization. The Company is primarily involved in television and radio broadcasting, as well as in the production of television and radio programming for domestic and international audiences and other related businesses. ABS-CBN produces a wide variety of engaging world-class entertainment programs in multiple genres and balanced, credible news programs that are aired on free-to-air television. The company is also one of the leading radio broadcasters, operating eighteen radio stations throughout the key cities of the Philippines. ABS-CBN provides news and entertainment programming for eight channels on cable TV and operates the country’s largest cable TV service provider. The Company also owns the leading cinema and music production and distribution outfits in the country. It brings its content to worldwide audiences via cable, satellite, online and mobile.  In addition, ABS-CBN has business interests in merchandising and licensing, mobile and online multimedia services, glossy magazine publishing, video and audio post production, overseas telecommunication services, money remittance, cargo forwarding, TV shopping services, theme park development and management, property management and food and restaurant services, and cinema management, all of which complement and enhance the Company’s strength in content production and distribution. The Company is also the first TV network in the country to broadcast in digital. In 2015, it commercially rolled out its digital TV box, ABS-CBN TVplus, to prepare for the country’s switch to digital TV.