Leo Ortiz, Founder and CEO of the Rising Dragon Beauty for Rising Tigers Magazine and part of Top 50 leaders in Asia Pacific alongside PT&T and Pepsi CEOs

Who would have thought that a cum laude nursing graduate would end up selling beauty products and to be this successful instead of landing in a hospital to pursue his career in his chosen profession?  And would eventually be a CEO of his own company at a very young age? Meet Leo Ortiz, CEO of Rising Dragon Beauty and Wellness Trading Corporation.

 

The Rising Dragon

Unable to find a nursing job after graduation, Leo joined a network marketing group instead but after two years, he did not earn much. Armed with perseverance and his learnings from this experience, and his realization of great opportunities in marketing, he jumped into another venture.

 

He got his first million selling contact lenses! And this was the start of his successful entrepreneurial journey. He had his share of business ventures which failed, but it never deterred him from pushing forward and looking for next opportunities.

 

Leo now directly oversees 50 employees and hundreds more in various industries, including beauty, resort and restaurant management, skincare services, and wellness. Ortiz also owns and runs The Oia-Santorini and Kai resorts as well as Elite Contact Lens, Gluta Spa, and Beauty Vault.

 

Rising Tigers: Nation Builders is the media side of Asia Leaders Awards , a new business publication to be launch on March 22, 2022,  at the Grand Hyatt Manila at the BGC in Taguig will feature the Top 50 Rising Tigers of the Asia Pacific. They are the best and the brightest individuals in the Philippines and Southeast Asia who never fail to balance commitment to growth with corporate social responsibility, even during the most trying times.

 

Asia Leaders Awards is the largest business awards event in the Philippines and Southeast Asia and just recently held its ceremony inside the Embassy of Singapore. 

 

Asia Leaders Awards continues to be an avenue where business leaders are recognized for their outstanding efforts to make their companies shine while giving back to the community through their corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs.

 

It is only the recognition giving body whose awards committee is composed of high profiled and respected leaders from different organizations and embassies. Its main objective is to promote the Philippines as a premier business hub and destination in Asia.

 

Check out https://www.facebook.com/AsiaLeadersAwards for more of the event details. To nominate and to place an ads for Rising Tigers Magazine, send an email with credentials to president@asialeadersawards.asia on or before February 25, 2022.

A Fashion Show for a Cause by BIA

 

Two world class fashion designers will flaunt their talent in designing the gowns and suits of the first beauty awards dedicated just for the leaders of this industry. 

Happy Andrada and Pablo Cabahug accepted this wonderful task and also part of the awards committee. There will be a fashion show, the honourees will show off their designs handling their own products if they have or any paraphernalia from their companies. 

The sole beneficiary is Kiwanis Club of Makati where children are the main focus and helping them for more than 100 years already globally while in the Philippines, more than 50 years. 

Asia Leaders Awards presents 

BEAUTY INDUSTRY AWARDS 

6-22-22

Grand Hyatt Hotel 

Fort Bonifacio, Taguig 

www.asialeadersawards.asia

Beauty industry leaders will be in one roof for the first time under the largest recognition organization in Asia, Asia Leaders Awards. Beauty Industry Awards (BIA) is the grandest health and wellness event that will be at the posh Grand Hyatt Hotel in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig in collaboration with the biggest brands in Asia Pacific.  

CATEGORIES

•Woman of the year 

•Man of the year 

•Innovative Company of the year 

•SME Company of the year 

•Company of the year 

•Influencer of the year 

•CSR Company of the year 

•Health & Wellness Company of the year 

•Social Media Campaign of the Year 

•Product of the year 

The only beauty awards voted on by the experts themselves. No other organization offers such a significant platform to honor beauty’s most accomplished women and men leaders for their achievement and leadership. BIA identifies the next generation of leaders who excel in their positions and contribute to company-wide initiatives and reaching out to others. 

THE LOGO 

The Tiger as the lucky animal of the year as associated with bravery, confidence and strength while the Saxifrage flower symbolizes devotion, affection and passion. Same as these leaders in the beauty industry. 

