10/18/2026
My Filipino American International Book Festival 8 dump featuring the panel I moderated “Fil-Am Creatives in Food, Design, & Entrepreneurship” featuring Henry Awayan Whisk Cake Creations 🇵🇭🇺🇸, Cheska Ibasan Cheska of KADIWA, Nicole Sanchez NJ Sanchez of Niana ❤️🔥 and LeRoid David LeRoid David
Photo by evelynserves
Thanks Nicole Niana ❤️🔥 for coming thru! Loved that you shared what you’ve built and also closing our talk on how we can beat the crab mentality.
Henry of Whisk Cake Creations 🇵🇭🇺🇸 pulling thru with some cupcakes for everyone in the audience! The only person on the panel with a brick and mortar and gave us all insight on what can really build a business that is tied to people’s milestones in birthdays and weddings.
And the one who surprised me at the end of the panel..
My guy LeRoid David whom I nominated to lead this year’s poster and logo design. He delivered and we ALL have been so happy with how it came out.
Cheska brought fresh insights from her year old brand she built with KADIWA
Big shoutout to Henry for..
.surprising me with a birthday Whisk Cake Creations 🇵🇭🇺🇸 cake!! Appreciate the birthday song from everyone 🫶
The panel
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Need this one on a panel too evelynserves
Thanks mom and Kiran!!
Folks attended got a copy of my book Don’t Sell Yourself Short
Available online real soon as these were rush ordered proof copies :)
Got to see my LUMPIA WITH A VENGEANCE Now Streaming FREE on TUBI 🇺🇸🇨🇦 family too here Patricio Ginelsa NOW streaming FREE on TUBI LeRoid David Lisa Chong
Can’t wait to..
.to dig in.
My notes for today’s panel 🎤 Thanks Filipino American International Book Festival for allowing me to do this honor!
