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We invite you all to our Fundraiser Mixer & Karaoke Night at 6pm at Brewyard Beer Company in Glendale, California with Special Guest Speaker by Ted Benito, Executive Director of Apl.De.Ap Foundation. Comedian Erick Esteban will be your host.  In an effort to foster community for professional Filipino Americans in the entertainment and media industries as well as build relationships to help uplift your careers, everyone - from business executives, social media influencers, business owners, entrepreneur startups and creative artists - are welcome! Socialize, listen, exchange business cards, food truck, world class craft beer and song! Collaboration is key! ALSO: - Network with Fil-Am directors, producers & more entertainment industry professionals - Spin-The-Wheel prizes including free FACCHO membership, professional headshots, & more! - Gourmet grilled cheese menus by Northstar Culinary food truck - Cash Bar - World Class Craft beer by Brewyard Beer Company PAYPAL - www.facchollywood.org/brewyardmixer.html EVENTBRITE - www.eventbrite.com/e/mic-test-1-2-3-faccho-fundraising-mixer-karaoke-night-tickets-58412258638 Members: $20 (advance) / $25 (door) Future Members: $25 (advance) / $30 (door) Buy your tickets now as they will be $5 more at the door! Check out photos from our last two fundraiser networking events taken by Ren Arrieta!
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We are a Community Sponsor for NBC's and Crazy Woke Asians' Opening Night - Crazy Woke Asians Solo Performance Festival, Thursday, March 14 at 8pm at the Santa Monica Playhouse in Santa Monica, CA.  Use our Discount Promo Code "FACCHO" and you get $5 off for all tickets of all shows during the festival including our sponsored Opening Night on Thursday, March 14! - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crazy-woke-asians-solo-performance-festival-tickets-54956362961  NBC has partnered up with Crazy Woke Asians to present their Audience Award for the Best Solo Performance. So, both your attendance and your votes count, too! Roll in!
Don’t miss the hilarious Ai Yoshihara's MY OWN PRIVATE RIVER PHOENIX and Erick Esteban's FIGHT CLUB FOR ONE with Special Guest Hank Chen! Santa Monica Playhouse 1211 4th Street Santa Monica, CA 90401 Full lineup and tickets: https://www.santamonicaplayhouse.com/cwasolofest.html  After graduating with a B.A. Degree in Fashion & Textiles design in San Francisco, and Business Administration at San Diego Stage, Mr. Galon began his creative career in marketing, public relations and special events in the fashion industry, producing high profile fashion shows which allowed him the opportunity to establish new product launches, public relations, design sets, choreograph shows and work exclusively with top couture designers and their collections, including many well known supermodels. In addition to fashion show presentations, Mr. Galon contributed his creative eye doing event planning & visual displays for such renown retail companies as I.Magnin, Neiman Marcus, Escada & Armani. He is known for contributing vast amounts of energy, creativity and talent toward the success of special events such as Macy’s Passport Fashion Show, Sausilito Art Festival and has worked exclusively on esteemed companies such as Bob Mackie Fashions, Thierry Mugler, Oscar de la Renta, Hubert de Givenchy (with the late Audrey Hepburn), San Francisco Opera and Ballet Fashion shows, De Young Museum & Asian Art Museum featuring various haute couture designers.  Combining his educational and professional career with fashion, Mr. Galon has been a beauty pageant aficionado. He started as staff member with pageants in the early 80’s with Miss Philippines USA Pageant, a preliminary to the Miss Philippines Universe, World and International Pageant in Manila, Philippines. He designed his first pageant gowns in 1983, which was the catalyst to study fashion design in college. He has since been Executive Director for local pageants in the Miss America program, worked as staff member for Miss USA, Miss Universe, coached countless pageant delegates and has judged numerous pageants across the country and internationally. Twenty plus years in fashion and with pageant involvements, plus twenty years in personal development and public speaking has lead him to open an additional business called ‘Runway4Life’ (www.runway4life.com), a personal development, pageant & life coaching and wardrobe styling organization. Runway4Life has provided him the opportunity as keynote speaker at various events both nationally and Internationally, teaching his self-empowerment & personal development courses to hundreds of students. His clothing line: ‘Joey Galon Atelier’ was officially launched at Miss USA 2010 in Las Vegas, showcasing his collections of evening gowns to the pageant world. His gowns have been seen on national and international pageant stages.  “I bring forth today, my original influences in my evening gowns. I appreciate a woman’s body and feel as if I am more of an artistic facilitator to enhance their natural born beauty. A good fit, well-made gown, style & color that reflects their personality is my most important motivation along with contributing my years of artistic education & experiences. This is my ultimate personal approach to design.” He continues, “Graduating with a degree in fashion design and immersing myself with fashion and creativity for all my life, it had been an easy transition when I entered the special events industry. I take the same approach to color, balance and symmetry with events as when I design my gowns.” “I especially target the pageant market because women are celebrated formally during the evening gown phases of competition and it brings me back to me fond memories of many black tie events I once was accustomed to growing up in the Big City. I think every woman should celebrate their beauty and moreover in a beautiful gown!”  As a FilAm born and raised in San Francisco with his Father’s origin from Bohol and Mother’s family origin from Cebu, his upbringing was highly influential by his parents whom were extremely involved with the Filipino communities, organizations & clubs holding leadership positions for many years. His Ninong was Alex Esclamado, the original founder & publisher of the Philippine News where Joey grew up running around the printing presses in his God-parent’s basement eventually appointed as a reporter for the newspaper covering all topics for the Youth Section of the newspaper. He was a former Philippine cultural dancer for the Samahan Dance Troupe as well as former President of his FilAm College Club.
“I’m just carrying on the leadership torch of my Parents and God-Parents, I am giving back uplifting efforts for the Filipino communities and living my dreams and passions in Fashion, Special Events, Personal Development Training and Keynote Speaking.” ##### Members are the life of our organization. By becoming a member, you gain access to people and businesses that can have a huge impact to your business needs. You also gain exclusive discounts to our events, and your membership supports FACCHO in its efforts to enhance our FilAm Community’s presence in the local industry. http://www.facchollywood.org/joinus.html Complimenting the Franchise Retail Trade Conference (FRTC), the Coalition of Filipino Chambers of Commerce (CoFACC) invites you to join us for A Night of Magical Masquerade | The FRTC Gala Night Friday, February 15, 2019 at 6:00pm at the Sheraton Cerritos Hotel located at 12725 Center Drive S Cerritos, CA 90703. Ticket Link ($65.00): https://cofacc.org/event-list/#!event/register/2019/2/1/2019-conference Meet our speakers: - Miguel Sangalan, Deputy Mayor City of Los Angeles - Consul General Adelio Cruz, Philippine Consulate General - Christ Lim, Philippines Franchise Association - Vic Scimo, FranNet - Robert Claudio, Philippine Retailers Association - Enchong Formoso, World Retail Congress 2019 Ambassador Enjoy orchestral music on a post-Valentine dinner gala with: - Filipino American Symphony Orchestra - Glenn Fernandez, Opera Singer Along with global, franchise, and retail Filipino business owners and delegates from around the world will be available to mix and mingle to expand business networks and develop business relationships. *This is an elegant black tie formal red carpet event. (Masquerade masked attire is requested and preferred).  We are proud to have Angelo Varsobia of five companies under Varsobia Enterprise, as our fourth Newest Member in our Entertainer Tier Level.  Varsobia is a self made entrepreneur. In the beginning, he was part of an investment nationwide group which was an architectural design and construction company that conducted business in the States of California, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida and the Carolinas. Then, in April of 2017, Varsobia became the Chief Executive Officer of Premier Property Preservation, LLC in Panorama City, California.  He has vast experience in supervising more than a combined million square feet of commercial and residential portfolios in the United States. He worked as a Comptroller, a Chief Finance Officer, and a Vice President of well-established investment companies. He has traveled nationwide supervising leading management companies handling the day to day operations of each of the companies' assets. He also worked in the hospitality industry and led a Hilton Brand as General Manager thus becoming one of the top two brands worldwide.  He is supported by a team of professionals with remarkable track records in the field. Their mission is to best serve their clients' interest and to protect their assets. They pride themselves on their responsive and detailed attention to their clients' needs. They work with integrity and value long term relationships. The Premier Property Preservation team is focused on getting the best deals for their clients' properties to their most marketable positions as quickly as possible. His skills lie in the areas of home and commercial property improvements, office building cleaning and maintenance and property renovation and remodeling. Then, in September of 2017, he diverged into home care services after years of experience with hotel management, property preservation, and management with the leading Varsobia Home Care Services as its President. His focus is to provide care to the elderly in the community and to give back to the veterans who had served this country.  