Social Entrepreneur, Journalist, Artist

I'm a social entrepreneur, journalist, and artist based in San Francisco. At the age of five, I immigrated to the United States from the Philippines. After graduating from Rutgers University, I worked as a journalist at a daily newspaper. During this time, I fell in love with telling people's stories. After leaving the print industry, I began producing my own mobile video and live webcasts. I've interviewed hundreds of entrepreneurs, celebrities and influencers including Richard Branson, Leah Busque, and Tia Carrere. Now, I am the founder and CEO of, WEXL.org, a 501(c)3 nonprofit that provides a platform for emerging creative minds to excel as a diverse workforce in the global economy. For fun, I'm an oil painter, hobby chef and wine aficionado, which I sometimes live webcast on Facebook Live and Periscope. I live in San Francisco with my husband, Michael.