LIGHTNING TALKS
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2019 Lightning Talks
DR. ALLYSON TINTIANGCO-CUBALES
Founder, Pin@y Educational Partnerships
“This place matters. Putting pinays in the center is extremely important, because we are always on the margins. We are in the margins in larger society, Asian Americans. We are in the margins in our own community. Sometimes we’re in the margins of our own families. But when we bring ourselves to the center, what does that look like?”
ANGELIA TRINIDAD
CEO, Passion Planner
“For this woman that I would do anything for, I also decided that I will not shrink into the armor that she built for her younger self. Ever. And I will choose to protect my peace and choose my own happiness because if I don’t do it, no one could ever do it – because no one knows what I want more than me.”
BERNA ANAT
Founder, Hey Berna
“I looked at the personal finance world and I saw a need. A need for happiness. A need for humor. A need for hype. A need for melanin. And I just decided to fill it my damn self.”
NADIA DE ALA
Founder, Nadia De Ala Coaching
“In this space that I had the privilege of creating for myself, I found healing. I found intuition. I found the ability to play and be creative and be imaginative again – things I thought were lost.”
CHEL GILLA
Founder & CEO, Tselogs
“It is not my degree, not my accomplishments, not my zip code, nor my experience that make me dangerous. I look harmless, just like a curly mosquito. But it is what I carry inside that makes me dangerous. Oh and yes, I am contagious too.”
JENNIFER NAVARRO-MARROQUIN
Founder, Claiming Prosperity & Community Well
“You are that overflowing bank. You are the Entrepinays bank. Believe it, create it, deposit into it, draw from it and invite all your sisters to rise up with you.”
MELODY LORENZO
Owner, Sweet Condesa Pastries
“It doesn’t matter how many times you fall, get up and keep moving forward. Don’t be afraid to be your own teacher.”
We share deep gratitude to HUEMAN aka Allison Tinati for sharing her story with us. We also respect her wishes to not share the video online. Thank you for understanding!
2018 Lightning Talks
GINA MARIKO ROSALES
Founder, Make it Mariko & Entrepinays Summit
“I had the dream job and everyone thought I was crazy for thinking of leaving. But in my heart, I knew that I was put on this earth to do something different. Our businesses were literally born out of death. But they brought us to life.”
IRENE FAYE DULLER
Co-Founder, An Otherwise
“We joke that it is hella pinay that we do too much. We do not live one path. We exist in many. They tell us that this will look confused on your resume. They will tell us that we are imposters. But they don’t understand our capacity. They are afraid of our power. “
DEANNA SISON
Founder, Mestiza/Victory Hall / Little SKillet
“My path followed a simple recipe of doing what I wanted, how I wanted, and when it felt right.”
GELAINE SANTIAGO
Co-Founder, Cambio & Co
“Success has nothing to do with what you know, or who you know. The only relevant question is, are you willing to figure it out.”
ANDREA BARRICA
Founder, O.school
“There are pressers and there are forces in this country that are designed to exhaust us all. And orgasms are an amazing way to get that energy back! Unlocking your sexual power, unlocks your personal power.”
CHERA AMLAG
Co-Founder, Hood Famous Bakeshop
“In those moments that don’t come easy. Where we find ourselves in the most uncomfortable of places. That is where we can see our full potential. And its where I found mine.”
PALOMA CONCORDIA
Founder, PapaLoDown Agency
“F*cked up things happen when you least expect it. The only way to prepare for those moments is to be courageous in the face of the unknown.”
YANA GILBUENA
Founder, Salo Series
“I learned that I can’t do this alone. I needed my community with me. It was just a matter of aligning yourself to people who share your vision. People who see your work. People who value your time.”
SAMMAY
Artivist & Artistic Director, Urbanxindigenous
“In that moment where I could actually not see clearly, I was also in a creative process that guided me towards reclaiming my indigeneity.”
2018 Panel DIscussions
“HUSTLE FOR A CAUSE”
*Brought to you by Endeavors Collective.
PANELISTS:
- Lily Prijoles, @arkipelagobooks
- Joanne Encarnacion, @gofitjo
- Stephanie Gancayco, @hella_pinay
- Pearl Parmalee, @filipinofoodmovement
PANEL HOST: GINA MARIKO ROSALES, @GINAMARIKO
Running a business is hard enough, but these Entrepinays are creating business with purpose for a larger social cause in mind. Hear these panelists talk about their daily hustles, struggles they’ve faced, sacrifices they’ve made, and how they’ve created a viable business while staying purpose-focused.
“WHOLENESS. WELLNESS. & WORK”
*Brought to you by MamaMakers.
PANELISTS:
- Dr. Dawn Mabalon (honorary panelist), @drmabalon
- Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales, @pinayism
- Gayle Romansanta, @bridgedeltapublishing
- Paloma Concordia, @mamalodownhustle
- Glenda Macatangay, @livelikeag
PANEL HOST: Angelique lobo, @angelique.christiana
As women entrepreneurs we’re often told to “balance” our personal and professional lives and families, which basically means work 2x as hard. But how do you define wholeness? How do you define wellness? These are the main questions we should be asking ourselves. In this panel we feature 5 Mamas (literal & community mothers) who talk about how they cultivate wholeness and wellness in their lives on top of the hustle.