The Varsobia Family Also based in Panorama City, California, Varsobia Home Care Services is a non-medical all around in-home care provider that specializes in providing comprehensive and compassionate care for the elderly. They provide around-the-clock services ranging from an hourly basis up to live-in services. Their caregivers are carefully selected through personality testing, reference checks, background checks, and multiple interviews. They ensure professional and quality care at any level of assistance you need. They provide highly personalized flexible services and their caregivers are diligent, responsible, compassionate, and love what they do. The service is operated by his wife, Sandy and two out of their four children Jon and Kevin. Manager Susan Aquino rounds out the Varsobia Home Care Services business. And, as recent as February of 2018, he became Chief Executive Officer for Varsobia Property Management and Realty Services.  All these companies are under the Varsobia Enterprise umbrella.
PREMIER PROPERTY PRESERVATION at https://www.pppreserves.com VARSOBIA HOME CARE SERVICES at http://varsobiahomecare.com/ Recently, Angelo Varsobia joined the Board of Directors of the Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Hollywood. ##### Members are the life of our organization. By becoming a member, you gain access to people and businesses that can have a huge impact to your business needs. You also gain exclusive discounts to our events, and your membership supports FACCHO in its efforts to enhance our FilAm Community’s presence in the local industry. http://www.facchollywood.org/joinus.html  Congratulations to one of our finest, our Board of Director Katherine Bercasio who is not only a skillful and talented person, but also a humanitarian. We at FACCHO are very proud of you honored as one of the Emerging Leaders of 2019! Much deserved Katherine! Truly well deserved! The Outstanding Pilipinos Awards is this Sunday, January 27 at 6pm! Details below.  http://illustradolife.com/filipino-business-organizations/ Business Bayanihan – Getting a headstart through Filipino business organizations  “Filipinos around the world are renowned for their community-based thinking and the family atmosphere they create within their own communities. This unselfish mindset creates the opportunity to unite as one voice and grow our organizations together. If you want to grow your respective organization, use what is naturally within us, the sense of family. Strengthen bonds by supporting each other’s organizations through sharing resources or simply sharing each other’s posts.”
– Craig Wilson, President, FACCHO We are proud to have the President and Managing Member of the Lay Bare Waxing Salon Franchise, Fiona Hilario as our third Newest Member in our Entertainer Tier Level. https://lay-bare.com/  With a Business Management Degree from the College of St. Benilde in Manila, Philippines, Fiona Hilario (along with her two siblings) became the original founding members of the first Lay Bare. It opened in Makati City, Philippines on June 4, 2006. With just a budget of Php 200,000 ($3850.00), they were able to operate the first hair removal salon in the country using all-natural sugar jelly. The salon had three cubicles and was just a few kilometers outside CBD. They chose to open in this neighborhood in Palanan as we all grew up in the Makati, Metro Manila area. A second location followed in just six months and the first franchise opened in BF Homes Paranaque in January, 2008. They currently operate over one hundred locations nationwide; thirty-four of it being company-owned while seventy-three are franchised. The investment to open a Lay Bare branch in the Philippines now is Php3.6M ($70,000). They have branches from Baguio and to Davao yet they wanted to expand outside the country. She is currently the Chairwoman of the Lay Bare Waxing Philippines, Incorporated (Lay Bare Waxing Salon) since June, 2006. However, they had their eyes set for the United States where hair removal was a mature and almost saturated market, but sugaring was almost unheard of.  Starting in Los Angeles County in Southern California, the first Lay Bare branch opened in Studio City (above) in 2012. It is located on the second floor at Unit #203 at 12265 Ventura Boulevard, Studio City, CA 91604 Currently, she is also the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Lay Bare Waxing of California, Inc. (Lay Bare Waxing Salon since July, 2012).  Lay Bare also opened a second branch in the City of West Hollywood (above). It is located at 7974 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90046. Currently, she is also the Managing Member of the Lay Bare Franchising, LLC WeHo location since January, 2018.