BIA is to motivate and influence up and coming beauty entrepreneurs to do more not just for their own organizations but also to help out those who are need. To serve as an example for companies to do the same. These leaders are innovators and with grit to succeed. To acknowledged these leaders in Asia Pacific for their unwavering commitment for their peers. 

FASHION SHOW 

The finalist will have a chance to wear the awarding committees gowns and suits via the events Fashion show to showcase also their very own brands. Part of the awarding committees are our international fashion designers; Happy Andrada and Pablo Cabahug. 

The BIA is focused purely on the talent, dedication and commitment of these global entrepreneurs. 

Nomination starts now. Choose and send your categories from the list presented, CSR photos, website to president@asialeadersawards.asia 

#BeautyIndustryAwards

#ALA2022

#AsiaLeadersAwards2022

#AsiaLeadersAwards

Karmi Palafox an Urban Planner as one of the Rising Tiger

Meet one of the featured Rising Tigers at the newest business publication in town, Rising Tigers:Nation Builders magazine, Urban planner Karima Palafox.

Karima Palafox, more popularly known as “Karmi,” is a highly experienced urban planner with international experience in strategic planning, economics, urban design and policy. She’s involved in the strategy and development plan of communities, islands, new and historic cities, infrastructure, and public places leading mixed-use, residential and tourism, airports, to post-crisis and post-disaster rehabilitation projects.

A chartered member of the Royal Town Planning Institute in the UK and a licensed environmental planner with the Philippine Institute of Environmental Planners, she led the strategic plans of some well-loved places in the Philippines. She has master's degrees in urban planning and economics, and has been educated in England, the Philippines, Israel and Barcelona.

In 2005, Karmi joined Palafox Associates, a highly regarded planning and architecture firm in Asia and served as a Senior Adviser, Managing Partner and Head of Planning and Urban Design. She is also the founding director of the Palafox Architecture group.

Life Mission

Karmi was not forced to follow her fathers’ footstep. At first, she doesn’t want to, cause growing up, she and her siblings saw her father working 16 hours a day, so they agreed none of them would be an Architect. Realization came in late to her that she will later work side by side with his father, the famous and well-respected Architect Felino “Jun” Palafox.

During one of the Women’s Business Summit in the Philippines, she said: “Finding how your own purpose would fit the purpose of the company’s work is vital, I have job offers, to be a sustainability manager in Bali, one in the Middle East, there’s also from England but then I thought I am a Filipino and I care about my environment, so I can complain about how the Philippines is, how bad traffic is from the stance or…I can do work directly or try to help directly thru Palafox Associates.”

Now she has made her life mission: To help improve people’s quality of life through better cities and communities. She loves solving complex urban challenges whether it be for the purpose of generating more jobs in the regions, bringing in tourists to a destination, upgrading communities in disadvantaged areas, or rebuilding after a disaster. She volunteered as the Urban Planning Adviser of “Tindig Marawi”.

“Beyond Places” Podcast

Karmi has spoken at numerous international conferences, and she has written articles on housing, real estate, transport and mobility, and the environment. She was once a regular contributor to Manila Standard’s “Urban Matters.”  Her passion for travelling complements her work as an Urban Planner. Just very recently, she created “Beyond Places”, a podcast about the planning, design and leadership of the communities, to share lessons and best practices and to be inspired by stories from thought leaders and visionaries from cities around the world.

Rising Tigers:Nation Builders - Recognizing the Leaders of Tomorrow

“With 2022—The Year of the Water Tiger promising 365 days of positive changes, business must be stable, and finances will flow smoothly throughout the year with grit on its side.” – shared Engr. Grace Bondad Nicolas, Founder and CEO of Tag Media Group. 

Asia Leaders Awards take the opportunity to recognize pretty and witty visionary Karmi Palafox, an excellent urban planner, economist, and strategists, among the Top 50 Rising Tigers in the Asia Pacific on the launching of the Rising Tigers: Nation Builders Magazine. 

Launching on March 22, 2022, at the Grand Hyatt Manila at the BGC in Taguig, “Rising Tigers: Nation Builders” is another brainchild of Asia Leaders Awards (ALA) Committee.

To know more about Rising Tigers: Nation Builders and Asia Leaders Awards, visit https://www.facebook.com/AsiaLeadersAwards.

