Archive for the ‘Kalika Yap’ Category
Thursday, May 8, 2014
J.W. Marriott at L.A. Live – Platinum Ballroom
900 West Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90015
The Los Angeles Business Journal is excited to host the Inaugural Los Angeles Women’s Conference and Awards. Building off of the success and popularity of the Women Making a Difference Awards held for the past 21 years, this year the Business Journal will introduce a half-day conference that will begin with breakfast and progress through a series of nine guest speakers, including our CEO, Kalika Yap. Attendees will have an opportunity to be inspired by local women executives sharing their expertise on wealth creation, wellness and wisdom.
Agenda
07:00 – 08:00 am Registration/Breakfast/Networking
08:00 – 11:00 am Welcome Remarks & Symposium Speakers
11:00 – 12:00 pm Networking
12:00 – 01:30 pm Awards Luncheon
Registration
$75 each Morning Symposium Only Registration (includes breakfast)
• 7:00-8:00AM Breakfast/Networking
• 8:00-11:00AM Symposium (speakers)
$100 each Awards Luncheon Only Registration
• 11:00-12:00 Networking Reception
• 12:00 – 1:30PM Awards Luncheon
$150 each All Day Registration
• 7:00AM – 1:30PM
*Corporate Registration Packages Available. Please contact Event Manager Breanne Kamai at 323-549-5225 ext. 203 or bkamai@socalbusinessjournals.com for more information.
During this segment, Kalika was paired with a “protege” in a similar field – Beverly Harris owner of Beverly Harris Weddings & Events. Beverly is a start-up company that needs help and advise on various topics such as growing, funding, selling, or marketing their business. Kalika gave her recommendations on how to better improve her business.
Kalika Yap with host Ken Rutkowski and “protege” Beverly Harris of Beverly Harris Weddings & EventsYou can listen to the episode here.
Business Rockstars is a weekly show on KFWB, NEWS TALK 980 for ENTREPRENEURS by entrepreneurs. Every Monday through Friday, 2-4pm Ken Rutkowski connects the listener to some of the biggest names in business to share their experience and knowledge of entrepreneurship.
Our CEO Kalika Yap earned a nomination for the Los Angeles Business Journal 2013 Asian Business Awards. This award is given to recognize the many achievements made by the Asian business community.
CEO, Kalika Yap was nominated for this award, which honors business women in Los Angeles who are great leaders and have done exceptional work with the community. The awards luncheon was held at the J.W. Marriott at L.A. Live last Tuesday, May 14th.
Samira Asemanfar founder of Bellacures
Kalika Yap and Bennet Kelley our corporate attorney from Internet Law Center who nominated her for this award!
Kalika Yap, our CEO and founder, did an exciting interview with Ken Rutkowski on Business Rockstars radio last week.
Check out a recording of the interview they had on April 4th here. (Click the play button and scroll to min 50:00 to hear the full interview)
Business Rockstars is a weekly show on KFWB, NEWS TALK 980 for ENTREPRENEURS by entrepreneurs. Every Monday through Friday, 2-4pm Ken Rutkowski connects the listener to some of the biggest names in business to share their experience and knowledge of entrepreneurship.
Kalika Yap’s interview with Janelle So of Kababayan LA, talking about successful business entrepreneurship.
Kababayan LA is America’s first and only daily talk show for and about the Filipinos.
You can watch the full interview here
Our CEO Kalika Yap was honored by the ADL at it’s 19th Annual Deborah Awards Dinner on March 6 at the SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills.
ADL’s Deborah Awards are presented annually to outstanding women whose leadership in their professions and civic contributions exemplify the qualities and ideals of the Anti-Defamation League.
Other honorees at the dinner include academic and philanthropist Dr. Sharon S. Nazarian, President, Y&S Nazarian Family Foundation and Chair, Community Advisory Board, Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies, UCLA; and business leader Anne Shen Smith, Chairman and CEO of Southern California Gas Company.

Citrus Studios has been certified as a business owned and controlled by a woman by the National Women Business Owners Corporation (NWBOC), the first national certifier of Women Business Enterprise. Over 700 public and private sector individuals participated in establishing the Standards and Procedures of this rigid certification review. The goal of the certification program in to streamline the certification process and increase the ability of women business owners to compete for contacts at a national level.
“Certification provides a marketing opportunity for women business enterprises to participate in outreach programs,” says Kalika Yap, CEO of Citrus Studios. “in addition, this program will enable us to develop relationships with larger companies and create opportunities for future partnerships with them and public and private companies.”
“NWBOC seeks to increase the ability of women business owners to compete for corporate and government contracts,” says Janet Harris-Lange, President of NWBOC. “At the same time, NWBOC also hopes to decrease the number of front operations participating in corporate and government outreach programs.”
NWBOC, a national 501(c) 3 not-for-profit corporation, was created in response to needs identified by the Procurement Special interest Group of the National Association of Women Business Owners. The study revealed that the public and private sector had not received nor recognized the benefits of contracting with women suppliers. This has prevented purchasers from obtaining the best value in their procurement and it has limited women business owners from penetrating these markets, which has stymied their growth. NWBOC seeks to provide more corporations with suppliers the opportunity to complete.