Lay Bare is a global hair removal salon, with one hundred nine locations across the Philippines and the United States. They are known for “sugaring”—using all-natural cold wax jelly, made of sugar, honey, s and citrus extracts; with exfoliating, moisturizing and whitening properties. Their skill, price point, and premium product sets them apart from the competition, providing clients with luxury experience at affordable prices. Their affordable prices, packages, new client specials, and loyalty program bring new customers in and keep them coming back. Additional services like eyebrow threading and bikini facials, and their line of retail products to complement their services add benefit to both customers and franchisees. All of their products are FDA-approved, dermatologically-tested, and most are paraben-free. And, that is something you and your customers can get behind. To know more info about being part of the Lay Bare franchise or consider opening a branch in the USA, click here:https://www.lay-bareus.com/franchise ##### Members are the life of our organization. By becoming a member, you gain access to people and businesses that can have a huge impact to your business needs. You also gain exclusive discounts to our events, and your membership supports FACCHO in its efforts to enhance our FilAm Community’s presence in the local industry. http://www.facchollywood.org/joinus.html
Take advantage of our Entrepreneur Training Program (ETP) starting Tuesday, September 4, 2018. RSVP here:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/entrepreneur-training-program-etp-tickets-48847979622 – only $100.
This program is brought to you by Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA) in collaboration with the Filipino American Chamber of Commerce Hollywood (FACCHO) and the support of Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program (APISBP) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The Entrepreneur Training Program (ETP) is an 8-session skills building training program designed for startup entrepreneurs covering the A to Z of starting and running a successful business. Schedule: 8 sessions – Tuesdays and Thursdays for the whole month of September. – September 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25 and 27. DATE AND TIME: Starting from Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at 6:00 PM thru Thursday, September 27, 2018 at 9:00 PM PDT LOCATION: Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA) located at 3200 West Temple Street in Los Angeles, CA 90026 If you want to start your own business and don’t know where to start or how to start, this program was made FOR YOU! Don’t miss this amazing opportunity to learn from the experts and from business owners themselves on how to build the business of your dreams! Funded in part by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Opinions, conclusions, or recommendations expressed are those of the presenters and not necessarily the SBA. The Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program (APISBP)/ SIPA provides services on an equal opportunity basis, providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, and communicating with people who have limited English proficiency if requested at least two weeks in advance. Please contact Fidji Victoriano at 424-235-5011 or email at fvictoriano@esipa.org. The Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Hollywood continues to host networking events uniting businesses, artists and industry professionals in entertainment.  You are invited to the Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Hollywood‘s first general networking mixer happening Saturday, August 11 at 6pm to 9pm at the Filipino American owned business, the Brewyard Beer Company in Glendale, California. The event is FREE. But, register at Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lights-camera-action-bridge-the-gap-filipino-art-business-thru-film-tickets-48395405962  In an effort to foster community for professional Filipinos in the entertainment and media industries as well as to build relationships that can help your careers, everyone – from business executives, social media influencers, business owners, entrepreneur startups and creative artists (both in front of, and behind the camera) – is welcome! Collaboration is key!  There will be upcoming announcements including the FilAm Film Challenge, networking opportunities, prizes (via a raffle)...  ... and main event entertainment by our Special Guests, the Upright Citizens Brigade’s Fil-Am mashup improv team, Sini-Gang!
$1 a pint goes to the Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Hollywood. Brewyard Beer Company located at 906 Western Avenue in Glendale, CA 91201 Don’t miss your opportunity to transform your career! Come out and join us! |
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