A Certified Nation Builder: Myrna Yao

 

From distributing Tires to Barbie Dolls, that is how Ms. Myrna Yao emerged to be one of the most successful lady entrepreneurs in the Philippines. She is the President and CEO of Richwell Trading Corporation and Richprime Global Inc, the exclusive distributor of Mattel Toys and Barbie, Ollie, Fisher Price Shoes and V-Tech Learning Computer in the Philippines. 

A multi-awarded entrepreneur and a known women advocate, she has been very busy breaking barriers in the name of equality and women empowerment. Ms. Yao can truly be called a “Nation Builder.” Ms. Yao is one of the Top 50 featured individual in the new business publications “Rising Tigers:Nation Builders” to be launched this coming March of 2022.

From Micro Entrepreneur to Big Enterprise

Myrna entered the male-dominated world of commodities trading, working for her father’s copra business. She then ventured into tires distributorship under her Richwell Trading Corporation. When the going gets tough in the Tire business, she shifted gear, and this led her to Mattel. 

She has been part of the re-invention of the Barbie doll.  “We already have a diverse doll selection, from the fashionista to an international spy, and the Filipina Barbie which I created with Patis Tesoro, a notable fashion designer in the 90s.” – she shared

What once started from 10 employees has grown to almost  2,000, under the able management of Ms. Yao. 

Sharing knowledge and experience

Advocating for the economic empowerment of women, she is a certified Go Negosyo mentor.  Ms. Yao said, “Successful entrepreneurs should embrace mentoring and sharing their experiences to guide other entrepreneurs to become successful. There are many young people with potential who needs guidance. Their success will benefit our economy and our people.”

To share her vision that women cannot only think micro, and to guide them on how to become a medium enterprise or to even aspire to be a global one, she wrote a book entitled “The Gift of Dream.” In this book she shared her very own journey as entrepreneur, the inspiration behind the GREAT women project and how the project has benefitted women entrepreneurs all over the country.

The “GREAT (Gender-Responsive Economic Actions for the Transformation) Women Project  aims to uplift the economic conditions of women on the local level by empowering women micro entrepreneurs with business skills and knowledge; increasing their participation in economic decision making in their areas; providing better work conditions, social protection and better income opportunities.

She was also the founder of Pearl S. Buck Foundation Philippines, which has helped more than 550 scholars to date.

Rising Tigers:Nation Builders - Recognizing the Leaders of Tomorrow

“With 2022—The Year of the Water Tiger promising 365 days of positive changes, business must be stable, and finances will flow smoothly throughout the year with grit on its side.” – shared Engr. Grace Bondad Nicolas, Founder and CEO of Tag Media Group. 

Asia Leaders Awards take the opportunity to recognize Ms. Myrna Yao, the savvy tycoon who made Barbie™ famous in the Philippines, among the Top 50 Nation Builders in the Asia Pacific on the launching of the Rising Tigers: Nation Builders Magazine. 

Launching on March 22, 2022, at the Grand Hyatt Manila at the BGC in Taguig, “Rising Tigers: Nation Builders” is another brainchild of Asia Leaders Awards (ALA) Committee.

To know more about Rising Tigers: Nation Builders and Asia Leaders Awards, visit https://www.facebook.com/AsiaLeadersAwards.

Happy Andrada a world class designer as part of Awards Committee of BIA

Talented and International Fashion Designer—Happy Andrada is everywhere representing the Philippines for international events and received so many awards already. A world-class designer with designs participated in the London Fashion Week; Paris Fashion Week; Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Amsterdam; Fibre Rome, Milan, Italy; International Fashion and Art exhibit Seoul, Korea; Fashion and Art Exhibition in Beijing China; Women’s Wear Daily Convention in Las Vegas;Topstyl Designer event in Czech Republic; Fashion Art Exhibit in The Netherlands; Animax featured designer in Singapore,and Japan’s Fashion Design Competition; Arts and Fashion Week Toronto Canada; Exclusively by design in Tokyo, Japan, International Fashion Art Biennale Mongolia,PRC; International art and Fashion Biennale Changsha, China. 

