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How FilAm Co-Founder of Crispbay Lael Abaya’s Beef Chips Are Spicing Up Snacks with Filipino, Vietnamese, and Korean Flavors
Food, Career & Entrepreneurship Jennifer Redondo-Marquez Food, Career & Entrepreneurship Jennifer Redondo-Marquez

How FilAm Co-Founder of Crispbay Lael Abaya’s Beef Chips Are Spicing Up Snacks with Filipino, Vietnamese, and Korean Flavors

As more and more immigrant families expand to the second generation and beyond, it’s inevitable that new renditions evolve and that’s how fusion food is invented. That’s exactly what happened to three friends united by a shared love for food and rich Asian-American cultural heritage.

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The Art of Glowing Up | Interview with Things We Do CEO Vanessa Lee, RN
Career & Entrepreneurship Dominic Tibayan Career & Entrepreneurship Dominic Tibayan

The Art of Glowing Up | Interview with Things We Do CEO Vanessa Lee, RN

Today we got to sit down and talk with the highly respected medical aesthetic provider and CEO of the famous beauty concept bar, Things We Do, Vanessa Lee. But before we dive into what Vanessa has been up to as of recent, let’s give a short backstory of how she began her rise to success. As early as the age of 12, Vanessa had her head in Cosmopolitan magazines, learning all the latest tricks for skin and beauty, and even preparing face masks at sleepovers for her closest friends.

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Parenting with Peace | Interview with Parenting Expert Karen Gibson
Career & Entrepreneurship Nico Belasco Career & Entrepreneurship Nico Belasco

Parenting with Peace | Interview with Parenting Expert Karen Gibson

From the ruins of a failed suicide attempt emerged a stronger, more motivated Karen Gibson, who was determined to make the world a better place in any way that she could. She now is an author, certified life coach, neuro-linguistic practitioner, and the founder of Brain Builders and Letting Go with Aloha. To this day, Karen continues to shine her light and make a positive impact on those around her.

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6 Filipino American Tech Founders TO WATCH
Career & Entrepreneurship Nico Belasco Career & Entrepreneurship Nico Belasco

6 Filipino American Tech Founders TO WATCH

In this day and age, technology plays a major role in how we live our lives. These 6 game changers are paving the way in the digital world to help make life, as we know it, smoother and easier. From fashion to finances to entertainment and beyond, there is no stopping these tech leaders and the empires they have built through their respective tech companies.

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Top 5 Work From Home Side Hustles to Make Extra Cash
Career & Entrepreneurship Rose Buado Career & Entrepreneurship Rose Buado

Top 5 Work From Home Side Hustles to Make Extra Cash

Who wouldn’t mind a little extra cash in their pockets to pay off debt faster, spontaneous Target runs, more dinners at Jollibee, or to pay for inflated gas? I know I wouldn’t mind it! If you need extra money, like now, you’ve come to the right place. However, this isn’t your basic, drive UBER or Lyft, drop off meals or even fill out random surveys…which are very valid and real ways to make cash. This list is a mix of personal skill and owned spaces. If you have specific skills (which we all know premium skills run in our Filipino blood), chances are it’s unique and people will pay for it! If you have the space, why not let others use it? With minimal sweat equity, here are my Top 5 creative ways to add cash into your wallets!

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Overcoming the Job Description
Career & Entrepreneurship Kollective Hustle Career & Entrepreneurship Kollective Hustle

Overcoming the Job Description

The job hunt is a tiring and mentally exhausting process, from searching, to updating your resume, to creating the “perfect” cover letter and interviewing multiple times. All these tasks and hurdles to prove to a total stranger that you are the best possible candidate for a job that you may or may not even truly care about. Regardless of motive, it is easy for many to succumb to a burnout and feeling like all this was a waste.

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