Gila Arellano (Madhouse Design) | Building Homes, Building People | Builder Insider Series

<p>She started her business at 18, built it alone until 26, and today leads one of the country&#39;s most recognizable design-build studios.</p><p>In the launch episode of the Builder Insider Series, hosts Sophia and Tin sit down with Gila Salvador Arellano, CEO of Madhouse Design &amp; Construction Studio, for an honest conversation about building a company — and yourself — from the ground up.</p><p>Gila walks through her three pillars — Manpower, Mindset, and Marketing — and why the people who start with you aren&#39;t always the ones who scale with you. She shares the leadership habits she had to unlearn, the blind spot her COO and husband Iñigo keeps her honest about, and the philosophy that anchors every Madhouse project: humans first, then the space.</p><p>She also opens up about Beyond the Build, her advocacy to help other builders become better builders — because in her words, this is about collaboration, not competition.</p><p>📖 Read her full story on our blog: <a href="https://khmtools.com.ph/blogs/philippine-tool-talks-podcast/madhouse-gila-salvador-builder-insider">https://khmtools.com.ph/blogs/philippine-tool-talks-podcast/madhouse-gila-salvador-builder-insider</a></p><p>A must-listen for founders, creatives, and anyone building something of their own.</p><p>Philippine Tool Talks — conversations with the people shaping the Philippine construction industry.</p><p></p>