For the first time in the Philippines, there will be an award show primarily to recognize the beauty industry and the organizers are very proud to have world class fashion designers as part of the awarding committee with a fashion show at the gala night of Beauty Industry Awards (BIA). 

Another world class fashion designer who accepted the invitation as part of the awards commitee is Pablo Cabahug and was the one who made the 2020 Asia Leaders Awards Fashionable PPEs for the whole Tag Media Group team. The organizers of the largest and biggest award show in Asia Pacific. 

Asia Leaders Awards presents 

BEAUTY INDUSTRY AWARDS and the organizing committee are very proud for the addition of these two international fashion designers as part of the awards committee.

Happy Andrada and Pablo Cabahug are two of the Philippines young and dynamic fashion designers who will dress the honourees with a fashion show for the benefit of the children under Kiwanis Club of Makati. The honourees if not the first time will not just help the indigents but also will have the chance to flaunt the innovative designs of these two award winning fashion designers. 

6-22-22

Grand Hyatt Hotel 

Fort Bonifacio, Taguig 

www.asialeadersawards.asia

Beauty industry leaders will be in one roof for the first time under the largest recognition organization in Asia, Asia Leaders Awards. Beauty Industry Awards (BIA) is the grandest health and wellness event that will be at the posh Grand Hyatt Hotel in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig in collaboration with the biggest brands in Asia Pacific.  

CATEGORIES

•Woman of the year 

•Man of the year 

•Innovative Company of the year 

•SME Company of the year 

•Company of the year 

•Influencer of the year 

•CSR Company of the year 

•Health & Wellness Company of the year 

•Social Media Campaign of the Year 

•Product of the year 

The only beauty awards voted on by the experts themselves. No other organization offers such a significant platform to honor beauty’s most accomplished women and men leaders for their achievement and leadership. BIA identifies the next generation of leaders who excel in their positions and contribute to company-wide initiatives and reaching out to others. 

THE LOGO 

The Tiger as the lucky animal of the year as associated with bravery, confidence and strength while the Saxifrage flower symbolizes devotion, affection and passion. Same as these leaders in the beauty industry. 

BIA is to motivate and influence up and coming beauty entrepreneurs to do more not just for their own organizations but also to help out those who are need. To serve as an example for companies to do the same. These leaders are innovators and with grit to succeed. To acknowledged these leaders in Asia Pacific for their unwavering commitment for their peers. 

FASHION SHOW 

The finalist will have a chance to wear the awarding committees gowns and suits via the events Fashion show to showcase also their very own brands. Part of the awarding committees are our international fashion designers; Happy Andrada and Pablo Cabahug. 

The BIA is focused purely on the talent, dedication and commitment of these global entrepreneurs. 

Nomination starts now. Send your categories, csr photos, website to president@asialeadersawards.asia 

#BeautyIndustryAwards

#ALA2022

#AsiaLeadersAwards2022

#AsiaLeadersAwards

Pablo Cabahug a fashion Designer joins the BIA Awards Committee

 

For the first time in the Philippines, there will be an award show primarily to recognize the beauty industry and the organizers are very proud to have world class fashion designers as part of the awarding committee with a fashion show at the gala night of Beauty Industry Awards (BIA). 

Pablo Cabahug was the one who made the 2020 Asia Leaders Awards Fashionable PPEs for the whole Tag Media Group team. The organizers of the largest and biggest award show in Asia Pacific. 

Asia Leaders Awards presents 

BEAUTY INDUSTRY AWARDS and the organizing committee are very proud for the addition of these two international fashion designers as part of the awards committee.

Happy Andrada and Pablo Cabahug are two of the Philippines young and dynamic fashion designers who will dress the honourees with a fashion show for the benefit of the children under Kiwanis Club of Makati. The honourees if not the first time will not just help the indigents but also will have the chance to flaunt the innovative designs of these two award winning fashion designers. 

6-22-22

Grand Hyatt Hotel 

Fort Bonifacio, Taguig 

www.asialeadersawards.asia

Beauty industry leaders will be in one roof for the first time under the largest recognition organization in Asia, Asia Leaders Awards. Beauty Industry Awards (BIA) is the grandest health and wellness event that will be at the posh Grand Hyatt Hotel in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig in collaboration with the biggest brands in Asia Pacific.  

CATEGORIES

•Woman of the year 

•Man of the year 

•Innovative Company of the year 

•SME Company of the year 

•Company of the year 

•Influencer of the year 

•CSR Company of the year 

•Health & Wellness Company of the year 

•Social Media Campaign of the Year 

•Product of the year 

The only beauty awards voted on by the experts themselves. No other organization offers such a significant platform to honor beauty’s most accomplished women and men leaders for their achievement and leadership. BIA identifies the next generation of leaders who excel in their positions and contribute to company-wide initiatives and reaching out to others. 

THE LOGO 

The Tiger as the lucky animal of the year as associated with bravery, confidence and strength while the Saxifrage flower symbolizes devotion, affection and passion. Same as these leaders in the beauty industry. 

BIA is to motivate and influence up and coming beauty entrepreneurs to do more not just for their own organizations but also to help out those who are need. To serve as an example for companies to do the same. These leaders are innovators and with grit to succeed. To acknowledged these leaders in Asia Pacific for their unwavering commitment for their peers. 

FASHION SHOW 

The finalist will have a chance to wear the awarding committees gowns and suits via the events Fashion show to showcase also their very own brands. Part of the awarding committees are our international fashion designers; Happy Andrada and Pablo Cabahug. 

The BIA is focused purely on the talent, dedication and commitment of these global entrepreneurs. 

Nomination starts now. Send your categories, csr photos, website to president@asialeadersawards.asia 

#BeautyIndustryAwards

#ALA2022

#AsiaLeadersAwards2022

#AsiaLeadersAwards

Beauty Industry Awards with Chic Coutourier

 

Asia Leaders Awards presents 

BEAUTY INDUSTRY AWARDS and the organizing committee are very proud for the addition of these two international fashion designers as part of the awards committee.

Happy Andrada and Pablo Cabahug are two of the Philippines young and dynamic fashion designers who will dress the honourees with a fashion show for the benefit of the children under Kiwanis Club of Makati. The honourees if not the first time will not just help the indigents but also will have the chance to flaunt the innovative designs of these two award winning fashion designers. 

6-22-22

Grand Hyatt Hotel 

Fort Bonifacio, Taguig 

www.asialeadersawards.asia

Beauty industry leaders will be in one roof for the first time under the largest recognition organization in Asia, Asia Leaders Awards. Beauty Industry Awards (BIA) is the grandest health and wellness event that will be at the posh Grand Hyatt Hotel in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig in collaboration with the biggest brands in Asia Pacific.  

CATEGORIES

•Woman of the year 

•Man of the year 

•Innovative Company of the year 

•SME Company of the year 

•Company of the year 

•Influencer of the year 

•CSR Company of the year 

•Health & Wellness Company of the year 

•Social Media Campaign of the Year 

•Product of the year 

The only beauty awards voted on by the experts themselves. No other organization offers such a significant platform to honor beauty’s most accomplished women and men leaders for their achievement and leadership. BIA identifies the next generation of leaders who excel in their positions and contribute to company-wide initiatives and reaching out to others. 

THE LOGO 

The Tiger as the lucky animal of the year as associated with bravery, confidence and strength while the Saxifrage flower symbolizes devotion, affection and passion. Same as these leaders in the beauty industry. 

BIA is to motivate and influence up and coming beauty entrepreneurs to do more not just for their own organizations but also to help out those who are need. To serve as an example for companies to do the same. These leaders are innovators and with grit to succeed. To acknowledged these leaders in Asia Pacific for their unwavering commitment for their peers. 

FASHION SHOW 

The finalist will have a chance to wear the awarding committees gowns and suits via the events Fashion show to showcase also their very own brands. Part of the awarding committees are our international fashion designers; Happy Andrada and Pablo Cabahug. 

The BIA is focused purely on the talent, dedication and commitment of these global entrepreneurs. 

Nomination starts now. Send your categories, csr photos, website to president@asialeadersawards.asia 

#BeautyIndustryAwards

#ALA2022

#AsiaLeadersAwards2022

#AsiaLeadersAwards